The Australian music industry is in mourning after news emerged, this week that seminal percussionist Leanne Cowie has died. Leanne was the drummer for legendary Aussie post-punk outfit The Scientists. Scientists frontman Kim Salmon broke the news to fans on Facebook on Friday, paying a heartfelt tribute to his late bandmate. ‘Leanne Chock neé Cowie,
Alex Coco, left, Sean Baker and Samantha Quan pose in the press room with their Oscars for Anora. Mike Coppola/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mike Coppola/Getty Images “Long live independent film!” That’s how Anora director Sean Baker ended his speech on Sunday night after accepting the award for best picture. The screwball dramedy’s indie
Denmarc Creary The band got together while studying music in Leeds and have championed the city’s live music scene One of the UK’s most promising new guitar bands, English Teacher, have kicked off the countdown of the top five on the BBC’s annual list of music’s rising stars. The Leeds quartet have been voted in
Jeff Baena, an independent filmmaker who directed wife Aubrey Plaza in “The Little Hours” and co-wrote David O. Russell’s “I Heart Huckabees,” has died at 47. Baena died Jan. 3 at his residence, according to the L.A. County Coroner’s office. The cause of death is deferred. Born June 29, 1977, Baena attended NYU film school
By BETHAN EDWARDS FOR MAILONLINE Published: 19:19 EST, 30 December 2024 | Updated: 19:34 EST, 30 December 2024 An iconic noughties band are kick starting 2025 by making a huge comeback in January by releasing a new album, their seventh. The Kooks, who shot to fame in 2006 with their hits Naive, Ooh La and
Hollywood loves directors who start small and go big. After Christopher Nolan made his first American film, “Memento,” for $9 million, he popularized the now-familiar path from art house to studio lot by helming the $2.5-billion-grossing “Dark Knight” trilogy, followed by last year’s big-budget best picture winner, “Oppenheimer.” Three years ago, Chloé Zhao won an
About halfway through the 3½-hour drama “The Brutalist,” the narrative stops for a 15-minute intermission, complete with a countdown clock. It’s reminiscent of the sweeping Hollywood films of the past. “Gone With the Wind,” “The Ten Commandments” and “Lawrence of Arabia” all had intermissions to break up their nearly four-hour run times. And that feeling
Adam Riches Adam Riches has spent the past three-and-a-half years making a game with his brother “Everything is on fire at the moment,” says indie developer Adam Riches. It’s not a controversial view, and when Adam says it he’s almost casual. Just a fact of life these days. Widespread lay-offs and studio closures that rocked
The indie music scene is abuzz with the release of Drinking For The First Time, the debut EP from Delhi-based six-piece band Ladyship, which officially dropped today, October 10, 2024. Far from being just another indie record, Drinking For The First Time is an evocative and dynamic musical experience that resists categorization. It seamlessly merges
PA Media Pinewood Studios has been used for hundreds of famous films throughout its history A new indie film hub is set to open at Pinewood Studios to encourage more low budget UK films. Independent film makers will be able to use special stages, a large soundproof warehouses where films are shot, as well as