Day: 27 June 2025

Regionality Sunshine Coast Documentary & Factual Industry Event reveals 2025 program

AIDC and Screen Queensland, with the support of Sunshine Coast Council and in association with Sunshine Coast Screen Collective, are proud to reveal the full session program and speaker line-up for this year’s Regionality Sunshine Coast documentary and factual industry event, taking place at Mantra Mooloolaba Beach on Monday 28 July 2025. The very special one-day program…

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Tether is a quiet drama that speaks to the grim reality of mass shooting aftermath: Dances With Films Festival Review

Director Hariharasidhen Nagarajan and writer Anghus Houvouras couldn’t accept “the new normal” of shootings in the United States.  Such mass attacks as the Parkland High School shooting and the Pulse Nightclub incident were part of a grim reality that the two weren’t willing to become accustomed to. They thought of not only the victims whose…

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English indie kings Kaiser Chiefs announce November 2025 Australian tour

Kaiser Chiefs have announced their Australian tour for the first time since 2012 celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their award winning record, Employment, one of the best-selling UK debut albums of all time. Released in 2005, Employment featured hits like “I Predict a Riot,” “Oh My God,” and “Everyday I Love You Less and Less,”…

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Of Monsters and Mainframes

Book Review: Barbara Truelove’s Of Monsters and Mainframes is clever, bizarre and downright fun!

“The queer love child of pulp horror and classic sci-fi” Barbara Truelove’s rip-roaring sci-fi adventure of AI and monsters is full of human heart. Of Monsters and Mainframes may feature a cast of sentient AI and monsters of the night, with humans operating largely as minor characters, but underneath all those fangs and fur and…

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Queenscliff Music Festival announces 16 more artists to join the extensive lineup

This year’s Queenscliff Music Festival is shaping up to be an amazing weekend of music in a beautiful cozy seaside town. Just an easy 90-minute drive from Melbourne  and 35km from Geelong in Wadawurrung country, Queenscliff is a mecca for those interested in community and arts. The festival is held between 28-30 November and the…

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Placement

Track by Track: Placement take us through their debut album,- Insect

Kaurna/Adelaide noise-rock outfit Placement have today released their long-awaited debut album, Insect. It’s a beautiful guitar-led album. Sometimes a little grimy, othertimes upbeat and bright, but never dull. With a nod to the 90s, it’s thoughtful and refreshing. The irresistable eerie and magnetic vocals of lead singer Malia Wearn are captivating.  It might be dark at…

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Hands-On Preview: Borderlands 4 feels like a new philosophy of mayhem

The formula of Borderlands is unquestionable. You get a wild, survival-of-the-fittest sci-fi world (that went absolutely nuts) filled with characters, writing, and a story that has a charm and comedy unique in this industry. And then there’s the loot. Oh, such glorious loot that leaves you with countless gunplay possibilities and a hunger for more….

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New Music Discoveries 27th June: Folk Bitch Trio, The Beths, Worm Girlz, and more

As we bring June to a close and move into the second half of the year we bring you ten more new tracks, including two singles we exclusively premiered earlier this week. Naarm’s ever compelling Folk Bitch Trio take our Track of the Week spot with “Moth Song”, the latest to be released from their…

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The eBay Tabletop Hall will welcome Warhammer and other franchises at PAX Aus 2025

It’s getting closer once again, as PAX Aus 2025 ramps up the hype for its massive weekend at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from Friday, the 10th of October to Sunday, the 12th of October, 2025. While tabletop games have always been a major part of the weekend, PAX Aus 2025 has announced a…

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Film Review: Stealing Pulp Fiction; ambitious comedy is a love letter to Tarantino and the importance of in-cinema screenings

Given that Stealing Pulp Fiction very much wears its Tarantino affection openly, you’d be forgiven for expecting director Danny Turkiewicz to have the same kind of flair as the very filmmaker he’s adoring.  No, Turkiewicz isn’t replicating that same QT magic, but it would be a heavy ask to expect so, and on its own…

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Track by Track: Michael Robert Murphy takes us through the cosmic Chaos Magick

Last Friday, Liverpudlian Michael Robert Murphy, frontman and songwriter of The Wicked Whispers and Whiskey Headshot, released his debut solo album, Chaos Magick. The album was produced by Liam Power (By The Sea and lifelong Bill Ryder Jones Collaborator) and Michael himself, and features some of Liverpool‘s finest musicians including Echo and The Bunnymen’s Will Sergeant…

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The Toronto International Film Festival announces first wave of World Premieres for 2025 edition

TIFF is sharing the first five Special Presentation titles of its Official Selection set to have their World Premieres at the Festival’s 50th edition this September. Alejandro Amenábar’s The Captive, Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers, Sung-hyun Byun’s Good News, Nia DaCosta’s Hedda, and Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks serve as the first round of announced titles. …

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What to Expect When Visiting Japan’s Sacred Shrines

Japan’s spirituality is deeply connected to nature, tradition, and quiet reverence. Among the most iconic cultural sites are its many shrines. These sacred places are not just tourist stops. They offer a chance to witness rituals, observe architecture, and understand centuries-old beliefs in a living form. Travelers using an esim for Japan travel can easily…

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