Held at the very cool art space, Revolt in Melbourne, the seventh annual Jagermeister Independent Music Awards was a refreshingly brilliant and fair dinkum night showcasing Aussie music at its rawest and most intriguing. Walking through the smoke haze and skull graffiti popping from the brick wall at the entrance to the venue, you could […]
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New York Fashion Week was incredible this year! With major make-up sponsor, Maybelline New York working their magic yet again, it was a fun yet hectic week, choc full of runway shows, presentations, parties and openings galore! With Hollywood actresses and musicians, to designers and socialites, the Maybelline Insiders – Amanda Fordyce and Lara […]
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The absolute latest direct from the exclusive designer shows of New York Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2011/12 from the Maybelline Insiders, Amanda Fordyce and Lara Antonelli. Anna Sui‘s highly anticipated show was so colourful and fun. With models adorned with floral turbines, super red lips, bright popping colours and her signature 40’s meets 70’s style glamour. […]
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Album Artwork Copyright of Mariachi El Bronx & White Drugs. Like most good things, people always have a way of finding out about it. Even when hardcore punk rock bands have a mariachi side project that ends up gaining more momentum than their aforementioned musical pursuit. Random good things like that. As a writer, and […]
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In an increasingly shallow musical world where everyone wants to be, or believes they are, a budding DJ, I therefore have a profound respect for Josh Davis. No, in fact it goes far beyond that. It is sheer adoration for the man that goes by the name of, DJ Shadow. He is the pioneer of […]
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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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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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