Day: 20 March 2015

the AU interview: Damien Leith on recording the new album, song choice, and collaborations

Damien Leith first came onto our radar taking out the title of Australian Idol back in 2006. It’s been almost a decade since – and this ARIA-winner sure has been busy recording a total of 7 studio albums and publishing 2 novels. This month saw Damien release his 8th studio album Songs From Ireland –…

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Stumbled Upon #031 – Steve Grady (Brisbane)

In the 31st installment of ‘Stumbled Upon’, we meet Brisbane ‘s Steve Grady, and chat about his upcoming EP, A Year’s Gone By and his latest track, ‘Go Away & Miss Me’. Musician: Steve Grady Website / Social Media: www.stevegradymusic.com Facebook / Soundcloud / Bandcamp Genre: Singer/Songwriter Members & their roles: Steve Grady – Guitar…

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Photo Gallery: Billy Idol + Cheap Trick – Qantas Credit Union Arena, Sydney (19.03.15)

Rock icon Billy Idol and Illinois band Cheap Trick brought the house down at Qantas Credit Union Arena in Sydney last night. Pete Dovgan brings you this full photo gallery for the AU.

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The Knocks kick off the Neiman Marcus "Make Some Noise" Activation at SXSW

Highlighting influential women may be the focus of Neiman Marcus’ “Make Some Noise” activation at SXSW this week, but it was New York duo The Knocks who had the privilege of helping kick the three day event off in style yesterday. The duo were joined, however, by Liz Nisitico, who fronts the ever-growing-in-popularity electro-pop duo…

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Peking Duk, Robert Delong and Lolawolf help launch the Pandora Discovery Den for 2015 at SXSW

Wednesday at SXSW marked the first of four days of the Pandora Discovery Den, an annual party held at The Gatsby on 6th Street – featuring a mix of well established and up-and-coming artists from around the world. Australia’s own Peking Duk helped kick off the celebration with a day focused on electronic music. Closing…

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Feature: The Best Festivals & Annual Events in Texas (other than SXSW)

Image captured at Austin City Limits 2013 by Larry Heath As SXSW approaches – taking over Austin, Texas for some 10 days with music, film, interactive and video game components – we wanted to take a moment to address the fact that this isn’t the only festival that brings droves of people to Texas. And…

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The answer to this week’s In The House trivia question for Little Shop of Horrors.

The Iris is proud to support the In The House series at Event Cinemas on George Street in Sydney – helping bring classic films back to the big screen. This week, Little Shop of Horrors was screened, and the trivia question was: Before Steve Martin featured as The Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors, what other on…

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