Day: 2 April 2017

Tina Arena’s ‘Innocence to Understanding’ Australian tour confirmed for September & October

Everyone knows Tina Arena is an Australian music industry legend. The fact is for certain. This September and October, Arena is hitting the road to further demonstrate why such status has been levelled her way over the years, as her ‘Innocence to Understanding’ tour hits venues right around the country. Celebrating the release of her Greatest Hits…

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A Perfect Circle announce an album in the works for 2017

It’s been nearly 13 years since A Perfect Circle’s last release, 2004’s eMOTIVe, but this year you can expect the American rock legends to be making an official comeback. The band have revealed details on signing a new worldwide record deal with BMG and are currently working on putting out a full-length studio album some…

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Mary J Blige shares new single “Love Yourself” featuring Kanye West

Just in time for her Australian tour, the one and only Mary J Blige has released the first single from her forthcoming Strength of a Woman LP. It sure is “hardcore hip-hop soul”, as Mary described in a recent interview on U.S station Power 105.1, with a blistering guest spot from Kanye West who bursts…

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MICF Review: Andy Zaltzman: Plan Z (performances until April 23rd)

Andy Zaltzman is a comedian who I knew little about prior to me seeing him. Weirdly, I knew him as the brother of Helen Zaltzman, a host on the very funny Answer Me This! podcast. But it was only when he was announced that I found out that he co-hosted a pretty hilarious podcast of his…

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MICF Review: Matt Okine: We Made You (Performances until April 2nd)

Triple J Breakfast just isn’t the same without the dream team Matt and Alex. I really miss listening to their friendly banter and views on certain issues that overwhelm our society, so it was a no-brainer to head along to Matt Okine‘s one-man show and have a good ol’ catch up. Okine’s style of comedy is really…

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MICF Review: Joel Creasey: Poser (Performances until April 23rd)

I am no stranger to the man that is Joel Creasey and with a career as successful as his, you’re a downright nuffy if you haven’t heard of him! I saw his show at last year’s MICF and looooved it, but there is something about this year’s that is a whole other level. Yes, Creasey will…

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MICF Review: Cath Styles in Girl’s Night (Performances until April 9th)

There’s nothing like a good old-fashioned girl’s night out, so when this show came onto my radar I had to rally up my bestie and make a night of it. The idea of this show is that each night, three different female comedians will take to the stage with Cath Styles as the MC. Now,…

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Ben & Jerry’s free cone day will take place across Australia this Tuesday

Each year dominant ice-cream brand Ben & Jerry’s thank their many fans for a year of support with a day entirely dedicated to free ice-cream. They’ve been doing this public service since 1979, etching a nice little tradition for themselves and watching as demand piles up – last year they handed out over 103,000 scoops…

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Review: Chefs Gallery refresh their menu with a range of new flavours (Sydney)

I’m constantly impressed by just how damn successful Chef’s Gallery is. The restaurant, which has a flagship at Town Hall but has expanded in recent years to places like Parramatta and Hurstville, is constantly one of the busiest dining spots in the area, always commanding a wait list that can stretch to an hour if…

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