the AU review interviews Adelaide Hip-Hop Trio Hilltop Hoods to talk about their new record Walking Under Stars – out August 8th – ahead of their appearance at Splendour in the Grass over the weekend! We also talk about their experiences in the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, their favourite festivals, the Adelaide hip hop scene…
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In one of those “yes, there is a service for that!” discoveries, AU Abroad was recently introduced to iFLYflat, a program that offers “Financial Planning for Frequent Flyer Points”. We sat down with the Founder/CEO, Steve Hui, to talk about about how the program started and we get a look at how frequent and infrequent…
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It’s a simple question with no straight-forward answer, “What would you do?” if it really was your last day on the earth, if you knew it was all going to end, how would you spend your final waking moments? These Final Hours examines the dystopian world that James (Nathan Phillips) must navigate as the remaining…
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It’s hard to believe that we are nearing the release of the final film in Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy, not to mention the final film in his entire Middle-Earth saga. The first Hobbit film, An Unexpected Journey, was met with varied response. Fans of The Lord of the Rings relished the chance to spend as much time as possible in Middle-Earth, while others were already…
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The 5th annual Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) in set to hit cinemas around the country through August and September 2014 and will bring a complement of 20 feature films and a short film competition to Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide. KOFFIA will visit Sydney’s Event Cinemas George Street from August 13-21,…
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Now this is more like it! Trailers these days have an unfortunate habit of showing audiences too much of the film, resulting in a lack of suspense and anticipation when they finally see the full product. Even teaser trailers are becoming too revealing. It’s a big relief then that the teaser trailer for the hugely…
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It’s been almost 30 years since Max Rockatansky last appeared onscreen in 1985’s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. Ever since then, rumours popped up every few years that director George Miller was planning a fourth entry in the groundbreaking Australian series. The fourth film, Mad Max: Fury Road, was confirmed to be shooting in 2011 in Broekn Hill. After rains left…
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Phantogram stopped by Sydney’s Metro Theatre for a Splendour in the Grass sideshow to be remembered alongside the ever-talented Mas Ysa. Gwen Lee was in the pit for the AU and brings you these shots.
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Zack Snyder’s upcoming Man of Steel sequel/Justice League prequel Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice is expected to have a big presence at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, with many even predicting that Snyder could even reveal the full cast for the Justice League franchise. As part of their 75th Anniversary of Batman celebrations, DC Comics is displaying a wide range of Batman images…
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It’s been a long wait for Whovians around the world, but thankfully it’s almost over. In under a month we will have the premiere of the 8th series of Doctor Who. Let that sink in. As well as being the beginning of a new series, the premiere is also the first episode of the Peter Capaldi era. Fans…
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Their first since 2011’s Endgame, Rise Against are back in style with The Black Market, released in Australia earlier this month. Needless to say, the punk rockers of Chicago, Illinois have clearly shown their compatibility towards sheer greatness when it comes to releasing new music and with their consistent efforts as a band, it’s not a surprise that their…
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Now available on DVD after screening on ABC TV last month, we had a brief chat with actor Eamon Farren (pictured above, on the right) to talk about his role as “Ava” in the made-for-TV film Carlotta. How did you come to be involved in the film? I had heard about the project & Jess’ involvement…
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The latest in a series of fantastic historical telemovies from the ABC, Carlotta is a crowd pleasing – and emotional – retelling of the life of Australia’s most famous transgender pioneer. Richard Byron (Jessica Marais) is an unhappy kid from working class Balmain, when as a teenager he finds work in a Kings Cross department…
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With their upcoming release of Savages, Canadian band, Theory of a Deadman bring to the table a mixture of post-grunge elements with an edgy, alternative rock style in this anticipated album. It’s safe to say that they have become much more creative and have taken a number of musical risks, exploring further into their unique genre of rock….
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Hoodoo Gurus played a secret warm a gig for Splendour in The Grass @ Upstairs Beresford Hotel. Pete Dovgan was the lucky photographer to bring you these photos!
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The time has come once again for the annual barrage of Splendour in the Grass sideshows to hit the city of Sydney, and things have kicked off at the Metro Theatre with a sold out appearance from Iceland’s latest export Ásgeir, supported by Brisbane’s Airling – who will also be appearing at Splendour this weekend…
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“In some ways it’s better to take the money from a brand (than a record label)… because you don’t have to pay the money back”. “We’ve done the whole having no money thing, and it’s not romantic”. “I’m not going to feel like a sell out until I’ve stopped driving my Mum’s Yaris”. How do…
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Following his turns in 22 Jump Street and Ride Along this year, you might be forgiven in forgetting that Ice Cube is still actively making music. But sure enough, the legend has announced his tenth solo album Everythangs Corrupt – his first since 2010’s I Am The West – set for release on October 21st….
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Andrew Hart and Nick Duigan have a day job that many Aussies would be incredibly jealous of. They are the hosts of Hook, Line and Sinker, a fishing show that screens on Saturday afternoons on 7mate. Hook, Line and Sinker began in 2001 and this year marks the 10th season of the show. Formally a half-hour series, this years…
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The first trailer has been released for the period biopic The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch as the pioneering scientist Alan Turing. Turing is famous for his involvement in the breaking of German codes during WWII. A genius and a hero, Turing’s story took a tragic turn after the War when he was arrested for being…
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the AU review presents these exclusive, live and acoustic sessions filmed backstage at T in the Park 2014 of local Scottish bands Model Aeroplanes and The Moon Kids. Find out more about the bands at their respective Facebook pages! https://www.facebook.com/modelaeroplanes https://www.facebook.com/themoonkidsfife
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It has been six years since Jenny Lewis released any music is solely hers. That’s not to say that she hasn’t been busy – she recently contributed to new material by The Postal Service, released an album with Johnathan Rice under the Jenny & Johnny moniker and contributed a collaborative song with Vampire Weekend’s Rostam…
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Worldwide hit sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has managed to hold off competition from Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel’s new comedy Sex Tape to take the top spot on the Australia box office chart for the second weekend in a row. Dawn has received widespread critical praise, with it even being hailed as one of the strongest sequels…
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The annual film calendar is always jam packed full of anticipated releases. Sometimes, even with the hype, bad reviews keep people out of the cinema. Other times, films that would have otherwise had an audience gets lost in the fuzz of the blockbuster barrage. And out of these films, occasionally there are gems that were missed,…
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Recorded during the T in the Park Festival in Scotland, listen to the AU review’s exclusive chat with Barry McKenna of Scottish band Twin Atlantic, talking about their forthcoming new record Great Divide, their time at T in the Park (again), the likelihood of (finally) getting them down to Australia and much more! Find out…
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the AU review headed to Scotland’s T in the Park Festival and caught up with Nathan Day of British rockers Darlia to talk about their new EP Candyman, the unintentional Grunge connotations – and he looks ahead to his upcoming trip to Australia for Splendour in the Grass – which will also be his first…
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The Imperial War Museums (IWM) flagship location in London has spent the last year undergoing a transformation in anticipation of the centenary of the First World War (WWI). This past weekend, the transformed museum reopened to the public for the first time, featuring a major redevelopment of their Atrium, designed by Foster + Partners, two…
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The long arduous road of touring life doesn’t phase Glenn Mossop. His band Bonjah has done it many times over before and intends to do it again in support of their latest album Beautiful Wild. As he tells Philippe Perez, it’s all part of the territory. The tour, which you’re in the middle of, is…
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There’s something to be said about a series that can bounce back from a start as bad as True Blood has had with it’s final season. While the glory days of Alan Ball’s genius has been over from quite some time, the series’ current showrunners have shown that there are still a few tricks to…
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The bounciness of Xavier Cafeïne (or simply Cafeïne) on his album New Love was brought to Australia just recently with The Strums. The two outfits toured, partied and played to rooms that partied out into the night. The Montreal musician took some time out to answer a few questions about his time down here. Mainly…
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