All photography by Lara Antonelli-Leorke. Copyright Pen To Paper Media.
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The 2010 ARIA Music Awards – Interviews + Coverage
Initially, the sight of a glorious sun shining down on Sydney’s Opera House would have been counted as a blessing for the 2010 Aria Awards. However, when you have been standing on the red carpet under this sweltering heat for three hours, with no shade or water to keep you from almost collapsing, it becomes […]
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Memories of New York Fashion Week S/S 2010
Shot of the Big 3 (Sarah Jessica Parker, Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington) taken by Amanda Fordyce @ the Narciso Rodriguez show. Attending New York Fashion Week in September last year, would have to be hands down, one of the most exhilarating, surreal and wonderful experiences of my life, and indeed, my career to date. It […]
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FASHIONTREND Magazine Contributions
From April 2007, I wrote for this glossy, internationally sold fashion bible of a magazine. Only released quarterly throughout the year, Fashion Trend is one of the most exclusive Australian fashion magazines. Based in Fitzroy, Melbounre, the Australian arm of this magazine is a tour de force. It’s international head office is in Milan, and […]
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ABBIE CORNISH – Interview with the superstar Aussie actress
There is something alluring about Abbie Cornish. Standing alongside the red carpet at the AFI Awards held in Melbourne last December, I hardly recognised her. Albeit my heart was still a-flutter from having just interviewed Heath Ledger (a successful feat undertaken without any exchange of blows…. or saliva for that matter). I generally detest grand […]
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BAD RELIGION – New Maps Of Hell – Album Review
If I were to brashly instigate an argument with the members of Bad Religion, I am completely convinced that I would lose hands down… bleeding and bruised in a gutter somewhere. It would be literal suicide to argue with a band who has successfully released an impressive 13 albums. They would have a worldwide […]
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BOOKA SHADE @ Prince of Wales, Melbourne. Jan 2011
Booka Shade are undeniably masters of their game. Highly intelligent, technically savvy and endearingly likeable artists, the duo from Frankfurt have been kicking metaphorical musical goals the globe over. Not only have they produced some of the most idiosyncratic tunes to emerge from their electro/ techno/ house genre.; they also possess a magnetic energy force […]
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BIG DAY OUT Melbourne 2011 – feat. Tool, Sia, Iggy Pop, Die Antwoord + Birds of Tokyo
Melbourne turned the heat up to scorching for this year’s Big Day Out extravaganza. Coupled with the sheer size of this event, the many stages and sensational line up of acts, over 52,000 punters and the desire to check out as much music as humanly possible, made this one of the most arduous yet exhilarating […]
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ROISIN MURPHY: Interview with the former Moloko songstress
Photography by Lara Antonelli Mention the name Roisin Murphy and you may have to endure some quizzical looks from those unbeknownst. Yet, mention the name Moloko and their eyes sharpen with the understanding that she was the sassy minx from the highly successful group. Roisin Murphy is one of the most fashionable, dynamic, unique and […]
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BLACK PHOENIX : Label Profile
Like the proverbial phoenix rising from the ashes, scorching hot fashion label Black Phoenix is breathing some much needed life into the re-birth of edgy, pop culture and vintage inspired clothing. An amalgamation of punk and rock sensibilities, everything from the iconic Rolling Stones, Bruce Lee and Madonna have been immortalized on these sexy and […]
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