Day: 25 October 2024

Interview: Gabriel LaBelle on playing Lorne Michaels in Saturday Night, bonding with his co-stars and favourite SNL skits

From Spielberg to Saturday Night. After making his mark as Sammy Fabelman in Steven Spielberg’s acclaimed The Fabelmans, a loosely-based detailing of the famed director’s adolescence, rising star Gabriel LaBelle is taking on another icon of the industry in Lorne Michaels, the long-running creator of the American sketch comedy program, Saturday Night Live, in Jason Reitman’s…

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Froth and Fury festival back in November to rock Port Adelaide

Adelaide’s Froth and Fury Festival, the massive all-ages alternative craft beer and music event is back at The Port in November with an explosive lineup of 33 bands across three stages. Northlane, Thy Art Is Murder, and Fear Factory lead the lineup, including the USA band’s only Australian show. Testeagles and Day Of Contempt will be playing exclusive reunion shows….

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Anora is masterfully tense, warm, tragic and hilarious in equal measure: Brisbane International Film Festival Review

It’s too easy to claim that writer/director Sean Baker makes inaccessible films due to the fact that so many of his narratives centre around the society underrepresented, chief among them being sex workers.  As we saw in such previous works as Tangerine and Red Rocket, Baker seeks to remove such a stigma around pornography performers, prostitutes…

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Karan Aujla to showcase his unique South Asian hip hop at some of Australia and New Zealand’s biggest arenas

Acclaimed Canada-based Punjabi artist Karan Aujla is gearing up for an arena tour around Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland, bringing his unique, award-winning blend of Punjabi folk and worldly contemporary music to some of the region’s biggest venues for the very first time since his debut in 2022. Aujla’s star has reached tremendous heights this year….

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New Music Discoveries 25th October: Joe Mungovan & Aodhan, Yorke, EGOISM, & more

We can see November peering just around the corner, and this week we have added another ten tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one track we exclusively premiered earlier in the week. Our track of the week is “Old Dog/New Tricks”, a joint collaboration from two fine singer/songwriters – Joe…

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Hayley Mary

Interview: Hayley Mary goes all in on Roman XS

Hayley Mary, of The Jezabels fame, has been releasing music under her own name since her stellar debut EP, The Piss, The Perfume, in 2020. Since then, she has released two more EPs, and today, she has released her grand and ambitious debut LP, Roman XS. The album was produced by Hayley and The Jezabels producer, Lachlan Mitchell, with…

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Trim Reaper

Guest Playlist: Trim Reaper share the influences behind their debut EP, listen to Trim Reaper

Hailing from Brisbane, duo Trim Reaper have tapped into an intoxicating and luxurious mix of electro punk and indie rock. Yesterday, they dropped their debut EP, and it’s a beauty. At just three track long, it’s short and sweet, but packed with social commentary, old-school instrumentation and upbeat energy. There’s a potent sincerety to the…

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Album Review: Soccer Mommy – Evergreen (2024 LP)

Every so often, an artist emerges that makes you wonder if your Spotify Discover knows you at all. For me this week, that’s Soccer Mommy; the Swiss-born, Nashville-raised moniker of artist Sophie Allison. Releasing her fourth album Evergreen this week, I find myself baffled that her sweetly melancholic indie sound has somehow evaded my radar…

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Tyler, The Creator is back! 2025 CHROMAKOPIA Australia Tour Announced

Tyler, The Creator has announced his return to Australia and New Zealand for the 2025 CHROMAKOPIA World Tour, marking a significant moment in his rocky history with touring our shores. After being banned from entering Australia in 2015 due to controversial lyrics, Tyler made his return in 2019 and then 2022, to open arms and…

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The joy of seeing Hamilton a decade late (or, why you should listen to your friends who work on Broadway)

I’ll never forget when I was in New York about a decade ago (July 2015). I was having dinner at the house of a friend from high school, whose husband was a notable Broadway producer. As one would expect, recommendations of shows to see flowed. The Book of Mormon and Matilda were among the hot…

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