Day: 8 May 2018

Exclusive Music Video Premiere: KEZRA “Better Place” (2018)

Meet Melbourne songwriter KEZRA. She’s a performer who’s been doing her thing for some time now but with her debut single “Better Place”, KEZRA introduces herself as a new artist. Dabbling in some gorgeous indie pop territory with her latest single, KEZRA teamed up with Fractures to bring together great electronic production with her already solid…

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Meet rising Adelaide producer Alêtro and get a hit of “Bubblebeam”

Adelaide producer Alêtro comes through to us this week with a bright, pulsating piece of new music in “Bubblebeam”- inspired by his Nintendo 64 game sounds and an ever present love for making glimmering production and equally as captivating soundscapes, “Bubblebeam” is bound to make some heads bop. Making music since 2013, Alêtro has been crafting music…

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The Assassination Of Gianni Versace Star Darren Criss Coming To Sydney

What does fashion legend Gianni Versace, Glee alum Darren Criss and Sydney, Australia all have in common? Well in order to promote the launch of The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story on Foxtel, star of the series Criss will be heading down under to Sydney. Criss is best known for Blaine Anderson from…

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Tech Review: Razer Hammerhead BT: Little where it counts *Updated*

It’s been a while since I wrote a review where I was heavily critical of a pair headphones, much less a pair of Razer headphones. But the time has come once more to be a bit hard on a pair of well-meaning earbuds.

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Has a Cinco de Cuatro remix fixed Arrested Development’s fourth season?

The Bluth family are back on our screens… sort of. Inspired by Arrested Development’s fictional holiday Cino de Cuatro, series creator Mitchell Hurwitz celebrated with the Netflix release of Arrested Development Season Four Remix: Fateful Consequences, a remix version of the original season four. Described by Hurwitz as a “comedic experiment” the remix returns to…

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Games Review: Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (PC, 2018): Forgotten Realm

A non-trivial amount of my time as a teenager was spent playing Black Isle Studios RPGs. The entry point for many into the Forgotten Realms campaign setting that is the focus of Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons, games like Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale remain important industry touchstones. The foundations they laid for creating complex…

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IHG to open dual-branded Hotel Indigo and Holiday Inn hotels in Melbourne CBD

IHG Group will be opening Australia’s very first dual-branded hotel in the middle of Melbourne’s CBD, merging Hotel Indigo Little Collins and Holiday Inn Melbourne Bourke Street Mall. Slated to open doors by 2022, the ambitious property will take over from the site currently trading as The Walk Arcade, developing the space to allow both…

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6 must-see shows at Brisbane’s MELT 2018

Queer arts festival MELT returns to the Brisbane Powerhouse this year, extending an open invitation to one and all to come and celebrate works inspired and created by Brisbane’s vibrant LGBTI+ community. The festival runs from the 17th to the 27th of May, and is jam packed with theatre, dance, improv, and art. To get you…

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Peter Doyle announces retirement from fine-dining favourite est. (Sydney)

Legendary chef Peter Doyle was one of Australia’s very first “hatted” chefs. The culinary veteran earned the accolade while leading his debut restaurant Reflections at Palm Beach, decades before he was to take the reigns at Merivale’s flagship fine-dining restaurant est. in 2003. Since then, Doyle has earned an outstanding reputation as one of the…

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A regional Greek dining series is rolling out at Alpha Restaurant (Sydney)

Inspired by the recent sell-out success of their Cretan dinner, Alpha Restaurant is planning to highlight more of Greece’s distinct regions with their regional dinner series, spanning dining experiences pulled from Peloponnese, the Ionion Islands and Central Greece. Whenever a restaurant puts on a regional dinner series it always spreads awareness of the significant differences…

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Raffles International Showcase details revealed for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia

Local institution Raffles College of Design and Commerce will once again be enjoying a big presence at this year’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia as they plan to showcase seven designer’s Resort ’19 collections. With an aim to lift the best emerging design talent around, Raffles will be building on an already rich legacy at the…

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