Year: 2016

Lisa Richards‘ latest single, “Frank Sinatra”, showcases a cool blend of folk, jazz and blues, while the music video (courtesy of Marisa Martin) is a sweet little animation that’s bound to charm. The single, taken from Richards’ forthcoming album A Light From The Other Side, has already been taken off as a favourite with crowds and…

Worldwide hardcore phenomenon, A Day To Remember, have just announced their highly-anticipated sixth studio album Bad Vibrations. The Floridian five-piece have spent the three years since their critically acclaimed Common Courtesy (2013) touring relentlessly around the globe, including the recent Big Ass Tour Australian tour. We caught up with guitarist Kevin Skaff to chat about…

If Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite, Maxwell’s stunning debut album, was released today instead of two decades ago perhaps it would be him who would hold the power to glue our eyes to a live stream of a near empty room for days on end. Perhaps it would be #Maxwell that would constantly trend on Twitter…

No one asked for the remake of arguably the biggest Hollywood epic of all time. And yet, for some obscure ($) reason, the universe decided the 1959 classic Ben-Hur must be done again. And this time, it has Morgan Freeman in dreadlocks. We all know the story. Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) is a wealthy Jewish…

Microsoft have announced that they will be pointing punters at a limited number of the new Xbox Onesie garment this very afternoon via their social channels at 5:30PM AEST time.

The upcoming documentary Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey has received is first full length trailer and it looks spectacular. This ambitious film is a celebration of earth across all of time, from the birth of the universe to its final collapse. Voyage of Time examines science and spirit, birth and death, the grand cosmos and…

IMAX Darling Harbour, home to the world’s biggest cinema screen, will start a program to demolish and rebuild the theatre on September 26th. The existing iconic building will make way for an even more impressive IMAX cinema. Despite the disruption the rebuild will cause, it will maintain its title as the world’s largest cinema screen. The new development…

Blue Water Empire, a three-part dramatised documentary series for the ABC, has commenced filming. The show, which provides a unique insight into the history and culture of the Torres Strait Islands, will show pre-colonisation life through the pervasive impact of European arrival. The cast list includes many local favourites, such as Jack Thompson, Ryan Corr, Damian…

Australia’s biggest comic-con style event, Supanova is heading to Brisbane and Adelaide in November and once again it’s bringing a wide array of talent from your favourite TV shows and movies. Supanova’s latest guest announcement includes the lead actor from the upcoming series American Gods. Ricky Whittle plays Shadow Moon in the television adaption, based on the novel by…

A few weeks ago The Iris posted about a new musical from Whiplash director Damien Chazelle. This week, a new trailer for La La Land was released, giving us a a good taste of the anticipated film. It seems the film is attracting attention from industry insiders ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), with organisers suggesting…

Optus launches short video competition, Connect5, which the telco says aims to support local content innovation. The competition encourages up-and-coming content creators to shoot, upload, and submit a 5-minute film that focuses on the theme of ‘Connecting Lives’.

The new trailer for upcoming horror film Rings has been revealed. Spanish director  F. Javier Gutiérrez will helm the film, who recently confirmed on his Twitter account that the title is a sequel not a prequel, making it the third installment of The Ring franchise. The story is set to follow a young woman named Samara…

For any of you that like to add variety in their life when it comes to films, then this festival is for you! Ritz Cinema will be hosting this year’s AICE (The Australian Israel Cultural Exchange) Israeli Film Festival.  The festival will be showing the best titles across Israeli cinema. Over the last few years,…

PAX Australia has officially revealed a new event at Melbourne’s Federation Square. Occurring on Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd of September, the event will bring a taste of PAX Aus to Federation Square in anticipation of the upcoming PAX Aus 2016 convention. 

Yesterday, Palace Cinemas made the announcement that they will be building a new 14 screen cinema for Sydney’s Central Park Mall Development in Chippendale. They will build their complex on Level 3 of the centre, with an expected completion date of late 2017. The cinema complex will be environmentally friendly, encouraging a system where it uses recycled…

Square Enix has announced the content for the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Season Pass. The season pass will be composed of Narrative DLC’s and several in-game items, such as weapon packs and extra credits.  The first story mission titled System Rift will be available this Spring while the second mission, A Criminal Past is slated for an early 2017 release.  All…

Sony has announced that video game streaming service, PlayStation Now, and a DualShock 4 USB wireless adapter, will be available for PC and Mac. Australian players will be able to access the 300+ titles available on the service, which include Bioshock Infinite, The Last of Us, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution, from 16th of September…

The iconic character David Brent, last seen 15 years ago in the BBC series The Office, has returned in the year’s anticipated – and highly awkward – film David Brent: Life on the Road, which is released in cinemas today. The film sees star, writer and producer Ricky Gervais return as the character who kickstarted his…

For the 6th consecutive year in a row, Melbourne has won the crown of Most Liveable City, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit‘s (EIU) Global Liveability Ranking. The list ranks cities based on liveability factors such as healthcare, safety, education, infrastructure and environment in 140 cities around the world, and gives a snapshot of which…

Not too long ago we chatted to street artist Alex Lehours about his mural work. Specifically his Deadpool piece outdoors in the city streets of Sydney. How then can mural artists transplant to a more regional setting, but with more freedom to explore space? Artists Claire Foxton and Mikey Freedom have been given the canvas of Holm Place…

Earlier this week, the shortlist for this year’s Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction was announced. The Readings Prize, created by the award winning independent book retailer, unsurprisingly (given it’s title) celebrates new works for Australian authors, with the judges considering the first or second books by an author, and shining a light on those…

Dominant doughnut chain Krispy Kreme have come together with Reese’s (best known for Reese’s Pieces) and birthed the peanut butter doughnut, the most logical outcome of this collaboration. The flavour fusion comes after weeks of experimenting in the Krispy Kreme lab, tinkering with the best ways to balance a Reese’s Peanut Butter with the brand’s…

Having recently been voted most liveable city in the world for the sixth year in a row, it’s no wonder Melbourne is constantly opening new culinary experiences for us to sink our teeth into. One of the latest examples: a dual offering from two new sister restaurants who have made their way from Sydney to…

The crew over at Malt Shovel Brewery have brewed up the latest in the James Squire Hop Thief range, being the Hop Thief 8, the continuation of a wildly popular series tweaking the brand’s American Pale Ale, and the follow up to last year’s very well-received, fruity 7. Cascade and Crystal hops have been sourced…

The Volumes Festival takes over Sydney this weekend showcasing some incredible local musicians in some of the city’s best venues; with limited passes still on sale, interested punters are encouraged to purchase theirs now. Ahead of the weekend though, have a suss of the official set times for Friday and Saturday – with the likes of Nicholas…

THE PLOT is back for another year, continuing to gain speed as one of the east coast’s best festivals for both emerging talent and some of our favourites. Returning to Parramatta for its third year in 2016, THE PLOT has got a slick little line up raring to go; from indie to hip hop and raucous…

Loyle Carner has been generating some heat this year; having seen the reception the young British hip hop artist garnered at SXSW this year, it was clear that this guy out of South London had some serious potential he was only giving us hints of at that pint. With his debut EP A Little Late dropping…

This October, The Saints will be performing some exclusive Australian shows, all taking place at The Gasometer in Melbourne. The intimate gigs will see the group’s entire catalogue revisited with Chris Bailey returning to Australia to play alongside Iain Shedden, with  Pat Bourke and Davey Lane on bass and guitar respectively. Fans of The Saints will know how special these…

The Peep Tempel recently announced details surrounding the release of their new album, Joy, namely that it’s coming this October and they’ll be on the road with album #3 this November and December. All of the great things. In the meantime, wrap your heads around their latest single, “Rayguns”, if you haven’t yet. A tune we’ve been loving…

With the release of their new album Drag It Down On You getting ever closer (mark September 2nd down, guys), Ceres have continued to whet fans’ appetites with the announcement of a brand new tour in support of their new music! October and November will see the boys on the road around the joint with album #2 and after initial…