Day: 2 November 2015

Album Review: The Owls – Own The Streets (2014 EP)

It’s been out for a while, but alternative rock outfit The Owls have managed to deliver a solid, bass-heavy and majorly rockin’ EP that will have you wanting to head bang or show of your killer air guitar skills, whatever you fancy. Own The Streets features 6 songs, delivering the perfect recipe of a well-rounded,…

Read More

Album Review: Half Moon Run – Sun Leads Me On (LP 2015)

Canadian alt-folk band Half Moon Run released their sophomore album last week. After critical acclaim on their first LP Dark Eyes it seems Sun Leads Me On has searched for a lighter, brighter direction. Dabbling in synths, finger plucking and everything in between the 13-track album creates a diverse and wonderfully lyrical experience for fans…

Read More

Eddie Salazar of Double Lined Minority (Brisbane) talks overall band progression, growing fanbase and pop-punk scene

It’s been a huge year for Gold-Coast rock band, Double Lined Minority. Releasing their EP, Caught in the Ceasefire in February and sharing the stage with Motion City Soundtrack and As It Is, the band have been highly motivated musicians who have shared their catchy, punk influenced tunes around the country. Speaking with frontman, Eddie…

Read More

Eden Mulholland performs his single “The New Old Fashioned” Live and Acoustic on the AU sessions

New Zealand via Brisbane artist Eden Mulholland performs his single “The New Old Fashioned” Live and Acoustic on the AU sessions. The track is taken from his brand new album Hunted Haunted (out now). Watch this exclusive video now! Upcoming Tour Dates: 15th November 2015 – Bulimba Festival, Brisbane 20th November 2015 – Oxford Art…

Read More

Last Week On Late Night: The Five Best Musical Performances On US Late Night TV (26th To 30th October)

Here’s the latest list of the best US late-night TV music performances of last week. In this edition: Chance The Rapper, Alabama Shakes, Rod Stewart, Seth MacFarlane and Jack Garratt. Our own talk show fiend Lachlan scours the masses of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Late Late Show with James…

Read More

Disturbed, Deftones, The Prodigy and more confirmed for Soundwave 2016.

After a hugely drawn out wait, the usual amount of ‘leaks’ and social media back and forth, the 2016 Soundwave line up finally was revealed in its entirety on Friday evening. Ahead of the weekend, the first of two line up announcements dropped, with names including Disturbed, Deftones, The Prodigy, Bullet For My Valentine and…

Read More

The Preatures’ Gideon Bensen announces solo project with live shows lined up for Melbourne & Sydney!

The Preatures guitarist/vocalist Gideon Bensen has somehow found time in between touring with the Sydney band to work on solo material that has been announced today! Not only has Bensen released the first taste of his forthcoming solo EP in “All New Low”, but he’s also dropped details about his own record label and some…

Read More

Jamie xx announces headline Sydney show at the Enmore in January!

Jamie xx has added to his list of Australian headline dates for the end of the year and into 2016, this time lining up a Sydney show for the Enmore Theatre on January 3rd! The news comes off the back of the Brit’s two Melbourne shows at The Forum selling out, a successfully selling Adelaide…

Read More

Last Dinosaurs to support The Wombats in Sydney next January!

A fitting coupling here – Last Dinosaurs have today been announced to support The Wombats at their only headline Australian show next year. The Wombats, who will be back in the country hitting the Falls & Southbound festivals over New Year’s, will be performing their only Aussie headliner at the Hordern Pavilion on January 3rd….

Read More

Stumbled Upon #090 – Media Jeweler (California, USA)

In our 90th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet California’s Media Jeweler, and chat about their inspiration, barnacles, the allure of business cards and get a sneak peak at their latest track ‘Passport Invalid’. Band Name: Media Jeweler Website / Social Media: mediajeweler.org Facebook / Soundcloud / Genre: Rock Members & their roles: SAM –…

Read More

Music Video of the Day: Princess Chelsea “We Are Strangers” (2015)

There are some serious Doctor Who vibes going on in this one from Kiwi songstress Princess Chelsea, here with the video for “We Are Strangers”. Set against an intergalactic backdrop, the song is a duet with fellow band member Jonathon Bree that is mixed brilliantly to capture the spaced out essence of the video. Give…

Read More

Lzzy Hale of Halestorm (US) talks touring down under & the spiritual nature of recording in an old church

Ahead of Halestorm‘s debut Australian tour dates, Josh caught up with the dynamic vocalist of the rock band, Lzzy Hale. Producing music in a genre still heavily dominated by male voices, Hale has made a name for herself and her killer talent as frontwoman and musician brilliantly. Halestorm themselves, Grammy winners and relentless tour nuts,…

Read More

Film Review: Man Up (UK & France, 2015)

Can a few dating wrongs allow you to find Mr. Right? That is the question that is asked in the British rom-com, Man Up. The film is simply one zany night stretched out to feature length. It’s an evening filled with mishaps and misadventures and it’s all madcap fun that is uncomplicated, funny and silly….

Read More

PAX AUS 2015: Day 2 in brief

With our legs a little sore, we headed back to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday for PAX Aus Day 2.

Read More

Watch the trailer for the new Sacha Baron Cohen film The Brothers Grimsby

From Borat to The Dictator, Sacha Baron Cohen is a name that’s almost impossible to ignore; his brand of comedy is a constant source of controversy, but when it’s done right, it’s done brilliant (case in point: Borat). Sony Pictures are hoping that he does it right again this time with the forthcoming The Brothers…

Read More

Film Review: The Dressmaker (Australia, 2015)

Comedy and tragedy go hand-in-hand in The Dressmaker, a larger-than-life, heartbreaking laugher that benefits from its brave cast and stellar wardrobe selection.  Not the warm and fuzzy dramedy some may be expecting based off its trailer, Jocelyn Moorhouse’s adaptation of Rosalie Ham’s novel is a considerably dark affair with vibrant brushes of eccentricity to keep…

Read More

TV Review: Doctor Who Season 9 Episode 7 “The Zygon Invasion” (UK, 2015)

The last time we were treated to an appearance by the Zygons was in the 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, titled “The Day of the Doctor”. Foregrounding the episode in recounting that episode, “The Zygon Invasion” had much to live up to. If you don’t recall, “The Day of the Doctor” explored how the Doctor(s)…

Read More

Theatre Review: The Cockatoos – Blue Room Theatre, Perth (Performances through November 7th)

Photo by Jon Green The Cockatoos is the latest work from writer and director Andrew Hale of Happy Dagger Theatre. Adapted from Nobel Prize winning author Patrick White’s short story The Cockatoos follows the goings on a suburban street in Australia; where under the surface of respectability there are plenty of secrets and dark goings…

Read More