Day: 26 September 2016

Single of the Day: LASTLINGS “Time” (2016)

Gold Coast duo LASTLINGS have recently unveiled their new single in “Time”, a fitting follow up tune to the infectiously catchy “You”. Not content to see out 2016 quietly, Josh and Amy have a stack of gigs lined up over the next few months that are sure to have heads continue to turn. Supporting Emma Louise for a few dates…

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Violent Soho collaborate with Stone & Wood on their own beer; announce launch parties down the East Coast!

It’s a match made in heaven. Violent Soho and beers. The boys have recently teamed up with Stone & Wood to make their own, lovingly titled the East Coast Crusher, and they want to share it with us! Before they get back out on the road with The Bronx, Luca Brasi and Tired Lion, Violent Soho will be launching the new…

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The Lumineers, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Stranger Things cast and more confirmed for Obama’s SXSL

The White House will be taking a page out of SXSW‘s playbook next month when the Obamas host SXSL: A White House Festival of Ideas, Art, and Action (South By South Lawn), a day long event that will tie in live performances, interactive exhibitions, the White House Student Film Festival and more. It’s the first time an event of its…

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Music Video of the Day: RY X “Howling” (2016)

RY X is soon to be back on Australian soil, hitting the Falls Music and Arts Festival at the end of the year as well as taking in some hotly anticipated sideshows on the East Coast. His music has been drawing in many around the world as he’s been travelling with Dawn and captivating venues with his spacious,…

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Watch as L-FRESH the LION freestyles for us in Redfern Park!

2016 has definitely been a year of blessings and great things for L-FRESH The LION – his album Become has put the rapper further on to the radars of music fans right around the country and recently, he’s been hitting the road with a live show boasting pure talent, positivity and captivating performance energy. December sees L-FRESH and…

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Valentino Arteaga of Of Mice & Men (US) on Cold World and their December Australian tour!

Since bursting onto the scene with their self-titled debut album in 2010, Of Mice & Men have charged to the forefront of the metalcore genre, as well as commanding the emergence of a new metal insurrection. Their fourth studio album, Cold World, released on September 9th, marks a new era for the band, dripping with…

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Alex Bennison talks Sans Parents’ Dead End EP, looking ahead to a debut album & more

Chatting with Sans Parents vocalist and guitarist Alex Bennison recently, he called through from a roadside as the rest of the band loaded gear into a venue ahead of an EP launch show. Their debut release, the Dead End EP, has already been welcomed warmly by a fan base that has been steadily growing through 2016, an EP that signifies…

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Album Review: Begbie – Riddles (2016 EP)

Adelaide singer, songwriter and guitarist Begbie is only twenty years of age and has developed some talented tracks that you should definitely get behind if you’re into the indie scene. The journey is only just underway, but the skills are there for a path of success. Riddles opens with the track “Bottles on the Floor”; it…

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Tomorrow When The War Began and The Dressmaker among nominees announced for 2016 Screen Music Awards

Today APRA AMCOS and the AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers) have announced the nominees for the 2016 Screen Music Awards. Among the list are feature films, Oddball, The Dress Maker, and television shows Tomorrow When the War Began, and Here Come the Habibs. The Screen Music Awards aim to highlight the achievements of Australian screen composers who…

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Peter Capaldi will appear in the premiere of brand new Doctor Who spin off series Class on ABC2

ABC2 have partnered with BBC to release the Doctor Who spin off series Class, written by award-winning author Patrick Ness (The Knife of Never Letting Go, A Monster Calls). The twelfth and current Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi, will make an appearance in the first episode of the double debut. Katherine Kelly (Mr Selfridge, Coronation Street)…

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Palace to open a 15 screen cinema at historic Pentridge Prison site

Palace has confirmed it will open a 15 screen cinema complex at historic Pentridge Prison site in Coburg, Melbourne. The development is a part of the Shayher Group’s planned $2 million spend to reactivate the heritage building and restore the former jail’s towers. Her Majesty’s Prison Pentridge was first established in 1851 until it closed…

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BlizzCon has announced the team that will represent Australia in the 2016 Overwatch World Cup

BlizzCon has announced Australia’s team of six Overwatch representatives that have been chosen to battle it out on the Overwatch World Cup stage. After taking part in qualifiers over the past month, Australia’s team will be joining over fifty countries and regions who will be competing in the Overwatch World Cup. Overwatch is a team-based…

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Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade has finally launched on PC

Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe and Behaviour Interactive have finally announced Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade‘s official launch on PC, after initially being released in Early Access. The Games Workshop’s MMO will thrust gamers into a vicious battle between four factions, the Eldar, Chaos Space Marines, Orks and Space Marines. Players will work together to engage in battles and…

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Watchdog 2 welcomes you to DedSec with its brand new story trailer

Ubisoft has released the newest trailer for Watchdog 2 inviting you to the Dedsec hacking team. Featuring new protagonist Marcus Holloway, the second season in the popular open world game will bring you to the other side of the conflict to take down a familiar Corporation. The Blume Corporation is back, with the new and…

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Martin Freeman is in South Australia right now filming a zombie thriller based on a Tropfest short

Martin Freeman, best known for his work in Sherlock, Fargo and The Hobbit, is currently in Australia bringing to life a heart-wrenching zombie thriller. Cargo is based on a Tropfest short which garnered well over 10 million views online, and tells a harrowing tale of family love. Martin Freeman plays Andy, a father who has…

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The cast of Stranger Things, Leonardo DiCaprio and more to be a part of South by South Lawn at the White House

Academy Award winning Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, The Lumineers, The Duffer Brothers and the cast of Stranger Things are coming to the White House lawn on the 3rd of October for President Barack Obama’s South by South Lawn (SXSL) Festival. The festival calls on every American to discover ways to make positive differences in the country….

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Chelsey Crisp offers a fresh perspective of “being in the biz”; talks In-Lawfully Yours & Fresh Off The Boat

After years of striving to reach her dream, Chelsey Crisp has finally found herself in a really good place – as the lead of the new movie In-Lawfully Yours while starring in ABC’s Fresh Off The Boat. This actress has been through it all and paved the way for a longstanding career. Crisp’s insider perspective into LA and…

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SUFF Review: Trash Fire (USA, 2016) is more fire than trash

Richard Bates Jr. is a film-maker that I’ve admired ever since I saw his first film, the wonderfully acidic and biting Excision. It successfully melded horror elements with a heavy dollop of dark comedy set within a grounded story.  Add in a wonderfully talented cast with career-best performances from Traci Lords and AnnaLynne McCord, and…

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Accommodation Review: A weekend on the slopes at QT Falls Creek Resort (Victoria, Australia)

While driving up the majestic Mt Bogong en route to Falls Creek low lying clouds began to decorate my view, splashes of green turn to white. The road twisted and turned past luscious bush and small torrents of water sprinkle down facades, hinting at the recent arrival of Spring. As I took in the immense…

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The drama and power of Alice Springs is on show in “A Festival in Light – Parrtjima”

Alice Springs presents A Festival in Light – Parrtjima (‘pronounced ‘par-chee-ma’), a dramatic light show that stretches 2.5kms on the MacDonnell Ranges. The naturalistic themed piece references the drama and power of natural landscape. A Festival in Light is the first authentic indigenous festival of its kind ever held. This is dog story country and…

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Lennon – Through A Glass Onion to return to Sydney for 25th anniversary

Created and performed by Australian actor/musician John Waters and singer/pianist Stewart D’Arrietta, Lennon – Through A Glass Onion features 31 iconic John Lennon hits, including Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Revolution, and, of course, Imagine. Billed as part concert and part biography, Waters and D’Arrietta’s exploration of music icon John Lennon has been entertaining…

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National Theatre of Parramatta to present Who Speaks For Me? this October

A first time collaboration between the National Theatre of Parramatta and Performance 4A, Who Speaks For Me? is co-directed by storyteller and photographer William Yang and writer/producer Annette Shun Wah. Exploring the vagaries of language, Who Speaks For Me? brings together personal narratives from the vibrant and culturally diverse areas of Western Sydney. These stories…

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Book Review: Prince: Purple Reign by Mick Wall

Prince was an enigma. And after reading a biography like Prince: Purple Reign the artist formerly known as remains a real mystery. The book is by the accomplished music journalist Mick Wall, and while it presents some facts, anecdotes and chronology about Prince’s life, there are many aspects that are glossed over or omitted from this…

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Ten podcasts from Australia and around the world you have to subscribe to right now

While even the non-avid Podcast listeners have likely heard of series like Serial and Comedy Bang! Bang!, the Podcast world is full of thousands of regular Podcasts that each have their own dedicated audience. We’ve scoured through quite a lot of them and present to you the ten that we think you need to subscribe…

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Icebergs Dining Room & Bar introduces a daily crudo menu (Sydney)

In addition to turning Japanese for four nights next month, Bondi icon Icebergs Dining Room & Bar have switched things up with their daily offerings, offering a specialised crudo menu alongside their existing options, a big nod to the restaurant’s sublime location and the local seafood suppliers they regularly deal with. An extensive seafood supplier…

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Hot Sauce is QT Melbourne’s new Korean-Japanese street food bar

The long awaited QT Melbourne has finally arrived and the quirky hotel’s entrance point to the world’s most liveable city is through adopting and blending with the city’s vibrant laneway culture. This of course means that QT needs a bar with an attitude, hence Hot Sauce, a 60-seated drinking den that drips with Korean and…

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Time Out Sydney Food Awards 2016 winners announced

Following the reveal of who won big at the Time Out Melbourne Food Awards for this year, Sydney has taken the spotlight as the global publication has announced who from the harbour city was crowned at the annual ceremony, held last night at Merivale’s est.. The Time Out Sydney Food Awards are always a reliable…

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Cocktail Recipe: how to make one big batch of negroni cocktails

Why make one negroni when you can make a whole batch of them? Big batch cocktails are becoming a huge trend for the amateur mixologist, and there’s little surprise as to why. Not only does this technique allow for high volumes of cocktail ingredients to be pre-prepared, allowing time for botanicals to infused and richer,…

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Mary’s burgers are headed to the Gold Coast for a pop up (QLD)

Following a successful return to Splendour in the Grass earlier this year, Sydney’s premiere grungy burger joint Mary’s will once again be heading up coast, but this time they aren’t stopping until they hit the Gold Coast. Owners Jake Smyth and Kenny Graham will be taking their cult burgers and popping up for one night…

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Bouche on Bridge is the CBD’s newest fine-casual restaurant with an underground bar (Sydney)

Whether you classify it as casual or fine-dining, it’s sure going to be hard to look past Bouche on Bridge, the brand new restaurant and bar from English-born ex-Rockpool, ex-Marque chef Harry Stockdale-Powell on – you guessed it – bridge street. The long CBD street is no stranger to culinary excellence, and it’s looking like…

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