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…
Nothing says I love you quite like packing all that love into a tiramisu, right? And since Valentines Day, that lovely calender day of love, is right around the corner we thought it best to search low and high for a tiramisu which is a bit different than your standard, with added distinctiveness from a…
It’s about that time of the year when all things chocolate take centre-stage as people around the world gear up for the Easter weekend. Synonymous with rich, quality chocolate is Max Brenner, the infinitely tempting chain of specialty dessert restaurants. To celebrate the forthcoming festivities, Max Brenner have provided the AU with their recipe for…
Larry Heath sits down in a Sydney park with Sarah McLeod to talk about upcoming shows with The Superjesus and the anticipated collaborative tour with the one and only Jeff Martin (The Tea Party). Plus, we find out the latest on her solo material and new music with The Superjesus! Don’t miss The Superjesus when…
Larry Heath sits down with acclaimed UK singer/songwriter/guitarist Ryan Keen to talk about his tour around Australia with Busby Marou, the journey of his debut album Room For Light, his subsequent journeys around the world as well as what’s planned for the rest of 2014. We find out if he writes music on the road…
the AU review is proud to present this special guest post from Andrew Smith, Destination NSW’s Chief Funster. In this piece, Andrew reports exclusively for the AU from the annual Country Music Festival in Tamworth, NSW, which takes place from the 17th until the 26th of January… I’ve just spent a few days discovering why…
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 vocalist and guitarist from Adelaide’s Grenadiers. Tell us who you are, what band you’re from and…
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 Luke Shields, the guitarist and vocalist from Melbourne’s Have/Hold. Tell us who you are, what band you’re from and…
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…
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…
As we continue looking into the future of 2014, there are a pile of video games that are piquing the interest of the writers for our newest section, VideAU Games, and so we thought we’d let you in on the 10 games we can’t wait to play over the next 12 months… 10. The Witcher…
Larry Heath sits down with Michael Lira from Sydney group Darth Vegas to talk about their upcoming “last show in Australia”, taking place at The Jam Gallery in Bondi Junction on the 8th of February. We find out what we can expect from the show, talk about the debut of Neill Duncan’s one-handed Saxophone and…
Last month we revealed our top 40 albums of 2013, which included 13 albums from Australia. Since then, we’ve received a few e-mails, asking for more recommendations from the world of Australian music in 2013, from readers both at home and abroad. So, we’ve gone back to our list of votes from AU’s fine contributors…
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 Brad, the guitarist from Melbourne’s punk/metal outfit Outright. Tell us who you are, what band you’re from and where…
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! First up is Chris from Melbourne’s own punk rockers Anchors. Tell us who you are, what band you’re from and where your…
Larry Heath sits down with Sydney composer Michael Lira to talk about winning Tropscore, working on the series Rake, moving to LA, the future of his career, his band Darth Vegas… and much more! ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home on The Iris and may have formatting errors – images…
As we approach SXSW for another year, things start to take shape for some of the country’s younger bands, and we start to get some indication of the band’s we should all be keeping an eye on. As we did last year and the year before, here now, in no particular order, are 14 Australian…
There’s so much incredible music on the horizon this year, it’s hard to know where to begin. But these 14 records – in alphabetical order – from Australia and around the world are a good place to start. Let’s get excited for another amazing year of music… kicking off with a local group who have…
Earlier today on Twitter and Facebook, the internationally renowned EDM event Ultra Music Festival opened up accounts that indicated they’ll be heading to Australia very soon. For those not in the know, Ultra occurs every March, just after SXSW, in Miami, Florida. In 2013 alone, 330,000 people headed to Bayfront Park for the mammoth event….
Frozen has done it again! There’s just no stopping this film. The animated juggernaut fought off competition from newcomers Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit and 47 Roninto retain the #1 spot over the last weekend. Jack Ryan and 47 Ronin did quite well considering that fact that the public was not really clamouring for either film; Chris Pine has yet to prove himself as…
Before their last show of their most recent Australian tour with Paramore, the AU Review caught up with Max Helyer, guitarist for You Me At Six to see what the band has been up to since their last trip to our shores and what fans can expect from their new release, Cavalier Youth. Hi Max…
Ahead of the Soundwave tour in March 2014, Greg Puciatio, lead singer of The Dillinger Escape Plan talks to AU review reporter John Goodridge about life on the road and behind the scenes of the making of their latest album. Hey Greg how’s it going? John! What’s up man? How are you? Yeah good thanks….
the AU review and Hello Asia!’s Larry Heath sits down with Japanese instrumental funk band Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro in January 2014, while touring in Australia. We talk about their new album Perfect Times, their writing process, plans for the rest of 2014 and more!
We bring you a special behind the scenes video with actor Joaquin Phoenix and director Spike Jonze for the 2013 film HER – which is now showing in Australian cinemas. The film won the Golden Globe for best screenplay (Spike Jonze) over the weekend and is nominated for FIVE Academy Awards ———- This content has recently…
Karnivool played their 2nd show at the UNSW Roundhouse on Saturday night with support from Dead Letter Circus and Sleepmakeswaves. Photos by Gwendolyn Lee.
Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo returned to Australia last week to perform his new composition Hurricane Transcriptions at the Sydney Festival. Jamie Williams from the Festival brings us these photos from the one off concert at the City Recital Hall.
One of the most intriguing additions to the Sydney Festival’s “About an Hour” series for 2014 is Bullet Catch. Part theatre, part magic show, part interactive experience, the production is Rob Drummond’s one man show as magician William Wonder, who tells the story of a magician who died 100 years ago performing the infamous “Bullet…
It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen Keanu Reeves in a Hollywood blockbuster; it’s been even longer since he’s been in a decent film. Reeves’ famously silent, wooden way of acting has always been strangely endearing, but in Carl Rinsch’s 47 Ronin, his presence is lacking as he quietly broods throughout the film, occasionally…
We’re nearing the end to American Horror Story: Coven and episode 10 throws some new tricks into the equation. It starts where episode 9 left off, with Marie Laveau being sheltered by the Coven. The truce that was once over seems to be back, joining forces to tackle Witch Hunters known as The Corporation. Meanwhile,…
