I caught Westside Cowboy at Neighbourhood Weekender in Warrington back in May, and they were one of my absolute highlights of the festival. So I’m very excited (understatement!) to hear that the Manchester four-piece are heading to Australia for the first time next March, with headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, as well as…
Anyone who caught Geese at Laneway Festival earlier this year will be very excited to hear that the Brooklyn four-piece are heading back to Australia in February and March 2027. Their live performances are something special, and the chance to see them on their own headline tour, including a show at the iconic Sydney Opera…
LA-based songwriter, producer and film composer Michael Whittle is rolling out his debut album Like Shadows Do song by song through No Ghost Records. Today we’re premiering the video for the latest instalment, “Again We Wake On Fire”, which is out now. The clip is directed by Maude Lee, a design director at CAA’s Brand…
In light of the recent release of Gears of War: E-Day, we got the chance to sit down with The Coalition’s Design Director Raul Figueroa and Senior Producer Vee Nyarko to discuss the inspirations behind this new prequel, and even their favourite Gears games. Hi Raul and Vee, we hope you’re well, and we thank you for…
The Seymour Centre is turning its Chippendale courtyard into an outdoor live music space this summer. Seymour Sounds runs across six weeks in November and December, with twelve free shows from some of Sydney’s best players in nu-jazz, neo-soul and R&B. It’s a jam-packed selection of outstanding artists, and the perfect way to ease our…
In celebrating Xbox’s 25 year anniversary, we to the time to chat to them about their design choices for each Xbox console, and just what goes into making them fun and unique, yet an important piece of the same console family. Hi, Carl and Chris. Just want to say a huge thank you for taking…
Joshua Hortinela is no stranger to the Australian book scene. Based in Sydney, this bookseller-turned-author has been a big supporter of Australian fiction for many years, and now it is finally his turn to release a debut into the world. Hate You to Love You is at once a sweet and cosy addition to the…
Looking for the right gaming mouse can make your head spin. On some level, they’re all good, and it really comes down to personal taste, honing in on those exclusive features and improvements that cater to your gaming preferences. In many ways, the Corsair Sabre V2 Pro Ultralight Wireless gaming mouse was that for me….
Memory is a curious thing. It rarely returns to us chronologically or completely. A face, a photograph, a fleeting glance, or a feeling we didn’t quite understand at the time can suddenly transport us back to a version of ourselves we thought we’d left behind. And perhaps the greatest cruelty of nostalgia is that, no…
Heilung are heading back to Australia and New Zealand in March 2027 for a seven-date tour that includes two nights at the Sydney Opera House. They’ll also play Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Brisbane’s Riverstage, Adelaide’s AEC Theatre, Perth’s Red Hill Auditorium and Auckland’s Spark Arena. If you’ve seen Heilung live, you know what’s coming….
Hong Kong’s celebrated yakitori restaurant Yardbird is coming back to Sydney for one night only, with chef and co-founder Matt Abergel bringing his acclaimed Japanese-style chicken skewers to Surry Hills on Wednesday, 25 November. The Michelin-starred restaurant has built a global following since opening in 2011, making this a particularly exciting opportunity for Sydney diners…
The Ecovacs Deebot X12S OmniCyclone is the new flagship model for the company, coming out fresh from a year stacked with every company launching a new model; the X12S OmniCyclone just might be the underdog here that is worth taking a look at. It has a futuristic-looking dock and robot that is deceptively appealing. After…
Tash Sultana and The Rubens are heading to Sydney for a series of free, intimate concerts this November, as Apple celebrates Aus Music Month with four special events at its flagship CBD store. Running every Thursday from 5 to 26 November, the program also features acclaimed producer Styalz Fuego and Sydney DJ Anna Lunoe, who…
Sydney Summertime has added a second headliner to its debut run at Centennial Park. A month after The Strokes were confirmed to open the series, organisers have announced Kings of Leon for Sunday, 28 February 2027, with Ocean Alley joining them as special guests. The Nashville band will be touring their tenth studio album, O…
For Wanda Sykes, comedy has never simply been about making people laugh. It’s about making them think, confronting uncomfortable truths, and finding a little hope in a world that increasingly feels beyond parody. In her latest stand-up special, Wanda Sykes: Legacy, the acclaimed comedian returns to her alma mater, Hampton University, for a fearless and…
I was so impressed with the original Narwal Flow that I gave it four and a half stars when I reviewed it late last year. It was the mopping that did it for me, offering a near-flawless performance in an area where others have lagged. After testing numerous robot vacuums across a broad range of…
How well can we ever truly know the people closest to us? It’s a question that sits at the heart of Ride or Die, Prime Video’s wildly entertaining action-comedy series that pairs powerhouse performers Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham as two lifelong friends whose seemingly unbreakable bond is put to the ultimate test when one…
Full disclosure : The Legend of Zelda : Ocarina of Time is a new game for me, I didn’t play the game growing up (we were a Sega/Playstation house) so this preview will not be from a nostalgic lens. This instead is a preview from someone experiencing the game for the very first time. Nintendo…
I first came across Dexter And The Moonrocks a few months ago, following the release of their hugely popular single “Freakin’ Out”. When I spoke to them around that time, the Texas rock group were riding high on its success, having recently quit their day jobs to fully commit to making music. With the release…
PAX Rising is always one of the biggest highlights of PAX Aus. Finding that hidden gem in the sea of games can be a daunting task, but we havedone the leg work for you and found some of the best games coming soon from an up and coming game team. It is important to note…
Walking up to the Nintendo booth at PAX Aus 2026, the first thing that catches your eye is the hands on demo of 007 First Light. The game was recently delayed until March 2027 with the dev’s stating more work needed to be done so I was very curious as to how much we could…
Ambition can be a powerful driving force, but when the desire to be seen, accepted and celebrated becomes all-consuming, the very thing that promises salvation can ultimately lead to destruction. It’s this unsettling contradiction that sits at the heart of Clayface, DC Studios’ psychological body-horror thriller from director James Watkins, which reimagines one of Gotham…
A good number of our readers regularly find themselves travelling across America for conferences, industry events and music festivals, particularly along the West Coast. And while those trips tend to be built around work commitments or a particular event, keeping an eye on what’s happening in Las Vegas can turn an otherwise routine business trip…
This year’s Sculpture by the Sea feels particularly heavy as we approach the 1st anniversary of the Bondi Beach shooting. One of Sydney’s most beloved annual art exhibitions is back, with the world’s largest free outdoor exhibition officially opening along the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk on Friday, 16 October. Celebrating 30 years since its…
Gird your loins and check your calendars! Canadian-born, Berlin-based artist Peaches is returning to Australia in January 2027 for the first time since 2023, bringing her No Lube So Rude tour to Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. The tour follows the release of her latest album, No Lube So Rude, which was shortlisted for the…
If there was ever any doubt that King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard operate in a universe entirely of their own making, Wednesday night at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion put those doubts to bed. Following a mammoth two-hour set at Thirroul’s Anita’s, this was the first of two gigs the Melbourne six-piece would play that night,…
History has a funny way of remembering partnerships as individual achievements. Ask who first reached the summit of Mount Everest and Edmund Hillary’s name will likely arrive before Tenzing Norgay’s, despite the two men standing together atop the world’s highest mountain on May 29th, 1953. Jennifer Peedom’s Tenzing seeks to redress that imbalance, shifting the…
Listening to Somewhere Between, the sophomore album from Leeds trio Gotts Street Park, feels a little like stumbling upon a forgotten soul record in the back of a dusty record shop. The sleeve is worn, the corners are bent, and you have absolutely no idea what you’re about to hear. But as the needle drops,…
1987’s Hellraiser is one of those films I have vivid memories of, simply because I had watched it at an age that is, and should be considered, way too young. I was into horror movies as a young teen and thought the edgiest, and at times most brutal, films were the ones to watch. The…
Good luck finding @ on the internet. In an age where discoverability, search engine optimisation and carefully curated online identities are practically prerequisites for musical success, Philadelphia duo @ (yes, just the symbol) have managed to make themselves almost impressively difficult to Google. Behind the spectacularly unsearchable moniker are Victoria Rose and Stone Filipczak, a…
