In our 76th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet TEIJ from Perth, and chat about the band’s formation and their brand new track, ‘Tell The Boys’, released last weekend. Band Name: TEIJ Website / Social Media: www.teijmusic.com Facebook / Soundcloud / Instagram Genre: indie pop / rock Members & their roles: Tahlia Beeson – Vox…
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Since the drastic lockout laws have been put in place by the State Government, thousands of Sydney sider’s have felt the sting of the highly regulated and restricting night life. This Sunday September 13th, Reclaim The Streets will give the chance for thousands of protesters to gather in Hyde Park to take a activist stand…
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As we write and publish this, Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett is delivering his BIGSOUND opening keynote to a packed theatre in Brisbane. He kicked off his address with a 1 minute summary of his time in the music industry – narrowing it down to a “clickbait style list” of the ten things he learnt from…
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The Soundwave Festival lineup is fast coming together, and now after Northlane were revealed earlier this week, today the festival continues their drip feed of the festival lineup with the addition of Finland’s Metal warriors LORDI, in what is their first ever visit to Australian soil. The band – who came to prominence when they…
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Today we’re excited to bring you brand new single from Glasgow electronic artist Tongues., who we’ve been a fan of for some time here at the AU! The track “You Never Knew Me”, is the second to be released from their new EP, due out next month. The first, “Religion”, has been doing the rounds…
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AWME has grown in artist number this year, with the announcement of more performers to the 2015 live music program. Joining the likes of Emma Donovan & The Putbacks, NGAIIRE, Kingfisha and OKA are the following names: SKIPPING GIRL VINEGAR CASH SAVAGE & THE LAST DRINKS HOWQUA THE AUDREYS PIRRA JOHN BENNETT LATINAOTEAROA YIRRMAL THE…
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Steven Spielberg’s legendary Jaws is about to become much, much more terrifying with an immersive cinematic experience put on by Art & About Sydney and Golden Age Cinema next January. The concept is fairly simple: the screening will take place at Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool right by Sydney Harbour on Woolloomooloo Bay and attendees can…
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A week ago, we gave you our impressions of Netflix’s new crime drama Narcos and came away impressed and eager to see where the series would go. A week later we’ve had time to sit down and work our way through the first season of the show and while we still feel it’s a strong…
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Last week we brought you our review of Kill Me Three Times, and this week, we’ve got some behind the scenes clips and images from the film’s director Kriv Stenders, who also directed Red Dog. In an effort to stay on top of the developments in technology, the film debuts on digital platforms, DVD and…
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Tearaway Unfolded, an expansion of the award-winning Tearaway game, is another inventive gem from the Media Molecule team which has now been released for Playstation 4. While the game is busy attracting acclaim from around the world, mirroring the reception the original Tearaway received in 2013, we at The Iris want to give you a…
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A feature film is on its way based on the documentary Our Brand Is Crisis, which focuses on the use of American political campaign strategies in South America. The film, which will be named after the original, stars Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie and is set for release at the end of October. Today…
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Late last week, we got a chance to chat to Rex Crowle from Media Molecule about the developer’s upcoming title, Tearaway: Unfolded. We asked him about the decisions that go into making a game as unique as Tearaway and how Media Molecule approach the task of moving the game, built for the PSVita, to a new home…
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It’s been a slow few weeks at the box office. Despite a slew of new releases, none have really made a huge impact and its been 6 weeks since anything has broken $4 million. Enter Straight Outta Compton, F. Gary Gray’s highly anticipated biopic on prolific hip-hop group N.W.A.. The Hip-Hop drama had a $60 million opening…
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Peace Officer is one scary film and it’s not even a horror movie. This documentary is a timely and important one about the militarisation of police in the United States. It’s a fascinating, informative and balanced look at a complex subject and one that manages to hit all of the right notes. The story focuses…
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