Delivering a slice of rock reminiscent of Queens of the Stone Age today is Brooklyn duo Of Clocks and Clouds! Joe Salgo and Ross Procaccio go in on heartbreak and relationship dissolution on new single “She Had To Go” – channelling hurt and emotional grief through some aggressive and intensifying music. This isn’t a break…
Read More“Where’s your self-esteem, gorgeous? Did it go when I told you that I was a cheat, gorgeous? I had to come clean, even if I made you smash my Nintendo Wii, gorgeous…” Oh REMI, Remi, Remi. The Melbourne hip hop favourite lays his laddish past out on the table on his new single, “For Good”, featuring the amazing Sampa…
Read MoreThe Dandy Warhols have been making music for over twenty years and have just released Distortland. Brent DeBoer chats to John Goodridge about the making of the album, cassettes and touring. Hey Brent, how are you doing? Yeah, I’m all right. I’m a little bit tuckered out, but I’m in a really cool space here….
Read MoreBroods will be bringing their electrifying live show back to Australian shores this July along with their new album Conscious! The east coast tour will have the Nott siblings hit up venues in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, supported by Vera Blue and Xavier Dunn. Both support artists are generating their own hype, so this makes for a hectic triple…
Read MoreDanny Brown is mere days off the start of his Australian tour dates for this year’s Groovin’ the Moo tour, a much welcomed return to the country for the rapper, who has been spending much time in the studio recently working on a follow up album to 2013’s Old. He’s just arrived back home to Detroit when…
Read MoreIn a really overdue move, those on-point curators over at Red Bull Music Academy have decided to bring the world-renowned four-day city takeover known as Red Bull Music Academy Weekender to Sydney in September. The tightly selected festival program of music events, live performances, public artist lectures, club nights, and art exhibitions will be shaped…
Read MoreWell, this is a little slice of gorgeous for your Wednesday. Melbourne duo Kllo have dropped their new single in “Bolide”, the first cut release from their new EP Well Worn. The hype and momentum that has built around Simon Lam and Chloe Kaul since the broke out with the Cusp EP in 2014 has been amazing to watch and with this…
Read MoreGiggedIn are hosting a special show for Alpine fans in Sydney next month, supported by Jess Kent and R.W. Grace! Taking place at the Oxford Art Factory on May 19th is free for all GiggedIn members, while new people are also encouraged to sign up HERE, if they haven’t already. The aim of the service is to encourage more…
Read MoreA number of bands, including Lime Cordiale, Good Boy, Deep Sea Arcade and Lily and the Bellows, took over Oxford Art Factory for Rare Finds‘ first birthday celebration! On the main stage, Lime Cordiale slayed. The band has been on a break from playing live but you wouldn’t have known it, based on their performance….
Read MoreIn a ploy to further explore new media and interactive content, Twitter has partnered with Screen Australia to bring new elements of audience engagement to ABC3’s latest drama Tomorrow When the War Began. The series is to be the first of four national dramas that will be produced as a part of the partnership, with…
Read MoreAfter the original Jurassic World rejuvenated dinophiles and series fans everywhere, director Colin Trevorrow has passed the torch to the talented J.A Bayona. The Spanish native is holding on to a solid resume, having been at the helm of The Impossible (Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts) and worked alongside Guillermo Del Toro in The Orphanage. It’s…
Read MoreWith the first seasoning coming to an end last Sunday, HBO has announced the immediate release of their series, VINYL, at the cost of $25.99 (SD) and $30.99 (HD) and to be sold through digital retailers Google Play, iTunes, FetchTV, Sony and Xbox. The digital download will also contain bonus features, including a twenty-one minute…
Read MoreA Tricky Treat is a short film. Like, 3 minute type of short. But that only means that you should free up 3 minutes to watch it because it nails everything it sets out to do. Written by Kamal John Iskander and directed by short film veteran Patricia Chica, A Tricky Treat subverts what we’ve…
Read MoreTwo-time Emmy-nominated Creator Tim Kring, who imagined the critically acclaimed global phenomenon Heroes, heads this epic reboot of the world where extraordinary powers up the ante in the eternal battle of good and evil. Starring a strong new cast led by Zachary Levi (Chuck), Robbie Kay (Once Upon a Time) and Ryan Guzman (The Boy…
Read MoreBased on the best selling book series, Big Stone Gap follows self-proclaimed spinster Ave Maria Mulligan, who at the age of 40 has decided happiness is for other people. That is, until a long-buried family secret throws her quiet life spectacularly off course. With an all-star cast featuring Ashley Judd, Patrick Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, Anthony…
Read MoreThe second Warcraft movie trailer has been released online, giving us a new glimpse at the anticipated fantasy epic. It begins with a very cool visual of Durotan, and you can check it out below. The official synopsis for Warcraft: The Beginning, which opens in Australia on June 16, is as follows: From Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures…
Read MoreThis Friday, April 22nd, Sydney’s Event Cinemas is holding a special screening of the 1968 classic Planet of the Apes as part of their In the House series (you can win tickets HERE!). In anticipation of the screening, we’re looking back at the film to bring you some of our favourite trivia about the film……
Read MoreThese final three episodes of Better Call Saul‘s second season feel like they leave the series at a fascinating crossroads. In spite of the bold proclamation that ended the first season, Jimmy McGill’s evolution into Saul Goodman isn’t anywhere near that clear-cut. This season has seen him start to become Saul – one choice at a time…
Read MoreGiven both our own and the upcoming American elections, Our Brand is Crisis feels maybe a little too topical for its own good. Based on the documentary of the same name, the film follows Jane (Sandra Bullock), a talented political strategist who is coaxed out of early-retirement to help revive the election hopes of a Bolivian presidential candidate…
Read MoreA partnership with Qantas and the Mitolo Wines has welcomed the the South Australian winery to the airline’s network of flights. Qantas business class passengers can sit back and relax with glass of Mitolo Wine’s vintage 2013 Angela Shiraz. Founder, Frank Mitolo has supplied 224 dozens of wine to Qantas, and says there is only a limited quantity of the second vintage of Angela…
Read MoreLuxury cruise line Regent Seven Seas has announced the exotic itineraries for their 2017-18 Voyage Collection. Aboard the cruise ships, guests can enjoy an all-inclusive experience of unlimited shore excursions, fine wine and spirits, unlimited WiFi, prepaid gratuities, ground transfers and luxury pre-cruise hotel stays. The four-ship fleet includes Seven Seas Explorer, Seven Seas Mariner, Seven…
Read MoreFrom today the Anna Schwartz Gallery in Melbourne plays host to the first Australian exhibition of work by North Korean artist Kim Guang Nan. The exhibition titled The Future is Bright, curated by Doug Hall AM runs until the 21st May. Kim Guang Nan was born in 1953, a few months after the armistice of…
Read MoreMelbourne ‘future soul’ quartet Hiatus Kaiyote are set to headline the Saturday night of the Perth International Jazz Festival when it returns for a fourth year this June. Over the first weekend in June, the festival presented in partnership with Brookfield, will see over 50 performances take place across multiple venues across the city; with…
Read MoreActor David Koechner is perhaps best known as Champ King from Anchorman and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues; or maybe as Todd Packer from The Office. But did you know he’s also an accomplished stand up performer? Despite his fairly prodigious filmography, Koechner has at least 60 films under his belt, and a pretty busy…
Read MoreNarrated fiction and non-fiction is nothing new, with spoken-word stories in forms ranging from radio to cassette tapes to digital existing for readers for decades. With the increase and ease of downloading digitally directly to smartphones or other digital devices, audiobooks are enjoying a resurgence in popularity. According to a survey of 1034 Australians over…
Read More20th April marks the official 420 Day, AKA National Weed Day, and seeing as really unhealthy, excellent food and marijuana has been forever linked there are unsurprisingly a few specials going around Sydney for today. We, of course, have Newtown’s brand new D’Munchies stoner cafe, as well as local favourites like Butter in Surry Hills,…
Read MoreSpending a long weekend in Byron Bay is probably something akin to bliss, but to combine the short trip away with a huge foodie package is nothing short of heavenly! The Byron and Taste Byron Bay‘s Terase Davidson have created a special foodie tour package that allows visitors to not only stay at The Byron, but also…
Read MoreIf you’ve been partaking in this month’s Bavarian Brewfest at participating Bavarian Bier Cafés in Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, as well as Munich Brauhaus in Sydney and Melbourne, you’ll be happy to know that the month of welcoming a range of new craft and seasonal beers isn’t quite over just yet, and there are…
Read MoreRenowned dining and retail group Fratelli Fresh has officially been scooped up by hospitality collective Urban Purveyor Group, adding an enormous amount to their already rich portfolio, which has already seen a rapid expansion in the previous months with a forthcoming Italian restaurant, a Mexican restaurant, a massive move for their acclaimed Ananas Bar &…
Read MoreTucked away beside the rush of South Yarra Station and underneath a residential apartment block, Sth Central stands as a local gem in one of Melbourne’s most cafe and restaurant dense suburbs, catering to the locals with simple food done well, and with fresh produce. With their new schedule to open for breakfast, Sth Central…
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