Day: 21 November 2013

the AU interview: Warning Birds (Perth) talk about their new single “Horrors”

Ahead of a string of East Coast dates Warning Birds’ Sam Carmody took some time out from touring to have a chat about the band’s forthcoming EP The Wars, the story behind their new single “Horrors” and a few early tour highlights. What was the inspiration behind your upcoming single “Horrors”? In a way “Horrors”…

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the AU interview: Trent Grenell from Seabellies (Newcastle)

Larry sits down with Trent Grenell from Newcastle group Seabellies in Newcastle to talk about his time in Africa, the heartache that led to writing the new album Fever Belle, producing it with Simon Berkfinger in Berlin and much more. The band are on tour around Australia in celebration of the album through November and…

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the AU interview: Mandy Patinkin and Nathan Gunn (USA)

Larry sits down with two incredible voices: Broadway legend and tenor Mandy Patinkin and the iconic baritone of Nathan Gunn. We talk about discovering art music, how they put together their show, what it means to them to be performing in Australia (a return for Mandy, a debut for Gunn) – in particular at the…

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New Music Video: The Jezabels "The End" (2013)

Released last month, we’ve already heard the wonderful sounds of The Jezabels‘ new single “The End”, and now we have a music video to go along with it, directed by Ivana Bobic. The track is our first taste of their new album The Brink, which is due out in Australia and New Zealand on January…

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the AU interview: The Walking Who (Wollongong/Sydney) talk The Farmer and the Owl Festival.

We’ve been digging on The Walking Who lately and this weekend, we’re going to be catching them down at The Farmer and The Owl festival in Wollongong! They answer some questions before the shenanigans are set to go off! Who are you and where are you from? We’re The Walking Who; we’re from Sydney, but…

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The Iris News Weekly: 21st November 2013.

Change is coming to Foxtel music Kicking off summer will be a new offering to the TV market as well as two refreshed MTV music channels. Get ready for SMOOTH, a television extension of the hugely popular smoothfm radio brand, launching Tuesday December 3, 2013 as the ultimate music destination to relax and escape. SMOOTH…

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BIFF Film Review: Foxfire (France/Canada, 2012)

Foxfire screened at Biff Wednesday night at Palace Cinemas. The film runs dangerously close to three hours but thankfully you won’t notice it until you step out of the theatre bleary-eyed onto the busy, buzzing barracks shopping complex. This isn’t the first time Foxfire has entered the minds of girls, women and people everywhere. The…

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