It was a night of tributes at the 58th Grammy Awards, with some of the biggest names in music paying homage to the likes of David Bowie, B.B King. Lionel Richie (who was named “MusiCares Person of the Year”) and Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister. The series of dazzling and heartfelt covers remained the most memorable of the…
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On the back of their debut album, Hills End, set to be released February 26, DMA’s have announced the Australian dates for their worldwide Hills End Album Tour. The band will tour all major capital cities over May and June. Their highly anticipated album comes after several successful singles, including their debut single ‘Delete’. Check out the…
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As part of Gold Coast’s Bleach* Festival, the streets of New Orleans will be recreated at Palm Beach on the 5th of March for the Feast Fiesta street party. The festival will see performances from The Unusual Suspects, The Bella Fontes,The Hanlon Brothers and Cheap Fakes. Along with music, the festival will feature international cuisine from local restaurants and pop-up dining…
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As we head into the third installment of this year’s Courtyard Sessions down at the Seymour Centre in Sydney, we steal some of Jordan Millar‘s time to find out more about what to be expecting from his set on Friday and what he’s currently working on. Having spent much of 2015 bringing his music to…
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This years Groovin the Moo (GTM) is looking for local legends to get involved for the 2016 festival. The festival wants to further engage local legends, artists, volunteers, providers, students, community groups, sporting clubs and much more to highlight each local regions talents. This year holds even more initiatives for locals to get involved and be…
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It is one thing to sell out your first headline gig down under and it’s another to play to a room where you have the crowd’s full, phone-free attention. Canadian duo Majical Cloudz brought their Laneway 2016 set to the intimate Newtown Social Club for what proved to be a reflection on sombre emotions dispersed…
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DMA’s are one of those bands who can do so much without looking like they’ve done much at all. In their lyricism, some brilliant narratives are crafted yet a no bells and whistles/smoke and mirrors approach to their brand of Britpop-licked indie music has made the Sydney group relatable to everyone in some way or…
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Every year, Easter in Australia means one thing for music fans: Bluesfest. The annual Byron Bay festival bringing some of the finest acts from around Australia and the world to the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm just outside of Byron – and this year the lineup is without question their finest in years. From the contemporary…
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Sydney may be locked out, but we continue to create some of the best music in the country, as proven by the three bands who took to the stage at the Newtown Social Club on Saturday night. The night celebrated the release of Cold Cold Heart, the debut EP from Gideon Bensen, a local artist who is best…
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Melbourne turned on a perfect summer’s day as a sold out Laneway Festival crowd descended on the banks of the Maribyrnong River for what was nothing less than a spectacular day of music. With a lineup on show sporting the likes of Flume, CHVRCHES, and Purity Ring to name only a few, there was little…
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It has been argued, with varying levels of success, that Simple Plan deviated too far over the past couple of albums. Truth be told, they’ve always clung to the pop flank of pop-punk. Yet when irreverent lyrics and copious amounts of tomfoolery were replaced with love songs and seriousness, punk purists abandoned ship. But Simple…
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The filming of Star Wars: Episode VIII has begun with principle photography at Pinewood Studios in London. We left off Star Wars: The Force Awakens with Rey taking her first steps, and now her journey continues with Finn, Poe and Luke Skywalker in the next chapter of the continuing Star Wars saga. Star Wars: Episode VIII, which is written and directed by Rian…
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The second trailer for the anticipated new film from Jeff Nichols (Mud, Take Shelter) has been released, giving us more insight into a film that looks to be as thrilling as it is intimate. The trailer shows pieces of intense and gripping moments with emotional performances from Kirsten Dunst, Michael Shannon and Joel Edgerton. Midnight Special tells the story of…
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Sacha Baron Cohen’s new film Grimsby is so ludicrously offensive, that clips from it can’t be shown on national TV. At least that’s what Jimmy Kimmel and his network ABC think. How do we they get around this? With some very clever marketing. Cohen appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live recently to promote his new film…
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On March 17th, Adelaide’s Palace Nova cinemas will be hosting an exclusive season of the highly anticipated and acclaimed horror film The Witch – and The Iris readers have the chance to see the film before everyone else. We’ll be hosting a very special preview screening of the film on 2nd March at 6.30pm! The…
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Well how about that Fox? I’m guessing the big wigs wished they did this years ago but better late than never. Marvel’s most unadulterated superhero, Deadpool, has made a mockery out of box office records everywhere. As I like to do with big openings, I’m going to hit you all with some numbers. First off…
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Filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov and his production company Bazelevs, known for hit thriller Unfriended, a film that introduced “screenshare” storytelling, a verité storytelling set entirely on screens of digital devices, is inviting new artists to participate in a Open Source Screenshare Workshop at SXSW Film Festival. Bazelevs are looking for submissions from filmmakers around the world…
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Tickets have now been released for Australia’s biggest celebration of pop-culture, the Supanova Pop Culture Expo for Gold Coast and Melbourne which is set to take place over two weekends in April. In addition, more talent has been announced including Gilligan’s Island favourite Dawn Wells, and Jessica Jones star Eka Darville, and Teen Wolf’s Daniel…
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One of the strengths The X-Files has had has always been in bringing the occasionally innocuous things in our lives into a horror style setting. Writer and producer Glen Morgan has had his hand in a few of these particular episodes with The X-Files, such as ‘Blood’ the episode where a man kept receiving subliminal…
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The Scott Rudin-produced adaption of Jonathan Franzen’s novel Purity is reportedly close to finding a home with Showtime, with James Bond star Daniel Craig attached to play a major role. According to Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva, the series is currently being shopped out to cable and streaming services with Showtime looking like the most likely to take it on….
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There is a general misconception about the food and drink culture of Singapore that puts it as an expensive, primarily upper class enterprise. Indeed, most of the tourist traps hold true to this – and the bar culture in Singapore makes the already overpriced $7+ schooner at Australian pubs seem like a bargain (we’re talking…
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If you have a quick look online you’ll soon find Whistler Blackcomb ski resort, which is situated in Canada’s coastal province of British Columbia, offers a ton of accommodation – so much so that choosing the right place to stay can be a difficult (and time consuming) process. Rather than spend hours of your precious…
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Located between Chelsea and the Meatpacking District on the West side of Manhattan in what was once the National Maritime Union headquarters, a building sticks out with a unique design – like a cruise ship sitting amongst the concrete waters of New York City. This is the home of the not-so-inconspicuous, hip boutique hotel Dream…
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Singapore is hot. It’s that tropical and humid kind of hot. Unless you are one of the lucky ones staying in a fancy hotel or condo building, finding a place to cool down can be tricky. Rather then visiting a public pool or retreating to an air conditioned shopping center, we spent a day at…
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Becky Lucas has been as creative a person than any other creative person who creates for a living. If those creative things include tweeting away a storm, writing a comprehensive newsletter about life and ideas, or supporting every other creatively funny people on the planet, then she really is nailing it on many levels. She…
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Following teasers of what’s to come, Taste of Sydney has today announced one of their biggest restaurant line-ups in the festival’s history, bringing in some of the most exciting new restaurants in Sydney to showcase at the four-day event. From Thursday 10th March to Sunday 13th March at Centennial Parklands, ToS will be tasking Sydney’s…
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Since reopening at Surry Hills’ historic Hotel Harry, the street-level diner known as Harpoon Harry has been serving up some worthy latino-inspired fare, but that’s all set to change come April as the kitchen welcomes famed Belle’s Hot Chicken owner Morgan McGlone to give the menu a complete refresh. McGlone, who can currently be found…
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Citi’s Good Food Month, has heralded its most diverse program for this year’s Canberra festival, packing in a variety of food and drink events found across the city and regional ACT, presenting a great opportunity for local and visiting food lovers to check out the array of special dinners, lunches, drinks and markets across the month. This year, the program’s categories…
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From now until the end of March a selection of bars across Sydney will host a new art exhibition by iconic Asian brand Tiger Beer, who have partnered with James Dive from The Glue Society to bring barely-cooled woks from the street of Singapore and transform them into “Woks of Art”. The aim is to…
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