With his latest single ‘Talk Talk Talk’ churning up the airwaves, I thought it necessary and somewhat nostalgic of me to re-live my incredible interview with Darren Hayes back in 2007 when his last album, ‘This Delicate Thing We’ve Made’ was released. Hayes is a wonderful artist, with a powerful yet tranquil voice and sensational song […]
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This debut event held during L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival in 2010 is run by former designer, Oscar Calvo. He commissioned Pen To Paper’s director, Lara Antonelli to write profiles on all of the designers showing, as well as all other press releases relating to the event. This is definitely the moment you have all been […]
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Fresh from a whirlwind promo tour around the States and Canada, Basement Jaxx’s Felix Buxton talks to Lara Antonelli about his enthusiasm for the people’s return to dance music as well as headlining Good Vibrations 2010. Let’s begin by talking about your eagerly anticipated fifth album entitled, Scars. What was the inspiration for the […]
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Beloved overseas chain store Zara finally made its debut in Melbourne last night. Sitting pretty next to department store titans Myer & David Jones on the famous Bourke Street strip, Zara’s Spanish heritage set Melbournian fashionista’s hearts on fire. Media, celebrities and socialites alike got to sample Zara’s latest designs and threads, with champagne shopping at it’s finest. Adding a […]
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I was initially introduced to Karl Pilkington one Saturday night at the end of 2010, when I was on the phone to my boyfriend in the early stages of our endearing romance. He was heartily laughing at a show on SBS 1 and suggested I flip the channel immediately to be involved in the hilarity. I […]
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There is always a cavalcade of music festivals that stampede through the nation, jostling and bumping one another to get to the front of the herd, claiming to be bigger and better than the last. Groovin the Moo can certainly muster enough muscle to impel itself through the dust and hustle bustle of the other […]
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As the credits rolled for the film, Garden State, there was one thing that struck me acutely and that was, the song that was playing. It was uplifting, engaging, ethereal and simply stunning. That was my initial introduction to Imogen Heap. One part of the duo Frou Frou, she had one of the most startling […]
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Photography by Amanda Fordyce Alex Perry’s Spring 2011 collection show was without a whisper of a doubt, one of the most sensational shows on the calendar of this year’s L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. Opulently housed at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton, there was something magical about the setting for Perry‘s ‘Cuban Princess‘ collection. The […]
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The atmosphere was electric as anticipation mounted for The Bronx’s only Australian headline show as part of the Soundwave juggernaut that swept through the continent. This multi-faceted punk band, hailing from Los Angeles, has managed to harness the power of punk with the true grit of rock and simply bring the noise to every gig. […]
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Hailing from the Canadian town of Ontario come the foursome, Tokyo Police Club, an unsuspecting group of lads whose raucous, fast paced tunes have compelled the world to prick up its ears in earnest attention and has now seen TPC travel the globe, fresh out of high school. Without a hint of arrogance or air […]
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