Little Wise, aka Melbourne alt-folk songwriter Sophie Klein, recently released a gorgeous new single in “Don’t Hurry Back” – an evocative slice of musical storytelling that further introduced us to Klein’s talent. Now, the single has a music video and similarly, the visuals definitely draw you in. For the clip, Klein worked with director Agostino Soldati in crafting…
Ali Barter was a shining highlight of the recent Jezabels tour but if you missed the Melbourne musician on the road last month, you’re in luck, as she’s announced her final tour dates for the year! Kicking off in December, ‘The Girlie Bits’ tour will see Barter on the road down the east coast for some…
It’s easy to go on a ‘Remember when Violent Soho played…’ type trip – the fact is that, for many, this band from Mansfield, Brisbane have carved for themselves a special spot in our live music loving, mosh-indulging hearts. Watching them consistently climb with each album release to becoming one of the country’s best known and…
There’s a few more surprises in store for Bluesfest Byron Bay fans yet, with more announcements still on the way but this morning, the organisers have doled out a few more names to keep it all pushin’. On today’s bill, Bluesfest welcomes the likes of Madness, Rhiannon Giddens and the Miles Electric Band to the party, while Patti Smith and her…
Now in its second year, Australian Music Week took over Cronulla over the weekend from a run of showcases featuring artists from Australia, Canada, Scotland and the USA. It was an impressive three days, and along the way I discovered a pile of amazing artists – primarily of the Folk / Country / Blues /…
Australian-born, Canadian-raised Gord Bamford is a father, country singer-songwriter, and multi-award winner – he’s won 23 CCMA Awards to boast, so he’s kind of a big deal! Making up one seventh of acts appearing alongside The Wolfe Brothers on their This Crazy Life multi-festival Australian tour; I caught up with Gord, on the last weekend…
The leading figures within the music, media and cultural worlds gathered tonight at the City Recital Hall in Sydney for the 2016 Screen Music Awards. A byproduct of the efforts of both the APRA AMCOS and the AGSC (Australian Guild of Screen Composers), this year’s event saw both established talent and rising stars recognised by…
It’s the spin-off nobody saw coming. Jesus Quintana, the overly zealous, purple suit tenpin-killer from the Coen Brother’s 90’s cult hit The Big Lebowski will return in a spin-off film titled Going Places. John Turturro who played Jesus in the original film will act and direct in the spin-off, with Susan Sarandon, Bobby Cannavale and…
Two figures marked by an outward style, both distinctive and unapologetic, Lady Gaga and Versace will cross paths again as she becomes Donatella Versace for the third season of American Crime Story. Lady Gaga has worked as the face of the brand in previous years, as well as maintained a close relationship with Donatella, even…
Netflix’s retro hit Stranger Things has made a few additions to their cast lineup with Sean Astin, Linnea Berthelsen and Paul Reiser all taking roles for the series second season. And while the identities of the new roles have been briefly outlined, their addition only seems to add to the mystery of next seasons content….
Tru Dot Films has revealed that principal photography on Victorian psychological horror Living Space will commence on Wednesday, November 16. ‘The story follows college sweethearts Brad (Leigh Scully) and Ashley (Georgina Chara), who venture into the heartland of Germany. Their romantic holiday takes a sinister turn when encountering a German SS Officer (McPhee) and his…
Gary Oldman has pulled a DeNiro (Raging Bull) for his latest role in Joe Wright’s The Darkest Hour, emerging unrecognizable. The former Batman and Harry Potter star has appeared in early images of the war-time film looking like a wax replica of Winston Churchill, which given the last time we saw him he was the…
The PS4 Pro will release this week in Australia and, particularly for those lucky enough to have a 4K HDR ready TV (a list of which we’ll be running later this week to help you choose one if you don’t have one just yet), it will offer a significant boost in power over the launch…
There’s superheroes, Kings and vampires amongst our TV picks of the week. Read on: Tuesday, 8th November Supergirl, Fox8, 8:45pm AEST Supergirl faces a gang that are connected to Camdus and has alien technology. Wednesday, 9th November Tutankhamun, SBS, 8:30pm AEST Carter resumes his search for the forgotten pharoah’s tomb. Along the way, he meets Lord Carnarvon’s…
Last week’s “The Well” was a nice little break from the doom and gloom of a post-Negan world, but The Walking Dead isn’t just going to give us tigers and eccentric faux-kings as the crew attempt to build what is being pegged as their darkest and most emotional season yet. “The Cell” was very much…
Lifelong friends and comic book creators Matt Groening (The Simpsons, Futurama) and Lynda Barry hit the Stage at the Sydney Opera House on Saturday for an insightful ninety minutes where the pair reflected on their careers, the nature of the “image” and Donald Trump. Here’s 11 things we learned from the special event “Love, Hate…
Joanna Murray-Smith has been named as the first ever winner of the Mona Brand Award for Women Stage and Screen Writers, receiving a $30,000 prize. The Award is the only one of its kind in Australia, and recognises “an outstanding Australian woman who has written for the stage and/or screen”. It is named for the…
Known for their intentionally over-the-top desserts, Sydney based food truck Kayter con have officially tapped into the “do seriously anything with Golden Gaytimes” trend that’s been popping up every so often across Australia. Their contribution: Golden Gaytime Burgers. With an ever-changing menu constantly churning out the likes of deep fried oreos and candy coated banana…
This Saturday 12th of November, The Fish & Burger Co., one of Melbourne’s newest burger joints will be celebrating their first birthday. Since opening in late 2015, the locally owned restaurant’s photo-ready super milkshakes and gourmet burgers have helped it gather quite a following on social media. Almost every burger-loving foodie in town had mentioned…
Sydney’s Allan Smithy released his debut EP I See A Palm Tree on Friday, a long awaited release from an artist we’ve been loving hearing from in 2016. Today, his music video for single “Air” is one most definitely on our radar, dropping ahead of his east coast tour. Linking up with Paste Studios and director Edmund Renew (also behind…
Husky are back after some time spent abroad with gem of a new single in “Late Night Store” – welcome back Husky and Gideon! Taken from the band’s third record (due out next year), “Late Night Store” has come with Husky’s return home to Australia from time away in Berlin. As with previous Husky singles, “Late…
The Gov hosted two of my favourite vocalists on a Thursday night that deserved way more people in attendance. Set up cabaret style, the intimate crowd gathered for Kylie Auldist and Aaradhna got one impressive show that would ultimately have a dance party happening but for everyone else who stayed in or remained unaware that this show was even…
“I’m impatient as fuck,” Illy tells me, looking ahead to his three-date east coast tour next week. Come Friday, his fifth album in Two Degrees is finally seeing release and straight off the back, the Melbourne rapper will be sharing it with fans on stages in his hometown, Sydney and Brisbane. “With the album coming out when it…
Grouplove brought their fun and energetic live show to Brooklyn, and showed off new tracks from latest album Big Mess. The irony of arriving late and dishevelled to see a band whose latest album is called Big Mess – and is about how chaotic life can be – was not lost on me. I arrived…
Ahead of her east coast shows next week, we check back in with Mýa to see how she’s anticipating returning to Australia and reconnecting with fans. First off, the reason we’re talking. You’re coming out on a nostalgia tour with Blackstreet and 112. That oughta be fun! Absolutely! I’ll be coming to Australia at the end of…
Mallory interviews 12 x Golden Guitar-winner and multi ARIA Award-nominee, country music singer, Adam Brand during this year’s Deni Ute Muster in NSW to talk about the end of The Outlaws and what we can expect from him in the future.
According to an announcement on the official company blog, YouTube now supports high-dynamic range (or HDR) colour in videos uploaded to the site. The change comes only days in advance of the launch of the PlayStation 4 Pro console.
The entire original Mass Effect trilogy is now compatible with Xbox One Backwards Compatibility. Both titles dropped for the console as a part of EA’s N7 Day celebrations.
Following yesterday’s announcement of a new Mass Effect Andromeda trailer, EA and Bioware have delivered on their promise. The new cinematic trailer times in with a number of other Mass Effect related announcements for N7 Day. You can check out the trailer in full below the jump.
Want to return to the Wizard World of JK Rowling before anyone else? We have a double pass to give away for the ultimate Fantastic Beasts MEGA Experience in Sydney next Wednesday, ahead of its wide release the following day! For your chance to win, fill out the form below and tell us what you…
