American rock band, Sleater-Kinney, have announced three extra shows in addition to their Golden Plains and Melbourne shows. The band are confirmed to appear at The Triffid in Brisbane and the Sydney Opera House, with their full No Cities To Love tour in March 2016. Sleater-Kinney have become known for their no-frills, hard hitting rock…
Adelaide duo Nakatomi have been making a bit of a splash recently, popping up at various venues around Adelaide with their synth drenched electro goodness and even more recently, with the release of their brand new music video for “The Knife”. Ahead of their upcoming local gig at Rocket Bar and some sweet east coast…
Hailing from Sydney, the dynamic duo behind Oxford & Co., Samuel Stephenson and Cameron Potts, took to the Big Apple to play the CMJ Music Marathon. Check out their tour diary for behind-the-scenes action! The gentleman’s guide to New York with Oxford & Co. Day 1. Navigation Make time to see the sights. Acclimate. Navigate. A gentleman is…
Transvaal Diamond Syndicate (TDS) have dropped an EP you definitely need in your life. The Shadow is a 6 track blues / roots album that is channeling some 70’s Deep Purple vibes. If you haven’t heard TDS before you are going to get a pleasant surprise with a release full of riffs that are going to…
And the Lord said ‘let there be more sick Halcyon Drive tunes’, and there were, and all was well. “Reset” is the latest from the Melbourne duo and it’s nothing short of a cracker. Elements of indie, rock, and electronica are all on display in this three and a half minute offering that definitely deserves…
Matterfall will become the new project from Resogun dev Housemarque. The game was announced during Sony’s press conference at Paris Games Week this morning.
Evolution Studios has been keeping a secret from fans of their PS4 racer, DriveClub. Called DriveClub Bikes, the motorcycle-based expansion can be grabbed on PSN right now.
PlayStation fans have gotten their next look at Horizon: Zero Dawn during Sony’s Paris Games Week press event this morning. Developer Guerrilla Games debuted a brand new trailer during show with new gameplay footage.
Hello Games have spent a long time playing coy regarding the release date of their space exploration title No Man’s Sky. During Sony’s Paris Games Week presentation, they finally gave in, announcing a release window and dropping a new trailer.
Boundless is an open-world sandbox title created by developer Wonderstruck. The game is also being built for PC with a view to leveraging cross-play functionality. Check out the rather lovely first trailer after the jump.
If you were one of the nine million people who played the Star Wars Battlefront beta, you know it was only a sliver of the content available in the full game. With its November 17 release date now firmly in sight, EA have dropped one more trailer during Sony’s Paris Games Week presser to keep you…
Fighting game fans, we have a release date. Street Fighter V will release on February 16 in the US and Europe. The announcement came during Sony’s Paris Games Week press briefing.
Sony have announced that Tekken 7 will make its way to the PlayStation 4. Series producer Katsuhiro Harada announced the game during Sony’s Paris Games Week media conference this morning.
The numbers don’t lie: Australians of all ages are enamoured by Oddball. The film, based on a true story about a heroic Maremma Sheepdog, has surpassed $10 million at local box offices – even beating out Roadshow Films‘ other impressively successful 2015 Aussie family film, Paper Planes. After Oddball‘s triumphant 6 weeks of release, it…
Entries for the Sydney Film Festival’s 63rd annual show are now open. The festival will take place from 8th – 16th June in 2016, and will feature a range of features, documentaries and short films under 40 minutes. In 2015, over 250 films were screened to an audience of 176,000. All submissions are being accepted…
Another week; another shitty monster. This week marks the third conclusion to Doctor Who’s consecutive two-parter trend, and just like the others, reiterates that it seems that the show may have lost its spark. Last week, we were left with a huge cliffhanger in “The Girl Who Died”; the Doctor left Ashildr (Maisie Williams) immortal, which, through cause and…
We’ve got a few months to prep for this one, but we’re still stoked to see Harts will be touring his new single in January! The new track “All Rise (Play It Cool)” is the first tune to be taken from Harts’ forthcoming sophomore studio release, set to drop next March. It’s been a busy year…
Brooklyn duo, They Might Be Giants have been making quirky music for over thirty years. John Flansburgh and John Linnell have released an album Glean and are heading down to Australia for shows in all major cities. Our writer John Goodridge caught up with John Linnell to chat about their latest projects and touring down…
It’s April 2011 and I’m on holiday in Sydney. I’m roaming the streets with a Starbucks latte in hand and my digital SLR camera around my neck. I’m feeling sufficiently hip. Then, as I turn the corner onto Pitt Street, the mall directly behind me, my gait is arrested by the sounds of something majestic…
Pennywise will never be accused of reinventing the wheel; and when you’ve been producing durable punk rock albums for 27 years like they have, you don’t generally backslide. You stick to the formula – and that’s exactly what they’ve done with their latest offering Yesterdays. This album smacks of songs that were born of an…
Fremantle’s iconic San Cisco are at the tail end of a month long regional tour for their sophomore album, Gracetown. Named after a chilled coastal town in Western Australia the record has received extensive praise for its lusciously smooth peanut butter vibes. The indie pop quartet have ripped up the stage on back-to-back Australian and…
Grammy Award nominated DJ/Producer Todd Terry (pictured) has been engulfed in dance music since he first started listening to European dance music records while growing up in Brooklyn and hit big in England and Europe, and his notoriety was making its way back to the U.S. Sandy Rivera is one of the most highly regarded producers…
Phoebe Dubar, Alex Gooding and Ben Murphy are the creative minds behind Melbourne galactic soul breaks project Passerine. The dynamic trio are excited to be coming out of studio hibernation and hitting the shores of the east coast bringing you their new single “Look Up” off their forthcoming EP, The Morning After / The Night Before….
Pop star Taylor Swift sells out arenas worldwide, packing venue’s full of hundreds of thousands of her adoring fans worldwide for some pretty spectacular shows. This recently announced one-off and incredibly exclusive Australia show is a bit different. Nova Entertainment Group have announced today that they will be bringing Tay-Tay down to Australia and putting…
Multi-platinum rapper The Game has remained one of the most important figures in contemporary hip hop, holding it down for the west coast scene for a decade now, ever since his debut studio album, The Documentary became a tremendous success. The fiery emcee has been down to Australia several times and a big demand for…
Let me set the scene for you… I was at SXSW 2015 in March this year and with thousands of bands playing and endless sets that you could attend, it was virtually impossible for bands to stand out. Possibly one of the only artists that stood out and without a doubt, the only band I could sing you…
Homecoming shows are always going to special for bands. But in the age of social media, with so many average videos uploaded to your choice of social media channel, the exclusivity of a live gig is slowly beginning to dwindle. With this in mind, for a band to sell out a medium sized venue without…
Byron Bay lads Skegss recently released their debut EP 50 Push Ups For a Dollar (perfectly titled, really) this month and it’s everything we could’ve wanted from the trio. Fun, rollicking and generally down for anything, it’s a mantra that has applied to the Skegss work and performance ethic since their break out during 2015. Since they…
Reunions are bittersweet, often synonymous with transience and hinting at the struggles of times past. Although when Philadelphia Grand Jury – better known to most as the Philly Jays – rolled into town as part of their first official tour in years, the Sydney trio’s cult following couldn’t help but flock to Sydney’s Oxford Art…
Tina Arena will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame at this year’s ceremony in Sydney in recognition of her career spanning an impressive 40 years. Part of the fabric of the Australian music industry since a young age, Arena’s career both in Australia and internationally is well known. From her start on Young Talent Time…
