For as long as Shokz has developed bone-conduction headphones, they’ve never really drawn me in. Maybe I was worried about the lack of audio quality, or even the overall comfortability of adjusting to these around my head during day-to-day activities. Enter the OpenFit headphones. Shokz has pivoted in a way, instead choosing to focus on…
Melbourne alt-metal favourites Windwaker brought their Love in the Dark Tour to The Brightside in Brisbane last Thursday night, supported by Caskets, alt. and Headwreck. The sold-out fourth show on their six-date run proved them as one of the nation’s most exciting frontrunners in the next generation of heavy music. Opening the night soon after…
Newcastle hardcore act Vilify have emerged as a force to be reckoned with since their debut EP Clarity in 2020. Featuring Amy McIntosh and Lizi Blanco of The Beautiful Monument, the quartet have come out swinging this year with blistering single “Take the Pill” and latest offering “From the Inside”. We caught up with Amy…
Aussie Indie Artists is a series of interviews with lesser known Aussie creators across all forms and fields. The goal is to share exciting new works, find new angles towards the art, and peek behind the scenes. Singer/songwriter/producer Poppy Rose is a self taught artist who has gone from singing to Garageband in her bedroom…
The inaugural SXSW Sydney has just revealed an unmissable line-up of headline speakers. Initially an annual event in Austin Texas famous for launching the careers of the likes of Billie Eilish and Uber, this year the “festival of festivals” has been expanded to Sydney, and will comprise of 1000+ events, speakers and music acts. Coachella…
It’s 1977, and Strawberry the glowing octopus (Stauroteuthis syrtensis) is finally out of jail. Hitching a ride with Ray, an insurance sales-snake searching for meaning in his life, she heads for New York City, where she eventually finds work at a little bar called CBGB. Centered around the New York City Blackout of 1977 and…
When Ms. Lauryn Hill was announced as the headliner for Gold Coast’s Promiseland festival in October, people were… confused. Nothing against the Gold Coast, of course, but such a big name coming to Australia to celebrate 25 years her seminal solo debut, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and just doing one show seemed a bit…
For a film that sold itself on the premise of action staple Jason Statham facing off against a giant, prehistoric shark – and grossed over $500 million globally in the process – it was a particular let-down that 2018’s The Meg had, well, very little of Statham v shark to speak of. A creature feature…
With a spotlight on the Asia-Pacific region, but inclusive of all corners of the globe, the SXSW Sydney 2023 Screen Festival will bring together screen creatives to deliver an experience at the forefront of discovery, creativity and innovation. With an aim to platform, showcase and support the most exciting new voices, new forms and new…
The sad girl novel is a relatively new concept in the book world, but it’s one that has fascinated readers since its invention. Hallmarked by novels such as Meg Mason‘s Sorrow and Bliss and often distinguished by cover images of women lying or leaning face-down, this new kind of book takes the classic ‘chick lit’ à la…
Melbourne-based technicolour folk-rock group The Elsewheres are releasing their debut EP “Run Away With Me” this Thursday, 3 August. Here at The AU Review, we have the pleasure of premiering the soulful mix prior to its release! Run Away With Me boasts five heartfelt songs that touch on the realities of love, depression and defeat. The…
Branding itself as a reimagining rather than a traditional remake – and this is one of those cases where that wording does actually tie into the overall mentality – River Wild takes the basic premise of Curtis Hanson’s 1994 thriller The River Wild, a Hitchcock-in-the-great-outdoors chiller that raised its own profile through the inclusion of…
Do you believe in ghosts? Keep an open mind and uncover the truth in 2:22 A Ghost Story – a supernatural thriller play that’s transformed Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre into the innards of a potentially haunted house. Belief and skepticism clash when Jenny (Gemma Ward) senses a strange presence in her home, but her husband…
Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) has announced the return of the AFF EXPAND Lab in Adelaide from 21 – 27 October 2023 and is now inviting Expressions of Interest from Australian creative practitioners to participate in the lab. AFF EXPAND Lab is a development initiative bringing together 30 Australian visual artists, filmmakers, video artists, writers, and…
The Mac is back, with Paul McCartney announcing his first Australian tour since 2017. Making a six city visit featuring a variety of stadium shows across the country on his Got Back tour, the former Beatle and prolific frontman is set to arrive on our shores this October and November. Having continually wowed crowds over…
Despite some satisfactory performances, a clear bout of good intentions, and a dollop of Irish charm, Thaddeus O’Sullivan‘s The Miracle Club can’t overcome its rather maudlin dialogue and sporadic meanness to earn a recommendation as the joyous Sunday afternoon viewing it so clearly wants to be. Set in 1967 in a small Irish village, the…
Thanks to StudioCanal we have 5 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see the new gothic horror film Dracula: Voyage of the Demeter, starring Corey Hawkins and David Dastmalchian, from director André Øvredal, the Norwegian horror virtuoso behind Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Trollhunter. The film is in Australian cinemas from August…
A young woman, grieving the loss of her twin brother, leaves Italy and heads to the one place he’d always wanted to go – Shanghai. By day, she teaches Italian. By night, she seeks an end to the grief that consumes her. And then she meets Xu. Blue Hunger, the fifth novel from Italian author…
A historical figure whose achievements are all the more remarkable due to the obstacles faced as the son of a white father and black mother, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is highlighted, but not quite as richly celebrated in Stephen Williams‘s Chevalier. And given the extraordinary details of his life story, it’s a shame that…
If you like your music to be dramatic, then GODSWOUNDS are going to be your band. The Sydney-based experimental rock-band have got it in spades. We’re thrilled to be premiering their latest emotive salve, “Tantamount Love” today ahead of its release on Thursday. Using a variety of technologies, including samples from an 8-bit Gameboy (I…
Having shared the stage with the likes of The Kooks, Yungblud, Matt Corby, Ball Park Music and more, MANE (Paige Court) is known for her impressive live performances. She recently returned from two tours across the US, including her second SXSW in Austin, TX, as well as appearances at New Colossus Festival. It comes as no surprise…
Performing for the first time EVER in Australia, The Jonas Brothers have announced they’ll be bringing their “FIVE ALBUMS. ONE NIGHT” tour down under as part of a colossal extension that will add 27 shows across Europe, Australia and New Zealand. This newly announced leg will see Joe, Nick and Kevin perform all the hits…
There’s both a sense of adhering to the temperaments of action films gone by and embracing the current and future state of the genre present in Jalmari Helander‘s Sisu. Matching its dark sense of humour (and I mean dark) with a violently bloody mentality (and I mean bloody!), Sisu manages to present the simplest of…
Australia’s Aspera Mobile has decided to celebrate its 10-year anniversary by launching a brand-new range of affordable, yet feature-packed smartphones. The first smartphone in the range will be the unlocked AS5 compatible with 4G networks, which will launch at just A$99. In response to the rising cost of living, Aspera Mobile intended to pack as…
For the last time this month we have added another ten tracks to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including two tracks we premiered exclusively earlier in the week. This week saw Glen Hansard announce the release of his fifth solo record All That Was East Is West Of Me Now. The album,…
Another slice of media that feeds into our obsession with true crime, Susie Searches is a quirky comedy/thriller that can’t altogether escape the trappings of its by-the-book structure, but an engaging performance from the always watchable Kiersey Clemons, a few neat twists and turns throughout, and one hell of an ending is sure to leave…
PAX Australia is fast approaching, and with only a few short months to go as 2023 continues to fly past us. With that, the announcement of Indie showcase and tabletop winners have been announced, with an exciting array of stories, characters and Boba Tea. The games will be fully interactive at the event, with the…
Samsung has announced a brand new lineup of Galaxy Z Foldable smartphones, Watches and Tablets, all from their live event taking place in Seoul, South Korea, for the very first time. The massive announcement includes two smartwatches, three tablets and the fifth generation of the Galaxy Z Foldable smartphones. Watch 6 The event opened with…
Music festival Someday Soon! has announced its return to The University of Sydney’s Manning House! Taking place on Saturday October 21, you’re gonna want to make space on your calendars for this one, with Australia’s beloved pop-princess Peach PRC and dance legend So What Not taking on headline duties. Peach PRC is renowned for her…
If the end of the world was upon you, how would you respond? Hopeful optimism? Or perhaps defiant acceptance? It’s a question that has found its way into social consciousness a lot over the last few years, and it forms an integral part of Sydney Theatre Company’s On the Beach. Directed by Kip Williams and…
