Day: 10 December 2014

Photo Gallery: Cypress Hill + Coin Banks + Ivan Ooze – Enmore Theatre, Sydney (08.12.14)

Cypress Hill smashed their Sydney show on Sunday night, supported by Coin Banks and Ivan Ooze! Gwen Lee brings you these photos from the show.

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the AU interview at Clockenflap: Dan Deacon talks about his next album, touring with Arcade Fire and more.

Ahead of his return to Australia next month, playing Sugar Mountain, MONA FOMA, Sydney Festival and more, we caught up with Baltimore electronic artist (and one of the greatest live acts you’ll ever see) Dan Deacon while he was in Hong Kong to play Clockenflap Festival. We get the latest on his much anticipated new…

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Why is the Indie Music scene in Hong Kong struggling?

If you read my review of Clockenflap festival in Hong Kong last week, you may remember I mentioned that there were quite a few bands saying that this was the first time they’d played together on a stage… in front of a crowd. Coming from Australia, you can’t help but think that this is the…

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Best of 2014: Jeremy Hunter from Kingswood's 11 Favourite Australian and International Albums of the Year

There were some great releases in 2014, locally and internationally. Instead of wafting on about them and throwing in Pitchfork reviewer wanker buzzwords, I thought it would be easier to list the albums that I enjoyed in 2014: AUSTRALIAN RELEASES 1. Mink Mussel Creek – Mink Mussel Manticore 2. Dan Sultan – Blackbird 3. Blank…

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Games Impressions: Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series – Episode One – Iron From Ice (PC, 2014)

Telltale’s second offering of the holiday season is the product of their fruitful partnership with Warner Bros on The Wolf Among Us earlier this year. This new adventure title, Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series – based on HBO’s wildly successful fantasy series of the same name – offers immense value both to fans…

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Blu Ray/DVD Review: Transformers – Age of Extinction (USA, 2014)

The home release of Michael Bay’s latest foray into the iconic Transformers franchise is here just in time for Christmas, and home release is as epic as the blockbuster itself, with a barrage of features to demystify the blockbuster blend of cutting edge visual effects and masterful production. The Iris’ Carina Nilma reviewed the film…

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Meeting Mr. Mayhem – The end of Sons of Anarchy.

WARNING: This piece contains spoilers regarding the final episode of Sons of Anarchy. “Doubt thou the stars are fire Doubt that the sun doth move  Doubt truth to be a liar But never doubt I love.” Appearing just prior to the end credits’ final scroll, Hamlet’s words to Ophelia hung onscreen as fans of FX’s outlaw drama Sons…

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What to Watch: The Iris’ Weekly TV Picks (11th-14th December 2014)

Thursday Chow Masters, 7 Mate, 8 pm AEST In this episode, chef Sammy DeMarco and Hollywood director Frank Coraci travel to America’s Music City, Nashville to devour a trio of mouthwatering barbecue sandwiches. From glazed pork belly to a Goo Goo Cluster mole sauce, this program is sure to leave you salivating like one of…

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Film Review: Horrible Bosses 2 (USA, 2014)

In 2011, during the aftermath of the GFC and in the wake of what would become the Occupy Movement, Hollywood gave the world three unlikely heroes, who were well and truly part of the 99%, and created a plot that would allow this trio – Dale (Charlie Day), Nick (Jason Bateman) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis)…

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