Day: 31 July 2015

Stumbled Upon #067 – YUCCA (Hersbruck, Germany)

In our 67th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet German rockers YUCCA, and chat about their changing influences (from Jimmy Eat World to Soulwax) and check out one of their most addictive tracks from 2011’s Make Up, Young Birds. Band Name: YUCCA Website / Social Media: yucca-music.de Facebook / Soundcloud Genre: Indie, Electro Members &…

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Exclusive: Win a six day, five night trip for two – including flights and accommodation – to the Airlie Beach Festival of Music in the Whitsundays!

We’re truly excited to bring you the opportunity to attend one of Australia’s most idyllic music festivals: a dream six day, five night adventure of a lifetime to the Whitsundays for the Airlie Beach Festival of Music – thanks to the festival and Tigerair. For your chance to win, make sure you have joined our…

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Five performances you can't miss at Lollapalooza 2015 this Saturday August 1st – other than Metallica!

The sun may well and truly have set on Friday in Australia, but in a few hours, it’ll be rising over the city of Chicago and thus heralding the first day of Lollapalooza 2015. Grant Park in Chi-town will be turned into a hive of music for three days and nights, with thousands upon thousands…

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The Iris’ Weekly Film and TV News Round Up! (31st July 2015)

Happy birthday to Bugs Bunny, who turned 75 on 28 July. You haven’t aged a day! In movie news, The Bourne Identity franchise is returning with Matt Damon and Tommy Lee Jones in Bourne. No plot details have been released as yet, but it is scheduled to hit cinemas in July 2016. In TV, sadly Key &…

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Full Force of Destiny screening schedule unveiled; watch exclusive behind the scenes featurette!

    Paul Cox‘s new film Force of Destiny made its Australian premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival this week (a sold out event), officially opening the festival for 2015, well establishing itself as a certain  highlight of the diverse and entertaining film roster. Starring David Wenham and Shahana Goswami, Force of Destiny details the course of the relationship of…

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