Month: March 2025

Faye Webster returning to Australia to play FOUR special shows in Melbourne & Sydney in July [Updated]

American singer-songwriter and rising star Faye Webster returns to Melbourne and Sydney for two FOUR special intimate live performances this July 2025. Showcasing her critically acclaimed 2024 release Undressed at the Symphony and already a back catalogue of four albums, fans can expect an evening of emotional storytelling, captivating melodies, and Faye’s signature laid-back charm….

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Pop icon Ricky Martin announces massive Australia tour with special guest Rita Ora

Australia, prepare to experience the unparalleled energy and passion of music icon Ricky Martin as he announces his much-anticipated return this November 2025. The tour marks Ricky’s first Australian performances since his sold-out shows in 2015, promising fans an unforgettable musical journey. Renowned for his electrifying live performances, blending Latin and world music with high-energy choreography and a…

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The EPOS ADAPT E1 earbuds are a premium alternative worth checking out

EPOS are known for its extensive range of headphones and audio devices, generally geared towards business and professional use. Their newest addition, however, the EPOS ADAPT E1 earbuds, feels like a more straightforward attempt to break into the everyday market, with some rather premium features like hybrid ANC, fantastic battery life and premium audio quality….

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Book Review: Meet Me in the Pit #5 brings art and music together

Blueprint Comics‘ Meet Me in the Pit anthology recently released its fifth issue, inviting artists to share a few short panels inspired by music and their relationship with it. Boasting cover art from the incredible Phoebe Paradise, this collection spans a huge variety of interpretations on the theme – from music as an escape to…

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Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition joyfully revitalises an undisputed classic

Originally released on the Wii U in 2015, Xenoblade Chronicles X is one of the final games from Nintendo’s previous console before the release of the Nintendo Switch. After a slew of successes with Donkey Koney Country Tropical Freeze, Bayonetta 2, Super Mario 3D World and New Super Mario Bros. U having made their way…

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UPDATED: New show added to Bloc Party’s Silent Alarm 20th anniversary Australian tour

UPDATE: A new show has been added to Sydney due to high demand – see all the dates below It’s been two decades since UK indie icons Bloc Party burst onto the scene with debut album Silent Alarm, featuring thirteen genre-bending tracks that packed out sweaty dance floors with catchy pop hooks and sharp guitar…

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Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism tour ends Australian leg with style

The beauty of pop music is that it is (or at least should be) lawless, ungoverned by any stringent definition aside from the need to have mass appeal to a wide variety of demographics. It’s not niche. But it rarely sets trends. By definition, it follows them. It’s a viral TikTok dance, a phrasal template,…

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What happened at the Garden State 20th Anniversary Concert in Los Angeles (and how you can watch the whole thing!)

In 2004, actor Zach Braff, best known for fronting the TV sitcom Scrubs, released his debut feature film Garden State to critical acclaim. The film – co-starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, the late great Ian Holm, and many others – was praised for its smart script (penned by Braff), clever editing, endearing performances and an…

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Photo Gallery: Dua Lipa – Qudos Bank Arena Sydney (28.03.25)

Dua Lipa’s 2025 Radical Optimism tour stop at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena was nothing short of spectacular. From the moment the lights dimmed, the crowd knew they were in for a night to remember. The British pop sensation effortlessly brought her infectious energy and unmistakable style to the stage, delivering a performance that lived up…

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Neck Deep’s Ben Barlow discusses their upcoming Aussie tour, self-titled record and 10 years of Life’s Not Out To Get You

Neck Deep is one of the most exciting bands in the pop-punk scene right now, and it only takes one listen to their 2024 self-titled album to understand why. From Wales, the band formed in 2012, and since then has released five albums and toured consistently, selling out massive headline shows and playing alongside pop-punk titans…

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Where’s the best place to stay in L.A.? The case for Santa Monica

Where’s the best place to stay in Los Angeles? In a city so annoyingly spread out, being strategic about where to stay in L.A. is important. The city’s famously horrendous traffic isn’t something you’d want to contend with, and it can take over an hour to get from somewhere like Downtown L.A. to Venice. Getting…

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Nelly and Chingy bring a rare hit of St Louis to Sydney

Nelly’s legacy is an interesting one when we’re discussing hip hop’s most successful ambassadors. When the born-and-bred St Louis representer came out with his debut single, “Country Grammar,” in June 2020, the charts responded immediately. This was at a time when Ja Rule figured out trying to sing with that unmistakably croaky voice could earn…

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Series Review: Mid-Century Modern; Hilarious, nostalgic sitcom breaks down queer stereotypes as much as it embraces them

Watching something like Mid-Century Modern you’re reminded of both the golden age of the multi-cam, live audience classicality of a sitcom, as well as the shift in televisual consumption, with this nostalgic itch-scratching firecracker of a show taking advantage of its streaming setting with boundary-pushing humour and considerable profanity; once you hear the stupendous Linda…

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Film Review: Holland; Nicole Kidman anchors ambitious, twisted mystery thriller

If there’s one thing about our Nicole Kidman, it’s that she’s going to work! Fresh off three of last year’s buzziest shows (Expats, Lioness and The Perfect Couple) and a criminally Oscar-oversighted performance in the erotic drama Babygirl, the perennially busy actress/producer is at the centre of another twisted thriller of sorts in Prime Video’s…

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Everything announced at the March 2025 Nintendo Direct

There’s really no other way to put it; it’s a good time to be a Nintendo fan. That being said, fans will have to wait just a little longer for news on the Nintendo Switch 2, via another Nintendo Direct next week on Wednesday, the 2nd of April or Thursday, the 3rd of April, depending…

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New Music Discoveries 28th March: The Moving Stills, Yorke, CMAT, and more

We’re updating our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music for the final time this month. We’ve got another ten new tracks for your listening pleasure, including two singles we premiered earlier this week. Our Track of the Week goes to The Moving Stills, with their latest single, “Running Out”. Hailing from the NSW Central…

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Book Review: Helen Scheuerer’s new romantasy series sizzles with impossible-to-put-down opener Iron & Embers

We’ve been covering Aussie author Helen Scheuerer here for a hot minute, all the way back to debut series The Oremere Chronicles – and yes, I remain a devoted Swinton girlie. So we were naturally very excited when Scheuerer announced Iron & Embers, the first in The Ashes of Thezmarr series, and her first novel with…

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Ruby Gill

Album Review: Ruby Gill – Some Kind Of Control (2025 LP)

Ruby Gill sounds like one of the greats of a far gone era. An artist whose voice and style transcends generations and populations. Similar to contemporaries like Laura Marling, Julia Jacklin or Angie McMahon, Gill has a calming and yet forceful delivery across all of her music. This is evident here on her second album…

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Sister Act

Review: Sister Act is as fresh and fun as ever

Based on the iconic 1992 movie starring Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act, The Musical launched in Adelaide to an enthusiastic reception.  Everything about this production is big, bold, brash and beautiful. The story is as fresh as when the movie was released. Casey Donovan stars as Deloris Van Cartier, a singer in a club managed by…

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The Fray announce Australian tour celebrating twenty years of How To Save A Life

Skyrocketing to fame with their smash-hit “How to Save a Life”, The Fray quickly became a defining voice of the early 2000s. Over the course of more than two decades, they’ve enjoyed a long but measured career, with only four studio albums, yet a steady stream of massive chart-topping singles. In 2022, lead vocalist Isaac…

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Film Review: A Working Man; Jason Statham’s latest vehicle is a serviceable slice of action

At this point you know what you’re going to get with a Jason Statham vehicle, and when it’s one penned by Sylvester Stallone and directed by David Ayer (who, in addition to such actioners as Suicide Squad and End of Watch, was behind last year’s Statham surprise The Beekeeper), you shouldn’t be remotely taken aback…

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Interview: Mid-Century Modern creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick on evolutionary comedy and ensemble casting

After changing the way network television viewed queer comedy with their revolutionary sitcom Will & Grace, creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick are set to alter the landscape of the streaming space with Mid-Century Modern, a classic multi-cam comedy series about old friends, new roommates and chosen family. Executive produced by Ryan Murphy, directed by…

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Book Review: Down the Rabbit Hole is a missing persons story that has a lot to say about finding yourself

The world is fascinated with missing girls. They are the subjects of true crime podcasts and countless movies and tv shows, and of course, novels. But, in Down the Rabbit Hole, debut author Shaeden Berry offers readers something a little deeper than the usual small-town thriller featuring a missing persons case. Down the Rabbit Hole…

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The Southern Dukes

Exclusive Single Premiere: The Southern Dukes “Free Man” (2025)

We always get very excited when we are premiering the debut single for an artist, and today we have the absolute joy in showcasing “Free Man”, the first single from Perth’s country/rock band, The Southern Dukes. Like all good country rock songs, this one tells a tale, and it’s a mighty fine tale indeed. “Free…

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How blinds and curtains are used to add warmth to any space

I think one of the most noticeable things about growing up is what you pay attention to in your home. You’re no longer focused on saving up that latest piece of home technology or buying expensive art pieces. And while those things are nice if you’ve got the money, maturing is realising that it’s those…

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Open Season 2025: Brisbane’s Winter Festival is bigger than ever

Brisbane’s live music scene is gearing up for one of its biggest seasons yet, with Open Season 2025 set to deliver an electrifying mix of world-class performances, homegrown talent, and unforgettable live experiences this winter. Running from May to July, this citywide festival—now in its fifth year—has expanded once again, with The Tivoli and The…

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Film Review: Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up is a stupendously joyous family event

As someone who grew up with the Looney Tunes, there’s certainly a sense of nostalgic warmth when watching something as unapologetically wacky (and 2D) as Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up. Nostalgia only takes you so far though, and as much as The Day the Earth Blew Up is a bombastically entertaining cartoon…

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Lime Cordiale announce orchestral tour with over 80 of Australia’s finest symphony musicians

While busy touring the globe, Lime Cordiale have announced their most ambitious tour to date. The group are set to reimagine their indie-pop anthems with a symphonic twist, teaming up with some of Australia’s leading orchestras, starting in August of this year. Lime Cordiale with the Symphony Orchestras will see the Leimbach brothers bring their…

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Film Review: Oh, Canada; Self-reflective drama is muddled, but unquestionably fascinating

Given that he’s experienced his own health problems over the last few years, it would seem Paul Schrader is a man reflecting on his own mortality if Oh, Canada is anything to go by, the filmmaker’s fourth effort in almost as many years. Reuniting with his own American Gigolo, Richard Gere, Oh, Canada centres around…

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Series Review: The Studio; Seth Rogen’s “inside baseball” series about the film studio scene is perfectly constructed comedy

Whilst there is a certain “inside baseball”-like mentality to The Studio – the Seth Rogen–Evan Goldberg-created comedy series about the moving and shaking of a new film studio head and his attempt to salvage the newly acquired company’s evidently floundering reputation – such is the genius of Rogen and Goldberg’s handling (the duo co-directing each…

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