Day: 15 May 2019

Amazon Prime Video and CBS team up to “Make It So!” for Star Trek‘s Picard spin-off

With filming on the as yet untitled Picard Star Trek spin-off series underway, this week it’s been announced that Amazon Prime Video will, under a multi-year agreement with CBS, be the exclusive streaming home of the new series in more than two hundred countries and territories outside the U.S. and Canada, including here in Australia. Each…

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Guest Playlist: The songs that influenced Oly Sherman’s new single “Bones”

Last week saw Sydney indie folk singer-songwriter Oly Sherman drop his captivating new single,  “Bones”. Produced by Sherman, alongside Daniel Natoli (Once Around Saturn, Georgia Eyes), the single is well positioned to capitalise on the recent resurgence of indie folk in Australia; a resurgence spearheaded by the likes of Ziggy Alberts, Matt Corby, Riley Pearce and others.  Bright…

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Exclusive Single Premiere: Crystal Cities “Under the Cold Light of the Moon” (2019)

Two years on from the release of their critically acclaimed first EP, Who’s Gonna Save Us Now, Sydney dream rockers Crystal Cities are back with a new single, “Under the Cold Light of the Moon”, the lead single and title track off their forthcoming debut album. Today, we’re stoked to bring you an exclusive first…

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Got an idea for the next big thing in music and tech? BIGSOUND wants to hear from you

BIGSOUND Tech, the popular music conference’s tech showcase is returning in 2019, bringing with it the opportunity for entrepeneurs to strut their stuff and learn from the best and brightest minds in both the tech and music industries. Part conference, part networking event, part festival BIGSOUND Tech puts entrepeneurs with big ideas in front of…

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Etihad Airways extend “free two nights in Abu Dhabi” to meet high demand

It’s only been just over a month since Etihad Airways announced a campaign to offer travellers free stopovers in Abu Dhabi, and apparently it’s gotten so popular the airline has had to extend the campaign’s dates. The national airline of the UAE will now be offering free stopovers in Abu Dhabi up until the end…

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Track of the Day: Landings “I Believe the Dark” (2019)

Brisbane-based Landings have just dropped their latest track “I Believe the Dark”, and we’re super excited to be featuring it as today’s Track of the Day! The Aussie duo, consisting of Aidan Hogg and Liam Quinn, are definitely on the rise, after being featured by both Triple J and Pilerats, and racking up nominations at…

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A Plague Tale: Innocence is an emotional journey in the heart of the swarm

You don’t see video games based on the infamous Black Plague hitting store shelves every day. While it suffers from a few technical hiccups and some repetitive gameplay elements, A Plague Tale: Innocence is an example onfhow to games can approach grim historical periods in emotionally resonant ways. It casts the plague itself as backdrop…

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Album of the Week: Alex Lahey – The Best Of Luck Club (2019 LP)

You know the old American show ‘Cheers’? The one set in the aptly named ‘Cheers’ bar, featuring Ted Danson, Kirstie Alley, Woody Harrelson and everyone’s favourite radio show hosting psychologist (well before he couldn’t work out what to do with those tossed salads and scrambled eggs). Anyway, the bar that is Cheers is the place you…

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