Year: 2016

Caracal was one of the most anticipated releases of 2015. Disclosure had burst onto the scene two years before, with the brilliant debut LP Settle and lead track “Latch”, which introduced the world to the undeniable Sam Smith and that those two hair raising, falsetto syllables, “Da! Da!” (You sang them in your head right…

The first suite of DLC for From Software’s Dark Souls 3 will launch in October. Per details from the game’s season pass, the new expansion will bring a slew of fresh spells, weapons and more.

When this year is said and done, one of the standouts in cinema won’t be a film full of physical action and visual fantasy, it will be a quiet project; the first film adaptation of a Phillip Roth novel since 1969’s Goodbye, Colombus that’s actually any good. James Schamus’ Indignation is a brilliant film about…

In between doubling over with belly laughs while watching Adult Swim’s outrageous The Eric Andre Show, you may notice the charming dead-pan Hannibal Buress as the show’s grounded – and relatively sane – co-host. Well that man, who is also well known for his role on Broad City, is set to tour Australia later this…

David Strassman, one of the world’s best  ventriloquists and loved the world over,  is coming back to Australia this October for his new show iTedE where he raises the bar once again and controls 5 puppets in 15 seconds! Darcy Oliver had a chat with the man himself before this show comes down under for the second time this…

During September and October, Confluence – Festival of India will stage events across Sydney, showcasing some of India’s most exciting and interesting artistic cultures and traditions. The festival moves throughout Australia over a twelve week period, with Sydney dates running from mid-September. A joint venture between India and Australia, the festival offers a unique opportunity…

Before August is said and done Sydneysiders will have a chance to head along to North Shore institution The Oaks for an exclusive Meat Masterclass and dinner from one of the city’s most acclaimed providores, Haverick Meats. For the event, Chef Danny Russo will be showcasing some of Haverick Meats’ finest produce in a specially…

“It’s been over 20 years since I last opened a restaurant a Sydney”, says David Thompson, whose Long Chim will be finally be unveiled to the public come opening day on Monday 29th August. The renowned homecoming chef will be serving up interpretations of Thai street food at the new two-floor, 190-seat restaurant and bar,…

Mystery surrounds CBD restaurant Norsk Dor, a unique Scandinavian venture from a team that has up until now been best known for their work behind small bar Uncle Ming’s. If it wasn’t for the modest signage and menu standing outside on Pitt Street, it’d be difficult to discern what the street level entrance actually leads…

Talk about a way to wake up on a Wednesday morning: for another year, the Byron Bay Bluesfest has delivered its first artist announcement and it’s another big’n. Confirmed to perform at the Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm over the Easter long weekend next April are some of the most important names in contemporary music, including Patti Smith, who…

This is one hell of a day house party. You’ve got a dance party in the backyard, an extensive vinyl collection inside, people of all different backgrounds drinking, smoking, loving, fighting…you name it. As Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds describe, it’s a ‘cross section of brown and beautiful eccentric types from every walk…

Julien Baker will be touring Australia for the first time at the end of the year, fitting in some awesome festival appearances at not only Fairgrounds in December, but at Queenscliff and Mullum music festivals, but some unmissable headline shows dotted around the country too. For the US singer-songwriter, the trip will see her debut…

January will see Dinosaur Jr return to Australia, bringing with them their latest album, Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not! Now with a catalogue of eleven studio albums to their name, comprehending just how these set lists will come together is a little daunting but knowing how long these shows have been anticipated, we’re fairly certain Dinosaur Jr are…

Melbourne’s Alexander Biggs has once again charmed the hell of us with his latest single, “Tidal Wave”. The third single taken from his debut EP Until I Go To Hell, “Tidal Wave” is another stunning release from this emerging artist set up for wider acclaim, for sure. Biggs has a fragility to his voice that is arresting…

Following on from this morning’s announcement that London Grammar would be joining Childish Gambino on this year’s Falls Festival tour, the festival organisers have continued to make our Tuesday by following through with a stack of international and local names set to hit festival sites in Lorne, Byron and Marion Bay and of course for its first year, Fremantle,…

During my first listen of The John Steel Singers’ new EP, Midnight at the Plutonium, it’s a cold Melbourne winter day, but damn, this album makes it feel like a Brisbane summer afternoon. At just eight tracks, it’s short and sweet, and the funk that seeps through has a good chance of getting you bopping around,…

Gary Ross’ Civil War drama Free State of Jones recounts one of the most interesting, albeit lesser-known, tales from the 1860s and 70s in Mississippi. Matthew McConaughey’s Newton Knight, disillusioned with the Confederate forces, deserts the war and builds himself a ragtag army comprised of poor farmers and runaway slaves, bent on fighting back against…

Believe it or not, this isn’t a film about Simone Biles latent fifth gold medal that became a bronze. Aside from the scenes of gymnastics, this film is about as far from the grace of the American superstar as any film could possibly be, but unabashedly so. The Bronze is what happens when The Big…

The Antenna Documentary Film Festival has delivered us a snippet of what’s to come in their 2016 program, releasing the titles of twelve of the documentaries set to air over the festival period (Tuesday 11 – Sunday 16 October) at the Palace Cinemas in Paddington, Sydney. The film festival will focus on highlighting the diversity…

So if you’re over superhero films, Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto, you will not be happy to hear that Suicide Squad remains top of the Box Office ladder this week, its third week in no. 1 since its premiere week. The DC Comics’ supervillains remain in top spot with AU$3.18 million made this week, followed by Bad Moms, having…

Now in its fifth year, Oz Comic-Con’s dedicated focus to the very best across the local and international pop culture sphere places it in a league of its own. 2016 will see the return of the show-stopping Australian Championships of Cosplay. Plus a huge range of new and exclusive event features, including Australia’s best comic…

Now that the Olympics have returned to hibernation, new shows are premiering and promising ones at that. Here are our picks this week. Tuesday 800 Words, Ch7, 8:45pm AEST George and Jan seek relationship advice while George and Arlo try to find a way to bring Shay back. Hell on Wheels, FX, 8:30pm AEST Truckee…

Starring Jean Reno and Gary Oldman, and delivering the big screen  debut of a young Natalie Portman, Leon The Professional is a classic action crime thriller. Leon (Reno), a professional hitman, reluctantly takes in 12-year-old Mathilda (Portman), after her family is murdered by corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration agent Norman Stansfield (Oldman). Léon and Mathilda form…

Aided by funding from the Victorian Government and The Ian Potter Foundation, Monash University has announced that The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts will be opening at the Clayton campus in the coming years, with two new performance venues adjoining the Alexander Theatre. The 586 seat Alexander Theatre, built in 1967, will undergo a refurbishment as…

Hidden Sydney – an immersive, exhilarating and witty cabaret experience is set over four floors of “The Nevada”, the former Sydney brothel which boasted the biggest bed in the world. This exciting new theatrical event will play from 16 September. The star studded ensemble cast, as glittering as the Cross itself, includes – Ray Badran,…

FORM Dance Projects and Riverside Theatres will present Metadata, an immersive work from the acclaimed dance performance company, De Quincey Co. Metadata includes two works, Pure Light and Moths & Mathematics, created by leading Australian dance, video, sound and animation artists. The two works probe the latest developments in physics and cosmology, with the artists…

Come September, two days of surfing through a sweet sea of sugary treats will once again define the annual smooth Festival of Chocolate which each year transforms The Rocks into a hotbed of dessert trends both new and old, pastry pop-ups, cooking demos, and more. Some of the country’s best will be turning out for…

Last Thursday, Ben Woolner-Kirkham and Harry Sayers, aka two-thirds of certified Aussie electro legends SAFIA joined us for a chat in Sydney ahead of the release of their long-awaited debut album Internal and their huge national tour. Releasing the music video for their latest single, “Over You”, the day of our morning chat, the boys tell us about their shiny…

The Pandora party comes to Sydney this October, with news being revealed this week that the music platform and the folk behind the go-to music source will be hosting the first ever Pandora Warehouse event in Sydney. The Warehouse party adds on to Pandora’s world renowned run of events right through the US which include the popular Pandora…

ICMYI recently, Cass McCombs will be back in Australia for a run of hot headline and festival shows in December! Already announced to be performing at this year’s Meredith Music Festival, McCombs will also be hitting venues in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane on either side of the festival show. An acclaimed songwriter, McCombs has been drawing…