Month: October 2025

Baltimore’s hardcore band Turnstile are set to make their return to Australia this summer on The Never Enough Tour with four massive shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth. Turnstile formed in Baltimore’s underground scene with their acclaimed 2021 album Glow On cementing their status as leaders of a new generation. With tracks like “Blackout”…

I must admit, it’s pretty easy to find a mouse that suits your needs in this current market. Be it additional controls, customisable settings and various ergonomic elements, we’re spoilt for choice. But beyond all this variety, I’ve certainly noticed the prevalence of lightweight mice popping up in the market in recent years. So why…

Sydney’s White Bay Power Station brought the buzz and glamour once again as Sony announced the winners of its fifth annual Catchlight Film Festival. Celebrating the best emerging and established storytellers from Australia and New Zealand, many celebrations were had for those who chose to bring their visions to life through Sony cameras. From heartfelt…

Nostalgia has proven a strong enough tool within the horror genre to revisit seemingly dormant franchises over the last few years (Halloween, Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, to name a few), but what about a particular subsect itself? For those craving the wince-inducing torture porn wave that swept the 2000s (thanks predominantly…

UK punk-rap agitators Sleaford Mods are returning to Australia in April 2026 for a run of headline shows on their No War No Death tour, the first time back since 2023. Armed with their trademark mix of razor-sharp social commentary and minimalist electronic beats, Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn will bring their latest single “Megaton”…

Shoeys, crowd surfers, and circle pit after circle pit after circle pit. Only Zebrahead could bring this much chaos to a Sunday night in Brisbane. Support came from the Thomas Nicholas Band – yes, that Thomas Nicholas – delivering a slice of late 90s/early 2000s skate pop punk that wouldn’t be out of place on…

The Black Phone, released to theatres in 2022, was not the type of film that needed a sequel in any form.  It was a perfectly contained, suitably unnerving horror effort that made the most of its short story origins (Joe Hill wrote the original prose in 2004).  As we all know in the business of…

Have you ever sat in a massage chair and received a deep, intense tissue massage while playing a handheld? Thanks to the Xbox booth at PAX 2025, I can now say that I have. Whether it’s to ease us into those price hikes from Xbox Game Pass or just simply a gesture of goodwill, the…

The SXSW Sydney Games Festival is now back, and it’s bringing the heat. Across one dynamic week, the festival unites some of the most daring, inventive, and genre-defying titles from across the world, spotlighting the visionaries shaping the future of play. The celebration will reach its crescendo on Saturday, the 18th of October, with the…

Good Things is almost upon us, and with perhaps the most ambitious lineup we’ve seen in years. In case you’ve been living under a rock- Tool and Weezer headline, joined by Garbage, All Time Low, All American Rejects, Machine Head, Knocked Loose, New Found Glory, Goldfinger and many more. With the festival rapidly approaching, we’ve…

The Crowne Plaza brand is one of the most recognisable banners for IHG, sitting comfortably in the “affordable premium” market as opposed to outright luxury, often fashioned as that mid-to-upscale that values balance over priced-out exclusivity. It’s been that way for decades, which is why Crowne Plaza is such a prolific brand for every type…

A true story that proves reality is so often wilder than fiction, Roofman, from director Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine), details the life of Jeffrey Manchester, dubbed the “Roofman” due to his modus operandi of breaking into his target locations (mostly McDonald’s restaurants) through their roofs.  After escaping prison and hiding out in a Toys “R”…

A classic case of truth being stranger than fiction, Roofman is the wild, almost unbelievable true story of Jeffrey Manchester, who earned himself the titular moniker due to the fact that he robbed a series of McDonald’s in the late 90s-early 2000s (45 locations, to be exact), entering the premises through their roofs.  Despite his…

Yes! It exists, and you can play it! Originally set for release on October 3rd, Gearbox Software announced that the game was delayed indefinitely and all pre-orders were able to be refunded. It wasn’t looking good for the future of this highly anticipated game on the Nintendo Switch 2 console. Surprisingly, tucked away in the…

Up until today, I was very confused as to why Nintendo was releasing Mario Kart World and Kirby Air Riders, two kart racers, in the first six months of the Nintendo Switch 2’s lifecycle. The Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct had me thinking that these games were very similar, just with a different character roster….

Pokémon jumps to the next generation with its first full game on the Nintendo Switch 2. Following the massive success of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, we get a game in the same style with a brand new gameplay mechanic and fabulous Paris setting to explore. Being confined to a city is a new thing for the series,…

I’ve always enjoyed the Hyrule Warriors games on the original Nintendo Switch, but I wish they ran a little better on the ageing hardware. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment marks the latest entry in the hack-and-slash series, building up to the events that take place in the incredible mainline sequel, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of…

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond probably needs no introduction, given its long-awaited announcement and subsequent release, but here we are, with a build that was playable at PAX Aus 2025. The 15-minute demo was packed with a few things that laid down the overall tone and gameplay for what’s to come, complete with mouse controls on…

\ Tied to a tree with no recollection of how he got there – or why – when Bark opens with its interesting set-up of seeming Average Joe, Nolan Bentley (Michael Weston), in this predicament, Marc Schölermann‘s horror effort wants us to question if he’s a victim or a perpetrator. Over the course of its…

The First Annual Liberty Ball took place at Sydney’s Liberty Hall, featuring incredible international and local artists. Headlining the night was  Nashville-based American singer Nikki Lane and her band. Nikki has that cool vintage Americana twang sound with raspy vocals and absolutely killed it. On the outdoor stage were Laid Back Country Pickers all the…

A little over a year since the release of his Sincere LP, R&B singer Khalid has decidedly changed his tune from those airy, harmonic rhythms to a more pop-forward, liberating sound with After The Sun Goes Down, a confident, at times sexually charged collection of beats that leans into an almost Y2K sense of sound….

If you’re a popular-enough movie with a strong feminine edge, there’s a good chance you have been, will be, or are receiving the screen-to-stage treatment.  Over the last near-two decades we’ve seen such titles as Legally Blonde, Bring It On, 13 Going On 30, and Mean Girls all get the musical treatment, and now, the…

We’re back with another playlist update with a slew of great new tracks added to our Discovery playlist on Spotify and Apple Music. Naarm-based artist Kee’ahn takes our Track of the Week with her new single “The Way I Love” – the final single from the new EP for me for you, which is out…

Australian pop sensation Samantha Jade has long been a powerhouse in the music industry – from winning The X Factor in 2012 to topping charts with her platinum-selling hits and captivating audiences with her dynamic performances.  Known for her stunning vocals and undeniable stage presence, Samantha has continually evolved as an artist, expanding her talents…

Fresh off the back of her sold-out Australian dates earlier this year, UK indie-folk standout Billie Marten has announced she’ll return in early 2026 for a headline tour. The Dog Eared Tour celebrates her critically acclaimed fifth album of the same name. The run will see her bringing her unmistakable sound to intimate stages in Brisbane,…

Whilst there is a certain initial familiarity in Jessica Rothe portraying someone who’s in something of a cyclical environment in her latest horror effort, Affection, it becomes all too evident in the early minutes of BT Meza‘s genre outing that this is no retread of the more humorously minded Happy Death Day – the film…

The Tron series has always existed in an interesting space within cinematic history.  The 1982 original (Tron) and its 2010 sequel (Tron: Legacy) were more a cult phenomenon than box office successes, with the first film something of a visual revolution as it introduced audiences to the notion of entering a digital world, before Joseph…

Bri Lee‘s latest novel takes us deep into the wilderness of Antarctica, to an area that some might call barren while others call it beautiful. Lee uses this landscape of dualities, in which two scientists undertake the final stages of a seed vault project to protect the biodiversity of the world’s flora, to unravel issues…

An uncomfortable drama inspired by true events, Sovereign is a quiet, muscular outing from first-time feature filmmaker Christian Swegal, featuring a terrifying, layered turn from Nick Offerman at its core that speaks to the actor’s undeniable presence. Jerry and Joseph Kane were a father-son duo of anti-government extremists; Jerry was a self-proclaimed “sovereign citizen” who…

Inspired by true events, Sovereign stars Nick Offerman as Jerry Kane, a radicalised “sovereign citizen” who, with his 16-year-old son Joseph (Jacob Tremblay), gunned down two West Memphis police officers in 2010, sparking a deadly manhunt. Directed by Christian Swegal, and also starring Dennis Quaid, Nancy Travis and Martha Plimpton, Sovereign draws chilling parallels to…