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REVIEW: Last Night We Became Swans by The Summer Kills

April 28, 2018 by Shelia

As April winds to a close here in Sydney, Australia the temperature is starting to drop and it is starting to finally feel like fall. And the debut album LAST NIGHT WE BECAME SWANS from THE SUMMER KILLS is the essence of fall: cozy, romantic, warm and comforting. THE SUMMER KILLS is a collaboration of musical greatness from MATTHEW RYAN (singer/songwriter) and HAMMOCK (ambient dynamic duo Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson). On writing and recording, the band says, “The reason we’ve waited so […]

Categories: REVIEW • Tags: Hammock, Last Night We Became Swans, Matthew Ryan, REVIEW, The Summer Kills

Review: The Judge

April 4, 2018 by Douglas Davidson

A well-executed documentary works on multiple levels. There’s the central story the director explores, but then there’s some other aspect that finds its way on in, often by surprise. Sometimes these elements overshadow the central story, others they enhance – the latter being the case with director Erika Cohn’s The Judge, a compelling piece of verité cinema focused on Judge Kholoud Al-Faqih, the first female justice in the Middle East’s Shari’a court. Cohn, however, doesn’t settle with Al-Faqih’s story, as […]

Categories: REVIEW • Tags: cinema verite, documentary, Erika Cohn, Husam Al-Deen Afanah, indie documentary, indie film, Judge Kholoud Al-Faqih, Kholoud Al-Faqih, Tayseer Al-Tamimi, The Judge

Review: The Party

March 15, 2018 by Douglas Davidson

Imagine yourself in a confined space. There are two ways in, yet it feels like there’s no way out. You’re surrounded by life-long friends who adore you, until they don’t and then all bets are off. As French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre examined in his play No Exit, hell is just other people. More specifically, hell is who you think you’re supposed to be based on the company you keep for they reflect back to you who you think you really […]

Categories: REVIEW • Tags: Bruno Ganz, Cherry Jones, Cillian Murphy, comedy, dark comedy, drama, Emily Mortimer, Kristin Scott Thomas, MadMan Entertainment, movie review, Patricia Clarkson, REVIEW, Roadside Attractions, Sally Potter, Timothy Spall

LISTEN: Run Rabbit Run by Matthew Ryan

February 28, 2018 by Shelia

The prolific, MATTHEW RYAN, announced today that he was releasing a 12 track collection of acoustic versions of songs, unreleased demos, and so on called STARLINGS UNADORNED on March 7, 2018. Matthew says “STARLINGS UNADORNED is a collection of cinematic acoustic versions of songs from HUSTLE UP STARLINGS. STARLINGS UNADORNED also contains some songs and demos that had yet to find a home. They just felt right here and seemed to expand the story. I hope you enjoy that little peek into […]

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WATCH: Hallelujah (So Low) by Editors

February 25, 2018 by Shelia

EDITORS released a new video for the song “HALLELUJAH (SO LOW)” and it’s made us even more excited for the March 9th release of VIOLENCE. “HALLELUJAH (SO LOW)” is loud with crunchy guitars. We say it’s one of the “loudest” EDITORS song we’ve heard and we are in love with it. Watch/listen to “HALLELUJAH (SO LOW)” below. Keep up with EDITORS: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Website Listen to EDITORS: Apple Music | Spotify | YouTube Video by Rahi Rezvani

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LISTEN: Walk Away by Xavier Rudd

February 24, 2018 by Shelia

From the forthcoming album STORM BOY (not release date available), XAVIER RUDD has released the anticipated single “WALK AWAY” to tease fans and announce tour dates. From Xavier’s site: “It is a song that can simultaneously mirror the certitude of our life or give us respite from it.” As a long time fan, this song is signature XAVIER RUDD: an encouragement to live one’s life drenched in words that are inspired by him seeing the world. In his music, seeing […]

Categories: LISTEN • Tags: LISTEN, Storm Boy, Walk Away by Xavier Rudd, Xavier Rudd

Review: Game Night

February 23, 2018 by Douglas Davidson

Everyone knows that one super-competitive person. The one who will bury your nose in their victory or flip over the table in defeat. Yet we love them because they’re family and it’s usually only during game night that their inner beast emerges. With the recent resurgence of table top games, bringing family members together (Exploding Kittens), tearing them apart (Monopoly), or out-right traumatizing them (Cards Against Humanity) has never been more exciting or fun. Like a good game night, some […]

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LISTEN: Origami by Woodes

February 18, 2018 by Shelia

At first glance WOODES may seem a witchy vixen like STEVIE NICKS, but upon seeing her live she is more forest fairy than witchy and she is enchanting as a Disney princess. We caught her live when she opened up for SYLVAN ESSO (Oxford Art Factory, Feb 8, 2018, Sydney AUS) and WOODES was delightfully charming and a pure joy to watch. She had us hooked from the moment she stepped on stage and when she performed “ORIGAMI” it was […]

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SPOTLIGHT: Emerson Carter

February 13, 2018 by Shelia

Liittle Miss EMERSON CARTER comes onto our radar via fellow music lover and avid concert goer Krissie aka JrzyGyrl. She shared a clip (below) of EMERSON at an open mic night at THE EVENING MUSE (Charlotte, NC) performing her song “MISSING YOU” and well, she blew us away that we knew she had to be our first US Spotlight. She also does a cover of RYAN ADAMS‘ “Oh My Sweet Carolina” which is pretty impressive for a young voice like […]

Categories: SPOTLIGHT • Tags: Artist You Should Know, Artist You Should Know USA, Emerson Carter, SPOTLIGHT

SPOTLIGHT: Samsaruh

February 9, 2018 by Shelia

This week’s Australia Spotlight is on Melbourne singer/songwriter, SAMSARUH. Brand new to the music scene (2017), this gal has taken the Australia music scene by storm. She’s currently joining fellow Aussie and Melbourne singer/songwriter, LANKS, on his “My Own Mystery” Australia tour. Listen to her damn catchy track “Beautiful Killer” below. Want more SAMSARUH: Facebook | Soundcloud | Twitter Photo by Boudist, courtesy of artist Facebook page.

Categories: SPOTLIGHT • Tags: Artist You Should Know, Artist You Should Know: Australia, Samsaruh, SPOTLIGHT

LISTEN: Whoever You Love, I’m Cool by Jeffe

February 7, 2018 by Shelia

I am currently crushing on the vocal stylings of Australia’s JEFFE. For her song, “WHOEVER YOU LOVE, I’M COOL” she says, “It’s the sound of a day dream – half asleep, dusty, its unreliable narrator convinced only of soon having to descend back down into the haze from where it came”. Boy, does that description nail the song perfectly. This song gives me a rainy day in Paris feels! I envision “WHOEVER YOU LOVE, I’M COOL” accompanying a black and white film with […]

Categories: LISTEN • Tags: #wcw, Artist You Should Know: Australia, Jeffe, LISTEN

LISTEN: A Long Way by Tim Hart

February 5, 2018 by Shelia

TIM HART of BOY & BEAR (drummer/backing vocals) gives fans a brand new album called THE NARROW CORNER (Feb 2, 2018) and a brand new Australia tour. He just released a video for the latest track, “A LONG WAY” on the day of the album’s release and we are digging the album from start to finish. BOY & BEAR fans will swoon over THE NARROW CORNER and even those who are not familiar with them will find themselves swooning over the […]

Categories: LISTEN • Tags: #mcm, Artist You Should Know: Australia, Boy & Bear, LISTEN, Tim Hart, Tim Hart of Boy & Bear

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