The Oscars always tell you what kind of year it’s been – and the 2026 nominations just screamed it in neon: big swings rewarded, sacred cows ignored, and one film outright rewriting the record books. Because this morning belonged to Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, the blood-soaked, genre-bending juggernaut that didn’t just top the nomination leaderboard –…
Madchester legends Happy Mondays return celebrating 35 years of Pills ‘N’ Thrills And Bellyaches across Australia. Led by the ever-unpredictable Shaun Ryder and charismatic dancing percussionist Bez, Happy Mondays will deliver a career-spanning set packed with era-defining hits including Step On, Kinky Afro, Loose Fit and tracks that helped define the sound and attitude of…
There’s something weirdly refreshing about a horror movie that doesn’t posture, doesn’t smuggle in a lecture, and doesn’t pretend it’s “elevated” because someone mutters words of perceived depth between splatter sequences. Director Johannes Roberts understands the assignment with almost admirable single-mindedness with Primate: deliver a gory creature feature with a breezy, old-school sensibility and enough…
Nintendo has dropped a new trailer for Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, the trailer confirms a release date of March 26. It will also feature a mammoth amount of new features, multiplayer expansions and some new Amiibo that turns into a must have item. Originally announced…
Welcome to our first playlist update of the year, with ten new additions landing in our Discovery Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify. Leading the charge as Track of the Week is “Things We Wanna Say” from Pacific Avenue, setting the tone for what’s shaping up to be a huge year ahead. “Things We Wanna…
Australian systems change-makers and Indigenous storytellers Jack Manning Bancroft and Tyson Yunkaporta are inviting audiences to hit reset with Imagine, a bold, genre-defying animated feature landing in cinemas for special event screenings this January 26th across Australia. Co-created through the pandemic in an open, live Google Doc collaboration that brought together more than 400 contributors…
After years of waiting, Harry Styles is returning to the stage in 2026 with Together, Together – a seven-city residency tour hitting Amsterdam, London, São Paulo, Mexico City, New York, Melbourne, and Sydney, running from May 16th to December 13th, 2026. These will be his only live shows worldwide in 2026, with huge highlights including…
It’s not every day you experience something new, especially in the food and beverage scene. But at the end of last year in Anaheim, California, I did just that at Stone Groove, billed as the world’s first ever “Audio Stillhouse”. So what is an Audio Stillhouse? In short, it’s a distillery where they use “music-driven…
