Day: 15 March 2014

Hotels on the AU: Park Regis, North Quay (Brisbane, QLD)

A towering monument on the Brisbane River, the Park Regis North Quay has become a go-to destination for Brisbane bound travellers (be it for business or tourism) since the 24 floor hotel opened in 1998. We stayed for two nights in a 1 bedroom apartment overlooking the beautiful Brisbane River – blessed with similarly kind…

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the AU interview at SXSW 2014: Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey of PULP (Sheffield) talk about their new documentary.

the AU review talks to Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey from the now legendary Sheffield band Pulp to talk about the new Pulp documentary that premiered at SXSW 2014, directed by New Zealander Florian Habicht (Love Story). You can also view our interview with the director over on The Iris, HERE.

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SXSW Live Review: Red Ryder Showcase ft. Royal Canoe + Typhoon + Curtis Harding – Central Presbyterian Church (13.03.14)

For the third night of SXSW music, it was pretty much business as usual after the tragic events of the prior night, though for yours truly it was difficult to get excited to line up for hours to get into any of the night’s biggest shows. Thankfully, one of my favourite bands of the moment…

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TV Review: New Girl – Season 3 Episode 17 “Sister II” (USA, 2014)

With Jess’ sister thrown into the mix, we were expecting only one thing from this episode: trouble. New Girl did not fail us, kicking off immediately with a game of “Sky Knife”, in which knives are thrown into the ceiling. From there, the crux of the episode was gotten to quite quickly: Abby wants to…

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Exclusive Interview: Isiah Washington talks about Blue Caprice and new series The 100.

Smart, sobering and quietly haunting, Blue Caprice recounts the horrors of the notorious 2002 Beltway sniper attacks. The poisoning and corruption of rational thought creates a chilling portrait of insanity and at its core, a toxic father-son relationship. The Iris sit down with Isiah Washington who stars in the film, ahead of its Australian release…

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