Day: 12 August 2014

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Album Review: Anberlin – Lowborn (2014 LP)

I’ve had a hard time starting this album review, maybe because Anberlin are one of my favourite bands and the last thing I want to do is write something that isn’t at all interesting. For all you dedicated Anberlin fans out there, as you know, they will be disbanding towards the end of the year and being…

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Album Review: Imogen Heap – Sparks (2014 LP)

It is a true fact that all musicians strive for perfection and when it comes to this nature, it is almost a necessity for all of them to be driven and motivated in order to create exceptional tracks .With her success in Speak For Yourself and Ellipse, Imogen Heap dazzles the world again with her newest album, Sparks. The electro-pop queen…

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Photo Gallery: Twenty One Pilots + D At Sea – Metro Theatre, Sydney (09.08.14)

Returning to Sydney for the first time since supporting Paramore at the start of the year, Gwendolyn Lee was at the Metro Theatre to capture Twenty One Pilots in action with D At Sea on Saturday night.

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Live Review: Owen Rabbit – Oxford Art Factory Gallery Bar, Sydney (09.08.14)

Currently travelling around the country to promote his single “Police Car”, Melbourne’s Owen Rabbit is an emerging talent searching for a place amongst the talented engineers of electronic soundscapes across the country. Not in the sense that he’s actively seeking out a position amongst or along side them, through some grand master plan of world…

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Exclusive Album Preview: Siskin River "The Hours They Keep" (2014 LP – released Friday, August 15th)

the AU review is proud to exclusively premiere four tracks from the debut album The Hours They Keep by Siskin River, which will be released this Friday, August 15th. The tracks are our first taste of the record since the success of its initial single “Up” and show why the compact duo have become Australian…

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New Music Video: Davey Lane "Komarov" (2014)

You may know Davey Lane as the guitarist for You Am I, or as a guitarist and vocalist for The Pictures – but he’s fast become a solo artist, too! Busy man much? Officially out on Friday, “Komarov” is the Melbourne artist’s brand new single, and it’s the first taste of his debut album, Atonally…

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Win a double pass to the Korean Film Festival (KOFFIA) in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne or Adelaide!

With the Sydney and Canberra events kicking off tomorrow, we have TWO double passes to give away to the Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne or Adelaide! For dates and details head to: http://koffia.com.au/ The double pass will entitle you and a guest to attend one session and is strictly non-transferable….

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Win a double pass to the Korean Film Festival (KOFFIA) in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne or Adelaide!

With the Sydney and Canberra events kicking off tomorrow, we have TWO double passes to give away to the Korean Film Festival in Australia (KOFFIA) in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne or Adelaide! For dates and details head to: http://koffia.com.au/ The double pass will entitle you and a guest to attend one session and is strictly non-transferable….

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Film Review: The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (USA, 2014)

The name Aaron Swartz may not mean an awful lot to some people. But if you’ve ever used Reddit, openlibrary.net or Creative Commons or if you can remember the real reason why there was an Internet black-out in 2012 then you’ve been touched by his work. Swartz was a gifted computer programmer and activist who…

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12 things we learnt from the Doctor Who media Q&A this morning in Sydney with Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman.

We at The Iris were lucky enough to attend a screening of the series premiere of Doctor Who, starring the 12th Doctor Peter Capaldi and his returning companion, the adorable Clara Oswald aka The Impossible Girl (played by Jenna Coleman). While we aren’t able to tell you anything about the episode (perhaps, except for the…

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The TARDIS lands in Sydney with the 12th Doctor, Peter Capaldi and “The Impossible Girl” Jenna Coleman

As the new Doctor Who (Peter Capaldi) and his faithful companion Clara “The Impossible Girl” Oswald get ready to hit screens together for the first time*, they have embarked on a World Tour to promote the iconic BBC series’ much anticipated return. And today this tour has taken them to Sydney, following hysteria in Seoul,…

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