Passion might be what brings people together, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll get along. In the wonderfully chaotic world of grassroots sport, where personal ambitions collide with club politics, financial pressures and the occasional bruised ego, sometimes the greatest achievement isn’t winning a championship, but simply keeping the doors open. It’s this beautifully contradictory…

Hollywood has always been a town where secrets are currency, reputations are fragile, and the right person can make even the most inconvenient problems disappear. And if there’s one man who knows how to navigate its seedier corners, it’s Cliff Booth. Seven years after Brad Pitt won an Academy Award for his effortlessly cool portrayal…

Few things are quite as liberating as saying what everyone else is thinking but would never dare admit aloud. For Nikki Glaser, that freedom has become something of a professional calling card, with the Emmy-nominated comedian establishing herself as one of stand-up’s most unapologetically candid voices, turning deeply personal insecurities, uncomfortable truths and society’s often…

Nine years ago, Nothing If Not frontman David Maginity began writing a collection of poetry as he grappled with growing up and finding his place in the world. Those poems eventually became Gutter Gardens, the Indiana progressive rock band’s debut album, released on Friday, 30th October. It’s a beautifully lush record, with an expansive sound…

Steve Kilbey and The Church delivered a beautiful performance at the Sydney Opera House, with George Ellis conducting the orchestra and bringing a fresh perspective to the band’s much-love catalogue Steve Kilbey’s distinctive vocals remained at the centre, floating above the orchestral arrangements while the band’s layered guitars created a shimmering wall of sound. Familiar…

Wow, what a show. I really didn’t know what to expect as I walked towards Afterpay Arena in Sydney’s Olympic Park to see two-time Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer’s The Next Level show. I knew the music more than the man, as the backdrop to so many of my favourite films, from Gladiator to Pirates…

From the brilliant playwright behind RBG: Of Many, One and Prima Facie, playwright Suzie Miller’s latest work, Strong is the New Pretty, presented by Sydney Theatre Company, explores the formation of the women’s Australian Football League (AFLW). The performance opens with audio of a young girl attempting to join a game of football. Her cries…

TISM played their first of two shows at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on their TSIM No Mistakes tour. TISM turned the Enmore Theatre into a full-blown circus of chaos, satire and gloriously unhinged punk rock. Armed with their trademark masks, sharp-edged humour and an arsenal of irreverent anthems, the Melbourne provocateurs delivered a raucous performance that…

Few things are quite as entertaining as watching people who have absolutely no idea what they’re doing enthusiastically convince themselves otherwise. It’s an art form that Hamish Blake has practically perfected throughout his career, and in Stan’s delightfully chaotic new comedy series Unskilled Adult, the Australian entertainer puts his considerable confidence, questionable practical abilities and…

After nearly thirty years making music and releasing eight studio albums, Queens of the Stone Age can afford to let loose a little. Their ninth album, Perfecth, is a deliberate play on words. Lead singer Josh Homme describes the process of recording the album as like kintsugi — the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery…

Oxford Street’s nightlife revival has received another boost, with ESCA Hospitality Group opening Loa, a new underground music room beneath its recently launched Japanese-Peruvian restaurant Amé. Hidden inside the heritage-listed building at 90 Oxford Street, the 100-capacity venue opened on Friday, 23 October, bringing live music and late-night dancing to one of Sydney’s most historically…

Apple has given its smallest tablet a substantial makeover, unveiling an all-new iPad mini with a larger OLED display, significantly improved performance and a remarkably thin design. The new iPad mini starts at $1,099 in Australia, with pre-orders already open ahead of its release on Friday, 6 November. Announced on 27 October, the latest iPad…

For the final time this month we’ve updated our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music with some of the best new music from across Australia and the world. We’ve got ten new tracks for you, two of which we premiered earlier in the week. Sydney-based singer-songwriter, producer, and long time AU favourite Daphnie takes…

There’s a fine line between love and obsession, and an even more dangerous one between getting what you want and understanding what it might cost you. In writer-director Curry Barker‘s unsettling supernatural horror Obsession, that distinction becomes terrifyingly blurred when Bear (Michael Johnston), a lonely shop clerk harbouring romantic feelings for his longtime friend Nikki…

Is it really love if the person you desire has no choice but to love you back? It’s a question that takes on increasingly sinister implications in Obsession, the unsettling psychological horror film that explores the dangerous intersection of romantic longing, emotional manipulation and the desperate need to be loved. When hopeless romantic Bear (Michael…

Scotland has never been short on musical talent, and The Snuts are in no danger of letting the side down.  Their brand new album, Joy in Short Moments, is their fourth studio offering and the second released through their own label, Happy Artist Records (in partnership with Virgin Music Group). Formed in 2015, the band consists of…

Nu Zamrock opens with “Intro”, a conversation between Sampa the Great and her blood uncle George Kunda, set against instrumental music that builds slowly as they speak. Kunda was a founding member of the psychedelic rock band WITCH, and their conversation details how the group helped pioneer Zamrock in the 1970s, moving beyond covers of…

JPEGMAFIA and A. G. Cook are set to headline a new east coast touring event, PRESSURE POINT, in March 2027, with the inaugural lineup also featuring hardcore outfit Trash Talk, noise-pop trio feeble little horse, and local acts Shady Nasty, xiao xiao and FUKHED. The three-date run will mark the Australian debut of both A….

For anyone with even the slightest fear of spiders, the thought of being trapped inside an apartment building overrun by the eight-legged creatures is probably enough to induce a cold sweat. It’s a premise that practically writes itself, and one that Crawlers, the latest addition to the increasingly crowded arachnid horror subgenre, wastes little time…

KATSEYE are taking the WILDWORLD TOUR to even more fans, with the group announcing a new run of shows across Asia, Australia and New Zealand in early 2027. Following a series of sold-out shows across Europe, the UK and North America, the global girl group will kick off the newly announced leg on January 27th,…

What happens when a seemingly innocent dinner party becomes an unexpected exercise in emotional honesty? In Olivia Wilde’s provocative and wickedly funny relationship comedy The Invite (read our full review here), Seth Rogen and Wilde star as Joe and Angela, a married couple whose increasingly fractured relationship is thrown into disarray when they invite their…

Thanks to Sony Pictures Australia, we have 5 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see the action-packed How To Rob a Bank, from the director Bullet Train and The Fall Guy, exclusively in cinemas from November 12th, 2026. In HOW TO ROB A BANK, a crew of social media-savvy bank robbers broadcasts their daring heists,…

The most devastating thing about losing someone isn’t always the absence itself, but the possibility that holding on to them might prevent us from ever moving forward. It’s this uncomfortable intersection of love, guilt and obsession that drives Last Seen, the gripping six-part Australian thriller adapted by writer and executive producer Kris Mrksa from Ryan…

I feel like I mention this at the start of every Call of Duty review, but I’ll say it again. Call of Duty is my preferred franchise for multiplayer gaming, and I’m generally playing each year’s instalment, regardless of the varying levels of quality. Yes, there have been multiple ups and downs over the years,…

Sydney rock outfit Yendys are back with their second EP, If I Had A Hi Fi, and we’re delighted to be premiering it today, ahead of its official release tomorrow, 30 October. Following their 2025 debut Drawn Onward, the band have broadened their sound, bringing country, punk, grunge and funk influences into the mix. There’s…

Montreal indie trio Men I Trust will return to Australia next month, bringing their signature blend of hazy dream-pop, to Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Brisbane. Featuring Emmanuelle Proulx, Jessy Caron and Dragos Chiriac, Men I Trust have built a devoted international following. Their music drifts between dream-pop, indie rock and soft-focus psychedelia, pairing Proulx’s distinctive…

Most teenagers have enough trouble navigating high school without having to contend with millions of strangers watching their every move. But for 16-year-old Australian rock sensation Maple’s Pet Dinosaur, growing up and breaking into the music industry have become almost inseparable experiences. What began as an outlet for the anger and isolation she felt while…

Western Australian singer-songwriter Michael Ward returns with “Little Yellow Aeroplane”, a grunge-rock track about trying to leave a toxic relationship. The single is out this Friday, 30 October, and we’re delighted to bring you an exclusive first listen today. More than 20 years in the making, “Little Yellow Aeroplane” was first written on the front…

When does ambition become obsession, and at what point does the pursuit of success begin to fundamentally alter who we are? In A24’s psychological crime thriller Primetime, Robert Pattinson portrays television journalist Chris Hansen, whose involvement in NBC’s controversial To Catch a Predator series transformed him into an unlikely cultural phenomenon. Set against the sensationalised…

In 2024, Aussie singer-songwriter Gretta Ray’s life took a turn when she was abruptly diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening infection of the heart. Just two days after moving to London to continue exploring her flourishing music career, she was forced to shift both her life and career, redefining her priorities and reimagining the future that…