Wolfenstein II ‘Freedom Chronicles’ Season Pass Details Revealed

The details of the Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus season pass have been unveiled with the announcement of ‘The Freedom Chronicles’, a series of three DLC packs that extend the story of Wolfenstein across the frontiers of America. Players will step into the books of a former football player, an Army captain, and an assassin…

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Interview: Stephanie Lake talks about all things dance in the lead up to her show Pile of Bones

Coming up in a couple of weeks is a brand new work by Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake. Pile of Bones is a visceral and eccentric choreographic and audio-visual exploration of the intricacies of our closest relationships. Before we see this work come to life, we had a chat with Lake about the need to self-fund in the…

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Book Review: Mandy Len Catron’s How To Fall In Love With Anyone is a thought-provoking set of essays about modern love

In 2015 writer and academic, Mandy Len Catron went viral when an article she wrote was published in The New York Times. It was called, “To Fall in Love With Anyone, Do This” where she described her recent date with a new acquaintance. They had answered 36 questions together from a research study designed to…

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South West Rocks’ 11-day German Fest is back (NSW)

Bringing a taste of Bavaria to the South West Rocks, The Seabreeze Beach Hotel is planing on throwing one massive 11-day German festival, brought back for its fifth year following massive success in the past. Kicking off at 24th August and lasting until 3rd September, the stunning seaside hotspot will be celebrating all things readily…

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Norman Reedus, Michael Cudlitz and more The Walking Dead actors headed to Australia for Walker Stalker Con

Earlier this year we reported on rumours that Walker Stalker Con could be heading to Australia. Now it seems that rumours have turned into reality, following the announcement that the immensely popular event would indeed be making its way down under, bringing The Walking Dead stars both past and present down under for what has…

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What we learned from Kumail Nanjiani and Emily S. Gordon at the Sydney Q&A for The Big Sick

Upcoming big-screen romantic comedy The Big Sick is set to debut to Australian audiences on August 3rd. However, that didn’t stop Kumail Nanjiani and Emily S. Gordon from dropping into an early Sydney screening of the film for a quick Q&A session with Rove McManus. If you’re still holding out to see the film, it…

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Theatre Review: Split Second Heroes take on an action adventure – Space Theatre, Adelaide

The Space Theatre stage setting is sparse; a central console and an outer ring of lights are the only props. The three performers, Black, White and Grey enter the stage to the sound of pulsing music and start to circle around the space, slowly at first then picking up the pace. The effect is one…

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Musical theatre legends Michael Ball and Alfie Boe to bring their Together tour to Australia this October

What happens when one of the biggest names in musical theatre and Britain’s most popular tenor come together? They create an album together of course! Quite literally for Michael Ball and Alfie Boe, whose album “Together” quickly became the best-selling album in the UK in 2016. The album features some of the greatest hits of…

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Theatre Review: Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday is beautifully honest and an absolute delight to watch

Hello, Goodbye & Happy Birthday explores the fears and hopes of those looking for direction at the start of their lives and those searching for peace at the end. The cast is made up of three young performers (Aileen Huynh, Izabella Yena and Matthew Connell) and three older performers (Jim Daly, Roger Oakley and Evelyn…

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A cookie dessert pop up has opened in Potts Point (Sydney)

From now until the 26th August Bistro Rex in Potts Point will play host to a very special cookie dessert pop-up, a collaboration between Byron Bay Cookies and dessert diva Christine Manfield. Brought to life to celebrate the brand’s new Ginger Spice Cream Cookie (ginger biscuits sandwiched with a nutmeg spiced fruirt mince cream), the…

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Ricky & Pinky launches lunchtime Yum Cha sessions (Melbourne)

Ricky & Pinky are celebrating their first birthday by launching a lunchtime Yum Cha menu. Starting Saturday August 5th dim sim fans will have their lunchtimes covered from Friday through Sunday. Head Chef ArChan Chan will serve up traditional staples baby gai lan with oyster sauce and sesame prawn toast but you won’t order off…

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Italian Wine and Food Festival to take over Barangaroo in August (Sydney)

The Italian Wine & Food Festival Sydney is back and celebrating five years of festivities in a new venue: the Cutaway at Barangaroo Reserve. The festival starts Sunday August 27th with a marketplace full of Italian specialties and local produce as well as a wine garden and Italian entertainment. Sydney’s best Italian chefs will be…

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New restaurant Marta to bring the flavours of Rome to Rushcutters Bay (Sydney)

In moving his beloved Popolo to the city in 2018, Flavio Carnevale has announced that he’ll be returning to his Roman hospitality roots with new restaurant Marta, a traditional cucina Romana that taps into the spirited streets of Rome to create a true neighbourhood osteria. It will be a move away from the formality of…

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Live Review: Sigur Rós leaves Melbourne crowd in a haze of emotional euphoria after Margaret Court Arena show

Margaret Court Arena on Thursday night looked very different to the Margaret Court Arena on Wednesday night. Gone was the disco ball that hung over LCD Soundsystem’s stage; in its place was a full lighting production and screens on to which brilliant computer-simulated visuals would eventually project. We are here for Sigur Rós and we…

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QT Canberra launch package for those catching the last of the ski season

If you are catching the last of this year’s ski season and want to break up the long drive, have a night stopover in the capital city. QT Canberra, a boutique hotel in the heart of the city, have a hotel package going for $179 per night, meaning you can get a great night sleep…

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Live Review: Two Door Cinema Club introduce Melbourne to their Gameshow at Festival Hall

It’s been four years since Two Door Cinema Club have blessed the ears of their Melbourne fans, so it came as no surprise that the Irish pop-rock outfit went all out to make their show at Festival Hall one to remember. Planting their feet on our shores initially for their appearance at Splendour in the…

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Single of the Day: Nick Mulvey “Mountain to Move” (2017)

Nick Mulvey has gotten our attention today with his new single, “Mountain To Move”. As we continue to endure the wait for his sophomore album release, Wake Up Now, Mulvey’s music that is being released so far is doing some pretty great work in getting us excited. Once again proving the songwriter’s talent and charm with lyrics,…

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Interview: Washed Out (Ernest Greene) talks new album Mister Mellow & recovering from burning out

Following the release of his latest LP, Mister Mellow, Ernest Greene opens up about being overwhelmed in the internet-age, the inspiration behind crafting a visual-album companion piece and future Australian tour plans. Hi Ernest, thanks so much for your time. How are you going? Doing well, doing well. I’m sitting on a tour bus in Charleston,…

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Exclusive Music Video Premiere: Fierce Mild “Dasein” (2017)

Fierce Mild are a group who may strike as slightly confusing at first – but in the best possible way. Their music invites the listener to immerse themselves, get caught up in the various sonic influences they’re playing with and hell, if you find yourself trying to break things down or decipher where they have…

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Return to Tamriel as The Elder Scrolls: Legends hits Android and iOS

Strategy card game, The Elder Scrolls: Legends, featuring characters from across the Elder Scrolls series, is now available to download for free on iOS and Android via the App Store and Google Play Store. Featuring a newer, streamlined interface, immersive deck building, and the recently launched Heroes of Skyrim expansion pack, which includes lore, abilities and fan favourite characters from the game,…

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John Cena to celebrate 15 years in the WWE with the Cena (Nuff) Edition of WWE 2K18

In celebration of WWE Superstar John Cena’s 15 year career, 2K has announced the Cena (Nuff) Collector’s Edition of WWE 2K18, releasing worldwide on October 17th. The Cena (Nuff) Edition will be limited to 30,000 copies worldwide, and packed with memorabilia and digital content paying homage to the popular star. While the game releases across…

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Blu-Ray Review: The Sixth Season of Homeland is light on features but full of drama and action

The sixth season of the Showtime series Homeland is touted on its home release cover as its “timeliest storyline yet”; a big call from a long running series which has always lifted its storylines from the real world – albeit in a typically exaggerated, over-the-top, fashion. But in spite of a few speedbumps along the…

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Review: Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (PS4, 2017) offers an improved, welcome return to Ivalice

While millions were playing World of Warcraft, or even the first MMORPG Final Fantasy XI, my first true experience of the open world format was with the game changing Final Fantasy XII in 2006; a title that helped bring an end to Square Enix’s PS2 era with one of the series’ most impressive entries. I…

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Review: Hotel Indigo offers a significant piece of the Downtown Los Angeles metamorphosis

Most hotels have some kind of unifying design manifesto that ties the entire place together. Hotel Indigo in a departure from the Golden Age Of Hollywood aesthetic that has become so common in LA hotels, is all about the history of the Downtown district in which it is located. Found on Francisco Street, and (at…

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The grim reaper should be pleased: Melbourne is hosting a festival all about death and dying

After kicking off in Sydney last year, The Festival of Death and Dying is set to arrive in Melbourne for the first time, from the 9 – 10 September 2017, with workshops, performances, talks and ceremonies on a huge range of topics. Highlights who will be headlining the festival include performance maker Allan Schacher with…

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Restrung Festival returns to Brisbane Powerhouse next month

Restrung Festival is returning to Brisbane next month for its third season of cross-genre and contemporary classical strings-driven ensembles, bands, soloists, dance and physical theatre. From August 17 to 19,  Brisbane Powerhouse will host an all-star line up of international, national and local guests for three huge days of  ticketed concerts and free events. More…

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Live Review: LCD Soundsystem puts Margaret Court on blast and bring the party to Melbourne

I tell ya what, Margaret Court Arena is going to be going through it over the next few months or at least, until the Melbourne venue is renamed. With Sigur Rós‘ much-anticipated show at the arena taking place this evening, an event that has directly called Margaret Court out herself and has taken steps to actively support…

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Single of the Day: Tia Gostelow “That’s What You Get” (2017)

To say that Tia Gostelow is still under the ’emerging artist’ banner… it is a bit of an old hat for the young songwriter to don. Since taking out triple j’s Indigenous High competition last year, Gostelow has been harnessing for herself a powerful presence within the crop of Australian songwriters who have been coming out…

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BIGSOUND artist count rises to 133 with latest round of confirmed names dropped today

BIGSOUND has bolstered its 2017 artist list with a stack of new names being released today, taking the official count to 133 (so far). The list sees some BIGSOUND debutantes in the mix with some returning names and a block of Australian favourites set to mix it up in Fortitude Valley this September 5th – 9th….

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Live Review: Hypnotising as ever, Banks’ return to Melbourne kept The Forum under her spell

For Melbourne music fans, Splendour sideshow week is like Christmas, the abundance of exciting international artists hitting the city is like no other, Banks at The Forum being a particular standout on the schedule. Opening the evening was Zimbabwe-born, NZ-raised rapper TAPZ who revelled in the eager early-comers converged on the floor. Recent single “Run…

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