In the early Manchester morning, Hannah Mee and Jim Shaw, two halves of punk/rock group Hot Milk, are keenly looking ahead to their upcoming Australia tour in May. Returning to Australia after their last visit in 2023, the group is back on familiar ground. “It feels like a second home”, Hannah describes. “I know the…
There’s a moment early in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie where a glowing Luma drifts into frame, wide-eyed and urgent, setting off a galaxy-spanning rescue mission. It’s the kind of whimsical, high-concept storytelling the Mario universe thrives on – colorful, strange, and full of possibility. Unfortunately, that promise quickly gets swallowed by a film that…
Winner of the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival 2025 and the Directors’ Fortnight Audience Award, The President’s Cake arrives with a wave of international acclaim – and it’s not hard to see why. Set in 1991 Iraq, during the final years of Saddam Hussein’s rule, the film follows nine-year-old Lamia, tasked with baking…
Sim Local has simplified the eSIM process to the point where it’s now much cheaper, easier and much less stressful to dial in high speeds when your overseas. Vicious roaming charges were once a bugbear for Aussies travelling overseas, but the widespread availability of SIM cards and the increasingly seamless set-up process changed that. And…
Adelaide-based songwriter Anna Jeavons continues her evolution ahead of her forthcoming debut album Anomie with the release of her striking new single “Smart Casual” — and today, we’re premiering the official video. Produced by Ben Stewart (Slowly Slowly), “Smart Casual” is a slow-burn that swells into something quietly powerful. Built on layered guitars and Jeavons’…
Fifteen years on, Femme Fatale sits in a fascinating, complicated place in Britney Spears’ catalogue – once dismissed as impersonal and overly synthetic, now increasingly understood as both a cultural pivot point and a quietly resilient achievement. Released in March 2011, Femme Fatale arrived at a moment when mainstream pop was aggressively chasing the club….
Continuing our series on Europe’s best festivals for 2026, Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival is gearing up for a landmark year, celebrating its 10th anniversary from 8th–11th July 2026 with one of its most expansive and genre-spanning line-ups to date. Held at the sprawling Iberdrola Music venue, Mad Cool has quickly established itself as one of…
This summer, fear doesn’t knock – it breaks in. Inspired by the chilling legacy of Cape Fear, a new nightmare begins when Cape Fear premieres June 5th on Apple TV. From executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg comes a relentless psychological thriller where the past refuses to stay buried. Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson…
