Day: 21 August 2015

Stumbled Upon #071 – Lady Lamb (Brunswick, USA)

In our 71st instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Lady Lamb from Brunswick, USA, and chat about her second album, AFTER. and touring with The Tallest Man On Earth. Musician: Lady Lamb Website / Social Media: www.ladylambjams.com Facebook / Soundcloud / Instagram Genre: Pop, Rock Members & their roles: Aly Spaltro – writer/arranger/guitarist/ singer +…

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United Airlines offering $1099 return flights to LAX from Sydney in a flash sale this weekend

On the off chance you missed Virgin Australia’s happy hour deal last night, which saw discounted USA flights for February 2016, United Airlines are giving you the weekend to get your hands on a discounted fare that will take you to the USA through three departure periods, for $1099 round trip* (economy booking class only)….

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Dead Letter Circus are the second act confirmed for Soundwave Festival 2016

In what seems something of a break from tradition, Brisbane four-piece Dead Letter Circus have been revealed today as the second band to play the iconic Soundwave Festival in 2016. Dead Letter Circus will join Bullet For My Valentine at the three date event, who were announced last week and the reveal comes hot off…

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Video Games Review: Gauntlet: Slayer Edition (PS4, 2015)

For a child of the NES and Master System era like me, it feels like the Gauntlet franchise has been around forever. With the tough-as-nails co-operative arcade beat-em-up coming back into vogue with the rise of indie gaming it was only a matter of time before Gauntlet returned. And return it has with Gauntlet: Slayer…

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A follow up to Straight Outta Compton already in the works; will follow Snoop Dogg and 2Pac

West Coast legend Daz Dillinger recently confirmed to TMZ that the world will be seeing a “sequel” (or sorts) to Straight Outta Compton sooner rather than later, with work already kicking off for biopic that will continue into the early 90s through Snoop Dogg, 2Pac and the infamous Death Row Records. UPDATE (23/08/15): Universal and…

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The latest Star Wars News – Episode VI: Family Matters

You would know by now that the D23 Expo is not a droid, but a spectacle for many things Disney. Marvel, Pixar, Touchstone etc. That also includes Star Wars, itself growing to be many more things. 

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Until Dawn gets new live-action trailer about the road not taken

With less than a week remaining ahead of Sony’s new choice-based survival horror title <i>Until Dawn</i>, the trailers are starting roll in quite quickly. Called “The Road Not Taken”, it reinforces the game’s 80’s slasher film vibe.

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EA to bring Star Wars Battlefront to PAX AUS 2015

EA have announced that they plan to bring a playable build of DICE’s hotly anticipated shooter Star Wars Battlefront to this year’s PAX AUS 2015 convention in Melbourne.

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This Week’s DVD Release Picks: Fantastic Actors. Criminally Overlooked Productions.

Fantastic actors star in criminally overlooked productions in this week’s Australian DVD and Blu-Ray releases.

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The Iris’ Weekly Film and TV Round Up! (21st August 2015)

This week’s round up features a lot of science fiction to get excited about, on both the big and small screen. What’s new in film? The Martian features Matt Damon behaving like a sci-fi God, and is set for release in October. His character, Mark Watney, finds himself stranded on a mission to Mars. He…

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