Day: 28 February 2017

Music Video of the Day: Bad//Dreems “Feeling Remains” (2017)

Another cut of South Australian goodness today, with the new music video from Bad//Dreems for “Feeling Remains”. Throwing back to the glory days of Recovery (what’s up, Dylan Lewis), Baddies dive right back into the 90’s and the final result is pretty darn great. The tune itself is taken from the band’s newly announced sophomore album Gutful – out on April…

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Ali Barter announces national album tour this April & May

Finally. Ali Barter has announced the details of her debut album, A Suitable Girl. The album is out on March 24th and to celebrate, Barter is heading out on the road through April and May! Barter has been one of Melbourne’s musicians that we have been loving watching continue to develop and consistently push in terms of her live…

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Single of the Day: Siamese “Computer Patient” (2017)

Another Adelaide band to have come out of the City of Churches with a crunchy, alternative rock sound akin to the likes of HUM, Failure and Unwound, and even Silversun Pickups (to name a few), Siamese has twigged our fancy. Their debut single release, “Computer Patient”, has brought Siamese to the radars of many in Adelaide…

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Album Review: Sons of Volt – Notes of Blue (2017 LP)

One of the most influential bands of the 90’s alternative-country movement, Son Volt, are back and better than ever. The LP, Notes of Blue, is the band’s first since 2013, made up of 10 blues galvanised tracks, inspired by a glorious mix of Skip James and English acoustic guitarist Nick Drake. Having grown up listening…

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Jazz Party (Melbourne) chat new single “Talking In Your Sleep”, playing big stages & dancing in dark bars

I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for jazz. There’s just something about it that really draws me in and creates this truly atmospheric experience. But I think as well, jazz as a genre is completely subjective, and the sounds, shapes and colours that the listening experience creates, is something pretty phenomenal. In…

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Indiana chill-wave group Hoops announce debut album and share new single, “Rules”

Following up their critically acclaimed 2016 debut EP, Bloomington, four-piece Hoops have just announced their first full length will be coming May 5th on Fat Possum Records via Inertia Music. Titled Routines, the 11-track record will be a defining release for the band, being their first official recording in an actual studio (Rear House Recording in Greenpoint,…

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Ainslie Wills chats international touring and new music ahead of her UK return

Ainslie Wills has been pegged as one to watch in 2017. Not only has she played Queenscliff Music Festival, Falls Festival, WOMADelaide and Splendour in the Grass, just to name a few, as well as a successful run opening for Grouplove in the UK last year; she, and key collaborator Lawrence Folvig, have signed on to…

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Aaron McGrath & Angourie Rice talk Jasper Jones‘ big screen adaptation

The Iris’ Larry Heath sits down with Aaron McGrath & Angourie Rice to talk Jasper Jones‘ big screen adaptation. We find out if either of them have actually read the book, learn more about their roles in the film and talk about their experiences filming in Pemberton, WA. Jasper Jones hits Australian cinemas this Thursday,…

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Australian Box Office Report: Hidden Figures sits sky high on ladder for 2nd week in a row

Despite not winning anything of its three Oscar Nominations, Hidden Figures still topped the week’s box office ladder, earning $2.75m. Sitting in the top spot for the 2nd week in a row is a good place for this film to be in, as people find out more and more about the three women involved in…

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Final speakers added to the 2017 Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) lineup

As the 30th anniversary of the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) approaches, a final round of speakers have been announced today for the documentary and factual screen industry event. Co-founder of satirical media empire The Chaser, Julian Morrow joins AIDC 2017’s up-to-the-minute session Political Documentary in a Post-Truth World, presented by Screen NSW. Morrow will moderate a panel featuring AACTA Award-winning…

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Film Review: Alone in Berlin (Germany/France/UK, 2016) celebrates silent protest in Nazi Germany

Obedience and groupthink were cogs of a never-ending machine which kept Nazism running in the sinister era of Hitler. Husbands would churn trough factory work in the name of their Fuhrer, housewives would do all they were allowed to in order to support the regime, and their sons would fight and coldly die, scared and…

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Film Review: Logan (USA, 2017) will be heralded as one of Hugh Jackman’s finest performances

“…There’s no living with a killing. There’s no going back from one. Right or wrong. It’s a brand. A brand sticks” 17 years ago, the world was introduced to Bryan Singer’s X-Men Universe and with it came the arrival of Wolverine portrayed by Australia’s own Hugh Jackman. It was his breakout Hollywood role and his…

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Film Review: Miss Sloane (USA, 2016) proves a strong woman can play with the big boys

Miss Sloane could be renamed, “Ms Stone.” The film is about an ambitious and icy woman who acts as a lobbyist for a firm that is advocating on behalf of a gun control bill in the States. It’s a tense, political drama with as many power-plays, twists, turns and slights of hand as The Ides…

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Aussies Abroad: Flume, Jagwar Ma, Vance Joy join Canada’s iconic WayHome Festival bill

The WayHome Music and Arts Festival takes place in Ontario, Canada for another year this July, bringing with it a stellar list of international artists set to perform. Headlined by the likes of Imagine Dragons, Frank Ocean, Solange and The Shins, WayHome has curated a festival touching on various genres for campers and visitors alike. Aussies featured on the line up…

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UberEATS is delivering FREE pancakes across Australia today

To help you celebrate World Pancake Day – UberEATS has partnered with some of Australia’s best café’s to supply you with your sugar fix of maple syrup or perhaps something a little more elaborate. If you are new to UberEATS you can use the promo code ‘EATPANCAKE’ and get $20 off your first order (valid…

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