Year: 2014

Timberwolf (Adelaide) names his favourite album and song of 2014 and talks about his next album!

Adelaide’s Timberwolf sat down with Larry Heath at Festival of the Sun earlier this month to talk about what’s coming next for him musically and name his favourite album and song of 2014! To find out what he chose, watch the short clip below:

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Best of 2014: Tora (Byron Bay) name their favourite records of the year and talk Falls Festival!

While backstage at Festival of the Sun earlier this month, Bryon Bay outfit Tora named their favourite music of 2014 and looked ahead to their performances at Falls Festival – which is happening as we speak!

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the AU interview: Trevor Hall (South Carolina) on touring Australia with Michael Franti and more.

At the end of his Australian tour earlier this month, South Carolina musician Trevor Hall stopped by AU HQ in Sydney to chat about the tour, his latest album and his 2015 return to Australia for Bluesfest, touring as part of the Music & Yoga “Soulshine” tour with Michael Franti. Watch the chat here: For…

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Best of 2014 Countdown: The 15 Best Video Games of the Year!

It’s been an amazing – and often record-breaking – year in video games, but as usual there are a pile of favourites that stick out amongst the rest. So, it’s time we look back at the ones we consider as part of that list. Here now are the 15 games we think are the best…

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Watch Steve Smyth and Cloud Control's Heidi Lenffer accept their AU Awards in this Highlight Video

The AU Awards may have come an gone earlier this month, we’re excited to be ending the year by bringing you some footage from the intimate Sydney event, in case you couldn’t make it yourself! In the first highlights clip, watch Steve Smyth accept his award for NSW Voice of the Year as well as…

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Games Review: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (PS4, 2014)

If you, gentle reader, are anything like me then you might spend an inordinate amount of time lamenting the near-extinction of couch co-op as a multiplayer component. All but gone are the days of having a few friends over and playing a game together on the same screen, in the same room, competitively or cooperatively….

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TV DVD Review: The Simpsons – The Complete Seventeenth Season (USA, 2014)

The Simpsons is one great but frustrating TV show. The animated series about our favourite dysfunctional family and the other characters that inhabit Springfield is now in its 26th series. The DVD releases are a little delayed with season 17 (which aired in 2005) only just being released. In the style of the more recent…

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What to Watch: The Iris’ Weekly TV Picks (29th – 31st December 2014)

With Christmas behind us, what is there to watch on the TV as the Holidays continue towards New Years? Kimberley Veart has your TV picks for the next three days: Monday December 29th Jaws, Ch. 7, 9:30pm AEST Scare yourself out of ever swimming in the ocean again by watching Jaws. Though the special effects…

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Film Review: The Water Diviner (Australia, 2014)

Russell Crowe doubles as director and lead actor in Australia’s latest global contender, The Water Diviner, bringing something to the world which deals with the hellish Battle of Gallipoli, Australia’s most impactful war and the primary reason for our national day of mourning – ANZAC day. While the story may be a bit too complex…

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Cruising with the AU: Hauraki Blue Cruises – Auckland, New Zealand

With today marking the release of the final film in The Hobbit trilogy (you can read my review HERE), we’re taking you over to New Zealand for some unique travel experiences on AU Abroad. We kick off this series with a unique experience offered by Hauraki Blue Cruises, based out of Auckland – an overnight…

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7 Acts not to miss at Woodford Folk Festival 2014/15

Ahead of our return to the amazing surrounds of the Woodford Folk Festival this weekend, we’re counting down the 7 artists we reckon you can’t miss at the iconic event. But with hundreds of performances, talks and events that run through the mammoth event, this barely scratches the surface… 7. Olivia Chaney Described as a…

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the AU interview: Richard Colburn of Belle & Sebastian (Scotland) talks Australia and "Girls in Peacetime…"

Belle & Sebastian are not only making their long awaited return to Australia in the new year, but they have a new album to boot – the much anticipated Girls in Peacetime Want To Dance, their first in five years. Ahead of its release and the tour, I spoke to drummer Richard Colburn about it,…

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New trailer for Pixar’s Inside Out takes us into the human mind…

As Disney’s Big Hero 6 hits cinemas with plenty of Pixar charm, the next film that’s actually produced by Pixar – Inside Out – has a new trailer doing the rounds, which you can view below. The film literally takes us into the mind of a child – Riley – as various emotions guide her through…

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Producer Roy Conli talks about the creation of Disney’s Big Hero 6

Having produced the hit Tangled, and been part of the team behind Wreck-It Ralph and the sensation that is Frozen, Roy Conli is part of Disney’s incredible track record from the last few years. His latest effort sees him serving as the Producer for Big Hero 6 – which was released in Australian cinemas today (read…

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Film Review: Big Hero 6 accompanied by the short Feast (USA, 2014)

The new Disney animated film Big Hero 6 – released in cinemas today – is the anticipated effort from directors Don Hall and Chris Williams, inspired by an obscure Marvel comic of the same name. Though Marvel were not involved in the film directly, a cameo from a certain Marvel patriarch keeps at least one…

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the AU interview at FOTSUN: Goons of Doom (Sydney) talk about their Christmas Record "Scary Xmas"

At Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie earlier this month, we sat down with two parts of Goons of Doom to chat about their brand new Christmas record, Scary Xmas, which they reckon is pretty much the greatest Christmas record ever produced. Just don’t let your kids listen to it…

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Best of 2014 Countdown: Top 40 Albums – Part Four: The Top Ten!

And we have arrived at the top ten! What an incredible year for music it’s been, especially on the album front. We’re excited to have so many Australians make the top ten, including our number one! But we won’t spoil it for you… head through the top ten after the jump! And if you missed…

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The Entourage movie gets an official trailer

More than three years after we last saw the crew of Ari, Turtle, E, Johnny Drama, and of course, Vince, we are to be pulled back into their world through a continuation of a film adaptation of Entourage. Promises of a film have been flying around for awhile now, so it’s only right that those…

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Recipe: Summer Strawberry Pie

Just try to keep your neighbours away when you bake up this bad boy. The summer strawberry pie has that look and feel that perfectly captures everyones favourite season; just try not to picture this cooling on a window sill and letting that freshly baked smell let everyone know that you’re the most valuable person…

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Album Review: DrawCard – Goons LTD (2014 EP)

Residing from the beautiful horizons of the Sunshine Coast, Australian rockers DrawCard have released an EP that resonates influences from the badasses of A Day To Remember with a clever fusion of empowering alternative UK rockers, Young Guns. With the recent release of Goons LTD, who’s to say they won’t rule the world one day? From start to finish, you may…

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Best of 2014: Karl S Williams on his favourite moments of 2014 and the best record of the year…

the AU review’s Larry Heath sits down with Karl S Williams backstage at Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie, NSW, to find out his highlights of 2014 and his favourite record of the year, Sharon Van Etten’s Are We There.

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the AU interview at Festival of the Sun: Jackie Onassis (Sydney) on their mixtape "Sushi" and their next LP.

the AU review’s Larry Heath sits backstage at Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie, NSW, with Sydney based hip hop duo Jackie Onassis to talk about their brand new mixtape SUSHI and we get the latest on their next full length album, due out in 2015. We also look back at the band’s experiences…

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the AU interview at Festival of the Sun: Tora (Byron Bay) talk about their latest EP "Eat The Sun"

the AU review’s Larry Heath sits backstage at Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie, NSW, to talk to Byron Bay group Tora about their latest EP Eat The Sun and much more… Listen to the chat here: Photo by Paula May Photography.

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Best of 2014 Countdown: Top 40 Albums – Part 3: 20-11

We waste no time and continue our top 40 list, looking back at what our contributors have voted as the best albums of 2014. We start off with a little known band from the UK… In case you missed it, look back at our choices for 30-21 and 40-31. Tanya Ali: I don’t know why…

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Best of 2014 Countdown: Top 40 Albums – Part 2: 30-21

Yesterday we kicked off our best albums of 2014 countdown, and today we continue, starting things off with Michael Gira’s iconic group at number 30… Leonardo Silvestrini: The 30 year old band followed up their late career, post-reformation 2 disc masterpiece The Seer with another late career, post-reformation 2 disc masterpiece in To Be Kind,…

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Five things you have to eat when in Singapore

In our recent article looking at the Hawker centres of Singapore, we outlined a few of the places to get some of the best and cheapest food in the city. But to eat some of the best food in the city, you may have to venture away from these areas… still, none of the items…

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Film Review: St. Vincent (USA, 2014)

Initially, St. Vincent may seem like a rather bland story, and it’s far from the most original idea. Take a grumpy, cynical aging man who lives on his own and gradually dig into his heart by way of teaming him up with the endearing 10 year old boy who he is roped into babysitting. A…

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the AU interview at Festival of the Sun: Allday (Adelaide) reflects on 2014

We’re wrapping up our year by bringing you backstage coverage from Festival of the Sun in Port Macquarie, talking to some of Australia’s finest artists about the festival and getting them the reflect on 2014. First up, we bring you our full chat with Adelaide based rapper Allday: See what Allday thought of Aussie Hip…

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Hands on with Singapore Airlines' new In Flight Entertainment System (Currently available on new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft)

Alongside a new cabin outfitting which was launched in September 2013 – optimising travel primarily for its premium customers – Singapore Airlines introduced a state of the art upgrade to KrisWorld – its In Flight Entertainment (IFE) system – for its brand new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, currently operating from Singapore to Sydney, London and Tokyo…

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CLOSED Win a double pass to see Seu Jeorge in Melbourne!

Brazilian singer/songwriter Seu Jorge brings his vibrant Latin American music straight from the heart of Rio de Janeiro to Australia for his debut visit this January. Here for the Sydney Festival, Jorge will play one headline show at the Forum in Melbourne on January 13. We have TWO double passes to give away to the…

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