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Producing a string of international hits without releasing an album in the space of four years isn’t the norm for most artists. But Australian electro-pop outfit Miami Horror aren’t your average musicians playing by the rules. The band started off as a solo endeavour turned augmented four-piece live incarnation who incessantly test the boundaries of electro territory. On the brink of debut album Illumination hitting shelves, I chatted with founding mastermind Benjamin Plant to discuss its conception.

Miami Horror - Grand Illusion

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Last month I caught up for a backstage chat with Australia’s finest vocals, Mr Guy Sebastian. He’s a pretty cool cat - so the video maker in me wanted to mix a fun, sexy, casually-sophisticated video for Guy’s fans that’s far from your typical, everyday interview offering repeated information which people already know.

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Tucked away in Melbourne’s well-planned city of streets and laneways resides the Hardware Societe; a quirky little gem which offers the greatest coffee I’ve ever encountered in this cultured borough.

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Contrary to certain belief… Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are anything but horrible live. I recently saw the dark clothed beasts headline Sydney’s Metro Theatre and can definitely vouch that the addition of new drummer, Leah Shappiro, has brought the band back to par.

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Forget publishing two books, launching your own Los Angeles art exhibit and making up 1/5th of alternative rock band Incubus – whose album sales exceed 18 million worldwide. Our favourite multifaceted frontman Brandon Boyd has brought an anticipated solo debut album, The Wild Trapeze, to the table. And while it’s anything but your booty shaking, one-hit wonder loving pop bandwagon music that our Western culture so often praises, this impressive milestone should be judged on its own individual excellence.

ALBUM RATING: 8/10

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Brandon Boyd – Mirror of Venus
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Talk of Julia Gillard being sworn in as Australia’s first female Prime Minister is all the rage down under right now.

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Not everyone in the world lives in picture-perfect, white-picket fence Hallmark land, where it rains jelly beans and pleasantly smells like sought after new car scent. So the folks at Bluntcard have brought us back to reality by creating candid cards full of alarming sayings. They’re available in printed and electronic form. So next time you lack the audacity to say what we’re all thinking anyway, trust in Bluntcard.

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“You are invited to celebrate the opening of Fixed Up, an exhibition of photography, fixed gear bikes and the stories behind them, with artistic contributions and installations from Mike Giant, Peter Bundy, Ben Barretto & The Sydney Sunday Session Crew.”

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Fancy a skull cake for your next birthday? Yes, a three-dimensional cake made to resemble the bony framework of the head enclosing the brain.

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There is absolutely no need to spell out how stunning Vanessa Prager’s Love You Too exhibit is.

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Sydneysiders and Melbournites… get your skates, scarves and mittens on this winter and glide under magical city stars with your pals and lovers!

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Models Matvey Lykov and Johannes Linder starring in Wooyoungmi’s Fall/Winter 2010 campaign are seriously a Twilight fanatics’ new pin-up. Styled by Andrej Skok and nostalgically photographed by Marton Perlaki, the chisel-faced dreamboats are reminiscent of vampire protagonist Edward Cullen.

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Eating agedashi tofu and sushi while live jazz music plays is a pleasure of mine made possible by the one-of-a-kind Jazushi restaurant in Sydney’s Surry Hills.

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                   Upcoming British illustrator Jack O’Brien is an ambitious fellow who never hesitates to tackle any medium. At the tender age of 16, the fine art student’s captivating work incorporates dynamic colours, materials and multimedia to explore deep-seated themes of greed, suicide, embarrassment and the universe.

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I was hooked the minute I heard the captivating opening guitar riff in Ghostwood’s I Am Overcast. It’s got a glitzy Brit shoegaze feel that flirts with psychedelic elements.

Ghostwood – I Am Overcast

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On May 12th 2010, the good people at Splendid Communications sent me on a media trip to Johannesburg, South Africa as part of the Smirnoff Experience. The video journo in me has finally completed a mini-documentary on the event itself; as well as interviewing Tiësto, playing with baby lion cubs, biking around Soweto village, and nights out, among other things.

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Our favourite infinitely interesting Incubus front man, Brandon Boyd, has been in the studio this week filming the video clip to his side project debut single, Runaway Train. It’s rather amazing to say the least and ripe with Boyd’s matchless acuity; the deep, intelligent, melodious lyrics and soaring C5 notes that leave you feeling wholeheartedly inspired.

Brandon Boyd – Runaway Train

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 If you know me, you know I get super excited about things I’m passionate about and won’t endorse trash. So I’m pumped to share one of my favourite places to eat out in Sydney called Laurie’s Vegetarian.

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After months hidden away crafting 10 new luscious tunes, Cloud Control have stepped back onto the touring scene with fervent acclaim. And this evening, there’s no better place to preview their freshly baked debut album, Bliss Release, than a mid-week gig at Bondi’s superlative Beach Road Hotel.

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Jeans are a staple garment in everyone’s closet. They come in various shapes, cuts and sizes; so designing a first-rate pair really is an art. Suffice to say, I was blessed by the fashion Gods of the world this week when I received an exclusive sneak peek inside Eleventh Commandment’s Made in Space Spring/Summer 2010 collection with co-founder/designer himself, Henry Holland.

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