“Summer’s Getting Shorter”, the latest tune from Hedge Fund, now has a music video and it continues to follow the band’s penchant for producing some intriguing, quirky clips to gather the attention of their audience. Co-directed by the band’s frontman William Colvin and cinematographer Tyson Perkins, “Summer’s Getting Shorter” is one to spend your time with, for sure….

Lollapalooza has brought the noise once more with its 2016 line up, bringing a massive round of artists through to Grant Park in Chicago this July. For the festival’s flagship event, Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will be headlining the four day event. Over 170 artists have been announced, representing some of the best popular…

Polish Club remain one of our favourite new Sydney bands and to see them drop this tasty little morsel of a song today, we couldn’t think of a better way to enter a long weekend! The duo’s new single, “My House”, is rollicking, hits hard and is a great indicator of what’s to come from the…

Independent record label Mirador Records is celebrating four years in the game with birthday bash you’re gonna want to be at. Taking over Queen’s Theatre in Adelaide on May 27th, the Mirador crew will be hosting live sets from Mansionair and Luke Million, as well as performances by Problems and World Wild. With DJ sets from Mirador faves and local artists…

This week in the music industry America lays out its financial achievements for 2015 showing a rise in the consumption in music while revenue falls behind and the Australia Council exports Australia’s brightest creatives, and we all chill out for the Easter weekend. Music Consumption Skyrockets But Revenue Falls Behind Tuesday this week the Recording Industry Association…

Military-industrial comedy War Dogs has its first trailer. The film, based on a true story, will see Jonah Hill and Miles Teller take on the role of two friends who exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts during the Iraq war. Check out the trailer below: War Dogs…

Luc Besson’s has revealed new details and a first look at his upcoming sci-fi film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets in a new interview over at Entertainment Weekly.  Based on French comic Valerian and Laureline, the film stars Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, John Goodman, Ethan Hawke and Rihanna. As part of the…

Starz’s upcoming series, the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel American Gods has casted Sucker Punch actress Emily Browning as Laura Moon. Emily Browning will play Shadow Moon’s wife, Laura Moon, who has been preparing for her husband’s pending prison release, which will be played alongside actor Ricky Whittle who has been set to play…

When the BBC first commissioned the series Ripper Street it began as a crime drama procedural set in 1889 in Whitechapel, the infamous burrough that Jack The Ripper haunted. Investigating a range of crimes are Detective Inspector Edmund Reid (Matthew MacFadyen), Detective Sergeant Bennet Drake (Jerome Flynn) and Captain Homer Jackson (Adam Rothenberg). After two…

Hot off the release of the more serious-looking Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the first teaser trailer for The LEGO Batman Movie is here. There’s a few callbacks to the characters first appearance in The LEGO Movie but on the whole it looks like its own hilarious thing. Check it out below: The LEGO Batman Movie…

Potentially the crest of a wave early-2000s franchise revivals, Bridget Jones’s Baby got its first trailer today. Renée Zellweger returns as titular character and it looks like its going to be a pretty-fun nostalgia trip for fans. Colin Firth is also set to reprise his role. Check out the trailer below: Bridget Jone’s Baby is releasing in Australian cinemas on September…

Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, released on March 18 on Netflix, stars Paul Reuben’s Pee-Wee Herman alongside Joe Meganiello as himself in an adventure written by Reubens and Paul Rust. The Iris caught up with director John Lee (Wonder Showzen, Inside Amy Schumer, The Heart, and She Holler) at SXSW to talk about the challenges of re-imagining such a well-known and…

Pee-Wee Herman returned to the big (and small) screen last week with the Netflix debut of Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday. At SXSW, we caught up with stars Jessica Pohly and Alia Shawkat to talk butt pads, bank robberies and their role in the Pee-Wee revival. Well, congratulations on the film. I’m curious as to when you first received…

The epic five-day music adventure that is Bluesfest began in a big way this year, welcoming punters both new and old onto the spacious Tyagarah Tea Farm for the festival’s 27th year, boasting one of it’s most diverse programs to date. Compton emcee Kendrick Lamar was the Thursday headliner and all eyes were on him…

Cold War Kids are back in Australia, hitting our festival scene once again with a killer live show at Bluesfest in Byron Bay overnight. Larry sat down with vocalist Nathan Willett on site at the festival to catch up on what’s been happening with the band since we last saw them out this way a few Falls Festivals ago…

Now this is a tour we are keen for. Camp Cope have come out of Melbourne blazing with their indie punk sounds and now, the girls are fleshing out their live presence and bringing the noise to a venue near your this May. The five date tour will have Camp Cope tour their new single “Jet Fuel Can’t…

Whitney stood out as one of the highlight finds of SXSW for us this year – the multi piece from Chicago really taking our attention with their striking take on some classic indie folk, but presenting it in a gorgeous and refreshing new fashion. Their debut album Light Upon the Lake is coming out in June and in…

We caught up with The Zolas at SXSW and we chatted about their new record, which they sum up as a weird pop album with something say, and the band even talked politics, specifically, ‘that Abbott guy’ and Rupert Murdoch’s ‘prune-y’ hands. Check out the full interview below. Welcome back to the SXSW, it’s been…

We’re stoked to be spending Easter weekend out at Bluesfest, a return to the amazing Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm for another five day series of live music spanning a diverse array of genres. Featured artists represent for hip hop, jazz, blues, experimental and more, and below are just some of the fantastic talent we can’t wait to…

Adelaide trio SKIES have dropped their new single “Speed Boy” and it has shown the boys have put what was a prosperous 2015 to good use in the studio. Having made their mark on the live front with successful headline dates  and supports alongside some of the most influential names in Australian music at the moment, SKIES…

DIY multi-instrumentalist Alex G released his first recorded album Beach Music, with Domino Records last October. Following six self-recorded LPs, including hit album DSU that featured as Best Album of 2014 by Noisey, Time Out, The Washington Post and Consequence of Sound, the Philadelphian singer-songwriter has kicked off his full-time music career with new singles “bug” and “Kicker”. The rock/pop indie melody reproduces…

Royal Canoe‘s Matt Peters caught up with Larry at SXSW to have a chat about the Canadian six-piece’s new album, Today We are Believers. The indie pop group have played in over 350 shows around North America and Europe, and supported Bombay Bicycle Club on their ‘So Long, See You Tomorrow‘ tour. Their new album, produced by Animal Collective…

The strong, funny and perhaps a little clumsy panda is back on the screen to entertain the audience once again in Kung Fu Panda 3. Produced by DreamWorks Animation in a first time collaboration with China’s Oriental DreamWorks, the Kung Fu Panda franchise is back with its third installment on the screen after a 3…

Let It Snow, an anthology of short stories written by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle, follows three teenagers, who each find love during a snowstorm on Christmas Eve. The rights to the YA collection were picked up by Universal in 2014, and the screenplay is set to be revised by Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber,…

Sydney Film Festival and Lexus Australia have announced today 21 filmmakers which have been shortlisted by the producers at The Weinstein Company to compete in the largest cash fellowship for short film in Australia. Taking part in the selection process, Australian actress Judy Davis will take the role of Jury Chair. Other jury members include Sydney…

It has been announced that actor Elijah Wood will be joining the cast of the upcoming BBC America Comedy, Dirk Gently. The series, set to be written and directed by Max Landis, will see Wood play the title detective assistant Todd. AMC Studios, Ideate Media and IDW Entertainment are co-producing the series, based on  the Dirk Gently’s…

On Tuesday, MTV announced the first round of presenters for this year’s MTV Movie Awards. The presenters announced for the first round are Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth and Jessica Chastain from The Huntsmen: Winter’s War, Seth Rogen and Zac Efron from Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Olivia Munn from X-Men: Apocalypse and supermodel Gigi Hadid.  In case you missed it, this year the MTV…

This year, Madman will showcase their Madman Anime Festival for two days, celebrating anime and Japanese Culture at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The festival has been organised by Madman Entertainment and AnimeLab. The festival will be held on September 3rd and 4th and will presenting all sorts of activities and presentations in hand….

The Iris found themselves locked in a room with screenwriter Paul Rust last week to talk about his role in bringing Pee-Wee to new audiences without losing the sentiments of the Tim Burton original. Congratulations on the film, it seems like you’re doing so much on Netflix right now, do you find it affords you…

You are never too old for some good fun on the big screen! Relive one of Pixar’s biggest hits in history at the In The House screening of Toy Story (1995). To infinity and beyond! This film was historic as it changed animation forever, it was the first computer animated film of all time. Join…