Australian duo Empire of the Sun are back to announce Ask That God, their first new album in eight years. They’ve also shared the album’s latest preview, “Music on the Radio.”
Ask That God is Empire of the Sun’s fourth studio album and is due for release on July 26th. After taking several years off on a “sonic pilgrimage,” the duo are resurrecting their fantastical personas (Luke “Emperor” Steele and Nick “Lord” Littlemore) and are embarking on a “holistic musical adventure” for Ask That God. “It has been a journey unlike any other that Empire Of The Sun has undertaken,” Littlemore says in a statement. “We always ‘go there’ when it comes to exploration of both the self and the outside world… This body of work represents the greatest shift in consciousness our world has ever seen and that’s reflected in the music.”
The announcement arrives...
Ask That God is Empire of the Sun’s fourth studio album and is due for release on July 26th. After taking several years off on a “sonic pilgrimage,” the duo are resurrecting their fantastical personas (Luke “Emperor” Steele and Nick “Lord” Littlemore) and are embarking on a “holistic musical adventure” for Ask That God. “It has been a journey unlike any other that Empire Of The Sun has undertaken,” Littlemore says in a statement. “We always ‘go there’ when it comes to exploration of both the self and the outside world… This body of work represents the greatest shift in consciousness our world has ever seen and that’s reflected in the music.”
The announcement arrives...
- 5/17/2024
- by Paolo Ragusa
- Consequence - Music
Australian duo Empire of the Sun are back to usher in a new era with their new single, “Changes.” Stream it below.
Produced by Empire of the Sun with frequent collaborator Peter Mayes and Swedish hitmakers Vargas & Lagola, Magnus Lidehäll, and Pontus Winnberg, “Changes” features a sleek, glossy electropop instrumental with big, sweeping synths. Equally dramatic are the lyrics about digging deep within: “We go far to the early break of dawn/ We wearing faces that we’ve never worn before.”
The Michael Maxxis-directed music video was filmed in Thailand and follows a young kid who witnesses a spaceship crash. Watch it below.
In a statement, Lord Nick Littlemore said the song “represents the shifting sands of time, empires rise and fall but the sun shall shine on.” He also invited listeners to “come once more into the world we’ve created, delve deeper within and be rewarded with its ever-expanding story,...
Produced by Empire of the Sun with frequent collaborator Peter Mayes and Swedish hitmakers Vargas & Lagola, Magnus Lidehäll, and Pontus Winnberg, “Changes” features a sleek, glossy electropop instrumental with big, sweeping synths. Equally dramatic are the lyrics about digging deep within: “We go far to the early break of dawn/ We wearing faces that we’ve never worn before.”
The Michael Maxxis-directed music video was filmed in Thailand and follows a young kid who witnesses a spaceship crash. Watch it below.
In a statement, Lord Nick Littlemore said the song “represents the shifting sands of time, empires rise and fall but the sun shall shine on.” He also invited listeners to “come once more into the world we’ve created, delve deeper within and be rewarded with its ever-expanding story,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
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For almost 30 years, the Oldenburg Film Festival has been championing a very specific flavor of fiercely independent cinema.
Equally inspired by the New Hollywood genre films of the 1970s and the bootstraps indie cinema of the 1990s, Oldenburg has carved out a niche unlike any of the major international festivals. Instead of playing the same fall festival hits as Cannes, Venice and Toronto, Oldenburg continues to spotlight overlooked or forgotten movies that don’t fit the industry’s familiar categories.
For the 29th festival, which runs Sept. 14-18, The Hollywood Reporter took a look back at five indie gems from Oldenburg’s weird and wonderful history.
A Coffee in Berlin (2012, Winner, Audience Award, German Independence Award, Best Actor Award)
‘A Coffee in Berlin’
Jan-Ole Gerster’s A Coffee In Berlin, a droll, Jim Jarmusch-inspired day-in-the-life-of-a-German-slacker drama, premiered at the Munich Film Festival.
For almost 30 years, the Oldenburg Film Festival has been championing a very specific flavor of fiercely independent cinema.
Equally inspired by the New Hollywood genre films of the 1970s and the bootstraps indie cinema of the 1990s, Oldenburg has carved out a niche unlike any of the major international festivals. Instead of playing the same fall festival hits as Cannes, Venice and Toronto, Oldenburg continues to spotlight overlooked or forgotten movies that don’t fit the industry’s familiar categories.
For the 29th festival, which runs Sept. 14-18, The Hollywood Reporter took a look back at five indie gems from Oldenburg’s weird and wonderful history.
A Coffee in Berlin (2012, Winner, Audience Award, German Independence Award, Best Actor Award)
‘A Coffee in Berlin’
Jan-Ole Gerster’s A Coffee In Berlin, a droll, Jim Jarmusch-inspired day-in-the-life-of-a-German-slacker drama, premiered at the Munich Film Festival.
- 9/15/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This year’s Sf Indiefest, San Francisco’s first independent film festival of the year, will take place virtually from February 4-21, 2021. This year’s selection includes 42 shorts and 38 features from 20 countries. Two of the three world premieres are, notably, Asian selections – including Bay Area Asian-American production “Girl in Golden Gate Park” and spicy Japanese fiction “Body Remember”. Other notables include the film festival’s only international premiere, “Roll” — which had previously premiered in the Nara International Film Festival — a reckless coming-of-age film caught between celluloid and of course, a romantic interest.
The rest of the major film slate can be found below.
Festival Opening Night
The Book Of Vision
Director: Carlos S. Hintermann
In present day, Eva (Lotte Verbeek), a promising young doctor, leaves her brilliant career to study the history of medicine in a remote university. She begins to call everything into question after discovering a manuscript titled...
The rest of the major film slate can be found below.
Festival Opening Night
The Book Of Vision
Director: Carlos S. Hintermann
In present day, Eva (Lotte Verbeek), a promising young doctor, leaves her brilliant career to study the history of medicine in a remote university. She begins to call everything into question after discovering a manuscript titled...
- 1/7/2021
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Puppy Love, a comedic drama from Canadian director Michael Maxxis, will open the 2020 Oldenburg International Film Festival, Germany’s leading independent film fest.
The debut feature from the music-video helmer stars Hopper Penn (Sean Penn’s son) as a prophetic young dishwasher with brain-damage who falls for a homeless prostitute, played by Paz de la Huerta (Enter the Void). The ensemble cast includes indie stalwarts Rosanna Arquette, Wayne Newton, and Michael Madsen.
It seems a fitting title for Oldenburg, which prides itself on swimming against the mainstream and providing a platform for truly independent cinema from around the world.
The ...
The debut feature from the music-video helmer stars Hopper Penn (Sean Penn’s son) as a prophetic young dishwasher with brain-damage who falls for a homeless prostitute, played by Paz de la Huerta (Enter the Void). The ensemble cast includes indie stalwarts Rosanna Arquette, Wayne Newton, and Michael Madsen.
It seems a fitting title for Oldenburg, which prides itself on swimming against the mainstream and providing a platform for truly independent cinema from around the world.
The ...
- 8/27/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Puppy Love, a comedic drama from Canadian director Michael Maxxis, will open the 2020 Oldenburg International Film Festival, Germany’s leading independent film fest.
The debut feature from the music-video helmer stars Hopper Penn (Sean Penn’s son) as a prophetic young dishwasher with brain-damage who falls for a homeless prostitute, played by Paz de la Huerta (Enter the Void). The ensemble cast includes indie stalwarts Rosanna Arquette, Wayne Newton, and Michael Madsen.
It seems a fitting title for Oldenburg, which prides itself on swimming against the mainstream and providing a platform for truly independent cinema from around the world.
The ...
The debut feature from the music-video helmer stars Hopper Penn (Sean Penn’s son) as a prophetic young dishwasher with brain-damage who falls for a homeless prostitute, played by Paz de la Huerta (Enter the Void). The ensemble cast includes indie stalwarts Rosanna Arquette, Wayne Newton, and Michael Madsen.
It seems a fitting title for Oldenburg, which prides itself on swimming against the mainstream and providing a platform for truly independent cinema from around the world.
The ...
- 8/27/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Hopper Penn, Paz de la Huerta, and Rosanna Arquette lead comedy.
Insurgent Media head of international sales Christian De Gallegos and his team have commenced talks here with worldwide buyers on Puppy Love starring Hopper Penn, Paz de la Huerta, and Rosanna Arquette.
Michael Maxxis’ dramatic comedy also stars Donald Cerrone, Colleen Camp, Mickey Avalon and Wayne Newton.
The story charts a year in the life of a young man who falls in love with a drug-addled prostitute.
Principal photography wrapped last month in Edmonton, Canada.
David Michaels, George Parra and Nicolette Saina produced, while Sam Osman served as executive producer and financed through Film Alberta Studios.
Insurgent Media CEO Ezna Sands said: “We’re very excited about this film. It’s genuinely unique, funny and stunning to look at. Michael Maxxis is a director with a very bright future and I sincerely hope that this gem marks the beginning of many years of collaboration between...
Insurgent Media head of international sales Christian De Gallegos and his team have commenced talks here with worldwide buyers on Puppy Love starring Hopper Penn, Paz de la Huerta, and Rosanna Arquette.
Michael Maxxis’ dramatic comedy also stars Donald Cerrone, Colleen Camp, Mickey Avalon and Wayne Newton.
The story charts a year in the life of a young man who falls in love with a drug-addled prostitute.
Principal photography wrapped last month in Edmonton, Canada.
David Michaels, George Parra and Nicolette Saina produced, while Sam Osman served as executive producer and financed through Film Alberta Studios.
Insurgent Media CEO Ezna Sands said: “We’re very excited about this film. It’s genuinely unique, funny and stunning to look at. Michael Maxxis is a director with a very bright future and I sincerely hope that this gem marks the beginning of many years of collaboration between...
- 5/21/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Hopper Penn and Boardwalk Empire alumnae Paz de la Huerta have been set to star in Puppy Love, a dramatic comedy written and to be directed by Michael Maxxis, a music video and commercials director making his feature film debut. Michael Madsen, Donald Cerrone, Rosanna Arquette and Colleen Camp are also aboard. David Michaels, George Parra and Nicolette Saina are producing, and Sam Osman is executive producing and financing via Film Alberta Studios. Principal photography…...
- 3/15/2017
- Deadline
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