BBC First British Film Festival 2015 Competition
BBC First British Film Festival returns for its third year with a standout selection of Festival favourites and box office hits from the British Isles.
The 2015 program will open nationally with the highly anticipated YOUTH. Fresh from its premiere at Cannes Film Festival and starring veteran British actor Michael Caine, it is director Paolo Sorrentino's second English-language film and the follow-up to his Academy Award-winning film The Great Beauty (2013).
For more than 20 years, ...
The Vaccines 2015 Australian Tour
Hailed as the “saviors of guitar bands” alongside The Strokes and The Libertines, emerging in the summer of 2010 with blend of retro surf punk, Ramones guitars and Everly Brothers pop hooks, their high octane, ultra-melodic sound saw them instantly adopted as the hot new guitar band on the block.
The London four-piece – Justin Hayward-Young (vocals/guitar), Freddie Cowan (guitar), Arni Arnason (bass) and Pete Robertson (drums) had only formed in early 2010, but in early 2011, debut ...
Lior Autumn Flow 10th Anniversary Tour
Lior became one of Australia’s most successful independent artists with the release of Autumn Flow in 2005. See the entire album performed from start to finish, as well as selected favourites from his back catalogue, such as the much-loved and timeless opening track “This Old Love”, “Daniel” and the title track “Autumn Flow”.
Autumn Flow was released in a time when independently funded and released records were still a rarity, with artists such as Lior and John Butler ...
Women in Voice 2015
Don’t miss the sumptuous combination of the ethereal Emma Dean, rock legend Carol Lloyd, world music mama Yani and the astounding Alison St Ledger, all brought together by MC Queenie van de Zandt’s hilarious alter ego, Jan van de Stool, International Music Therapist.
Gather your favourite music fans to laugh, cry, fall in love and break some hearts along with these incredible vocalists. Women in Voice 2015 will transform a night out together into a highlight of your year.
Women in ...
Hozier 2015 Australian Tour
Taking in a national run of dates in venues a huge step up from his relatively small performances, this October tour will see Hozier perform at Perth's Belvoir Amphitheatre on Wednesday 28 October, the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on Friday 30 October, Sydney's Hordern Pavilion on Tuesday 3 November, before closing at Brisbane's stunning Riverstage on Friday 6 November.
With so many countless fans missing out on seeing Hozier live on this brief Easter visit, here now is your chance to ...
Future Islands Aussie Tour
Future Islands have developed a reputation of delivering epic live shows all around the world, commanding attention from music lovers, largely thanks to the remarkably distinct vocals and astonishing performance antics of front man Samuel T Herring. Their fourth studio LP ‘Singles’ drew critical acclaim worldwide, with NME, Pitchfork and Spin Magazine hailing the album lead single ‘Seasons (Waiting On You)’ their best track of 2014.
“Singer Samuel T.Herring’s performance is ...
Arj Barker – Get in My Head at the Brisbane Powerhouse
What are you waiting for? Hop on in, and let’s ride. There’s plenty of room in here. Join me and together we’ll contemplate everything from the social evolution of humanity, to the intriguing and elusive nature of non-sexually derived boners. I’ll even mention fondue at some point, and that’s a promise. So take a load off your mind, and get into mine already! Get in My Head!!
In recent years Arj Barker has spent more time in our country than his own and has come to understand ...
Jesse Davidson Aussie Tour
Davidson’s burgeoning online presence has seen his music amass over 1.8 million streams via SoundCloud and Spotify. His collaboration as guest vocalist on Japanese Wallpaper’s track ‘Between Friends’ came in at #97 in this year’s triple j’s Hottest 100. Jesse also recently worked with Luke Millions, an unexpected collab, to which he leant his voice to space disco epic ‘Fear The Night’.
He started 2015 with a performance at Laneway Festival in his hometown of Adelaide and ...
The Western at GoMA
'The Western' celebrates one of the most popular and enduring genres of cinema. Known for its images of lone cowboys, Native Americans, barren landscapes and elemental hardships, the genre has influenced the way filmmakers depict confrontations between man and nature, civilisation and freedom since its inception in silent cinema.
Inspired by the Wild West, the Western draws on a time of territorial expansion, bustling modernity and a burgeoning national identity. The genre reflects a ...
Big K.R.I.T. Aussie Tour
At just 28 years old Big K.R.I.T. has already topped Billboards Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart twice. In November last year, Big K.R.I.T. hit the No. 1 spot with his second Def Jam release Cadillactica, moving 44,000 in first-week sales. The album features a host of acts including Raphael Saadiq and Wiz Khalifa. In 2012 he topped the chart with his release Live From the Underground.
“one of the most gifted rappers living on this wretched ball of blue called Earth.”– Billboard
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