Day: 26 April 2016

Watch Melbourne’s John Flanagan perform the unreleased track “Ripples” for The AU Sessions

Melbourne folk & country singer/songwriter John Flanagan took time out of his busy touring schedule to perform a special unreleased song, “Ripples”, for the AU review’s sessions series – The AU Sessions – on the rooftop of the Space Hotel in Melbourne, Australia. Watch John live, uncut, unplugged and acoustic here: John’s new album There’s Another Way…

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Watch Brendan Maclean explore ‘Hotel Drowning’ in newly released short film

Brendan Maclean has never been an artist to curtail or reshape his original material in order to pander to a crowd or certain type of ‘accepted’ imagery that comes with being a widely successful pop artist. As we’ve seen with singles in “Tectonic” and “Hugs Not Drugs (Or Both)” recently, Maclean weaves some brilliant pop arrangements…

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Album Review: Beyoncé – Lemonade (2016 LP)

It’s been two days since Beyoncé unleashed her latest visual album onto the world in the form of Lemonade. Two days since the visual component showed her strutting down a street, armed with a baseball bat and smashing in car windows with a reckless abandon of woman scorned. Two days since she further explored and embraced her Southern…

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Bring Me the Horizon announce support dates and add huge second show to Melbourne

Bring Me the Horizon are giving Melbourne fans one more chance to see them in town this September, adding a second date at Margaret Court Arena to their Australian tour. The news comes alongside that of the band’s support acts due to join them out on the road for their biggest Australian shows yet –…

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The Rubens add Adelaide show to national ‘Hold Me Back’ tour

They drew strong numbers to their Groovin’ the Moo set at Oakbank last night and it would seem the good news keeps coming for The Rubens and their Adelaide fans. The band has listened to demand and have added a South Australian date to their national ‘Hold Me Back’ tour, stopping by HQ on June 17th….

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Music Video of the Day: Urthboy ft. Kira Puru “Daughter of the Light” (2016)

Urthboy isn’t wasting time in ensuring longtime fans and newcomers alike know how much quality is on his recent album release The Past Beats Inside Me Like a Second Heartbeat, with the release of his new music video. For “Daughter of the Light”, the Sydney hip hop vet linked up with one of the country’s underrated…

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R&B songstress Brandy announces debut Australian and New Zealand tour

It’s been a long time since a 15 year old Brandy stepped onto the scene with “I Wanna Be Down”, the lead single from her self-titled debut album. Since then the enduring R&B songstress has gone on to achieve massive success in both music and television (Moesha ran for six successful seasons), across an awarded…

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Tegan and Sara set for Splendour in the Grass sideshows this July

Tegan and Sara are the latest Splendour-bound artists to announce headline dates of their own, releasing details of the upcoming July dates in Melbourne and Sydney today. The sisters will be performing some long awaited shows at 170 Russell and the Metro Theatre, bringing their new material to Australian fans for the first time. We’ve…

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Flight Facilities and Sydney Symphony Orchestra to perform a special concert in Sydney’s The Domain

With the recent announcement that four-day, city-wide festival Red Bull Music Academy Weekender will be coming to Sydney, bringing 40 artists and 12 shows to multiple venues, anticipation has officially kicked off for the full line up which we should be seeing in June. While we wait, we do have an announcement of sorts on…

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Album Review: The Drones – Feelin’ Kinda Free (2016 LP)

With Feelin’ Kinda Free, the Drones have reasserted themselves as the enfant terribles of Australian music. They’re willing to go where others aren’t, and they bring an unmatched intensity to their music. Anticipation has been building for this release since “Taman Shud” dropped last year, a single that showed that this album was going to…

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Fran Kranz is the latest addition to The Dark Tower

Fran Kranz will join Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey in Sony’s The Dark Tower. Based on the Stephen King series of novels, the film will follow a wandering gunslinger(Elba) who is the last hope of the fallen land of Mid-World. He is charged with finding the Dark Tower while battling his nemesis the Man in Black (McConaughey). Kranz will…

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Marvel removes Inhumans film from line-up

Over the weekend, Disney and Marvel have officially removed Inhumans from its slate of future MCU films. There was no announcement, nor a new date added. Inhumans was originally penciled in for a November 2, 2018 date before being delayed until July 12, 2019, with Captain Marvel taking its original spot. Many are speculating that the acquisition of Spider-Man…

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Australian Box Office Report: Disney are still ruling the jungle but for how long?

Hi Folks, Hope you all had a good long weekend. The stats are in. There’s no change to the number #1 as far as film is concerned, just a slight decrease the takings for The Jungle Book. However we do have a new number #2 – and that’s newcomer, Eddie the Eagle which racked up $2.6 million. The…

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Fourth series of ABC’s Rake kicks off on May 19

The much-anticipated and critically acclaimed Rake will be returning to the ABC for a fourth season on May 19th. Last seen dangling from a balloon drifting across the Sydney skyline, Cleaver Greene (Richard Roxburgh) crashes back to earth – literally and metaphorically, when he’s propelled through a harbourside window into the unwelcoming embrace of chaos past….

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The Iris’ Weekly Australian TV Picks: 26th April – 2nd May

A brand new week, a brand new list of picks for you to watch including a much anticipated new season of a certain series. Tuesday – 26 April The Fifth Estate, 7Flix, 8:30pm AEST Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, this film portrays Julian Assange and his quest to expose the corruption behind closed government doors, questioning the role of…

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The final Uncharted 4 trailer is here, but blink and you’ll miss it

When the press release for the final Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End trailer landed in my inbox this morning, we were expecting Naughty Dog to pull out all the stops. Then they kind of pulled the rug out from under us. Clocking in at only 37 seconds, this is more of a teaser than an actual trailer, but…

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TV Review: Fear the Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 3 “Ouroboros” (USA, 2016)

“Ouroboros” was a substantial step in the right direction for Fear the Walking Dead, picking up the slack that dragged the previous two episodes with another excursion to an island, the introduction of new characters tying in from the Flight 462 webisodes, and the show’s biggest humans-versus-horde piece to date (as opposed to humans-overwhelmed-by-horde in…

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Goosebumps to get a sequel

Goosebumps is returning to screen for a second feature film. No word yet on whether director Rob Letterman and writer Darren Lemke will be back. Same goes forJack Black. Adapted from the R.L Stine best-selling book series, the idea was first set up by Fox Studio in 1998, before the film moved to Sony in 2008…

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Official revival cast list welcomes us back to Twin Peaks

After a few month of not hearing anything, we are welcomed back to some input regarding Twin Peaks’ revival, which happens next year. Executive producers David Lynch and Mark Frost have just revealed the epic 217-person long list of who’s returning and some newbies along for the ride. Amongst the crew, newcomers include Laura Dern, Michael Cera, Ashley Judd,…

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DVD Review: Victor Frankenstein (USA, 2015)

If nothing else, Victor Frankenstein succeeds in its efforts to retell the story of the titular figure, and not the monster he’s so often conflated with. This re-imagining of the horror classic sees Frankenstein and his assistant Igor take center stage over the pair’s iconic creation, playing less a horror flick and more of a character-driven period…

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Flight Review: Jetstar’s Boeing Dreamliner 787 – Gold Coast to Tokyo Narita (JQ11)

Last year, Johnny enjoyed his first ever flight on the 787 Dreamliner, flying from the Gold Coast to Tokyo (Narita) with Qantas’ budget airline Jetstar. As this week’s flight review, we get the low down on what the experience was like on the service with the world’s newest airliner. Airline: Jetstar Route: Gold Coast to Tokyo…

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Travel Diary: Ash Grunwald surfs, rides and flies his way to Toronto (Canada) via Singapore, Tokyo and LA

Along his journey to Canadian Music Week in Toronto last year – which is just about to return for 2016 – Aussie musician Ash Grunwald encountered electric bicycles, cars, plenty of waves and the contrast of rural Nicaragua and the USA. He’s shared these and more stories with us from his time over the pond… Having a beer…

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Six things you have to eat in New York City

You know they love their food in the US, but it’s taken to another level in New York City, with a mix of some of the country’s finest restaurants alongside mouth-watering slices of pizza, cupcakes that people line up for hours for and the “cro-nut” (or whatever the new trend might be). But what are…

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A Day and Night in “The Big D”: Dallas, Texas

Until now, the only impression of Dallas I had was courtesy of the Cowboys and the short time I’d spent at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on my way through to Austin. It’s the ‘Big D’, right? I’d been told that if I heard ‘Everything is bigger in Texas’, it’s Dallas they’re referring to most of…

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Hotel Review: Club Croc Hotel – Airlie Beach (QLD)

Located just a short five minute (or less) drive away from the bustling main street of Airlie Beach, the Club Croc Hotel offers guests a relaxed and enjoyable stay, with exceptionally attentive and friendly service. With a large pool that includes a waterfall and heated spa, barbecue facilities, a games room, a spacious bar and even…

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Sydney’s legendary Pub Life Kitchen opens second venue in Rozelle

If you know your food in Sydney then you know that Pub Life Kitchen is pretty much the pinnacle of both pub food and this burger craze that has been sweeping the city for the past few years. Owner and Chef Jovan Curic has made a name for himself with some of the most loved…

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The Triffid gets a massive makeover with a new rooftop and menu (Brisbane)

Brisbane’s iconic The Triffid has completely refreshed its looks and refocused its offerings as they unveil their newly renovated urban beer garden with a brand spanking new rooftop to boot! Also bringing in a sweeping change to their cocktail and food menu, and heavy bevy of entertainment options. The crew behind this longstanding live music…

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The Jubilee Hotel will host its annual Craft Beer and Wine Expo at the end of this month (Brisbane)

Saturday 30th April will see The Jubilee Hotel play host to a bevy of craft breweries and winemakers as part of their inaugural Craft Beer and Wine Expo. With the event showcasing over 100 beers from Australian craft brewers, there’s bound to be something on offer to satisfy the thirst of even the most discerning…

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