Day: 15 May 2018

Exclusive Single Premiere: Oh My My “Animal House” (Kitrich Remix) (2018)

Last week, we featured the sultry new single from Sydney producer and musician Oh My My in “Animal House”. The song brought Oh My My – the moniker of Bad Pony‘s Sam Thomlinson – together with the equally as talented Kitrich (James Kitto) on vocals and today, Kitrich debuts his official remix of “Animal House”. Vocals wrap around tight…

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Jeremy Neale wins Song of the Year at the 2018 Queensland Music Awards

It was Queensland music’s night of nights overnight, with the 2018 Queensland Music Awards taking place at the Royal International Convention Centre at the Brisbane Showgrounds. A sold out event this year, the QMA’s saw Jeremy Neale take Song of the Year for “Dancin’ & Romancin’”, while The Jungle Giants‘ Quiet Ferocity was named Album of the Year. Perhaps…

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Regina Spektor to make her long awaited return to the Sydney Opera House in July

Regina Spektor has long held a strong connection with Australian fans; her intelligence and charm injected into her songwriting over the years have truly made her a voice of a generation in a sense. From those ‘anti-folk’ beginnings to the crushing and vibrant indie-pop that would form some of her most beloved and memorable material,…

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Interview: Stella Donnelly on returning to Wales, touring with Alex The Astronaut

We managed to catch up with Stella Donnelly while in Wales recently, the beginning of what’s going to be quite the busy few months for the now Perth-based musician. She’s got a surefire successful run on the horizon at The Great Escape this week, before tackling the US with Natalie Prass and of course, a homecoming to…

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Sydney Film Festival reveals seven sinister films for their “Freak Me Out” program

Fans of the dark, weird and macabre side of cinema are once again in for a treat as Freak Me Out returns to the 65th annual Sydney Film Festival. As one of the event’s most popular programs, the collection has once again been carefully stitched together with a far-reaching, open-minded sense of curation from guest…

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JBL is launching a new line of soundbars if your home theatre needs a spruce up

JBL’s BAR line of soundbars has been due for a refresh for a little while now, and they’ve known it. Good news, the new wave arrives in Australia soon. Here’s what you can expect to see and hear when they hit store shelves.

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Win a double pass to Liz Lea’s new solo work Red in Sydney

Inspired by Lea’s experiences with endometriosis, Red is an elusive and fabulous interdisciplinary performance featuring dance, film, spoken word and song. Lea was the recipient of the 2017 ACT Artist of the Year Award and a 2017 Australian Dance Award. Red is presented by FORM Dance Projects and will take place at Riverside Theatres in…

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Review: Pattie Boyd’s photo exhibition & speaking tour celebrates the passion of rock’s two most famous couples

George Harrison always knew there was something special about muse, fashion model and photographer, Pattie Boyd. She was married to the Quiet Beatle from 1966-77 and then to his best mate and guitar God, Eric Clapton from 1979-89. She was the inspiration for many great love songs, including Harrison’s “Something” and Clapton’s “Layla” and “Wonderful…

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Theatre Review: Lot Vekeman’s Poison visits Metro Arts Theatre, Brisbane (until 19th May)

The quiet suffering of grief can be as soft as gravel crunching underfoot to some and as loud as a car crash to others. No matter how it feels it is always heard. Perhaps that is the intended message of Lot Vekeman’s Poison? Catarina Hebbard, the director of this production, interestingly enough compares the characters…

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All Merivale restaurants and bars are offering half price drinks every day in June (Sydney)

Justin Hemmes and Merivale are feeling the festive spirit across Sydney and June. And why wouldn’t they? We’ve got Vivid Sydney and Sydney Film Festival coming up, plus there’s loads of other things to do (except stay out really late, we’ve still got those shitty lock out laws) during those 30 days, so the hospitality…

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Review: A new autumn menu launches at Barangaroo’s Été Restaurant (Sydney)

Spearheaded by ex-Vine chef Drew Bolton, Été Restaurant takes on contemporary French-Australian cuisine with finesse and plenty of flavour.  One of the newer additions to Barangaroo, the restaurant plays on the notion of seasons (Été translates to summer). The menu is, of course, seasonal, but even the interior changes with the décor and installations transforming according…

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