Day: 17 April 2015

Stumbled Upon #039 – CRANKY Alice (Sydney)

In our 39th installment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Sydney’s CRANKY Alice, and chat about their latest release, ‘What’s It Like’, find out who and what inspired them, learn how they got started and get the word on what shows they’ve got coming up… Band Name: CRANKY Alice Website / Social Media: www.crankyalice.com.au Facebook /…

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Exclusive Single Premiere: The Deloraines "Wasted" (2015)

We’re excited to bring you the exclusive premiere of the single “Wasted” from Melbourne indie rockers The Deloraines, which seeps of the oh-so-cool vibes of bands like Arctic Monkey and Queens of the Stone Age. The track was recorded and mixed in the Master Bedroom by Brad Dadson and mastered by Rob Grant at Poons…

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Video Feature: We go Record Store shopping at Waterloo Records in Texas with The Love Junkies (Perth)

In celebration of Record Store Day, which is happening around the world tomorrow, we bring you this special video of Perth band The Love Junkies at Waterloo Records in Austin, Texas, as they spend an afternoon record shopping after their crazy week at SXSW. While there they share with us some of their favourite music…

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F&L Guide: Five of our favourite Steaks in Sydney under $20

There was once upon a time where it wasn’t too hard to get a $5 steak in Sydney – it wasn’t the best steak in the world, but it was $5. Nowadays, finding a good steak under $10 isn’t even the easiest things in the world – but if you know where to look, it’s…

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the AU sessions at SXSW: Animal Years (Brooklyn) perform "Rapture" off their album "Sun Will Rise"

As part of our pop up sessions series at SXSW, Brooklyn’s Animal Years popped by to play a version of their track “Rapture”, taken from their latest album Sun Will Rise. Watch the performance in full now on the AU: Follow the band on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimalYears

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Film Review: It Follows (USA, 2015)

Indie horror It Follows is simple in it’s execution but a bit complicated in it’s innovative idea, combining the sexual angst of teens with a ridiculous premise and somehow making it work through director David Robert-Mitchell’s atmospheric and effectively creepy style. Shifting the focus to the viewers’ imaginations and curiosity, using our own minds to…

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The answer to our In The House Trivia Question for Blade Runner!

If you attended Blade Runner tonight at Event Cinemas on George Street in Sydney, you may have spotted our question pop up on the screen! It was: What year did Philip K Dick set his original novel and how did that change that in the film? The answer was: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was…

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The Iris Interview: Billy Boyd on returning to Middle Earth as a musician and more!

  As one of the beloved cast members of Peter Jackson‘s first venture into J.R.R Tolkein‘s fantasy universe of The Lord of the Rings, Scottish actor Billy Boyd was lucky enough to be able to return through to Middle Earth and The Hobbit, albeit not onscreen as Pippin, as many fans will know. Boyd, also a seasoned musician, added an extra…

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The Iris Interview: Robert Englund on the ‘Freddy Kreuger Effect’ & the legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Street!

  You mention the name Robert Englund and people might find it familiar. You mention Freddy Kreuger, however and instantly, the image of the severely burned, striped jumper favouring serial killer pops into your head. In town for Oz Comic Con, the legendary horror actor sits down to talk about his popular appearance at fan conventions around the globe and…

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New trailer released for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

There are few movie trailer which really make you trip over yourself with excitement; this is one of those few. We now have a nice, suspenseful look at what we will be witnessing when Star Wars: The Force Awakens is released on December 25th this year. Director J.J. Abrams seems to be doing to iconic…

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Batman VS. Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer leaks

So someone went and done leaked the trailer for the highly anticipated Batman VS. Superman: Dawn of Justice film. Warner Bros. are going around pulling all the Youtube videos down but strangely enough this Vidme stream is still up. The official trailer is supposed to be released next week, but with all movies that draw…

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The Iris Interview: Chad L. Coleman & Sonequa Martin-Green on the latest season of The Walking Dead!

Spoiler Warning: The following article refers to the latest season of The Walking Dead. It’s Oz Comic Con time again in Adelaide, with a number of actors, authors, voice actors and more nestling into the City of Churches for a weekend of meeting with fans and engaging in a round of panels and other antics down…

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TV Review: Marvel’s Daredevil, Season 1 Episode 7 “Stick” (USA, 2015)

  With the Russians out of the picture, Marvel’s Daredevil needs to send Matt in a new direction and what better way to do that then introduce his mysterious mentor Stick? Yes, Scott Glenn finally makes his appearance in the series, and though he is only due to appear in this one episode boy does he make it…

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16th Annual SASA nominees announced!

The nominees for the 2015 South Australian Screen Awards have been announced, with a vast amount of South Australian talent recognised in short, feature length, and animated films. The SASAs are essential in helping young South Australian filmmakers gain attention on a larger national and international scale, and are the state’s highest film honours. Past…

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Museum of Sydney goes Toy Crazy

The Museum of Sydney’s Movie Club Toy Crazy series comes to an end on Sunday 3 May with a screening ofKevin Sons‘ documentary, Toyland. Toyland delves inside the surreal, multi-billion dollar industry of toy production, and follows designer Tim Walsh as he attempts to get his toy developed, pitching to massive companies like Hasbro. Toyland…

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