Month: December 2016

Stacks and stacks of cookbooks are released into the world each year, but there are always those select through that break through to ‘must own’ status. Made With Love is truly one of those cookbooks, simply because it brings together some of the most acclaimed and renowned chefs in the world to each share recipes…

In case you missed it, earlier today Marvel gifted us a brand new teaser trailer for Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2. And in true GOTG style it’s packed with action, humour and classic rock. A lot of hype is already surrounding the next installment for Guardians Of The Galaxy, particularly after its surprise breakout…

Last week, The Australian Traveller People’s Choice Awards crowned their 2016 winners, with Queensland coming out on top, winning in six categories – including three for Hamilton Island, best beach for Whitehaven, best family holiday spot for the Gold Coast) and sexiest hotel pool for Palazzo Versace in Surfers Paradise (pictured above). Meanwhile, the recently…

Sitting at no less than 6,000 square metres, Australia’s largest contemporary gallery, The Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) in Brisbane’s South Bank, turns ten years old this month. To celebrate, the now iconic space has launched a massive, free exhibition dubbed GoMA Turns 10, which revisits some of the curator’s favourite artworks and artists who…

Located just across the street from the South Bank’s art and gallery precinct (including the GoMA, which is currently celebrating their 10th birthday), is a small and unassuming cafe/restaurant that produces a Michelin-star quality food at reasonable prices. Jerome Batten is the man behind Gauge, a role he juggles while also helming Sourced Grocer, a…

Tucked just off Campbell Parade is where you’ll find The House of Luis Tans (Luis Tans for short), shaped into a space that formerly hosted contemporary Japanese spot PaperPlanes, ditching the Asian pop art for a mature dip into Peruvian chic, a stylish 70’s pastiche helped by vintage posters and stripes of colour. The restaurant…

When the team from Sugarcane opened their fiery red and orange homage to vintage tuck shops, Juicy Lucy, success seemed slow but steady. Word of mouth helped get the thing off the ground, seeing as it was on one of the more neglected strips of Surry Hills, but once it took off Juicy Lucy became…

Continuing the trend of the 90’s being alive and well at PlayStation Experience 2016, Crash Bandicoot: N Sane Trilogy is the HD remaster of the original Naughty Dog platformers announced at E3 back in June.

You have not actually fallen into a timewarp and gotten stuck in 1998. Futuristic racing franchise Wipeout has lain dormant for some time now, but is being revived on PlayStation 4 with a remastered anthology called Wipeout: Omega Collection.

The fourth mainline entry in the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise will arrive in 2017. The trailer for Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite debuted during the PlayStation Experience showcase. The trailer features Captain Marvel, Iron Man, Ryu and Megaman beating the absolute hell out of each other and we are ridiculously hype for it.

Naughty Dog kicked off this morning’s PlayStation Experience showcase with a six minute cold open that had the crowd convinced they were watching a hijab-clad Lara Croft, right up to the moment she revealed her true identity.

If there’s one thing a good press conference has to have, it’s a good “One more thing …” moment. Just such a moment occurred at the PlayStation Experience showcase this morning when Naughty Dog closed out the show with a surprise announcement: The Last of Us Part II, the follow-up to their 2013 smash hit, is…

Gearing up for a huge two-day event at the Anaheim Convention Center in Los Angeles is the annual PlayStation Experience conference, the one day in which Sony’s gaming arm opens the doors to press and punters alike and gives a run down of the year that was, and what the next six months holds. “But…

Telltale Games have announced their next episodic adventure series during The Game Awards 2016. Guardians of the Galaxy will be the company’s first foray into the Marvel universe.

Arkane Studio’s revival of Prey got a new trailer during The Game Awards last night, its first since its E3 2016 reveal, as well as a promise from the developer that the game would launch in Spring (that’s Autumn for us here in Aus) next year.

There may be relaxation, holidays and many other festivities on the mind of everyone during the month of December, but it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go out and enjoy the best the art world has to offer, here’s what we think is the best of the bunch this month! Opera Australia’s The Opera Gala &…

When one thinks of rock groups from the late 90s and early 00s, few are more pseudonymous than American/Scottish group Garbage. Between 1995 and 2005 the group – made up of lead vocalist Shirley Manson, iconic record producer and drummer Butch Vig, Steve Marker and Duke Erikson – produced some of the most iconic songs…

Edition #10! To mark it (and the beginning of December), we’ve got some sounds from Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, the GC and all the way out from Birmingham, Alabama. Bleeding Gums (Sydney) Ben Nelson‘s DIY rock/garage project, Bleeding Gums, has seen this muso generate some heat locally – coming out of South Sydney, Nelson’s music has…

This week in industry news, Australian musicians and Radio National listeners rally against program axings, Frontier Touring now holds the record for attendance at all four of the massive Melbourne & Olympic Park venues, Emmi wins the hotly contested MTV Brand New competition and more! Aussie Musos gear up to protest against Radio National music…

The SKEGSS boys launched their new single “Spring Has Sprung” on us, due for official release come December 9th. Flourishing off the back of a triple j premiere with Linda Marigliano, “Spring Has Sprung” is the first we’re hearing from SKEGSS’ new EP Holiday Food (due out February 2017). As for where this song positions SKEGSS moving…

Northern Territory producer and instrumentalist Resin Moon has captured the attention and imaginations of many through 2016 with his experimental sounds coming out of one of the most isolated music communities in the country. For the musician, also making music under his own name Dave Crowe, delving into Resin Moon territory has expanded musical horizons and has introduced…

No one needs reminding of how huge the past twelve months have been for Australia’s music industry. We’ve continued to lead the way with some of the finest hip-hop, electronic, folk and rock music (to name just a few), fostering a hub of talent ripe for international exposure. The news that Australia’s live performance industry is…

This week in album news, Circa Waves return with a beefed up sound on their second record, Star Slinger gears up to release his debut R&B/house inspired album just in time for Summer, Alex L’Estrange represents local Brisbane talent with his upcoming debut EP, plus heaps more… THE BIG MOON This all-girl outfit out of London are making…

Nintendo have shown off more footage of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild during The Game Awards 2016. The trailers show off more of the game’s open world nature and a few of Link’s new moves. Hit the jump to see it for yourself.

RTS genre revival Halo Wars 2 unveiled its latest cinematic trailer during The Game Awards 2016. Focusing on the imposing new villain and dogged Covenant survivor Atriox, the trailer paints a picture of a fearsome, driven foe.

The wait for footage from Bioware’s space-faring role-player Mass Effect Andromeda has been an excruciatingly long one, but it seems the gates are slowly beginning to open. The latest gameplay trailer debuted during The Game Awards last night and takes us on a guided tour of some the galaxy’s most hostile planets.

A first among their increasingly storied library of titles, Telltale Games will kick off the new season of their popular adventure games based on The Walking Dead by dropping two episodes on Day One. Hit the jump to check out the latest trailer.

Hideo Kojima was on hand at tonight’s The Game Awards presentation, taking a moment to debut the second trailer for his enigmatic new game Death Stranding.

One of the most essential independent filmmakers alive today, Jarmusch’s work will be celebrated with a festival of his films at  ACMI, with the Mebourne institution unveiling their plans for Jim Jarmusch: Rock N Roll, set to kick off on 27 December. The program will feature his latest music documentary, Gimme Danger – a wild, funny, heartfelt…

After just two weekends in release, it seems cinema fans around the world have been welcoming the return of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World with open arms, seeing Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them race past the US$500m (AU$673m) mark at the global box office. Australia has added about AU$20m to that cumulative total, while…