STACK #162 April 2018

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A my, Hannah, Sarah and Holly Findlay had plenty of people who wanted to peek over their shoulders during the writing of their second album as Stonefield. But as guitarist Hannah told us, Far From Earth is the result of trusting their own guts. "I think this time into the shed by ourselves without telling anybody, and wrote the whole album without worrying about anyone else, or what sort of album we were going to make…There’s so STONEFIELD around it was actually more of a freeing sort of experience, writing," she said. "We just went

many different influences that you can kind of absorb into your work, [but] I think in the end we made something that we’re just totally happy with, and you can see that it is something that is totally our own." Read about which Aussie drummer-singer encouraged the sisters to try weird approaches to writing, which sister has a secret talent for lyrics, and what the hell that UFO is they're sitting under, on page 12 in the Music section.

JACK WHITE E veryone thinks Jack White has finally lost the plot, and we couldn't be happier to agree. It's been four years since White's second album Lazaretto , and this month he returns with Boarding House Reach – a record that proves the musician certainly hasn't been sitting around making daisy chains in the interim. We advise you prepare to have your ears proverbially boxed black and blue, with the kinds of ideas that could only have come from old mate Jack; read our feature album review in Music on page 26.

DON'T MISS THE CLIMAX W hatever your thoughts on the whole Fifty Shades

chapter in the kinky trilogy based on the E.L. James best-sellers, finds newlyweds Ana (Dakota Johnson) and Christian (Jamie Dorman) still struggling with the issues

that come with a controlling relationship. And there's also the problem of Ana's jealous former boss, Jack Hyde (Eric Johnson), who is lurking on the sidelines. The final chapter in the steamy series hits JB shelves on May 9 and fans can look forward to both the original theatrical version and a new unrated cut on the Blu-ray and 4K UHD editions, as well as more extras than the central couple's ups and downs – and that's a lot! Bonus features include 'An Intimate Conversation with author E.L. James and Eric Johnson', three music videos, and a multi-part look behind- the-scenes. Additionally, stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dorman share their experiences across all three films and discuss how the

thing (oh behave!), there's no denying its status as a global – and box office – phenomenon. Fifty Shades Freed , the final

characters have changed throughout the journey.

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