Day: 22 April 2014

OutKast set to headline Splendour in the Grass 2014 in Byron Bay with Interpol, Two Door, Lily Allen and more…

As Splendour in the Grass’ permanent home in Byron Bay introduces thousands more to its capacity – along with some expected changes to the layout to accommodate (hopefully similar to what we saw at Falls) – 2014 is bringing with it a mammoth lineup to justify the upgrade. We already knew about headliners OutKast, who…

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the AU interview at Bluesfest: Jake Bugg (UK)

Larry interviews Jake Bugg backstage at Bluesfest in Byron Bay to talk about his record store day live EP release, his upcoming EP Messed Up Kids (out May 12th), what might be in store for his next full length, they reflect on the last two years and much more…

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the AU interview at SXSW: Director Beth Harrington talks "The Winding Stream", a music documentary about "the Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music"

Larry Heath sits down with director Beth Harrington to talk about her documentary film The Winding Stream, which premiered at SXSW Film Festival last month. She tells us about how and why she got interested in telling the story of “the Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music”. Find out more about the…

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the AU interview at SXSW: Joe Ely (Texas) talks about the "Road to Austin", his music and Australia.

In this very special chat, we sat down with the legendary Texan musician Joe Ely to talk about his involvement in the film Road to Austin (reviewed on The Iris HERE), that time be played with Bruce Springsteen at SXSW, his years in the music industry, Australian experiences and much more…

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Four NSW artists set to join Eminem, Pearl Jam, OutKast and more at the 2014 Austin City Limits Festival.

One of our favourite US Festivals without question is Austin City Limits – a festival put on by C3 Events (the guys behind Lollapalooza in Chicago, and also co-presenters of Big Day Out here in Australia) over two weekends in Austin every October. It’s hard to believe we’re talking about it already, but today marked…

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Interview: Ma Petite (Melbourne) talks about her new album “The Road That Led Me To Fall”

It’s slowly becoming the norm – or has it always been the norm? – for Australian artists to head overseas to get more exposure or relish opportunities for themselves, but Indiana Avent’s solo project Ma Petite took the slightly different path away from either the UK or US. Indiana found herself in Canada and developed…

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Box Office Report: Spider-Man amazes at Aussie box office

Another week, another superhero movie. Last week saw the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Rise of Electro, the sequel to the 2012 original. Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Dane DeHaan and Jamie Foxx, the film has opened in the top spot over the past weekend with an amazing $5.3 million. Australian audiences are clearly…

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Exclusive Interview: Beth Harrington talks about her documentary The Winding Stream at SXSW!

Larry Heath sits down with director Beth Harrington to talk about her documentary film The Winding Stream, which premiered at SXSW Film Festival last month. She tells us about how and why she got interested in telling the story of “the Carters, the Cashes and the Course of Country Music”. Find out more about the…

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