Year: 2017

In a hotel room high atop the Bangkok skyline at the Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park, Imagine Dragons sit with us – all in bright, floral button up shirts – on sofas arounds a small table. We broke the news of their 2018 Australian tour plans a few weeks ago, but that’s not all we were able…

Ever since they released their break out single “Bros”, Wolf Alice has been a band who’ve been able to create tracks that are earnest, heartfelt and easily relatable, whilst simultaneously being as aggressive and downright brilliant as you could expect from a band in their genre. Where their debut album, 2015’s fantastic My Love Is…

Released from their new album V, The Horrors have recently dropped a new music video for “Something to Remember Me By” – a look at the obsession with celebrity and its relationship (oftentimes twisted) with the music industry. The song itself has been lauded as one of The Horrors’ best yet and it’s not hard to see…

It’s not always the case that something you are fascinated by intersects with the work you do, but for actor Matthew Davis, star of the hit tv series The Vampire Diaries he’s one of the lucky ones. In 2009 Davis took on the role of Alaric Saltzman, the high-school history teacher who is secretly a…

Complete with a signature steakhouse and unprecedented views of Vietnam’s bustling capital, InterContinental Hanoi Landmark72 has now opened as the country’s highest hotel. Located within Hanoi’s Landmark72 complex, the new 359-room luxury hotel stands attached to a vibrant precinct which comprises retail, commercial and entertainment offerings, positioning it as an ideal addition to the city’s…

Known for their “Beautifully Swedish” aesthetic and unique approach to cider, Swedish brand Rekorderlig, take a big step forward with a brand new addition to their cider line-up. The newbie, titled Hard Cider, aims to take things up a notch, with 6.5% ABV which is much higher than usual. Two flavours are being introduced as…

As we sit perched atop beanbags inside Singapore’s CHIJMES venue, Melbourne electro-pop artist NUSSY is basking in the sunshine. While her presence in Singapore largely revolved around appearances at Music Matters Live – performing both solo and as part of Swim Season – Nussy was also part of a contingent of Australian songwriters taking part in APRA’s SongHubs…

L-FRESH The LION has been an artist we’ve been championing for a few years now and when it comes to Australian artists telling their stories from the heart and using their platform to spread important, crucial messages, the Sydney rapper is up there with one of the best. His new single “Our World” is another example…

Gathering to make some passionate noise in rallying around the peoples of West Papua, multiple shows around Australia are kicking off – in conjunction with other global events – from October 6th – 8th. In its second year in 2017, the Rockin’ for West Papua global concerts have been massive, with events taking places across Australia…

He’s one of the country’s most popular artists on the go at the moment and if you’ve been able to see Vera Blue enchanting on stages recently, chances are, you’ll have seen Lakyn do his thing too. As his new single “West” has begun doing the rounds and has enjoyed great reception, Lakyn has announced a run…

Melbourne trio Silver Linings have produced a grab of music that hooks the listener in with it’s groove and heart, in “It’s Not Me”. A funk-infused number that is carried strongly by Françoise d’Argent‘s strong and soulful vocal, the single itself has been described as a tribute to life’s ‘sliding door moments’.  In the official music video for…

Kingsman: The Golden Circle made a phenomenal debut at the box office, taking in $5.71m and sitting in top spot this week.  This cinema debut was the best since It opened with $7.46m.  Kingsman: The Golden Circle also managed a screen average of a whopping $14,116 across 405 screens. Still hot over the weekend was It, earning $2.41m and sitting in 2nd place. …

The gaming trade show calendar is finally winding down for another year. With E3 and Gamescom firmly in the rear view mirror, we headed off to the land of the rising sun to Tokyo Game Show for one last ride.

Bridge cameras aren’t usually my thing. If I want a small camera, I’ll go very small – point and shoot small, or my iPhone – and if I want better picture quality or more control I’ll go for my full frame DSLR. There’s no in between for me, so I was sceptical that the Lumix…

A show title can make or break the moment a viewer picks your show in an epic Fringe line-up. Well, Appropriate Kissing for All Occasions certainly caught my attention and it was everything I wanted and expected. The 60-minute work is broken up into two 30-minute short pieces, with the second titled to heat you up and cool you…

When strangers meet, they unconsciously do a “dance”, a subliminal meeting of minds using body language. Darlane Litaay and Tian Rotteveel explore this idea in their dance piece Specific Places Need Specific Dances, which this week is part of the OzAsia Festival in Adelaide. Indonesian native Litaay met Dutch / German Rottveel in Papua New…

Upon initial inspection, Platform 7 looks just like any other Melbourne cafe. Think glass, timber and black tinted steel accents. But what really separates it from the rest is its love for Melbourne culture and flavour. This aptly named venue sits across Glen Waverley train station, slowly gaining popularity as locals discover its relation to…

Dru Chen has solidified for himself a career that has enjoyed successes both in Australia and Singapore, where he has been basing himself for the last two years. Born in Melbourne, but raised in the Lion City, Chen has been making music since his teen years. Fusing pop, soul and indie in together, Chen’s work has…

Melbourne’s getting a new festival for locals to get amongst with Collingwood’s Peel Street set to host an eponymous event this November 11th. The inaugural Peel Street Festival is a free community event that will be playing host to an array of live music, food and more, with the likes of Archie Roach and Cash Savage and The Last…

This week, we’ve been introduced to Melbourne multi-instrumentalist and producer, Danny Barwick. A debut EP for Barwick in Distance is close to release too, which has made us wonder where he’s been when he’s not been on our radar all this time. His single “Flickering” has airs of James Blake and Radiohead surrounding it; toeing the line of…

The partnership of Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile is one made in indie rock heaven, most fans would agree. Their collaborative album, Lotta Sea Lice, is due out in a matter of weeks; while it is set to produce some great musical moments for both of them in the eyes of the wider music public, Lotta Sea Lice also…

A special show is coming to Melbourne’s Croxton Bandroom on November 19th, with Yothu Yindi reuniting with Filthy Lucre‘s Gavin Campbell and a variety of special guests under the moniker of The Treaty Project. Celebrating 25 years of the iconic Filthy Lucre remix of “Treaty”, the show commemorates the newly released remix package as the band will take the…

If you know where to look, you could stumble across a music industry conference and festival just about every week of the year. It’s a rare week, however, you’ll find a barrage of events happenings simultaneously around the world. A little over a week ago now there were no less than four major festivals happening…

Despite its 1973 setting, Battle of the Sexes is very much a film for the now with Billie Jean King’s story appearing just as relevant today as it did back then.  Stances on sexuality and the pay parity between genders as depicted here is likely to strike a chord with many an audience member, but…

Air China are launching non-stop flights between Beijing and Brisbane from 11 December 2017, making it a wholelot easier for passengers to connect between the two major cities. The new service is timely with the number of Chinese tourists visiting Australia seeing double-digit growth, with a two-way tourist flow between the two countries recording two…

The Rob Guest Endowment held auditions in Melbourne and Sydney earlier this month, in search of this year’s winner of the Rob Guest Endowment Award. Now in its 9th year, the award is given annually to an emerging musical theatre performer selected by a panel of industry experts. The panel seek out Australia’s most talented young…

Coca-Cola have been on a bit of a resurgence as of late. They did away with the overly acidic Coke Zero and gave us Coca-Cola No Sugar, a terrible name but a vast improvement as the brand move to offer a sugarless alternative that actually tastes great. Yep, it still has some bad stuff in…

For the ninth year in a row, the 2017 Time Out Sydney Food Awards have went through and scanned just about every restaurant, bar, diner and eatery that has made a dent on the city’s dining scene this year, and picked out the top performers. From fine to casual dining, cheap eats to cafés, the…

Pushing into the spring season, James Squire have unleashed a tropical flavour onto the market, tasking Camperdown’s Malt Shovel Brewery with creating a new limited release titled the James Squire Tall Tale Tropicana Spring Ale. Aiming for a sessionable profile, the beer is being defined as a complex, light ale, making use of tropical fruit…

Dessert empire Gelato Messina are hooking up with delivery service Deliveroo tomorrow to sling out some freebies to sweet-toothed customers around Australia. For one day only, on Thursday 28th September, Messina will be packing up special “Brownie with Benefits” packs and those who are quick on the draw to order one up to their door…