Author: Larry Heath

Larry sits down with Scott Hutchinson and Andy Monaghan from Scottish band Frightened Rabbit while in Australia for St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, to talk about their experiences in Australia, the end of their Pedestrian Verse tour and what is coming next for the group…

Brisbane group Pigeon have been doing the hard yards for years now. Travelling the country, supporting countless bands, playing festivals and releasing two EPs along the way, including their latest, Settle In, which was released at the end of January. Last night, the tour to celebrate its release arrived in Sydney, with a headlining performance…

Opening things up for Frightened Rabbit at their final Laneway sideshow (and what may be their final headline show for the year) were local five piece Gang of Youths, who seem to be popping up all over the place of late. Having driven to and from Melbourne in the last 48 hours in support of…

The Dead Daisies – a new five piece super-group put together by Jon Stevens and David Lowy – launched their eagerly awaited Australian tour last night with a performance at The Governor Hindmarsh (The Gov) in Adelaide. The gig came as the band’s self-titled debut album was released today, February 7th, nationally. It is available…

The long awaited new (sixth!) album from John Butler Trio was released in Australia today; Flesh & Blood, the group’s first record since April Uprising back in 2010. To celebrate the release of the record, we’re taking a look back at five of our favourite JBT tracks from over the years – one of Australia’s…

Over his three decade career, Italy’s Ludovico Einaudi has become one of the world’s most celebrated and well regarded pianists and composers. From his award-winning scores of Luce dei miei occhi and Sotto falso nome putting him in an enviable category alongside fellow Italian composers like Morricone, to his debut in the Western cinematic world…

Larry sat down in Sydney with Ed Nash from the UK group Bombay Bicycle Club just before Christmas to talk about their brand new album So Long, See You Tomorrow – out in Australia on February 7th – and much more… watch the full interview here!

Larry Heath sits down with New Zealand duo Broods to talk about the success of their single “Bridges”, Lorde (and working with her producer), coming to Australia for the first time, their US tour, the release of their debut EP… plus a lot more… Don’t miss their final Australian date, supporting Youth Lagoon at his…

The latest two bands to announce massive Soundwave Sidewaves for 2014 are Avenged Sevenfold with Five Finger Death Punch in support. Having played massive Entertainment Centre shows back in 2011, these Sidewaves for Sevenfold will be an intimate chance for Sydney and Melbourne based fans to see one of the world’s most in demand live…

We caught up with Spencer Sotelo from US group Periphery to talk about the release of their new EP Clear, featuring different songs written by each member of the band (an idea borrowed from the Deftones), their upcoming and eagerly awaited third LP and their current Australian tour!

Ahead of his performance at the Mercat in Melbourne tonight, we caught up with Brooklyn based producer and DJ Jacques Renault to talk about his Australian tour, his epic touring schedule in the months ahead, upcoming music and much more! Filmed at the House of Crabs in Sydney, Australia.

Larry Heath catches up with Jeff Martin to talk about his current tour around Australia with Sarah McLeod of The Superjesus and we get an update on what 2014 will bring for The Tea Party and their new record. Listen on…. Sarah and Jeff’s debut single “Man The Life Boats” is out on iTunes now….

The ten dollar burger. It’s become the beating heart of the Sydney culinary community in recent times and the latest to continue the charge is Parlour Burger at The Morrison Bar and Oyster Room. Like the über popular Chur Burger in Surrey Hills, Parlour prides itself on a limited selection of burgers and sides, aiming…

Having just released their new EP Settle In, and about to head off on tour in support of it, Brisbane’s Pigeon filled the AU review in on their favourite records as part of our new series “The Music That Made Us” – a title indeed inspired by a recent tour around Australia featuring a group…

Fresh off their European tour with Half Moon Run, we’re proud to present the brand new music video from Melbourne group Lowlakes, “Newborn”, taken from their upcoming debut album “Iceberg Nerves”, due for release on 28th February. The video is directed by Philipp Goeser and Taib Hayat. Enjoy below!

the AU review presents Mat McHugh performing his new single “More Money” as part of the AU sessions. Filmed live and acoustic out the back of AU HQ in Sydney, Australia on the 29th of January, 2014. Don’t miss Mat on the remaining dates of his current tour: Friday 7 February – Torquay Hotel, Torquay…

As he tours Australia and anticipates the release of his new album The Whole Twelve Inches next month, Larry catches up with Jesse Rose to talk about the album and look to the year ahead… The number 12 seems to have hijacked your creative decisions over the last year or so! 12 songs, 12 months,…

Larry sits down with Sam Hales and Cesira Aitken from The Jungle Giants to talk touring with the Big Day Out, their last record, the year ahead and much more…

As the Sydney Festival has come to an end, we look back at photos of some of the highlights from the final week of the festival with Visitors at the Sydney Opera house, Othello: The Remix and the one and only Kurt Vile. Photos by Jamie Williams and Prudence Upton.

As the Sydney Entertainment Centre sees its name officially change to the Qantas Credit Union Arena (doesn’t really have the same ring to it, does it?), the venue welcomes one of this year’s Big Day Out headliners into the fairly esteemed company of bands who have played the venue. It marks the first time the…

the AU review sits down with two parts of UK group The 1975 to talk about touring with the Big Day Out, the successes of their debut record, the year ahead and much more…

Visitors is the latest film from the acclaimed director of the Qatsi trilogy, Godfrey Reggio; a film, in collaboration with filmmaker Jon Kane, which also sees Reggio reunite with composer Philip Glass for the first time since the trilogy came to an end in 2002. While Koyaanisqatsi and its following two films are an artistic…

As The Reverence Hotel in Footscray prepares to host one hell of an Australia Day party this weekend, we bring you another interview with one of the many artists set to perform! Jim Duggan of Initials tells us a bit about the band and what an audience at The Rev can be expecting from them…

the AU review, in collaboration with Curve Lurve – the McGrath Foundation’s initiative to get more young people to be breast aware – sits down with Neyla Pekarek from Colorado’s The Lumineers to talk about the successes of their debut record, their plans for the year ahead and their next record, experiences in Australia and…

Martin Scorsese’s three hour odyssey into the world of Wall Street excess isn’t the sort of film you might expect from the master filmmaker; one who’s brought us classics such as Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas. Often emotionally brutal, violent and breathtaking in their own right, Marty’s films have rarely shied away from controversy…

Ahead of this weekend’s Australia Day fundraiser at the Reverence Hotel in Footscray, Melbourne, supporting Oxfam and The Refugee Council, we’re catching up with a bunch of the bands playing at the event! Next up is Tom Lanyon, the guitarist from Melbourne’s CERES. Tell us who you are, what band you’re from and where your…