Check out the trailer for Empire’s new video Standing On The Shore. The video was shot in the northern parts of the most isolated city in the world, Perth, Western Australia!

Check back here next week to see the full video.

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We Are The People took out the Best Music Video prize last night at the St. Kilda Film Festival in Melbourne, Australia. Congratulations to Josh Logue, Simon Ozolins and the team behind the video which was shot in Mexico last year.

www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au

In other news, Walking On A Dream has been nominated for Best Song at the 2009 APRA Awards (Australasian Performing Right Association). The winner of the award, which recognizes songwriters, will be announced on June 23rd. Other nominees in the category include Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and The Living End.

Here’s a sneak peek at our clip for Standing On The Shore recently filmed in Perth, Western Australia.

Incredible video soon to come, but enjoy the stills for now:

Like arts & crafts? Well you are going to have hours of cutting and gluing together the Luke & Nick paper figurines! Sit them on your desk, coffee table or take them with you wherever you go…. fingerpuppets!

Go to the GAMES section, download the PDF’s and get crafty!

Thanks to ArjanWrites.com, who has nominated us as one of the six foreign emerging artists for the MTV Logo NewNextNow Awards. He’s written all sorts of kind words about us andhis other nominees: Frankmusic, VV Brown, Ladyhawke, Patrick Wolf, and Little Boots.

The folks at MTV Logo have asked me to nominate six emerging foreign artists for the MTV Logo NewNowNext - ArjanWrites.com International Crossover Award. I ended up picking 6 artists that I consider the cream of the international crop; artists that serve up a distinct sound, present a unique style and have great potential to crossover internationally this year.

The winner is decided by your votes! Vote for your favorite artist using the below widget from now until May 20. Vote as often as you like! Spread the word to fellow fans to come vote as well.

Play the We Are The People interactive video. Click on the orbs to explore the Empire universe even further.

Visit the Games section of the site to play now!

Inspired by the aesthetic appeal of the new BMW Z4, Empire of the Sun has re-recorded “The Art of Driving”, a dreamy, romantic track full of driving metaphors for the launch. The unique, electro-pop take on Blackbox Recorder’s “The Art of Driving”, will be heard on the new TVC directed by Jake Scott in May and will be released commercially by EMI in June as a b-side to an upcoming single from the album, “Walking On A Dream”.

The track features Luke Steele and his wife Jodi Steele on vocals.

Luke said “I loved the track, and it was exciting to be able to give it the Empire of the Sun treatment. I am a fan of Robin Rhode and to be part of this project for the launch of the BMW Z4 was a real thrill. It was great working with Jodi and now we are talking about doing other projects. I think people will like the track’s lush melodies and fantasy laden lyrics, make of them what you will!”

Using the new BMW Z4 to bring his idea to life, South African artist Robin Rhode conceived an artistic idea to communicate the power and adventure in the creation of art. The artwork developed for the TVC sees brush strokes formed by the treads of the BMW’s Z4 tires on a canvas nearly the size of a football field. The artwork appears dynamic and spontaneous, as if created in moment.

Tom Noble, General Manager of Marketing, BMW Group Australia said, “BMW is very excited to be aligned with Australian success, Empire of the Sun, for the launch of the BMW Z4. The alignment with the group enables BMW to continue to lead the way in innovation and forward thinking in the luxury car market“.

The Art of Driving builds on BMW’s historical association with art, including the BMW Art Car Collection, which dates back to 1975, when BMW commissioned artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein to give cars an untraditional paint job.

BMW’s creative association also spans into the music sphere, with the Empire of the Sun collaboration following BMW’s emergence into the brand entertainment space in 2006. Past collaborations include the likes of BodyRockers, Moloko and last year with The Presets for the launch of the BMW 1 Series.

Head over to the Audio section of the website to hear “The Art Of Driving” in full and view the TV ad here www.bmw.com.au/z4

Head over to the new “Games” tab in the “Media” section of walkingonadream.com and play the Empire Of The Sun Photohunt game. The 10 images used in the game were taken from the rich and surreal album artwork to create an immersive and interactive experience which we hope you enjoy.

More games will be added to the section too so stay tuned!