Day: 1 August 2023

Paul McCartney announces Australian stadium tour for late 2023

The Mac is back, with Paul McCartney announcing his first Australian tour since 2017. Making a six city visit featuring a variety of stadium shows across the country on his Got Back tour, the former Beatle and prolific frontman is set to arrive on our shores this October and November. Having continually wowed crowds over…

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Film Review: Despite a dollop of Irish charm, The Miracle Club can’t overcome its own maudlin personality

Despite some satisfactory performances, a clear bout of good intentions, and a dollop of Irish charm, Thaddeus O’Sullivan‘s The Miracle Club can’t overcome its rather maudlin dialogue and sporadic meanness to earn a recommendation as the joyous Sunday afternoon viewing it so clearly wants to be. Set in 1967 in a small Irish village, the…

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Win a double in-season pass to the new gothic horror Dracula: Voyage of the Demeter

Thanks to StudioCanal we have 5 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see the new gothic horror film Dracula: Voyage of the Demeter, starring Corey Hawkins and David Dastmalchian, from director André Øvredal, the Norwegian horror virtuoso behind Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and Trollhunter.  The film is in Australian cinemas from August…

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Book Review: Viola Di Grado’s Blue Hunger explores the uneasy intersection of grief, sensuality, and obsession

A young woman, grieving the loss of her twin brother, leaves Italy and heads to the one place he’d always wanted to go – Shanghai. By day, she teaches Italian. By night, she seeks an end to the grief that consumes her. And then she meets Xu. Blue Hunger, the fifth novel from Italian author…

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Film Review: Kelvin Harrison Jr’s central performance in Chevalier uplifts its formulaic narrative

A historical figure whose achievements are all the more remarkable due to the obstacles faced as the son of a white father and black mother, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is highlighted, but not quite as richly celebrated in Stephen Williams‘s Chevalier. And given the extraordinary details of his life story, it’s a shame that…

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GODSWOUNDS

Exclusive Video Premiere: GODSWOUNDS “Tantamount Love” (2023)

If you like your music to be dramatic, then GODSWOUNDS are going to be your band. The Sydney-based experimental rock-band have got it in spades. We’re thrilled to be premiering their latest emotive salve, “Tantamount Love” today ahead of its release on Thursday. Using a variety of technologies, including samples from an 8-bit Gameboy (I…

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MANE releases new single “Flowers” ahead of her sophomore EP

Having shared the stage with the likes of The Kooks, Yungblud, Matt Corby, Ball Park Music and more, MANE  (Paige Court) is known for her impressive live performances. She recently returned from two tours across the US, including her second SXSW in Austin, TX, as well as appearances at New Colossus Festival. It comes as no surprise…

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