British soul-singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka was hailed by the BBC as the winner of the BBC Sound in 2012. With his no nonsense, simplified approach to good music, showcasing it in such a beautiful hallowed establishment was sure to be a magical experience.

Larry Heath sits down with directors LAMAR+NIK to talk about their work on the music video for Lushlife’s “Magnolia”, which appeared in competition at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival. Interview/Edit: Larry Heath Camera: Johnny Au SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR MORE MUSIC RELATED CONTENT! http://www.youtube.com/user/theaureview

the AU review sits down at SXSW Film Festival with director Daniel Garcia and animator Harry Teitelman to talk about their music video “Reagan” for the artist Killer Mike, which was in competition as part of the festival’s Music Video program. Interview/Edit: Larry Heath Camera: Johnny Au SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR MORE MUSIC…

Fall Out Boy’s hiatus might have only lasted four years, but it was swarming with rumours: was it a permanent break? Or would they be back next week? When their official return was announced earlier this year, I assumed it was a joke. A few weeks later, when I turned up to the Metro Theatre…

Larry Heath sits down with Starcadian & Rob O’Neill to talk about their music video for Stacardian’s track Heart, or “HE^RT” as it’s been stylized, at SXSW 2013, where it was screened as part of the festival’s music video program. Look out for Starcardian’s album Sunset Blood coming out later in the year. Interview/Edit: Larry…

Jim Beam launched a Giant Esky at Bondi Beach on Thursday night, putting on a huge party at Icebergs, which you can capture some of the action from in the video above, and in the photos below. Keep your eyes out for the boys from Art Vs Science, Channel [V]’s Danny Clayton and more!

Currently on tour in the UK with Eels, US singer/songwriter Nicole Atkins has just leaked a new track from her forthcoming record Slow Phaser, which she finished with Tore Johansson in Sweden over Christmas. The track “Red Ropes”, which you can listen to below, was co-written with Jim Sclavunos of the Bad Seeds and Grinderman…

Larry Heath sits down on a sunny Sydney afternoon with local artist Eli Wolfe to talk about his new EP Perfect Moment, his massive tour around Australia and much more… Camera/Interview/Edit: Larry Heath

Larry Heath chats to Dutch rock and roll trio DeWolff while they were touring around Australia. This interview was filmed at the Oxford Art Factory in Sydney. Interview/Edit: Larry Heath Camera: Johnny Au SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL FOR MORE MUSIC RELATED CONTENT! http://www.youtube.com/user/theaureview

This year, rather than opt for my traditional Festival Diaries format for SXSW, I went for a more straight forward approach, with a series of reviews on ground at the event. But there was the odd experience that I couldn’t quite elaborate into its own article. So here now are all the leftovers of my…

Filmed on the streets of Silverlake, the AU review talks to Big Black Delta just before he jumps on a plane from LA to Austin for SXSW 2013 to talk about his new single “Side of the Road” and new self-titled album, as well as what we can expect from the live show, touring with…

Turning the 1930’s cartoon strip and 60’s sitcom The Addams Family into a musical was never going to be an easy sell. They are, after all, a family who enjoy the darker side of life; finding general pleasure in pain, death and misery. They’re not exactly the type to sing and dance. Nor is the…

While at SXSW earlier this month I had the pleasure of not only talking to Dave Grohl (briefly, mind you) about his film Sound City, but also the co-producers of the film, Jim Rota and John Ramsay of Therapy Studios. We talk about how they got involved in the project, how Dave worked as a…