Day: 19 March 2016

Kendrick Lamar closes the inaugural Auckland City Limits while homegrown acts steal the show

Kendrick Lamar is without a doubt one of the most bankable artists in the world right now, so it was only right that Live Nation, C3 Presents, and locals CRS Presents lock in the Compton emcee for a headline slot at the inaugural Auckland City Limits. Taking the Spark One stage right after co-headliners The…

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SXSW Interview: Butch Vig reflects on his former studio and its new documentary The Smart Studios Story

Over some 30 years, Smart Studios, founded by Garbage members Butch Vig and Steve Marker, helped changed the landscape of music. Six years after it closed, director Wendy Schneider has brought the story of the studio to the big screen with her film The Smart Studios Story. At its premiere at SXSW, Larry talked to producer Butch Vig…

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SXSW Announces Audience Award Winners

Today, SXSW has announced the winners of this year’s Audience Awards for film. It was an impressive year for the film conference and festival that was 143 features and 114 shorts screened to Austin audiences over nine days. The big winners here are Greg Kwedar‘s Transpecos which won best narrative feature and Keith Maitland‘s Tower. Check…

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The first trailer for Marvel’s Luke Cage has arrived

Hidden away as a surprise for fans who have already reached the end of Daredevil‘s second season, Netflix have let loose the first teaser trailer for Marvel’s Luke Cage. It’s only a short piece but it does a great job of reintroducing Cage (Mike Colter) and his powers. Overall, it’s also a little lighter in tone than Jessica…

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Australian Box Office Report: The Lady in the Van ends Deadpool’s reign

British comedy The Lady in the Van followed up a successful debut last week with a very noteworthy second week. The Maggie Smith led film surpassed Deadpool with AU$1.65 million to take top spot. Deadpool however only trailed slightly earning AU$1.60 million. The Merc with a Mouth overtook Iron Man to become the third most…

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SXSW Interview: Blues Legend Bobby Rush and Director Daniel Cross talk I Am The Blues

This week, I sat down with Daniel Cross, the Director and Producer of the music documentary I Am the Blues here at SXSW, in Austin, Texas. The film takes us on a journey through the American South, led by the great Bluesmen who have provided a Soundtrack to the region over the last century. One of those men,…

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Film Review: Zootopia (PG) (USA, 2016)

Disney hits the mark again with Zootopia (directed by Byron Howard & Rich Moore).  Surprisingly different from the other Disney films that leave you crying and happy at the same time, Zootopia is mostly a feel good film. It centers on Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) who sticks to her dream of becoming a…

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We caught up with Attack on Titan voice actor Trina Nishimura to talk past roles and tales from the recording booth

From beginnings as Namiko in Desert Punk to her much anticipated appearance as Mikasa Ackerman in Attack on Titan, Trina Nishimura’s agile voice has brought her critical acclaim. Trina will be visiting Australian shores for Supanova Gold Coast and Supanova Melbourne this year. We caught up with her in anticipation of the occasion and talked about her past…

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FBi Radio’s Brush With Fame is back for a third year with artwork from Courtney Barnett, Alabama Shakes and more

FBi Radio’s Brush With Fame is back! The online auction of musician-made masterpieces is back for a third year. And with just over 24 hours left before the auctions close now’s the time to make those last minute bids and help keep FBi Radio on the air. For those of you not familiar with Brush…

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Joel Creasey talks about his time in the jungle just in time for his MICF show, The Crown Prince.

After two months in Africa, Joel Creasey has returned home and boy is he happy. So much so, that he even had bestie Chrissy Swan asleep in his spare room because they had a sleep over the night before #BlessTheirCottonSocks. So much to chat about, so let’s get to it. Give us a debrief of…

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