This week in the music industry: AMIN asks political parties to endorse their $5million music fund proposal ahead of the federal election, and Brisbane’s annual BIGSOUND Festival released their first set of lineups for 2016. AMIN’s $5 million music fund proposal Ahead of the 2016 federal election on Saturday July 2nd, the Australian Music Industry Network…
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To celebrate the release of his new EP Stamina, Melbourne club wunderkind Swick is getting out on the road next month and August! New single “Energy”, Swick’s collaboration with Henrik the Artist, is another hot cut from this in-demand name and these tour dates have come at the perfect time for fans around the country. Check out…
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Independent record label TEEF are gearing up for the release of a special album curated and collaborated on by some of Australia’s best and innovative new talent. Entitled Imperium In Imperio II (or, ‘Empire Within an Empire’), the title is in reference to this group of artists surging forward and creating something huge of their own within…
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Perth multi-instrumentalist Jay Watson, aka GUM, has released the music video for his brilliant tune, “Elafonissi Blue”, one of the choice cuts from Glamorous Damage. Directed by psychedelic visual artist Jason Galea, the “Elafonissi Blue” is a fiery explosion of colour, neon and chaos – the perfect visual accompaniment to a single that has done well in captivating the…
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Gypsy & The Cat‘s return has been one we’ve been feeling and the duo have continued to produce the goods, this time in new single “Life”. Taken from their much-hyped new album Virtual Islands, this new spin is synth-soaked, confident and vibrant – three facets of Gypsy & The Cat fans know and love. Suss it out…
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Flyying Colours are getting back out on the road for quick three-date east coast tour next month into August with new single, “It’s Tomorrow Now”. Having already garnered a strong and loyal fanbase around the country for their smart and incredibly layered fusion of shoegaze, psych, indie and grunge, Flyying Colours have really been taking strides…
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Yeo‘s getting out on the road this September with new single “Got No Game”, supported by our new favourites SAATSUMA and Take Your Time! A line up boasting three of the country’s freshest and most exciting artists, this tour is going to be Yeo’s final headline run of shows for the year. His national Ganbaru tour saw Yeo reach…
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Sydney alt-folk charmers Lazy Colts give us a new insight into their anticipated debut album Trojan, with their latest single, “Twenty Two”! Brooding and emotive, “Twenty Two” is a great example of the band’s sense of songwriting style – it’s authentic, open and with hints of nostalgia, Lazy Colts really strike a chord. The music video for “Twenty…
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Perth trio FOAM have dropped a new single in “I Could Milk Myself” (a title to remember, no less) and have backed the announcement up with a run of tour dates we should all be getting to from the end of July through into August. Of their new single, lead vocalist Joel Martin has described it as a…
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Now that their debut album Stay In, Do Nothing has been toured all round the country and has become a fully-realised beast on stage, Horror My Friend have this week announced two more live shows not to be missed. For hometown fans in Adelaide and those out in Melbourne, the trio will be hitting a stage in your city…
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20 years after Urban Hang Suite redefined soul for a new generation, Maxwell has announced that he’ll be making an exciting return to Australia to perform two exclusive shows in support of his just released, long-awaited blackSUMMERS’night project. The pioneering neo-soul artist has been tapped to bring his suave brand of seductive R&B to both…
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In this issue: Only a handful of new releases this week! From some old schoolers, Blink 182, to newcomers Big Thief. Get listening! BLINK 182 Punk legends Blink 182 have released their new album California, debuting new guitarist Matt Skiba. Available now, get on it! BIG THIEF Big Thief have released their debut album, Masterpiece, via Spunk Records. Available…
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As Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day: Resurgence explodes into cinemas, Universal has payed a hefty figure for his next epic entitled Moonfall, a script Emmerich wrote with his 2012 collaborators Harold Closer and Spencer Cohen. The space orientated blockbuster has been described as Emmerich’s 2012 mashed together with Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and follows an unlikely…
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Sure, we all know who John Boyega is now, obviously having nailed his role as Fin in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but before that he was in a small sci-fi film called Attack the Block. Now we could be in the midst of a reunion between Boyega and director Joe Cornish. “Saw Joe Cornish…
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Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Only God Forgives) has been vocal about wanting to do a superhero film and now it seems as though Batgirl might be his target. Refn told Business Insider that he wants to adapt someone who hasn’t been approached in the 21st century. “What ones are left? You know the one I want…
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This month, Dendy Cinemas across the country will be airing Month of Murray – a collection of films starring beloved cultural icon Bill Murray. Every Monday evening in July, Dendy Newtown, Dendy Canberra, and Dendy Portside will each be screening one of Bill Murray’s classic films at 6.30pm, with tickets just $10 for Club Dendy…
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Audiences haven’t let their love for Nemo and Dory fade it would seem, as the sequel to 2003’s smash Finding Nemo tears up the box office. Finding Dory has taken some $25 million since its release last month, after it enjoyed the highest grossing opening week for a Disney animated film in Australia (around $13…
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American nationalism is back on-screen once again in full display in the action sequel to Olympus Has Fallen. On a minor note, Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett and others from the previous film are back as well. But seriously, the first film, by director Antoine Fuqua of Training Day fame, was a…
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Hobbiton. It’s a real place. You want to know why? Because I totally went there. Hobbits are real, end of discussion. And they’re beautiful. OK – well, sort of real. Alexander Farm is a 1250 acre property in Matamata, New Zealand, and is home to the set of Hobbiton from the Lord of the Rings…
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Celebrated Sydney chef Pasi Petanen has certainly made a name for himself, last year closing what was perhaps one of the most well received residency restaurants the city has ever seen with Café Paci which sadly ended its Darlinghurst run in December. While Petanen hasn’t announced any concrete plans to start up another pop-up anytime…
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Starting from Tuesday July 5th, for the first time ever, Yo-Chi and Hanoi Hannah are teaming up to bring you a delicious combination of pho and yoghurt, aka “pho-yo”. For a limited time of only one month, the Yo-Chi fro-yo bar located in Carlton will be hosting a special Hanoi Hannah pop-up kiosk, serving a…
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Margherita & Co is like a little slice of Italy. The new restaurant in the Hordern Arcade at World Square in Sydney looks poised to bring food that is buona and bella (good and beautiful – doesn’t everything sound better in Italian?) to a spot previously renowned for Asian eateries. The concept is courtesy of…
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