Year: 2024

Frank Turner is one of the most prolific touring musicians on the planet and happily he’s landed in Australia for a whistle-stop appearance with The Sleeping Souls at Good Things Festival this weekend. We caught up with him ahead of their show at Sydney’s Crowbar. Welcome back! Melbourne last night, Sydney today. You must be…

A lot can change in ten years. Economics, politicians, relationships, the ability of your football team to win four grand finals in a row. What hasn’t changed though is the quality of The Gaslight Anthem‘s live show. Returning to Australian shores for the first time in a decade, the New Jersey band, led by frontman…

Piece by Piece is a unique cinematic experience that invites audiences on a vibrant journey through the life of cultural icon Pharrell Williams. Told through the lens of LEGO animation, documentary filmmaker Morgan Neville turns up the volume on imagination as he displays the evolution of one of music’s most innovative minds. As the feature…

Over the years LEGO has extended beyond physical building and constructed itself a cinematic universe that includes such figures as Batman, Scooby-Doo, and the Ninjago range.  But what about a musical documentary about a multi-faceted performer who’s had his unique hands over everything from hard rock and nu metal to mainstream pop and the Despicable…

Fans of history, maritime archaeology, or simply anyone fascinated by the unknowns of the sea will enjoy Mensun Bound and Mark Frary’s deep dive (sorry!) of artefacts, wreckages and other mysteries recovered from the ocean floor. Wonders In The Deep sees Mensun Bound, a renowned maritime archaeologist who served as the Director of Exploration for…

Ahead of his show tonight in Newcastle, a free show in Sydney this Saturday as part of Seymour Nights – and a load more dates through the Summer – we caught up with Hong Kong via Canada artist Tennyson King. Across a brief interview he talks through his experiences in Australia, collaborating with Australia’s Kim…

Metro Awakening might just be one of the best PSVR2 games to release in 2024. It utilises VR technology with the PlayStation 5 console by offering the most solid title that has been launched since the release of the peripherals. The game marks a considerable departure for Vertigo Games, the best-known developer for the Arizona…

When The Phantom of the Opera closed last year, after almost 14,000 performances, it ended its reign as the longest running production on Broadway. While it technically still holds the crown as Broadway’s longest running show (of all time), the move passed the mantle of longest running productions currently on Broadway to the 1996 revival…

We sat down with Adelaide singer / songwriter Naomi Keyte to discuss her sophomore album Milk Paper Gold, out now.She highlighted her collaborative process with songwriting mentor Ben Talbot-Dunn and co-producer Nick Huggins. She also emphasizes themes of connection, live performances, and overcoming challenges posed by climate change and COVID-19. Milk Paper Gold is an…

Nina Kenwood, best known for her YA novels and former winner of the Text Prize, released her first novel for the adult market this September. While it’s decidedly less spicy than some other books in the genre I could mention, the book is definitely not meant for teenage readers. The Wedding Forecast follows Anna, a marketing…

Scottish pioneers Primal Scream have announced a tour in Australia this January 2025. Their 1991 album Screamadelic launched them onto the British music scene with their combination of psychedelia, alternative rock dance sound influenced by the acid house scene and with DJ Andrew Weatherall mixing their first big hit “Loaded”. Last in Australia in 2018,…

Self-education is among the most important abilities anybody can acquire in the fast-paced world of today when information is power. Though degrees and conventional classrooms have their place, many of the most important teachings in life come from unlikely places. For example, pop culture can be a startling but effective instructor. Characters in movies and…

Prior to the release of Tiny Habit’s debut album, All For Something back in May, I was a total newcomer to the indie-folk trio from Boston, Massachusetts. After reviewing the album however, I started scouring the internet for tour info, regularly checking the Australia Post app for my “coke bottle clear” vinyl and pestering anyone…

It was a line-up resplendent in ‘90s/’00s Australian music royalty. A line-up that has probably never been in the same place at the same time, and almost certainly never will again. Such was the bulk of the quintuple-pronged show that it started at the ungodly early time of 5:30pm on a Friday. This meant that…

In the interests of full transparency before diving into this review, I must admit: I’m a massive fan of Savage Garden. The band’s two monumental albums were often blared from the tape player of my parent’s VN Vacationer Commodore, embedding themselves into the soundtrack of my childhood and bookmarking every road trip in the early…

One of our favourite indie-rock bands out of Eora/Sydney in recent times is Jet City Sports Club. With sweet melodies and jangly guitars, they write songs that speak to their generation. The struggles and joys of moving through the young adult years are at their core. Their most recent tune to drop is “Mini Skirt”,…

TISM brought their Death To Art tour to Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion and it will go down as one of the best gigs of 2024 with incredible supports from Machine Gun Fellatio, Eskimo Joe, Ben Lee and The Mavis’s Sydney punters partied like it was 1999! Peter Dovgan brings you the images. You can read Mick’s…

A murder case that remains unsolved some near-three decades on, the slaying of 6-year-old beauty pageant phenomenon JonBenét Ramsey still can’t but help earn speculative interest today.  And it’s through Joe Berlinger‘s three-part docuseries, Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey?, that new theories, old wounds and investigative frustrations come to light, resulting in an enveloping, oft-unsettling…

Not since 2017’s highly successful Boys Meets World tour has Canadian rap impresario Drake even stepped on Australian soil. But eight years later, the globe-dominating artist has the country’s east coast firmly in sight. In fact, he may well be debuting a brand new tour down here. The Anita Max Wynn (“I Need A Max…

Eora/Sydney punk quintent FANGZ have just dropped their latest single ‘Wide Awake‘, an energetic exploration of acceptance and moving on. Produced by Tim Maxwell (LOSER) and mixed by Jonathan Gardner (Front End Loader, Grinspoon), it’s another belter from the band, and a fierce addition to their riotous live setlists. Of the new track, frontman Josh…

In between supporting Death From Above 1979, DZ Deathrays are launching their own mammoth regional festival tour, in early 2025. They’ve got a slew of bands supporting them, from Last Quokka to Pretty Uglys, Drunk Mums, Mannequin Death Squad and much more. Needing no introduction to our readers, DZ Deathrays have won accolades such as…

There’s no shortage of amazing five-star luxury resorts in the Maldives, but few offer an experience quite like the Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort. With each passing second, you feel lighter. As if the weight of the world is being bumped from your shoulders every time the speed boat hits a wave on its way to…

WOMADelaide is the World’s Festival and 25 new artists from around the world have been added to the list of 48 acts already announced for 2025. From the Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir to the Saigon Soul Revival from Vietnam, the team have scoured the globe to bring a diverse array of artists for the…

Immersive live music event, New Found Sound, returns to 10 unique venues across Port Adelaide on Saturday 18th January. The best thing is that you can see any of the 30+ emerging South Australian bands for free. It’s one night only, so if you heard about it last time and wished you’d joined in on…

The festival lights are being turned on, and the mad dash to the end of the year has begun. This week we have added ten new tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Our track of the week goes to Melbourne singer/songwriter Clio Renner, with her new track “Running Circles”. It examines…

Have you ever been asked to think of somewhere peaceful while sitting in a guided meditation class? That one tranquil place in your mind that makes you feel utterly relaxed? Well, Bumi Kinar has become that place for me. Just outside the hustle and bustle of central Ubud in Bali, you’ll find sprawling grounds dotted…

Battling an illness and dumped by the love of her life, struggling actress Laura Franco returns to her childhood home to recover. To her horror, she discovers a monster living in her bedroom closet. Turns out he’s quite the charmer. Over time, they forge an unlikely connection as Monster helps Laura stand up to her…

It’s not an uncommon trope for a female character to be introduced to her audience at her lowest moment.  She indulges in a sense of self-loathing (we’ve all been there) and through either her friends, her career or a fresh male presence, she builds herself back up and becomes the best version of herself. In…

On November 15th, Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, kicked off their holiday season with the highly anticipated opening of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure. This coincided with updated decor throughout the park, festive performances, new dining and shopping opportunities and even updated outfits for classic Disney characters. Here’s a look at what you can expect from Disneyland…

We’ve had the pleasure of reviewing multiple Anker charging products in the past, like the 10,000 mAh 30W Power Bank, which I still use today. However, The Anker Prime Charger differs from what we’ve seen before. In its newer 250W, 6 port form, this GaNPrime desktop charger essentially acts as your go-to charging station for…