Telltale Games have used their PAX West 2016 panel to announce the release date for its much anticipated third season of its popular The Walking Dead series, officially titled A New Frontier. Since its E3 unveiling in June, news about the release window for the game’s next installment was kept tightly under wraps. , developers finally announced the…
Remember in the late-2000’s when Madden was terrible for a while there? Those dark days are well and truly over. For the third year running, Madden NFL 17 proves itself to be one of the industry’s best examples of a developer not only taking feedback on board, but doing something with it.
Edifier has long been a significant name in quality audio. From simple PC speakers to home theatre, they’ve built a reputation for crafting speakers that not only sound amazing but look quite stylish as well. In the R2000DB, Edifier have created a simple dual speaker set up that is perfect for those who want to create…
While it’s no surprise that Peter Gilmore’s Quay has once again been named “Vittoria Coffee Restaurant of the Year” at the authoritative The Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2017 Awards, the comprehensive annual award ceremony did herald a lot of newcomers, as the next generation of Sydney’s top restaurants came to stand toe-to-toe with…
Touted as the ultimate celebration of all things Italo, Italo Dining & Disco Club makes its return on Thursday, 13th October. To be held at the Icebergs Dining Room and Bar in Bondi Beach, the one night only event is the brainchild of Maurice Terzini and Giovanni Paradiso, who have run the successful party series…
It’s a story of good and evil, black and white, with just a hint of red… It’s opening night of Ballet Preljocaj’s Snow White at QPAC. The curtains rise to a dark stage filled with white smoke. As your eyes adjust to the darkness, you can just make out a dark figure at the far…
September and Spring time is officially here and around the country, arts festivals are kicking off, not to mention some world-renowned theatre productions in some of our finest venues too. Check out our picks for events you simply cannot miss this month! Sydney Fringe Festival The first of two big festivals exploring everything that is…
Much has been said about the burger scenes in Sydney and Melbourne, but anyone who has been up coast would find it hard to overlook Brisbane when considering Australia’s finest. We’ve tasted some pretty incredible burgers and now we’re delivering to you our five favourites, in no particular order. Not all of them are cheeseburgers,…
“It’s official. We did it. Our own beer. Introducing HUXTABREW!!!,” announced the Huxtaburger team via social media just a few weeks ago, heralding a big step for the loved Melbourne burger chain. The brand has long been a go-to for Melbourne burger fiends, and a sharper focus on their alcoholic offerings can only strengthen that…
Maison Ferrand, Neat Spirits, Mancino Vermouths, and Plantation Rum are teaming up to bring 28 Hongkong Street, which was voted Asia’s Best Bar, to town for Sydney Bar Week this month, following which it will pop up in Melbourne for two days. The very welcome news is part of a much larger program which will…
The Speakeasy Group aren’t ones to mess around when it comes to bars; they own and operate Eau De Vie in both Sydney and Melbourne, as well as Boilermaker House in Melbourne, and The Roosevelt in Sydney. All four of these venues are treasured gems in Australia’s bar scene, consistently awarded and always packed. It’s…
Ted Kotcheff, director of the Australian classic thriller Wake In Fright (also known as Outback), will be one of the special guests at this year’s Monster Fest in November. Kotcheff will also be a keynote speaker at a three hour masterclass for the Swinburne University Media and Communication Monster Academy, discussing his films including First Blood and Weekend at…
Moulin Rouge! will be returning to its theatrical roots (in a sense) with the announcement that the acclaimed film will be coming to the stage as a new musical. For now everything is still very much in the developmental stages, with a production timeline and venue still to be announced. So what do we know…
September 5th 2016 is National Cheese Pizza Day. Yeah it’s a thing, and yeah it’s cause to celebrate with perhaps the cheesiest pizza known to mankind, the 99 Cheese Pizza, which was famously created in 2014 by 400 Gradi owner and World Pizza Champion Johnny Di Francesco. Since then petitions have been made begging Di…
A huge tour celebrating some huge R&B hits is coming to Australia this November! The Hit Network’s RnB Fridays broadcast has obviously become a hugely popular hit with radio audiences around the country and in a few months, they’re levelling up in bringing some hitmakers out to Australia for a national tour (except Adelaide, sorry guys)….
This week in the music industry: Melbourne publicist Karen Conrad offering ‘SHE Rates’, Justine Clarke and Josh Pyke team up to support the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, The Pretty Littles sign with Caroline Music Australia & MusicSA want your feedback! Karen Conrad introducing ‘SHE RATES’ for female-driven PR campaigns In an attempt to try and fix the gender…
Sarah Corry of Sydney duo Left. has jumped on Hau‘s new tune “Sleep” – a slick dancehall-infused jam that we’ve been vibing on through this week. With Hau spending much of last year and 2016 celebrating and touring his debut solo album The No End Theory, this new cut is a solid follow up to the album material that introduced…
Christ, there have been some absolutely stellar Australian album releases this year that have captured the full spectrum of emotion, threaded catchy-as-fuck guitar riffs and percussion throughout, and presented it in a rocking format to hungry music fans. Like Horror My Friend, Slowly Slowly and Pretty City before them this year, Ceres have produced a 2016 album that has done…
Ahead of next week’s release of Skeleton Tree, the 16th studio album from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, the iconic Australian band has unveiled first single “Jesus Alone”, a solemn number accompanied by an equally soul-bearing video taken from the band’s other project, a movie entitled One More Time With Feeling. The pain stemming…
Hands up if you have, at one point, idolised Alexis Krauss? Hand firmly in the air this afternoon, we are digging the latest tune from Sleigh Bells in “It’s Just Us Now”. The music video has been unveiled this week, directed by Derek Miller – we see Krauss facedown in a pool before she emerges, mascara streaming down her…
This morning, everyone who has low-key been enjoying R&B Fridays broadcast on the Hit Network around the country (or high-key, no judgement here) has woken up to news between Frontier Touring and Hit Network’s entertainment company Southern Cross Austereo, the radio format has now become a touring event. This November will see the likes of Nelly, Mýa, Blackstreet, Blu Cantrell, 112, TLC and…
Wallace has been establishing herself as an artist to watch through 2016 with singles “Is It You” and “Negroni Eyes” in particular striking a chord. Returning to Brisbane for BIGSOUND next week, the Sydney based New Zealander tells us a little about how her experience at the event last year has informed how she’s approaching the chaos…
November will see Son Little on his first ever headline tour of Australia! Fresh off Leon Bridges‘ tour as main support act, Son Little is continuing to conquer North America, and will be stopping by our shores for his own solo tour this time. Brooding blues infused with indie R&B is = a good time! You might also…
Dance the night away with Lunice as he celebrates the New Year with a slew of performances all over Australia and New Zealand! The Canadian producer has been in the B-Boy and trap scene for ages, and has since gathered many fans with his visionary hip hop style. With hints of rumors of a debut full-length…
Sampology returns to the stage with a whole range of new material and a tour to boot! Celebrating his latest EP, Natural Selections, with a new mixtape and various dates around the city, Sampology is one to watch in the soul/electronic scene. His new single, “Thicker Than Water”, is one soulful song that features vocals from…
Frenzal Rhomb are Australian music titans. They’ve been serving up a brand of politically charged, but suitably irreverent punk rock for over two decades now. And they’re at it again. With a new best of album We Lived Like Kings (We Did Anything We Wanted) having been released on the world, the band is headed…
Disney‘s new release Queen of Katwa, starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o and David Oyelowo , has partnered with 15-time Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys, debuting the original song “Back to Life’”. Keys explains “Back to Life” is “about pushing past that little voice of doubt in our heads so we can instead, electrify the world. When…
One of the first thing that Blood Father makes clear is that John Link (Mel Gibson) is over being a flashy action hero type. It’s old hat to an ex-con like him and he doesn’t want anything to do with it. However, don’t be fooled, Gibson himself seems to be having a hell of a…
According to Deadline Hollywood, Zach Braff will both direct and star in a new comedy series called Start Up. Based on the podcast of the same name by Alex Blumberg, the show will see Braff reuinte with Scrubs producer Matt Tarses, the writer for this series. The show will document the hilarity that ensues when a…
Last month, Jean-Claude Van Damme came to Australia for two special Q&As in Sydney and Melbourne. We learned a lot about the iconic action star while he was on stage at Sydney’s The Star, in conversation with Richard Wilkins. Here’s just a nine of those tidbids of knowledge we took away from the night: He…
