Day: 26 September 2012

Film Review: Darwin International Film Festival Closing Night: Your Sister’s Sister (2012 USA)

Jack (Mark Duplass) is mourning the loss of his brother. After a mild implosion at a memorial ceremony, his best friend, also his brother’s ex, Iris (Emily Blunt) orders him to some alone time in her father’s cabin in the wintery woods on an Island off Washington State. But Iris’ sister, Hannah (Rosemarie Dewitt), has…

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Album Review: JJAMZ – Suicide Pact (2012 LP)

The term “supergroup” can be used to include everything from The Traveling Wilburys to +44 , with the theory being that when already-successful musicians come together, they can make music even greater than that of their earlier projects. This is rarely the case. Though both of the above acts achieved commercial and critical acclaim, it…

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Live Review – Second Opinion!: Sound of Seasons + D at Sea + Breakaway + The Maze – The Lair, Metro Theatre (23.09.12)

When Sound of Seasons released “The Sheltered” a few days ago, I was impressed enough to think, ‘I should check them out.’ Coincidentally, they had a show at The Lair this weekend, so I went along to see if the single was a one-off success, or just a taste of how good the band was….

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the AU [audio] interview at BIGSOUND: The Darcys (Canada)

While at BIGSOUND, Larry Heath caught up with Canadian band The Darcys to talk about their all-too-brief Australian tour, their Steely Dan cover record, their upcoming plans and much, much more…

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the AU interview: Peter Noble – Festival Director, Bluefest (Byron Bay)

Last week, the first Byron Bay Bluesfest announcement was released – earlier than ever before, featuring an eclectic lineup that Peter Noble describes as the “Cool and Groovy” announcement. Featuring Iggy Pop, Ben Harper, The Frames and many more, I caught up with Festival Director Peter Noble to talk about the festival, BIGSOUND, the lineup…

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South Africa's Garth Taylor kicks off Australian tour this Saturday night!

Australia & New Zealand are set to experience the smooth soulful flavour of South Africa in September and October of 2012 as singer, songwriter, producer and chart topping artist Garth Taylor is headed our way to perform a series of intimate shows across the country in his very first Trans-Tasman tour. Garth made his debut…

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the AU interview at Fat as Butter: Hey Geronimo! (Brisbane)

We sit down with Peter and Greg from Brisbane up-and-comers Hey Geronimo! to talk about their debut EP and more…

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the AU interview: Marianas Trench (Vancouver, Canada)

While we were at Fat as Butter in Newcastle, we sat down with Mike and Josh from Vancouver, Canada band Marianas Trench to talk about their experiences during their first trip to Australia, including the intricacies of AFL, dangerous animals – plus talk their latest record Ever After – and more!

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the AU interview at Fat as Butter: Rebecca and Fiona (Sweden)

We sit down with Swedish electronic duo Rebecca and Fiona to talk about their first ever trip to Australia, while they were at the Fat as Butter music festival in Newcastle, NSW.

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the AU interview at Fat as Butter: The Owls (Newcastle)

We chat to Josh and Matt from Newcastle band The Owls at Fat as Butter in their hometown!

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