Jim Gaffigan, family man, food lover, and comedian is heading our way for the first time to perform at Sydney’s Just For Laughs. the AU review’s Perri Cassie caught up with him as he anticipates hsi first visit down under, and the release of his eagerly anticipated second book ‘Food: A Love Affair’ You’re touring…
We were truly lucky to have Canadian artist Jordan Klassen perform at our 6th Birthday Party in Brisbane earlier this month. We captured him when he played an acoustic version of his track “Call and Answer” because it’s just that good… we want everyone to hear it! Enjoy it: Grab the track on Bandcamp here:…
As Montreal’s famed company Cirque du Soleil celebrates its 30th Anniversary, they are getting ready to bring their new production TOTEM to Australia. To get our head around what we can expect from the new show, we will be catching up with the performers and creative minds of the show over the coming weeks. Next…
We were backstage tonight at Listen Out in Sydney on Saturday and had the chance to catch up with emerging Australian DJ Yahtzel, English duo Bondax and Scotland trio Young Fathers. We talk about their music, the festival and much, much more… Listen Out continues around Australia next weekend with shows in Brisbane and Melbourne….
A group of relatively unknown young male actors were able to defend themselves against one of the most consistently bankable Hollywood actors over the past weekend, as Young Adult adaptation The Maze Runner fought off stiff competition from Denzel Washington’s latest action pic The Equalizer. The Maze Runner took just over $3 million in its second weekend, likely helped by…
It’s hard to believe that after a decade of false starts, postponements and trilogy-stretching, Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy is coming to a close in three months time. The first two films in the trilogy were met with general enthusiasm but have not reached the same levels of popularity as Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. Regardless, The Hobbit looks set to…
Sticky Fingers played four sold out gigs at The Metro Theatre in support of their debut album Land Of Pleasure, which is incredibly impressive! Pete Dovgan brings you the photos from Friday night.
Backstage at Listen Out in Sydney yesterday, we caught up with Orlando Higginbottom, better known by his stage name Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – or TEED for short. In part one, we find out how things are coming along on his latest music, talk about his experiences in Australia, exercising on the road, his new…
Not with a fizzle, but with a bang, Bones is back! In a darker turn than usual for a show that usually blends comedy with its morbid premise, a shocking twist emerges, and I warn you, it ends in tears. Picking up three months after the blistering finale, Booth (David Boreanaz) is in prison and…
By Kimberley Veart Monday The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, ABC 2, 7:40 pm AEST Chris Pratt is a guest on this episode, so it’s going to be a fantastic and funny show. Pratt and Fallon play a hilarious game of ‘Word Sneak’, and later Fallon is joined by the elegant and witty Rosamund Pike,…
Andy and Lana Wachowski have never achieved the same level of success as they did in 1999 when they unleashed The Matrix on the world. This is fair enough, given the fact that very few directors would ever be able to repeat the originality and mind-blowing innovation of a film as good the The Matrix. The Wachowskis…
Tonight would be a night of some mystical and magical music, a chance to be immersed in the wild and occasionally wacky sounds that some of Australia’s indie pop folk have to offer. Tonight would be the launch for Dan Kelly’s new single “Melbourne VS Sydney” and coincidentally his main support Richard in Your Mind are Sydney locals, whilst…
the AU review presents Celia Pavey performing her new single “Red” LIVE and acoustic in a park in Sydney as part of the AU sessions series, taken from her new EP Bodies. Watch it here: Bodies EP is available now.
We were backstage tonight at Listen Out in Sydney and had the chance to catch up with Sydney’s Kilter, 17 year old triple j Unearthed winner Just a Gent and unmasked Sydney DJ Golden Features. We talk about their music, the festival and much, much more… Stay tuned for more interviews from the festival, or…
Director Kevin Smith has enjoyed a bit of a career resurgence in the past few years, seemingly trading his comedies (Clerks, Dogma, Cop Out etc) for horror. His 2011 film Red State was a disturbing look at religious extremism, horrifying not because of any supernatural threat, but because of the fact that it portrayed terrifying people who could…
David Ayer’s WWII drama Fury is released in cinemas next month, and it looks set to be a fascinating and thrilling look at a particular mission of one small group of soldiers near the end of the war. The film boasts a great cast led by Brad Pitt, including Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead), Shia LaBeouf (Transformers), Michael…
In my books, Spencer Chamberlain is rookie of the year. Since his last musical project, Underoath, he’s back with the charm of Sleepwave, touching base on the genres of alternative rock with a mixture of post-hardcore elements. With this wholehearted effort of releasing, Broken Compass, it can be justified that people will come across this album as a starting point…
By the time the hit musical Wicked ended its run on 26th September 2010 at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney it had brought in over $50 million in ticket sales, being seen by over half a million people, before moving on to Brisbane. By the time it ended its tour in Perth, it had been…
the AU review sits down with Alex Wall aka Wax Witches while in Australia at the BIGSOUND conference and festival in Brisbane. We talk about his latest album Centre Of Your Universe, his year in the USA (New York) and future plans for his other band, Bleeding Knees Club. Alex is currently touring Australia and…
Currently touring Australia in support of their latest single, the AU review sat down with Canberra trio SAFIA while at the BIGSOUND conference and festival in Brisbane. We talk about their latest single “You’re The One”, the festival, the upcoming trip to CMJ and much more… Remaining Australian tour dates for “You’re The One”: September…
Some of cinemas most celebrated titles are set to return to the big screen at Event Cinemas George Street, with the launch of the In The House Cinema Series next month. Featuring landmark films at their finest, the series will herald the return to the big screen of some of the greatest movie titles of…
Falling Through Clouds is the new production from Perth theatre company – The Last Great Hunt. Personally I’d argue that that sentence alone should be enough to make you want to go and watch this work. But then of course you might not know who they are yet. If you don’t Falling Through Clouds will…
It’s unbelievable to think that Ocean Avenue was released 11 years ago. Time definitely flies and to get to where they are now is an incredible journey for Yellowcard. With their anticipated and upcoming album, Lift A Sail, on its way for release, rest assured fans are expecting something undeniably incredible. The band have been through crazy highs and…
One word I can think of when listening to this EP is ‘Wow’. Hands Like Houses have definitely stepped up a notch with their reimagine EP and it’s obvious that the boys have worked extremely hard on this and it is without fail one of the most beautiful releases you can ever come across this year. The success they…
the AU review presents Joel Rafidi performing his single “I’ll Be Good”, featuring Tim Bowen, live and acoustic in Sydney as part of the AU sessions series. The track comes off Joel’s debut album Phases, which is out now. Joel launches his album tonight at Tatlers in Sydney. For more details head over to his…
Client Liaison caught up with Johnny Au at BIGSOUND and talked about their attention to the visual and theatrical elements of their live set, girls and their “mob mentality”, loving Sizzler and the highly anticipated release of their debut EP. They also revealed their plans to release new video clips, play Falls Festival over new…
Racing games, especially the sort that cater to the street racing culture enthusiast, have never been my cup of tea. The boastful, arrogant swagger of the souped up cars themselves always seem to be given a higher priority than decent gameplay. When I loaded up Forza Horizon 2 and it began with a live-action cinematic…
Ah, the parental-significant other meet-and-greet – something that can be a nightmare for even the most solid of couples. It’s also a classic well of sitcom humour, and that definitely hasn’t slipped past Mindy Kaling and co., as in this week’s episode we finally meet Annette Castellano. Played by Rhea Perlman, Annette Castellano is a…
La Petite Mort translated as The Little Death, is a French euphemism for orgasm, referring to the post-orgasmic state of consciousness some people go through after a sexual experience. Josh Lawson’s (Any Questions for Ben?, Anchorman 2) low budget directorial debut based on this intriguing concept, is an extension of a short film he’d put…
While not exactly a superhero film, The Equalizer plays close to common caricatures which have made these genre movies some of the most loved forms of escapism in cinema history. Denzel Washington’s character Robert McCall is a man of seemingly modest living by day, and by night (the majority of the film takes place after…
