Win a double pass to see The Lost Boys on the big screen at In The House in Sydney

It’s fun to be a vampire as In The House at Event Cinemas George St is set to screen Joel Schumacher’s cult classic The Lost Boys this Friday Night, helping celebrating the film’s 30th Anniversary! The film stars Corey Haim, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland and Corey Feldman. Don’t miss your rare chance to see on…

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WWE Live: Sydney Is A Smashing Good Time

For those who’ve yet to experience WWE Live, it can described in few words – an absolutely smashing time, in more ways than one. Having attended past events, I knew what I was in for when the lovely folks at 2K Games invited me along to enjoy the show in Sydney this past Friday, but…

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Win a double pass to see Miracle City starring Missy Higgins at the Sydney Opera House

Set in the early 1990s, at the height of televangelism, Miracle City tells the story of the Truswells, a family with a dream to build a religious theme park, and the extreme lengths the patriarch, Ricky Truswell, will go to in order to make their dream a reality. A brand new production of Nick Enright…

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Melbourne Fringe Festival Review: The Sky Is Well Designed (Performances until September 28th)

Melbourne Fringe Festival is an opportunity for theatre lovers and theatre novices to open their minds up to the many creative minds this great country of ours has. Presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy and Fabricated Rooms, The Sky Is Well Designed is a two-person, 60-minute exploration into the soundscape of our atmosphere, and how certain tests can…

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Bundaberg’s award-winning rum festival is returning this October (QLD)

The awarded Spirit of Bundaberg Festival is set on a triumphant October return this year after meeting with huge success in 2016. Once again filling the grounds of the legendary Bundaberg Rum Distillery, the festival will stretch a program of food, rum and music across Saturday 14th October, aiming the top last year’s program which…

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Cult favourite Belly Bao has finally opened in Newtown (Sydney)

A few months ago we received word that Sydney’s cult favourite bao-king Belly Bao was finishing up at their cavernous kitchen in Hudson Ballroom (formerly Good God Small Club) and moving into their own permanent spot. It quickly became one of the year’s most anticipated openings and as of last week, the business has finally…

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New Form is Enmore’s new curated design and arts market (Sydney)

Sydney’s fashion markets will never look the same after New Form, a new type of design-driven market that promises a sharp focus on curation, bringing in the best of local arts and crafts for a dynamic atmosphere. With a push to make this a quarterly event, New Form will be making its Sydney debut on…

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5 things I learned at Singapore’s All That Matters conference

This year’s All That Matters conference was a way for industry individuals – either established or emerging – from realms extending across music, sport, tech, gaming and marketing to not only meet and form potential international relations, but to also learn and discover new ways of influencing their industries at home. As a newbie to the…

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Single of the Day: Julia Jacklin “Cold Caller” (2017)

“Cold Caller” is the newest cut from Julia Jacklin – a gorgeous offering from the songwriter as she delivers a candid ode to her sister. As a follow on from her single “Eastwick”, Jacklin’s “Cold Caller” is a perfect accompaniment. Jacklin’s vocals are the star of this song, the lyrics inspired by her older sister’s pregnancy….

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Interview: Alexander Biggs on appreciating the art of a well crafted song

Today, Melbourne’s Alexander Biggs releases his long awaited debut EP, Still You Sharpen Your Teeth, six tracks of music exemplary of his developed writing technique and evocative musical stylings. We’ve been following Biggs for a couple of years now, and to see him not only release this significant record but also now focus on what is new…

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Music Video of the Day: Neighbourhood Youth “Lately” (2017)

Neighbourhood Youth are back with a new music video accompany what’s proven to be a solid return to form in their single, “Lately”. The Melbourne group have been working on refining their live presence recently as part of the ‘Up the Guts’ tour, which has taken them from Melbourne right through to Darwin and in the…

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Interview: Baker Boy on starting his journey and rapping in his native language

I don’t think there was any artist at BIGSOUND this year as excited as Baker Boy. The young Yolngu rapper from the Top End only started recording music last year and has already pushed through in a big way. Just a few months ago the skilled rapper, dancer, actor and artist managed to win the…

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Russell Morris and Didirri ring in final artist announce for the Queenscliff Music Festival

The final Queenscliff Music Festival line up has been revealed, capping off what has been a solid list of artists announced so far. Featured on this line up announcement are a bunch of Australians who have enjoyed successful 2017’s so far and will no doubt impress up at the festival this November. Russell Morris, Didirri, Yirrmal and The Refuge…

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Melbourne Fringe Review: Socially (un)acceptable changes the narrative (Howey Dowey until September 20th)

It takes courage to stand in front of a room full of people and tell a story. It takes even more courage to do so in your underwear. But to stand in front of a room full of people, in your underwear, and tell stories about your own personal experience with sexual assault… that takes…

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Theatre Review: Diving for Pearls creatively captures the Wollongong coast (Griffin Theatre until 28th October)

Over thirty years old, Diving for Pearls still has resonance for today’s audience. It paints a bleak picture of the future of manufacturing in Australia, which has been on a steady decline since the 1980s and 90s, when this play was written. It is a very Australian story, and the images the text and set…

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Music Video of the Day: Cults “I Took Your Picture With My Eyes Closed” (2017)

Feast your eyes on the latest from Cults in their new music video for their latest slice of captivating indie pop, “I Took Your Picture With My Eyes Closed”.  Directed by Elliott Sellers, the video sees the action take place in New York, specifically Piermont, the location that holds a special space in Cults’ heart – it’s…

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GROUPLOVE to headline Tassie’s Party in the Paddock in February

For its sixth year,  Tasmania’s Party in the Paddock is set to launch a big weekender in February, with the announcement of GROUPLOVE as their headliner. It’s been a while since Australian fans have seen the Los Angeles’ good-time group out on our shores, so this is a great little hint at more dates that may…

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Interview: Kardajala Kirridara on bringing the sounds of Indigenous NT to a national audience

The first BIGSOUND artist we sat down with in Brisbane last week set a brilliant tone for the few days ahead – Kardajala Kirridarra. It’s been a big year for the group from the Marlinja and Elliott communities in the NT; their music has struck a chord throughout the Northern Territory and with the NIMAs and NT…

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Stranger Things and Marvel madness to hit Supanova Brisbane and Adelaide in November

One of the surprise hit TV shows for 2016 the Netflix 80’s infused sci-fi thriller Stranger Things had everybody talking. So when earlier this year Millie Bobby Brown was announced but then unfortunately had to postpone her first ever trip to Australia, fans were pretty devastated. However the Upside Down is going to hit down…

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Film Review: American Assassin (USA, 2017) doesn’t break convention but it gets the job done

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: A loose cannon who doesn’t play by the rules, but dammit if he doesn’t get the job done, is recruited by the CIA to assist in taking out some “very bad people who plan on doing some very bad things“… American Assassin is not the type of film…

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Interview: Australian artist Nicola Scott on finally doing Wonder Woman justice, Black Magick and Oz Comic-Con

One thing we can say about Australia and its diverse culture of people is that it will never get boring. So many different characters and so much diversity in everything we do, from our bizarre choices in hobbies, to the work we do in our everyday lives. Some of that work may happen to feel…

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Film Review: I Am Not Your Negro (USA/France, 2016) is a powerful and evocative look at the Civil Rights Movement

America has long been a country divided, afflicted by the separation between white and black men and it still continues to this day. I Am Not Your Negro is a unique documentary that is an analysis of the civil rights movements of the 50’s and 60’s right through to the current Black Lives Matter movement….

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Melbourne Fringe Review: Diary of a Power Pussy is a deLightful romp into what it means to be an empowered woman

“We’re in church” said one fellow audience member as we walked into the basement theatrette of the Butterfly Club. Rows of recycled pews and framed Elizabethan portraiture sit inside this quirky performance space, but what followed was far from biblical. An hour of clowning, astronaut-themed burlesque and bubble-gum art. Now, that’s the kind of religion…

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Book Review: Niccolò Ammaniti’s young survivor Anna tackles starvation, gangs & devastating disease in post-apocalyptic Sicily

Several years ago, a virus came to Sicily. It stalked the adults, picking them off one by one, until all that remained was handful of children. Struggling to protect her younger brother, Astor, Anna knows her days are numbered. When she reaches adolescence, the disease will come for her too. Falling in with a boy…

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Brisbane Festival Interview: Zoe Coombs-Marr on her award winning show Trigger Warning

A female comedian, dressed as a male comedian, dressed as a silent Gaulier clown trying not to offend anyone. That is the premise of Zoe Coombs Marr’s award-winning show Trigger Warning, and it promises to have you in stitches. After a successful run last year that saw the Australian comedian win a Barry Award, Zoe…

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A rainbow-coloured pop up bar is coming to the MCA (Sydney)

Inspired by the Sydney International Art Series exhibition Pipilotti Rist: Sip My Ocean, which kicks off 1st November of this year, the harbourside Museum of Contemporary Art will be curating a special summer bar called Colour Fields for the public as well as private functions. The pop up joins the series of temporary bars which…

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THE PLOT adds Sloan Peterson, Clowns, Hatchie and more to November event

Sydney’s Greater West will be hosting one helluva party this November, with THE PLOT returning to Parramatta Park to show off some of our best emerging and favourite names. The festival line up already boasted the likes of Dean Lewis, Northeast Party House, Confidence Man and Bec Sandridge but now, THE PLOT is welcoming some names who have been…

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Interview: Tom Jay Williams sets his sights on the global pop market as a new year of music approaches

Poolside at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia in Singapore, pop artist Tom Jay Williams is showing me a photo of a smashed iPhone screen, courtesy of Port Power’s heartbreaking loss to the West Coast Eagles on Saturday night. You can take the boy out of Adelaide, it seems, but you can’t take the Adelaide out of the boy….

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Music Video of the Day: Thandi Phoenix “Standing Too Close” (2017)

Thandi Phoenix was one of the breakthrough artists of BIGSOUND last week and it’s great to see her continue to push through and generate more positive momentum. Her latest single “Standing Too Close” has been a winner of a tune for Thandi, bringing her vocal talents to the fore as well as a sharp sense of…

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Women in Music Empowerment Day hits Newtown’s Miss Peaches this month

Newtown venue Miss Peaches will be hosting Women in Music Empowerment Day this September 24th, an event curated by Deeper Than House, Yeah The Girls, Coven Presents, Honey and Stayfly Sydney. The live music event has aimed to bring together women, non-binary and minority peoples in a safe and inclusive space to share, network and celebrate empowerment;…

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