Day: 26 March 2014

Kings of Leon, Outkast and Eminem joined by ten Australian bands for Lollapallooza 2014!

Who wants to go to Chicago? Well, with today’s massive Lollapalooza announcement, we certainly do. Headlining the three day event – now in its 10th year and already sold out by the time we write this article – are Eminem, Outkast and Kings of Leon alongside names like Arctic Monkeys, Skrillex, Calvin Harris and Foster…

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the AU interview at SXSW 2014: Radkey (Missouri)

Radkey is a punk band from St. Joseph, Missouri made up of three teenage brothers: Dee, Isaiah, and Solomon. After playing the SPIN party at SXSW, the buzz band sat down with the AU review to talk about the festival, their music and much more. Get to know the band that everyone was talking about…

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Watch Tim Chaisson (Canada) perform "Here Tonight" at SXSW!

the AU review captures Canadian artist Tim Chaisson performing his track “Here Tonight” – fiddle and all – at the Canadian House during SXSW 2014. And after you enjoy this track, why not check out this one he performed on our couch at AU HQ last June!

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Ten songs that tackle the subject of addiction.

As SBS 2’s The Feed turn their attention to addiction for a week of special features on the subject, so do we. You may have seen our special on TV characters with addictions of their own over on The Iris, and today on the AU we bring you a playlist of ten tracks we love…

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Former Taxiride vocalist Jason Singh announces regional shows.

Former Taxiride vocalist Jason Singh is finding success with his new single “Speakers”, which is receiving radio play around the country. It’s only natural, therefore, that he’s hitting the road! Having already played Geelong, Melbourne and Albury, new dates have been announced seeing the singer take in three more regional centres. Dates below! Remaining Tour…

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The Iris at SXSW: Passion Pit’s Ian Hultquist talks about scoring Animals.

In this exclusive interview, The Iris meets Ian Hultquist from the band Passion Pit to talk about scoring the film Animals, which premiered at SXSW 2014. Part One: Part Two: From IMDB: Animals tells the story of Jude and Bobbie: a young couple that exist somewhere between homelessness and the fantasy of their imaginations. Though…

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Tom Cruise is stuck in a loop in the new trailer for Edge of Tomorrow

Tom Cruise is back with another sci-fi outing in 2014, and it looks like it could be one of his best yet. Edge of Tomorrow, which also stars Emily Blunt (Looper), is an adaptation of the Japanese novel All You Need is Kill. The new trailer for the film has just been released and it cleverly sets up the…

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Film Review: I, Frankenstein (M15+) (USA, 2014)

The reviews have been so particularly harsh for I, Frankenstein that you would expect to actually enjoy the film; having your standards dropped so low that surely semi-competent performances by Aaron Eckhart; and Bill Nighy could be enough to derive at least some satisfaction. Right? Wrong. The film is as unimpressive as you’ve probably already…

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American Horror Story Season 4 Concept and Title Revealed

According to The Hollywood Reporter, an American Horror Story writer has confirmed the premise of the fourth season of the show, which is set to premiere in October. Writer Douglas Petrie has confirmed the rumour that season four will take place in a carnival setting, with reports confirming today that the series will be called Freak Show….

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