Day: 16 May 2025

Photo Gallery: The Great Escape – Day 2 ft. Chloe Slater, Brògeal, total tommy, & more (15.05.25)

The temperature might have plummeted on day 2 of The Great Escape, but the music was hot hot hot! Kicking off the day was the Sounds Australia showcase at Komedia, with total tommy up early at 12:25. It was a packed house, and it was a stellar set. It’s little wonder why there is such…

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Interview: James Vincent McMorrow soulfully reflects on rediscovering his debut album, battling industry pressures, and reclaiming the stage ahead of his Australian tour

It’s been 15 years since Early in the Morning slipped quietly into the world – a raw, soul-spun debut that would go on to soundtrack thousands of lives, break open hearts, and launch James Vincent McMorrow into a space he wasn’t entirely sure he wanted to occupy: the spotlight. Now, after years of moving forward,…

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Photo Gallery: The Great Escape – Day 1 ft. Pete Doherty, Alix Fernz, Jagged Baptist Club & more (14.05.25)

The 2025 edition of The Great Escape kicked off in Brighton on Wednesday. The sun was out and there was hard choices to be made about what who to see. So many venues, so many artists. One of the early highlights was Canada’s Alix Fernz, at only seventeen years old, he had the Hope &…

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Film Review: Hurry Up Tomorrow; The Weeknd self-celebrates himself in wholly misguided vanity project

Whilst I had heard all the discourse around his performance (among other things) in the much maligned HBO drama series The Idol, it was not a show I particularly wanted to seek out – even out of curiosity.  So, with that, I came into Hurry Up Tomorrow free from any of that baggage, here merely…

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Pop punk legends Zebrahead to return to Australia for the first time in seven years

  Zebrahead have been bringing their unique punk fusion of pop-punk and hip-hop to fans for almost thirty years, and today they’ve announced a return Down Under. The SoCal pop punk/rapcore legends will be back our way in October, bringing their energetic live show to venues across the country. It’ll be the first time in…

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The Oclean X Pro Digital electric toothbrush is a fantastic premium option

The range of electric toothbrushes continues to grow, seemingly by the day. While brands like Colgate, Oral-B and even Hismile are the popular options here in Australia, Oclean has decided to have a crack at the market. With Xiaomi as a parent company, there’s no doubt that Oclean is already providing great value for the…

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Interview: Kellan Lutz on leading the action charge in Desert Dawn, career advice and aspirations, and stepping out of his comfort zone

The action genre and Kellan Lutz go hand-in-hand at this point. Whilst the actor started out his career across a variety of comedy features (Stick It), horror efforts (the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street) and teen-aimed television (90210), and he may best be known as Emmett Cullen from the Twilight film series, it’s…

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