Whether you love them or hate them, Terror Universal is a very memorable band! Decked out in various horror masks, the four-piece recently took the stage at Soundwave Festival but not before stopping for a quick chat. In this interview, Terror Universal talk about their new release and why they believe their music has caught on so fast: “We feel our songs are really easy to get into live, we have some catchy choruses and some just groovy stuff as well as some really brutal stuff. So I mean, people just seem to grab onto it immediately.”
American metalcore outfit Of Mice & Men have recently been in Australia debuting their latest album Restoring Force at Soundwave Festival and sideshows all around the country. the AU review’s Larry Heath caught up with the five-piece in Brisbane and spoke about the reception they’ve had so far: “I’m getting to play these new songs literally all over the world… It’s such a rewarding experience to be able to come up here and play [the new album] at night and see the crowd singing the new songs louder than our old ones.”
Mindy is, professionally, breaking out on her own. Her fertility clinic is up and running and all she needs now are the patients. Unfortunately for her, no one wants to go to a clinic that doesn’t have an established client base and excellent track record. The staff of Shulman and Associates are trying to help her by…
Adapted from Joseph Delaney’s book The Spook’s Apprentice the first book in The Wardstone Chronicles this film provides yet more YA fantasy fodder, but sadly doesn’t live up to any promises. It’s not for lack of trying but more that its sheer ridiculousness is just all too much to bear in one film. Master Gregory…
Foo Fighters have announced the release of a Sonic Highways DVD – featuring additional footage and extended interviews from their HBO original series. If you’re a fan of the Foos’ Sonic Highways TV show, then you’re day is about to get better. The band have just confirmed that they’ll be unveiling the programme through a…
The 13th annual Gold Coast Film Festival will screen 43 films from 15 countries and includes one world premiere, 10 Australian premieres and 10 Queensland premieres this April 9 – 19. The Gold Coast’s biggest film event will host the World Premiere of locally produced thriller, Fear of Darkness (Saturday April 11) as well as…
Alex Garland, writer of 28 Days Later and Sunshine, makes his directorial debut with the stylish and cerebral thriller, EX MACHINA. Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson), a programmer at an internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company’s brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac). Upon…
The Supper Suite by STK presented by David Manning’s A-List Communications is set to hit up SXSW this month in Austin, Texas. This year’s events include dinners and cocktail receptions celebrating official SXSW films: Hello, My Name Is Doris, starring Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Beth Behrs, Wendi Mclendon-Covey, Stephen Root, Elizabeth Reaser, Jack Antonoff, Natasha Lyonne,…
Sometimes in a film, particularly when it’s about con artists and heists a case of less is more is a better approach. Focus manages to start off interesting but ends up becoming a little too convoluted and confusing along the way. Providing us of too much of some things and not enough of others. Nicky…
Yes, we’re still in tears over the last episode of one of our favourite comedies, NBC’s Parks and Recreation. I’ve been desperately trying to ignore the fact that I will never be seeing my favourite crew in action again – so instead, I’ve been rewatching every episode to repress this post-Parks depression. In the spirit…
In celebration of one of the greatest filmmakers of this generation, Madman have just announced that as of April 15 2015, you’ll be able to get your paws on The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki. The boxset will encompass all 11 feature-length works of Hayao Miyazaki, world renowned artist, auteur and founding member of the…
Neill Blomkamp will be directing While little is known about the plot at this point, we are aware that Neill Blomkamp will be directing the film. Blomkamp is well known for his film, District 9. He intends for the new project to be a sequel to James Cameron’s 1986 classic ALIENS, placing it as the…
This week we have a new #1 as The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel soars to the top of the list with a very healthy $4M opening week. This is no great surprise as the first movie was a sleeper hit and this movie was expected to do just as well. Fifty Shades of Grey slips…
Larry Emdur with Matt Moran, Ronni Kahn and Guillaume Brahimi In its fourth year of operation OzHarvest’s annual CEO Cookoff gives true meaning to the term ‘pop-up restaurant’ by bringing together the nation’s top chefs and CEOs in a bid to increase awareness of food security, homelessness and food wastage in Australia. The event saw over 120 business leaders…
CMC Award winner, Morgan Evans is playing at the Snowy Mountains Country Music Festival this March. 2014 was a stellar year for Morgan, and 2015 is set to be even bigger and better. Mallory spoke to the musician about Thredbo, fans, award shows and new music. I hear you’re going to be performing at the…
Day 2 of Soundwave brought in more Sydney goers compared to Saturday’s festivities. With the lineup being catered to mainly pop punk fans as well as the metalheads too, it was riveting to see what the second day had in store. I liked the idea of spending my weekend at Soundwave; it was like taking a holiday…
While Apple are only just about to launch their anticipated “Apple iWatch”, Sony are already on the third model of their SmartWatch series, with the SWR50 arriving to provide a self described “contextual and personal” experience, with “a groundbreaking combination of technology and style.” So does it live up to its proposition? We’ve had the…
The Bright Lord is the latest DLC to be released for Monolith Soft’s 2014 surprise hit Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Surprisingly substantial, as DLC goes, it’s a welcome return to Mordor’s barren, Uruk-infested plains and allows itself to tell a rather important story in Middle-earth history while it’s at it.
Marvel’s highly anticipated Avengers: Age of Ultron is building up quite well, with teasers here and there and a few official trailers. It’s time to add another trailer to the mix, and this is the most revealing yet. The new look gives us a bit of a preview of Scarlet Witch, Ultron’s ominous background, a…
Oh you thought award season was over? Not at all. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films are gearing up the 41st Annual Saturn Awards to celebrate achievements in both film and TV. While they haven’t been big winners in other awards shows, it’s looking like Anthony and Joe Russo’s Captain America: The…
After ALOT of false starts, Independence Day 2 is finally in the bag, and is currently scheduled to be released in Australia on June 23, 2016 through 20th Century Fox. Now we just need a to know a full cast, right? Well director Roland Emmerich has confirmed that even thought we won’t be getting Will…
New Netflix original series Bloodline already has the benefit of a supreme cast, with the likes of Kyle Chandler, Sissy Spacek, and Ben Mendelsohn. All have proven their proficiency in high stake, dramatic roles, particularly Chandler, who is still remembered and adored for his lead role in sports drama Friday Night Lights. With a strong…
Veteran front-man of rock-group Velvet City, Craig Heath is set to release his first solo single off his recently launched own label, Global Records this March. The single “All Because of You” is co-written by Craig with country-music superstar Keith Urban and Monty Powell. The song features vocals by Rick Springfield who is best known…
Sydney artist Lauren Webster has delivered a colourful and unexpected installation to public art space Lane Four, transporting a surreal desert landscape to the heart of the city with The Wayward Way. Through a series of painted and hand drawn works in her signature stylistic and expressive renderings; Webster presents a romanticised Western dreamscape –…
We’re excited to bring you the exclusive premiere of the fast and solid new single from Blue Mountains surf punks Birds With Thumbs, “Glasses” – officially released this Friday, March 6th. It’s a killer track and we don’t want to waste any more time with this introduction… let’s get to the good stuff. Listen now!…
Our writers have travelled the mean streets of Melbourne to bring you the best, greasiest, finest – dare we say most mouth watering – fried chicken in their city. Here are their top five, presented to you in no particular order. Because it’s all just too damn good. Can I get an Amen? Belle’s Hot…
American-Korean film Ktown Cowboys has released their trailer in anticipation to its world premiere at SXSW on March 15 at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin. Originally started as a web series on YouTube about life in Los Angele’s Ktwon through the eyes of American-Koreans, the full length feature was funded by a Kickstarter campaign in…
Midway through the season and episode 13 of the wacky and twisted life Bob Belcher and his family lead doesn’t seem to flow on from any of the other previous episodes. It does reference character traits and plot points from the past and whilst this may stem the laughter of audiences unfamiliar with the show,…
At first, it seems like Hannah is back in self-destruct mode. Yes, she’s inexplicably found herself a job as a substitute teacher at a private Manhattan school; and yes, she’s found herself a date in adorable and witty history teacher Fran (guest star Jake Lacy); but this is Hannah Horvath, and she wouldn’t be Hannah…
