It’s hard to classify Shaeden Berry’s novels into any one genre. On the one hand, both her latest novel, At Cafe 64 and her debut, Down the Rabbit Hole revolve around a crime. But on the other, Berry’s writing puts its focus so far away from the traditional ‘solving of a case format’ that it…
There’s something quietly poetic about Baz Luhrmann returning to Elvis Presley after the maximalist fever dream of his 2022 biopic. If that film was a glitter cannon aimed at the myth, EPiC: Elvis in Concert feels like Luhrmann lowering the lights and letting the man step forward on his own terms. Built from rediscovered concert…
Hip hop fans have been aching for a world tour announcement from J. Cole ever since the top-shelf emcee released The Fall Off last week, his already universally acclaimed double-album and allegedly his final release. “Don’t leave while you’re hot, that’s how Mase screwed up” – Kanye West. It’s rare to see an emcee that’s…
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and AWR Music Productions have announced that the internationally acclaimed concert experience Distant Worlds: music from Final Fantasy will be held at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall from the 23rd to the 25th of July. The concert, performed by The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, will feature various themes and songs from the Final Fantasy franchise,…
I’ve been onboard with Mumford & Sons since Sigh No More in 2009, with some of their tunes featuring large in milestones in my own life, and there’s always been a sense of comfort for me in their unique sound. I freely admit to loving their rollicking tunes like “Little Lion Man” and “I Will…
The Fairbairn brothers, Lachlan and Jaxon have developed a good social media following from their interactive banter. Their show Fair Dinkum brings the social media to a live stage with a form of improv sketch comedy. Their sold out show at the Factory in the Garden of Unearthly Delights caused some logistical issues, with extra…
Wendy James returned to Sydney “dressed in pink” with her band Transvision Vamp and delivered a classic set of her 1980s pop punk classics including “I Want Your Love” and “Baby I Don’t Care”. A packed Enmore Theatre reacted with enthusiasm, lead singer Wendy clearly enjoying the ride, the band was super tight and 80s…
Ten years ago, The Revenant arrived in theaters, redefining what audiences expect from physical and emotional endurance in cinema. Weight loss, weight gain, dangerous stunts, extensive prosthetics – these are just some of the extremes actors endure to inhabit a role. But few have pushed themselves as far as Leonardo DiCaprio did in this film,…
There are love songs, and then there are love songs that arrive with a wink and a warning. Melbourne artist moonsea delivers both in “I’ll kill you if you die before me”, a tender, happy-sad indie-pop gem we’re premiering, along with a stunning animated video, ahead of its official release this Friday. On the surface,…
When Ainslie Harvey read that women make up just 0.5% of written history, first she got mad, and then she decided to try and even the odds a little bit. As the creator behind Hot History Club on TikTok (or Instagram, for those of you who are elder millennials like me), Harvey has now turned her…
I’ve never really been a fan of the RIDE series, and since playing RIDE 6, I’m not really sure why. I’m a huge fan of racing games and cars in general, but I’m now realising motorbikes might be my blind spot. Ride 6 isn’t perfect, but in many ways the culmination of the best bits…
Sophie Hyde has always been drawn to intimacy – the kind that sits in the uncomfortable pauses between people who love each other but don’t quite know how to speak plainly. With Jimpa, arguably her most personal film to date, she turns that lens inward. The result is a warm, thoughtful and occasionally over-explanatory family…
There are films about chosen family – and then there are films that gently ask whether your biological family might be something you can choose, too. In Jimpa, acclaimed director Sophie Hyde (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) returns with a tender, funny and quietly radical portrait of three generations negotiating love, identity and the…
Fresh from their first ever show in Launceston earlier this year – which is now the biggest concert ever held in Tasmania – our friends in the Foo Fighters are making good on their promise to return to Australian shores. And it’s sooner than you think! The band will be bringing their “Take Cover” tour…
Can we call Cut Copy iconic yet? Given that “iconic” has become a nonsense filler word, I think it’s worth reclaiming it for these hard-working musos. I first saw the synth-pop outfit at Splendour in the Grass’ famous British invasion back in 2007. I’ve seen them 7 times since and still consider them one of…
There’s something deeply comforting about a movie that knows exactly what it is. War Machine doesn’t pretend to be elevated sci-fi or a meditative treatise on artificial intelligence. It’s here to drop you in the wilderness with a squad of Army Rangers, unleash a skyscraper-sized battle droid, and let the bullets – and biceps –…
It’s hard to believe that Gunpowder Creek is Alex Dook‘s first novel – probably because it’s not. The Perth-based writer has been recognised twice for the Fremantle Press Fogarty Literary Award with a long-listing in 2019 and a shortlisting in 2021, though neither manuscript was picked up at the time. In the fifteen or so years that…
I feel like I’m always talking about how the list of gaming keyboards is growing daily, but it’s not every day you get to talk about how they’re helping revolutionise workflows and gaming sessions alike. Enter the Corsair Galleon 100 SD Stream Deck-Integrated Mechanical Keyboard. Now that’s a mouthful to say, but it’s actually doing…
Between classic Las Vegas residences in all the major resorts and scheduled concerts at The Sphere, the Entertainment Capital of the World isn’t slowing down with shows in 2026. It’s impossible to sink into the neon wash of Las Vegas and not want to see every type of show imaginable. The “Vegas cadence” is something…
There really isn’t much to Hilton New York Fashion District. It’s a simple, unfussy hotel that happens to hide one of the “best-kept secret” rooftops in the area. Rooms are comfortable but undorned, and the lobby is so distinctly lacking in any notable features that the nighttime journey from door to room is barely noticeable….
Throw that immortal “Insomnia” drop at any 90s kid and you’ll know how cherished this track is to those who have found it all across the dancefloors of the world. When UK electronica trio Faithless released that song in the mid-90s, they forever stamped their name on the history books of rave culture. The song’s…
Nelson, the third of six children, was the most intellectually ambitious of the Rockefeller family, whose staggering influence was best put to use as patrons of the arts. Although his legacy isn’t without its spots, the former US Vice President was less concerned with expanding industrial wealth than he was with using it to shape…
There’s something undeniably poetic about two Queensland kids coming home with a windswept romance in tow. After months of globe-trotting premieres, red carpets and breathless international press stops, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi quietly returned to where it all began, surprising Valentine’s Day audiences with unannounced appearances at multiple Brisbane screenings of “Wuthering Heights”. And…
Following the release of breakout singles “Shaq Attack” and “Rory Calhouns”, Magandjin/Brisbane outfit Super Hotel returned last Friday with their third single, “Driving at Dusk”. Earning a #14 spot in 4ZZZ’s Hot 100 for “Shaq Attack” and national spins across ABC Country and triple j with “Rory Calhouns”, “Driving at Dusk” is the final preview…
Three of Australia’s greatest literary journalists walk into a court. It almost sounds like a lead-in to a joke except that these three women are award-winners, and no strangers to the true crime genre. They want to make a podcast but settle on writing a book. The result is something that offers insight into what…
The 2026 instalment of Laneway Festival in Melbourne had both bark and bite. In its 21st year, the premier date on the Australian festival calendar shows no signs of slowing down. It was sun-drenched, shoulder-to-shoulder and humming from gates to close. The heat lifted the whole site as Chappell Roan drew one of the day’s…
I’m a sucker for the Yakuza/ Like a Dragon franchise, and feel that as of lately, they’ve been offering an awesome blend of variety for different types of gamers to latch onto, or invest in for the very first time. You’ve got the newer, more nuanced RPG approach from Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, or…
When I first reviewed the Hilton New York Times Square for another publication in 2023, I noted that space and height were the hotel’s biggest selling points. Having stayed again in 2025, following a multi-million-dollar refurbishment that mainly brightened the hotel’s street-level entry and recast the sky lobby with a cleaner, more modern design, that…
Did you know Grace Jones has never performed at the Sydney Opera House? Tragic, I know. Jones, one of the most enigmatic and diverse pop singers of our time, has performed in Sydney a handful of times throughout her career, but she has never filed into our most iconic performing arts venue. That’ll change in…
Ed Sheeran, currently on his worldwide Loop tour, opened up his run of shows in Sydney last night at Accor Stadium. It was a brilliant night- our reviewer Dylan gave it a stellar write-up – you can read more HERE. The tour continues on in Sydney, before heading to Brisbane, Melbourne ande Adelaide. For all…
