A few years ago, when I was working at a men’s publication, we received a smart beer-maker that promised to streamline the process of home brewing. It wasn’t easy to use, signalling a tech category still finding its feet. The results were uneven, and the verdict was simple. Home-brewing machines were not quite there yet….
We are super excited today to be premiering Evie Williams’ evocative new single “Heather Court”, ahead of its release this Friday, December 5. A hazy indie folk-rock daydream, the track is blessed with chilled drumming, laid-back overdriven guitars and Evie’s soft, feather-light vocals — a perfect match for the song’s meditation on the restless, shifting…
Brooklyn art-rock shapeshifters TV On The Radio delivered one of the best gigs of 2025 leaving Sydney’s Enmore Theatre audience totally energised. Tunde Adebimpe, the magnetic lead singer, prowled the stage with the restless energy and Kyp Malone’s harmonies and guitar textures with the rest of the band adding to an emotionally charged gig. Song…
Last month, I flew on United Airlines’ Transpacific service for the first time in almost two years. This time from Los Angeles to Sydney. I’ve been flying United over the Pacific fairly regularly over the last two decades, and every time I note that the experience has continued to improve. So was that the case…
As the end of the year approaches and the sun starts to make an appearance, it can only mean one thing- Good Things Festival is right around the corner. Kicking off in Melbourne this Friday, there’s no better time to catch up with one of the most exciting bands on the lineup. Dayseeker have spent…
From the opening of Oh. What. Fun., director/writer Michael Showalter and his co-writer Chandler Baker very much express both the importance of mothers during the festive season and how, in the realms of cinematic ventures, they’re an under valued character. As the film’s loving focal point, Claire Clauster (Michelle Pfeiffer, always a treat to see…
Come for the presents. Stay for the baggage. It wouldn’t be a Christmas comedy without some familial dysfunction, and, in 2025, the Clauster clan are delivering such in Oh. What. Fun., a new seasonal laugher from director Michael Showalter (Spoiler Alert, The Idea of You). Flipping the script on classic holiday movies to remind us…
Few sequels feel as miraculous, unexpected and downright delightful as Kirby Air Riders. Reviving a niche GameCube classic and transforming it into a fully fledged Switch 2 powerhouse, Nintendo and HAL have delivered something rare: a bold, wildly creative action-racer that not only honours its cult predecessor but completely redefines what a Kirby racing game…
Doja Cat delivered a slick, high-voltage performance on her Ma Vie World Tour at Qudos Bank Arena, proving she’s one of pop’s most unpredictable forces. Commanding the stage with effortless swagger, she bounced between razor-sharp rap flows and glossy pop hooks, turning hits like “Paint the Town Red” and “Woman” into mass singalongs. Pete Dovgan…
With Stranger Things entering its long-awaited final season, the first half of Season 5 wastes no time throwing fans back into the chaos of Hawkins. Over a year has passed since the town was torn open and the Upside Down spilled into reality. Hawkins is now under military lockdown, tensions are high, and Vecna’s threat…
Florence Nightingale is a figure so well-known historically that her name has become a shorthand for describing someone virtuous and self-sacrificing in the care of others. But how much of the real woman, or indeed the period in which she lived do most people really know? In her debut novel, Brisbane-based writer Laura Elvery has…
There’s something rather amusing about what constitutes an “A24” movie. There’s an expectation placed upon the studio as of late regarding the type of film it releases into theatres, and within its own genre, the A24 comedy has rarely been as wholesome as what Eternity projects. Between the the darker fare of Sorry, Baby and…
Eternity is an imaginative and bittersweet romantic comedy about the afterlife, where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity. For Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) it’s a facing of an impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Miles Teller) and her first love (Callum Turner), who died young and has waited decades…
Forever Ends Here were a real moment in the early 2010s Melbourne pop-punk scene, and their 2025 return definitely wasn’t on by bingo card- but I’m here for it. While this might look like a classic comeback, the Melbourne trio are approaching things with a clean slate as they reinvent themselves through their new EP,…
