Day: 3 June 2014

the AU interview: Charles Lloyd (USA) on working with Maria Farantouri on the ‘Greek Project’

Memphis Jazz legend and iconic Greek vocalist Charles Lloyd has arrived in Australia, bringing his fantastic Greek Project for a very special performance in Sydney’s City Recital Hall. The performance is an exploration of traditional Greek music and is a collaboration with political activist Maria Farantouri. Ahead of the performance tomorrow (Wednesday June 4), we…

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It’s Summer Up There! A Festival Guide on Lollapalooza 2014

Lollapalooza, one of America’s biggest summer festivals, will be running again this August, and as per usual, it’s got a hell of a lineup. Rap god Eminem, will be joined by massive acts such as the reunited Outkast, Kings of Leon, Artic Monkeys and Lorde. The quality isn’t simply top heavy, with an array of…

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Exclusive Music Video Premiere: Brianna Carpenter "In Our Hearts" (2014)

Brisbane’s Brianna Carpenter is a one-woman powerhouse. She wrote, produced and engineered her forthcoming album On So It Goes herself and has created the wonderfully summer video (just in time for Winter) to accompany the frolicking nature of her first single “In Our Hearts” with her friends. We’re proud to be exclusively premiering the track…

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the AU sessions: Eleanor Dunlop performs "Disguise" acoustically in Sydney!

the AU review presents Eleanor Dunlop performing her single “Disguise” acoustically in a park in Sydney accompanied by Andrew Campbell on the guitar. The track comes off Elanor’s debut EP, available now!

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Box Office Report: X-Men takes the top spot again while Maleficent opens strong

After having the biggest opening weekend of the year by taking in almost $8.4 million, Fox’s superhero sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past had another solid weekend, securing the top spot with almost $4.5 million. The film has received excellent reviews, including our own rave review, which you can read here. The film has succeeded in being a…

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Star Wars: Episode VII adds Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o and Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie

One month ago when JJ Abrams and Disney announced the incredible ensemble cast for the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII, fans around the world rejoiced that such a high quality cast had been selected to accompany us on our next journey into the Star Wars universe. Despite this positive response to the actors chosen, many were concerned by the fact…

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Theatre Review: RabbitHead – The Blue Room Theatre, Perth (Performances through June 14th)

RabbitHead is the latest production from Little y Theatre Co and Whatshesaid. Directed by Ian Sinclair RabbitHead is a darkly absurd Australian comedy and performative response to Barbara Baynton’s gothic novel The Chosen Vessel. It’s a strange work – full of oddities and quirks, and even now, a day or so later, I’m still not…

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