Day: 11 April 2016

KLP heading out on tour with “Air” through May and June!

KLP, last seen hitting stages around the country with Art vs. Science, has today announced a headline tour of her own! Through May and June, KLP will be taking her current single “Air” (as well as a popular live show) to fans around the country, a tune that has fast become a favourite with crowds who’ve…

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Playing times released for The Gum Ball Music and Arts Festival 2016

Get those planners out because the playing times for this year’s The Gum Ball Music and Arts Festival, from 22-24 April, is here! Taking place over the long weekend at Dashville, festival goers will be treated to three days and two nights of live music and arts, following successful runs in previous years attracting capacity…

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The NT Song of the Year Awards announces its biggest event yet for 2016!

Celebrating five years in 2016, the annual NT Song of the Year Awards is going to be bringing its biggest event yet with their ceremony in July. There’s going to be some changes to the event this year, with two new categories being introduced, while MusicNT have begun the process of engaging with over 50…

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Joe Bonamassa announces five-date Australian tour

Blues-rock guitarist extraordinaire Joe Bonamassa has announced an Australian tour in September, just months after playing as part of this year’s Bluesfest in Byron Bay. The prolific musician will also perform for the very first time at the Sydney Opera House in addition to shows in Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Melbourne. The tour will mark…

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SXSW Music Interview: Matt Gresham (WA) on his upcoming EP, writing in LA & more!

Bringing some excellent examples of songwriting and a wickedly endearing live presence out to Austin for SXSW this year was WA artist Matt Gresham. Currently in the process of finishing up an EP that we’re eager to hear, Gresham tells Larry about the writing and recording process that had him fall in love with LA and…

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Music Video of the Day: City Calm Down “Fix You” (2016)

City Calm Down have had a dream run of a tour, the Melbourne band selling out shows right round the country over the past few weeks. With their album In a Restless House settling with the band’s fans as one hell of a debut effort, City Calm Down have continued to build upon the album’s success…

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Single of the Day: Neighbourhood Youth “Atlantic” (2016)

Moody, full of punch and a vocal grit that leaves an impression, Neighbourhood Youth‘s new single “Atlantic” definitely struck a chord with us. Taken from the quartet’s upcoming EP, “Atlantic” saw the band link up with producer Greg Rietwyk again at Tender Trap Studios to record this slice of indie rock – a definite progression for the…

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SXSW Music Interview: Matt & Kirty of Fast Romantics (Toronto) chat new music and new live shows!

For Toronto based band Fast Romantics, 2016 is set to be a year of introductions.  We met up with songwriters Matthew Angus and Kirty at SXSW, where the excitement surrounding their forthcoming new album has followed them from Toronto and New York (where a lot of the material was worked on), to Austin. Following their own creative direction even more than…

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Titanfall 2 gets first teaser, worldwide reveal in June

For fans of Respawn Entertainment’s clever-but-flawed multiplayer shooter Titanfall, the wait for news on the in-development sequel has been a long one. This morning, we have our first, extremely brief look at Titanfall 2.

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The sixth season of Game of Thrones gets an epic new trailer

HBO’s Game of Thrones will return for it’s sixth season in a matter of weeks now, and following a secret premiere over in the states, it’s just been highlighted with a second – and probably final – trailer, even more intense than the first and giving us a closer look at some of the storylines…

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Event Review: Supanova Pop Culture Expo Gold Coast (8th – 10th April – Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre)

The sunny Gold Coast, with its stunning beach coastline, and warm inviting weather, for one weekend a year the pop culture and gaming and anime fandoms descend on this little city. It’s a sight to behold when people are crossing the main highway all dressed in cosplay. That’s when you know that Supanova Pop Culture…

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TV Review: Fear the Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 1 “Monster” (USA, 2016)

We jump into Season 2 of AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead with what looks like a short, confusing time jump. Christopher is still leaning over his mother’s corpse but it seems like the whole city has been fire-bombed, creating this smokey red tone to kickstart the premiere in a surprisingly exciting way. Sure, it feels…

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New trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them welcomes you to New York

A new trailer for the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them was released earlier today. As JK Rowling‘s first proper return to the wizarding world since she wrapped things up Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, it all looks very promising. The trailer introduces world-famous magizoologist New Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and shows…

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Deadshot, The Joker and Batman headline new Suicide Squad trailer

A new trailer for DC’s upcoming Suicide Squad film premiered during last weekend’s MTV Movie Awards. This new trailer gives Will Smith‘s Deadshot and Jared Leto‘s Joker  a bit more screentime and hints at the role that Ben Affleck‘s Batman is expected to play in the movie. Previous trailers suggested Affleck’s appearance would be limited to…

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Behold the Guardian and the Seeker in new Warcraft mage posters

The first official poster of the last Guardian of Tirisfal, Medivh, has been well worth the wait. Ben Foster (X-Men: The Last Stand, Lone Survivor) portrays the powerful wizard in the upcoming fantasy film Warcraft: The Beginning, and he looks spectacular. At San Diego Comic-Con last year, Foster said the best part of playing Medivh in Warcraft…

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Video Games Review: Dark Souls III (PS4, 2016)

In many ways, reviewing a Dark Souls game is an exercise in futility. Not because they’re brutally difficult or because they’re deliberately clunky, but because Souls fans are going to pick it up one way or another. They crave the keen sting of being shut down in absolute terms and the radiant high that comes with attaining victory.

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Ron Howard talks directing In The Heart Of The Sea

For a man with a long history of success recreating true stories, Ron Howard must have been pinching himself when he was approached by Chris Hemsworth with the script for In The Heart Of The Sea. Having worked together only two years prior on Rush, the pair had established a relationship that would ultimately form…

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Hotel Review: King Deluxe Room at Crowne Plaza Auckland (New Zealand)

Having stayed at numerous InterContinental Hotels across different cities, there’s a certain degree of trust I place in IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), and a high expectation that stems from consistency, cleanliness, and a distinctively premium feel. However, I’ve never stayed at a Crowne Plaza– a brand also handled by IHG – so wasn’t exactly sure…

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Arts Review: The Original Grease – Reginald Theatre, Seymour Centre (Performances to 7th May)

Just when you thought you were so sure that you knew the story of Grease, Squabbalogic is here to revive THE ORIGINAL GREASE for all of our grimy reeducations. The original is dark and dingy, full of the sex and swearing of the rock ‘n’ roll era that our bubblegum Pink Ladies and swarve T-Birds know…

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Josef Ber questions his masculinity in Savages

In her play Savages, currently showing at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst, Patricia Cornelius brings us face to face with a segment of society that is all too familiar these days – the violent man. Inspired by the death of Diane Brimble aboard a cruise ship in 2002, Cornelius takes a look at what drives…

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Shirley Gnome brings her award-winning cabaret show to Melbourne Comedy Festival

Cabaret performer Shirley Gnome brings her show from Vancouver, Canada to debut in Melbourne this month. After making waves at the fringes in Perth and Adelaide, the production has been accepted as a late-addition to the festival with three shows scheduled. The performance  is a an exciting blend of bawdy music, clever lyrics and profoundly smart insights…

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One woman play Blonde Poison premiering in Sydney & Melbourne .

After receiving a huge amount of support for its premier season in Sydney in 2015, Gail Louw’s one woman play Blonde Poison is heading to Melbourne for a strictly limited time in June. Starring previous Best Actress Nominee at the 2015 Sydney Theatre Awards, Belinda Giblin transforms into a character of strength and vast dimensions,…

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ephemeral traces – UQ Art Museum (runs to June 26th)

Recently opened at the UQ Art Museum, ephemeral traces: Brisbane’s artist-run scene in the 1980s is a sister exhibition to their 2012 offering Return to sender, exploring the work of a select group of Brisbane artists during the mid 1980s. Where Michele Helmrich’s Return to sender focused on the artists driven out of Queensland by the conservative John Bjelke-Petersen government, ephemeral…

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Win a double pass to see We Will Rock You in Sydney

The worldwide smash hit musical We Will Rock You has returned to Australia. The Australian tour begins at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre on 28 April 2016, then travels to the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, Brisbane from 10 July; then on to Melbourne’s Regent Theatre from 30 August. Perth’s Crown Theatre follows from November, then the Festival Theatre,…

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Huxtaburger hook up with Wolf of the Willows for a special craft beer dinner (Melbourne)

Ahead of their collaboration for Melbourne’s Good Beer Week, Huxtaburger and local craft brewery Wolf of the Willows will be teaming up for a special intimate dining experience that seeks to highlight good burgers and good booze. Set for Tuesday 26th April, the 40-person dinner will be held at Huxtaburger Hawthorn. Daniel Wilson, Food Director…

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New Bondi Burger Restaurant Milky Lane will feature The Churro Bowl (Sydney)

With an official Facebook page that sits at almost 6,000 likes already, not-yet-opened Bondi cafe Milky Lane has certainly tugged at the indulgent heart strings of Sydney’s most ardent foodies with the announcement that their menu will feature recently internet-breaking dessert creation The Churro Bowl. The image you see above is of one such magical,…

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Handsome Devils Co. add their hot sauce to the lineup for Burgerpalooza (Sydney)

As we edge towards the now completely SOLD OUT inaugural Burgerpalooza at Manning House across the 16th and 17th April, the lineup has literally heated up with the addition of artisan producers Handsome Devils Co., who have become the official hot sauce supplier for the event. The Sydney-based company were recently placed at number one…

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