Year: 2016

The Hawthorn revival has made a giant leap with the launch of Untz Untz, a new multifaceted venue from local music entrepreneur and club veteran Nick Foley that boasts a shiny 24-hour liquor license and more than a handful of ambitious plans. Gutting the former, long-standing Cheers and replacing it with a concept venue that’s…

Next month, on June 4th, some of Melbourne’s most in-demand food trucks will be coming together to raise funds for the Prahran Mission by staging a big Chilli Festival in a vacant parking lot next door to Brunch hot spot Hobba. From 6pm to 10pm, the Melbourne Chilli Festival will be bringing together Dos Diablos,…

Tonight, Monday 16th May, will be the final day of pitmaster legend Rodney Scott’s brief kitchen takeover at Surry Hills’ Harpoon Harry. The takeover, which began yesterday and attracted an enormous queue, is a very rare opportunity for Sydneysiders to take one of the most famous BBQ’s in the world – possibly the best –…

When you think of style and poise in Australian fashion, leading designer Leona Edmiston springs to mind.  It’s no wonder, then, that The Langham in Sydney, a hotel equally as stylish, has partnered with the celebrated designer to hold a series of glamourous afternoon tea sittings throughout the month of May. Held in the hotel’s chic Palm Court tea…

Last week Merivale venue Beresford Hotel hosted a mysterious, spectacularly macabre scene as part of Campari Australia’s launch of a new brand of spiced rum named after Haitian/Lousiana voodoo spirit of death Baron Samedi. Campari Australia teamed up with Nova Entertainment putting together an immersive musical and theatrical experience available exclusively for competition winners and…

The team at nel. restaurant have announced their collaboration with Champagne Piper-Heidsieck to host an exclusive dining experience with the renowned Cellar Master, Regis Camus on Tuesday 17th May at 7pm. As the only consumer event of its kind on Regis’ tour, this event focuses on the culinary journey of a delectable 6-course dinner crafted…

The newly opened La Cantina at St Leonards is likely to become a firm favourite for locals, with light and airy interiors, excellent coffee, and a varied lunch and breakfast menu uniformed across three venues in Sydney. With three other cafes across the CBD and North Sydney, owner Richard Saliba knows exactly what he’s doing….

And so, the dust has settled on another Groovin’ the Moo tour. The international visitors have wrapped up their brief Australian visits, the local heavy hitters have returned to plotting the rest of their plans to dominate 2016 and fans around the country no doubt have been left with some brilliant memories of yet another…

Melbourne duo From Oslo buried themselves away in studio with producer Jez Giddings in working on their self-titled EP, making its impressive release on Friday. Their brand of grunge-punk isn’t just noise upon noise thrown at the listener; From Oslo have demonstrated a solid knack for writing catchy hooks and strong melodies that carry weight of their own….

Last year, Sydney indie/folk band, Little May had an incredible time at The Great Escape festival in Brighton, England. Seeing talent from the likes of Jesse Davidson, BAD//DREEMS and Sakswatch, the talent that this festival had was enormous – and it looks no different for 2016. Before we kick this year off, however, Liz Drummond…

Earlier this year we kicked off this series in New Orleans, for the iconic Jazz Festival – an event that is as much a food festival as it is one that showcases the best music in the world. Next we take you to Calgary in Alberta, Canada, for one of the world’s longest running festivals…

For a travelling Australian, passing through London can be an expensive endeavour. Take one part “poor Aussie dollar” and throw in another part “general expensive nature of one of the world’s greatest cities” and you have a recipe for an expensive holiday. Last year, I made tracks through the city as I headed back towards…

The great café revolution that has swept the outskirts of Sydney CBD for the past few years hasn’t quite cleaned up the clutter in the annoyingly one-way streets around Town Hall and Wynyard. Sure, there’s some excellent long-established institutions that have withstood the test of time, but for the most, it’s often a gamble walking…

In this issue: A range of different music has been released this week, change things up and gets listening! BAYONNE Self described minimalist composer, Bayonne releases his debut album Primitives, today. YAK UK band YAK is excited to release their debut album Alas Salvation, via Kobalt Label Services available today! Mark Pritchard Mark Pritchard provides…

This week in the music industry, Music Victoria announces new gender diversity policy, Sounds Australia fails to secure further government funding, and a new live music subscription service GiggedIn launches in Melbourne. Music Victoria’s New Gender Diversity Policy In their “Women in the Victorian Contemporary Music Industry” survey conducted in April 2015, Music Victoria highlighted…

Bringing females to the front and supporting girl power within the music industry, Brisbabes is returning to The Foundry to deliver some killer female talent. Marking the fourth time this event has taken place, five acts will take the stage at the Brisbane venue this July. Headlined by dreamy pop artist Georgia Mae who was…

In support of the release of his third studio album The Wild Swan, Foy Vance has announced details of a national Australian tour. Not the first time he has played down under, the Irish musician played shows around the country in December last year, where he toured alongside Ed Sheeran and Elton John. Shared worldwide…

After setting up the perfect foundations for a long-lasting career in law, Tyson Kraft one day decided to just drop everything to travel the world and learn more about music production. Since then, he’s been all around America and Asia experimenting with different sounds, learning about song writing, and networking within the music industry. This…

Dutch producer GANZ has dropped some big news for Australian fans today. In conjunction with the release of his new EP GAO, he has announced that he will be hitting the road for a massive headline tour this July. His solo tour will coincide with his previously announced apperance at Splendour In The Grass. GAO is GANZ’s…

Californian rockers Deftones have announced their highly anticipated return to Australia, with a national tour scheduled for this November. They will be touring in support of their latest album, Gore, which was released on April 8 and has already seen them snag their first Australian number 1 for a record. The band is currently in…

Brisbane’s Midas.Gold is not playing around. The rapper is emerging out of the Sunshine State with a sound that shows potential in stacking up strong with some of the country’s best new kids on the block right now and in new single, “$$$”, Midas.Gold shines. https://soundcloud.com/dfromkings/prod-harvey With production by Harvey and ATHD adding punch to Midas.Gold’s rhymes, “$$$” is…

It’s been a little while since Slipknot have been through Australia but shit, this tour is going to be unmissable for fans of the band and fans of a ridiculously engaging live show. The band is currently eyeing off their biggest American dates yet, but have still managed to slot in a cheeky east coast run out…

Emerging Melbourne dark electro trio RKDA are fast getting their name out there as a band to watch; their debut EP CS has been released to eager ears and so far, has been generating positive response for its captivating and ambient elements, not to mention some killer production laid down on all tracks. Laura – writer, vocalist, synth magician…

It’s been a rollercoaster week for Sounds Australia, who were dealt the blow of losing out on crucial funding through The Ministry of Arts Catalyst Program for next year. Its effect on the organisation’s export initiative is severe, meaning that the international programs Sounds Australia has successfully run in previous years will no longer be…

Northlane and In Hearts Wake have released a surprise collaboration, in an EP called Equinox. Ahead of their combined Australian tour, Marcus Bridge of Northlane and Jake Taylor of In Hearts Wake chat to John Goodridge about the making of the EP and the long standing friendship between the two bands. How has the Northlane…

Grimes has dropped the fourth video from her pop-gem of an album, Art Angels. The song, “California” is about the reaction to her one off release of “Go” last year, when some of her audience seemed less than happy about her evolving sound. The new video, which features a version of the track different to her LP, grows throughout from just…

Just as Disney Infinity 3.0 looked to be the recipient of some exciting prospects, Disney has announced that they are officially done with the video game.

The sibling-duo filmmakers, Joe and Anthony Russo will be producing a new Chinese superhero franchise to target the film market in China. Furthermore, the Russo brothers have partnered-up with a Beijing-based production company to develop this new superhero franchise, with movie buffs around China already calling the project ‘Captain China.’ In March, they also managed…

Shockwave Entertainment this week announced the DVD release of their documentary David Bowie: The Man Who Stole the World, profiling the life and legacy of David Bowie.  The documentary features exclusive footage and interviews spanning Bowie’s lengthy career, as it reflects on Bowie’s artistic legacy and pays tribute to the life of the iconic performer. Check…

Arguably one of the worst-kept secrets of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was Daniel Craig‘s not-so-secret secret cameo. In case you missed it, the James Bond actor appears as a stormtrooper, codename JB-007, during Rey’s interrogation scene. Craig was among several notable stars to cameo as stormtroopers/glorified extras. A report via Making Star Wars this week…