Last night in Toronto, Canada, Phantogram returned four months after they last touched down for their tour in support of Kings of Leon. Between tours, the duo dropped a new album, the brilliant Memory of a Day, and are now just over half way through a massive run of dates across North America. The show…
We’ve added another ten tracks to our Discovery Playlist on Spotify and Apple Music, including one song we exclusively premiered on the site earlier in the week. On this Valentine’s Day, “Premonition”, from Merpire, which is her self-described “horniest song yet”, is our Track of the Week. It’s the first new song in four years…
War has broken out across the universe, and in the strategic stronghold of Upentia, tensions are rising between the human soldiers and the indigenous Atolans, forced to seek their protetction from the attacking Eritraxians. In the midst of it all, a young soldier named Caladin meets M’Kali, a local. Brought together by the devastation of war…
Capturing Australia’s attention on The Voice in 2022, eighteen-year-old country singer Lane Pittman has had a huge few years, with no plans to slow down any time soon. January saw him win a Golden Guitar for ‘New Talent of the Year’ following the release of his self-titled debut EP, and he’s just wrapped up his…
With PlayStation’s slate for 2025 and beyond relatively unclear at this point, there was plenty of hype riding on yesterday’s showcase to reveal some long-awaited release dates on existing projects, while throwing a few new projects to boot. I wish we got something on Marvel’s Wolverine, which has been eerily quiet since its announcement in…
Given that The Gorge is directed by Scott Derrickson, who has helmed such horror pleasers as Sinister and The Black Phone, penned by an action familiar in Zach Dean (The Tomorrow War, Fast X), and is headlined by the reliable duo of Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller, one would feel safe sitting down to stream…
The Prodigy is its own genre. And there aren’t many bands in history that can claim such a one-of-one reputation. Metal festivals? Yeah, they’ll dominate. EDM festivals? Best believe they are closing the main stage. The unimpeachable band, now officially the duo of Liam Howlett and Maxim, could even slot seamlessly into a hip hop…
Whilst the slasher genre has certainly maintained a steady presence within the horror genre as of late, Heart Eyes very much leans into the sporadically gory, gloriously nonsensical mentality that so many Scream imitators indulged in across the late 90s and early 2000s in the wake of Wes Craven’s original slasher rejuvenating the field. The…
Phantogram hit Toronto, Canada tonight amidst a snowstorm as the New York duo tour their fifth LP Memory of a Day. Read our review of that record HERE. It was a high energy performance from the band, who are performing as a quartet on this run. Opening with “Jealousy” off the new album, and closing…
Serving as the first cinematic Marvel offering of 2025, Captain America: Brave New World is neither a return to familiar form or a step in a, well, brave new direction, but a middle-range actioner that’s just serviceable enough to earn entertainment points; even if it ultimately adds up to very little of consequence. Post-Endgame, it’s…
Compulsion Games are no strangers to bringing something fresh to the gaming landscape. With massive hits like Contract and We Happy Few bringing stylish graphics with eccentric characters and compelling storylines, it was no surprise that Microsoft snapped the studio up in 2018 and started development on South of Midnight – a stop-motion style game…
I’ve been a huge fan of the Sniper Elite series over the years, and have personally loved the gorgeous new locations and crazy missions that each instalment brings. While Sniper Elite: Resistance drops its predecessors’ numbered trend, it also makes this latest entry feel more like a side-step than a step forward. That’s not a…
As the writer and director of the original animated How To Train Your Dragon, and both sequels, Dean DeBlois is all too aware how closely audiences hold those films to their chest and that a live action adaptation is, perhaps, not that necessary; heck, he even admits himself that he’s never been one to think…
Often forgotten as one of Sergio Leone’s masterpieces, Once Upon a Time in America (1984) was released in theatres as a 149-minute gangster epic. Upon release it was swiftly cast aside as a miss in Leone’s otherwise stellar career. If you have seen it, you would know of the decades that pass in mere minutes…
Whilst lightning has never really struck twice when it comes to the Bridget Jones film series – the 2001 original, Bridget Jones’s Diary, is entirely unmatched in its quality – hats must be taken off for director Michael Morris and writers Helen Fielding (whose novel of the same name it’s based off), Dan Mazer and…
Bridget’s back. Just as she is. 24 years ago Renée Zellweger slipped into those pants, and the world has been in love with Bridget Jones ever since. Returning to her Academy Award nominated role, Zellweger is navigating a new life for one Bridget Jones in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, where she is alone…
Going the classic route for Valentine’s Day doesn’t just mean a nice dinner out anymore. You’re going to have to get that special someone (assuming that’s how you’re spending the day) a gift for tradition’s sake, and you’re going to be flooded with ideas left, right and centre in the lead-up to one of the…
PlayStation has announced their latest State of Play stream, for tomorrow the 13th of February. The stream will last for just over 40 minutes and according to Sony and PlayStation, will “celebrate a creative and unique selection of exciting games from studios around the world”. While we’re sure to get more on previously revealed games…
Set to open up in Orlando on 22nd May 2025, Epic Universe is the most hotly anticipated new theme park in decades. The third gate for the Universal Orlando Resort will be themed around a number of IPs, including Nintendo, Harry Potter and How To Train Your Dragon. And today we got out first look…
In 2017, aspiring Japanese journalist Shiori Ito went public with the allegation that powerful, and high-profile Washington Bureau Chief of TBS TV station in Tokyo, Noriyuki Yamaguchi, had drugged and raped her after he invited her out to dinner. Yamaguchi was a well-known presence on TV with ties to some of the most powerful people…
When a down-on-her luck video editor takes a mysterious, well-paying job cutting snuff films, she finds herself seemingly haunted by the people in her videos. Such is the logline for Freelance, an atmospheric psychological thriller from director John Balazs, headlined by Nicole Pastor, and described by our Peter Gray as “a shining example of homegrown…
Thanks to Madman Entertainment we have 10 double in-season passes (Admit 2) to see Pamela Anderson in her transformative role as The Last Showgirl, in Australian cinemas from February 20th, 2025. A poignant film of resilience, rhinestones and feathers, stars Pamela Anderson as Shelly, a glamorous showgirl who must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after…
SummerSalt is back this September with a massive new lineup, led by indie royalty The Wombats. Joining them for another run of national shows are DMA’S, Ball Park Music, Del Water Gap, Bea and her Business, and Ra Ra Viper – a stacked lineup of sun-drenched shows at select outdoor venues across the country. Festival…
Shoegaze pioneers Slowdive return to Australia this April/May to play Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane with special guests US indie rockers Beach Fossils. Slowdive will be performing a mix of fan favorites from albums such as Souvlaki, Pygmalion, and Slowdive, alongside songs from their critically acclaimed 2017 self-titled album. Shimmering guitars, lush atmospherics, and…
We head over to Los Angeles where resident singer/songwriter See Night is on the cusp of releasing her new album, Just Another Life, out on the 28th of this month. Today we have the pleasure of premiering the title track, an enchanting slice of indie-pop rock. See Night is the project for guitarist and singer-songwriter Linda Sao. “Just…
Live Nation’s Ones To Watch will be returning to Melbourne this Thursday night, at the iconic Collingwood venue, The Gasometer Hotel. This invite-only event is being hosted by our good friend Tait McGregor (Date with Tait), the three artists performing include Central Coast’s indie/rock artist Fletcher Kent, Melbourne Alt/Rock songwriter Lotte Gallagher and Sydney electronic/pop…
Hollywood Undead have just announced a string of shows alongside their support slot at Falling In Reverse‘s Popular Mons(tour) next month. It’s the first time the rap rock band have headlined here in fourteen years, but rest assured, we still know every word to “Everywhere I Go“. Of course, Hollywood Undead have kept busy in…
It’s no secret that Belle Gibson is one of the most infamous scammers in Australia’s history. In the rise of social media in the early 2010s, she used her platform as a space to promote healing and wellness, speaking of her multiple illnesses, inoperable stage 4 brain cancer, and how alternative medicine and healthy eating…
Was Google’s decision to offer two Pro models in 2024 excessive or a sign of confidence? I’m going with the latter. As a smartphone manufacturer, Google has historically been running in third place. Samsung has been quicker and slicker with the Galaxy models for years, and Apple still offers the most seamless OS experience. Then…
The last time Still Woozy (Sven Eric Gamsky) was in Melbourne was a little over two years ago in July 2022. A part of the Splendour In The Grass line up that year, he played at the contemporary venue Howler, promoting his debut album If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is, which held…
