The States have been loving Marlon Williams so far this year, most recently falling further for the New Zealander while on tour with Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop. Come September however, American and Canadian fans will have some unmissable opportunities to see Williams and his band, The Yarra Benders, perform in a headline capacity. On tour over a run of…
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The Creases, man. With today’s announcement that they’ll be on the road with Ball Park Music later on this year, not to mention their own single launch tour this July, we’re keen to simply know there’ll be ample opportunities to get our dose of Brisbane goodness. Most recently, The Creases have released the official music video for…
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It’s a happy Wednesday for Ball Park Music fans – not only do they get details of the Brisbane favourites’ new album, but there’s a huge tour reveal also hitting them this afternoon too! First up, the new album. Entitled Every Night The Same Dream, fans have already gotten some pretty epic tastes of what Ball Park Music…
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We first were introduced to Adelaide group The Unset earlier in the year, when their music video for tune “Solipsism” took out the major prize as part of our CAPTURED competition. Their music displays a solid sense of musicality and songwriting – channeling some great post-rock and alternative vibes reminiscent of the likes of Cog and Mogwai. Next month,…
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Seattle four piece Chastity Belt will be making their way out from the US to Australia later on in the year! The band, who have been making waves Stateside since the release of their debut album No Regerts in 2013, properly shot to critical acclaim last year, with the release of their sophomore Time To Go Home. Courtney Barnett‘s…
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Methyl Ethel have been having a dream run overseas in 2016 so far, having won over many more fans in both the UK/Europe as well as in the States off the back of successful shows at The Great Escape, Primavera, London Calling and SXSW so far. Now, the Perth trio are kicking things up another notch…
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Melbourne’s Pretty City are hitting the road again with their debut album Colourize, celebrating its release onto vinyl this August! Following well-received album launches on the east coast, the band will be adding in a set in Adelaide and Brisbane on this run too, bringing the good times to more fans. Off the back of a successful…
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Hello, SAATSUMA. Let’s cut to the quick – where have you guys been all my life? In new single “Floating”, the Melbourne group have given us an electronic track full of texture and richness. The vocals ooze soul, while the production adds to the haunting and and oddly hypnotic nature of the track’s arrangement. It’s darkly enticing,…
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The first names confirmed to perform at this year’s National Indigenous Music Awards have been released and already, it’s looking to be quite the diverse and entertaining night under the stars in Darwin this August! With 2016 standing out as being quite the significant year for Indigenous people, it’s expected that this year’s NIMAs will…
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UK band Catfish and the Bottlemen, named after lead vocalist Van McCann’s encounter with an Australian busker called Catfish the Bottleman, have recently released their follow-up album to 2014’s debut, The Balcony. The Ride is a stonkingly good collection of tunes which are so polished and mature in their sound and production that I was…
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Over five days, at the start of the Northern Hemisphere Summer, Primavera Sound took over Barcelona in Spain with one of the world’s finest and most eclectic music festivals. Earlier this month, we outlined why every Australian should make the pilgrimage to the event – which was without question one of the best events I’ve…
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As someone completely unschooled in the world of Warcraft, I entered the filmic adaptation of the popular video game franchise with an open mind and no expectations. On its own merits it’s a perfectly serviceable action/fantasy opus that’s heavy on CGI and spectacle but short on much else – not that that is necessarily a…
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Briefly: Batman: Arkham Knight developer Rocksteady has one last one encore for the series that made their name. The dev will release a VR experience based around their Arkham series in time for the PSVR’s launch.
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90’s gaming mascot Crash Bandicoot will return to Sony PlayStation platforms this year as part of Skylanders Imaginators. He will then be back in 2017 in an HD remaster of the first three games in the Crash series.
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Hideo Kojima appeared rather dramatically onstage during Sony’s E3 press conference to debut footage from his first game post-Konami. Death Stranding is currently in development at Kojima Productions and gives a rather cryptic glimpse at what’s to come.
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One of the first thing that Blood Father makes clear is that John Link (Mel Gibson) is over being a flashy action hero type. It’s old hat to an ex-con like him and he doesn’t want anything to do with it. However, don’t be fooled, Gibson himself seems to be having a hell of a…
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Insomniac are no stranger to the superhero genre, having created the very enjoyable Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive a couple of years ago. It’s now returning to the genre with one of the most popular heroes in comics, and on an entirely different console.
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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare debuted a new trailer during Sony’s E3 press conference yesterday, playing like someone had pounded a case of Red Bull before attempting to write an episode of Battlestar Galactica.
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Far from Disney’s little mermaid, The Lure is a film that mixes musical, comedy and horror together. The story centres on a family of entertainers who find a pair of mermaids and decide to take them in since they have beautiful singing voices. The mermaids immerse themselves in the human world, but soon one of…
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Activision’s Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare remaster will be available to those who pre-purchase Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. If you have a PS4, you’ll be able to jump in sooner than everyone else.
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Nintendo have debuted brand new gameplay footage, modes and monsters from their upcoming Pokémon Sun and Moon titles during their E3 Nintendo Treehouse presentation this morning.
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Clever and dark, High-Rise (directed by Ben Wheatley) is a dystopia to remember. The story follows surgeon Laing (Tom Hiddleston) who moves to a tower far from civilisation. This tower has everything you need from a supermarket to a gym, but no contact with the outside world. Laing adjusts to life at the tower and…
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The story behind Australia’s most iconic building, the Sydney Opera House is set to become a feature film in a Danish, Swedish and Australian co-production. Currently in development, the film will be titled Utzon, The Man Behind the Opera House. The film will bring together Swedish-Australian producer Jan Marnell, and Australian producers Marian Macgowan and…
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Quietly unnerving films like The Loved Ones and Wolf Creek (the first one, not the horrendous sequel) have come to define Australian horror to an international audience, but this country has produced just as many louder, bloodier, and faster entries into the often overcrowded genre, and most of that quality is found on the lower…
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The States have been loving Marlon Williams so far this year, most recently falling further for the New Zealander while on tour with Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop. Come September however, American and Canadian fans will have some unmissable opportunities to see Williams and his band, The Yarra Benders, perform in a headline capacity. On tour over a run of…
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Methyl Ethel have been having a dream run overseas in 2016 so far, having won over many more fans in both the UK/Europe as well as in the States off the back of successful shows at The Great Escape, Primavera, London Calling and SXSW so far. Now, the Perth trio are kicking things up another notch…
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Street artistry sometimes straddles the line of either political, artful or a bunch of taggers making a building more ugly than it is, but the above mural from street artist Alex Lehours has made an impression on many walkers of the Sydney suburb of Sydney. The piece advertising the release of Deadpool on DVD, Blu-ray…
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On April 21st, musical innovator and icon Prince passed away at the age of 57. Since then the tributes have flown in, there have been covers of his songs posted, tribute concerts planned and memorials attended. Now the Blender Gallery in Paddington, NSW are staging their own tribute, showcasing their collection of photographs of the late…
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The days of eating Nutella on white bread are over. The team behind the beloved chocolate hazelnut spread are on a food drive designed to get people thinking about new ways to eat and enjoy Nutella. In an Australian first a Nutella food truck will be travelling through New South Wales and Victoria handing out…
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Exciting times ahead for Westfield North Lakes with the introduction of a new event, The Laneway Weekender, which runs from Friday, 24th June until Sunday 26th June. The family friendly affair (although, as a venue serving alcohol, minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult, parent or guardian at all times) will feature great food, live music, pop-up bars and even entertainment for…
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