For Toronto based band Fast Romantics, 2016 is set to be a year of introductions. We met up with songwriters Matthew Angus and Kirty at SXSW, where the excitement surrounding their forthcoming new album has followed them from Toronto and New York (where a lot of the material was worked on), to Austin. Following their own creative direction even more than…
For fans of Respawn Entertainment’s clever-but-flawed multiplayer shooter Titanfall, the wait for news on the in-development sequel has been a long one. This morning, we have our first, extremely brief look at Titanfall 2.
HBO’s Game of Thrones will return for it’s sixth season in a matter of weeks now, and following a secret premiere over in the states, it’s just been highlighted with a second – and probably final – trailer, even more intense than the first and giving us a closer look at some of the storylines…
The sunny Gold Coast, with its stunning beach coastline, and warm inviting weather, for one weekend a year the pop culture and gaming and anime fandoms descend on this little city. It’s a sight to behold when people are crossing the main highway all dressed in cosplay. That’s when you know that Supanova Pop Culture…
We jump into Season 2 of AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead with what looks like a short, confusing time jump. Christopher is still leaning over his mother’s corpse but it seems like the whole city has been fire-bombed, creating this smokey red tone to kickstart the premiere in a surprisingly exciting way. Sure, it feels…
A new trailer for the Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them was released earlier today. As JK Rowling‘s first proper return to the wizarding world since she wrapped things up Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows, it all looks very promising. The trailer introduces world-famous magizoologist New Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) and shows…
A new trailer for DC’s upcoming Suicide Squad film premiered during last weekend’s MTV Movie Awards. This new trailer gives Will Smith‘s Deadshot and Jared Leto‘s Joker a bit more screentime and hints at the role that Ben Affleck‘s Batman is expected to play in the movie. Previous trailers suggested Affleck’s appearance would be limited to…
The first official poster of the last Guardian of Tirisfal, Medivh, has been well worth the wait. Ben Foster (X-Men: The Last Stand, Lone Survivor) portrays the powerful wizard in the upcoming fantasy film Warcraft: The Beginning, and he looks spectacular. At San Diego Comic-Con last year, Foster said the best part of playing Medivh in Warcraft…
In many ways, reviewing a Dark Souls game is an exercise in futility. Not because they’re brutally difficult or because they’re deliberately clunky, but because Souls fans are going to pick it up one way or another. They crave the keen sting of being shut down in absolute terms and the radiant high that comes with attaining victory.
For a man with a long history of success recreating true stories, Ron Howard must have been pinching himself when he was approached by Chris Hemsworth with the script for In The Heart Of The Sea. Having worked together only two years prior on Rush, the pair had established a relationship that would ultimately form…
Having stayed at numerous InterContinental Hotels across different cities, there’s a certain degree of trust I place in IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), and a high expectation that stems from consistency, cleanliness, and a distinctively premium feel. However, I’ve never stayed at a Crowne Plaza– a brand also handled by IHG – so wasn’t exactly sure…
Just when you thought you were so sure that you knew the story of Grease, Squabbalogic is here to revive THE ORIGINAL GREASE for all of our grimy reeducations. The original is dark and dingy, full of the sex and swearing of the rock ‘n’ roll era that our bubblegum Pink Ladies and swarve T-Birds know…
In her play Savages, currently showing at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst, Patricia Cornelius brings us face to face with a segment of society that is all too familiar these days – the violent man. Inspired by the death of Diane Brimble aboard a cruise ship in 2002, Cornelius takes a look at what drives…
Cabaret performer Shirley Gnome brings her show from Vancouver, Canada to debut in Melbourne this month. After making waves at the fringes in Perth and Adelaide, the production has been accepted as a late-addition to the festival with three shows scheduled. The performance is a an exciting blend of bawdy music, clever lyrics and profoundly smart insights…
After receiving a huge amount of support for its premier season in Sydney in 2015, Gail Louw’s one woman play Blonde Poison is heading to Melbourne for a strictly limited time in June. Starring previous Best Actress Nominee at the 2015 Sydney Theatre Awards, Belinda Giblin transforms into a character of strength and vast dimensions,…
Recently opened at the UQ Art Museum, ephemeral traces: Brisbane’s artist-run scene in the 1980s is a sister exhibition to their 2012 offering Return to sender, exploring the work of a select group of Brisbane artists during the mid 1980s. Where Michele Helmrich’s Return to sender focused on the artists driven out of Queensland by the conservative John Bjelke-Petersen government, ephemeral…
The worldwide smash hit musical We Will Rock You has returned to Australia. The Australian tour begins at Sydney’s Lyric Theatre on 28 April 2016, then travels to the Lyric Theatre, QPAC, Brisbane from 10 July; then on to Melbourne’s Regent Theatre from 30 August. Perth’s Crown Theatre follows from November, then the Festival Theatre,…
Ahead of their collaboration for Melbourne’s Good Beer Week, Huxtaburger and local craft brewery Wolf of the Willows will be teaming up for a special intimate dining experience that seeks to highlight good burgers and good booze. Set for Tuesday 26th April, the 40-person dinner will be held at Huxtaburger Hawthorn. Daniel Wilson, Food Director…
With an official Facebook page that sits at almost 6,000 likes already, not-yet-opened Bondi cafe Milky Lane has certainly tugged at the indulgent heart strings of Sydney’s most ardent foodies with the announcement that their menu will feature recently internet-breaking dessert creation The Churro Bowl. The image you see above is of one such magical,…
As we edge towards the now completely SOLD OUT inaugural Burgerpalooza at Manning House across the 16th and 17th April, the lineup has literally heated up with the addition of artisan producers Handsome Devils Co., who have become the official hot sauce supplier for the event. The Sydney-based company were recently placed at number one…
One of the principles of psychology is that “a man’s Self is the sum total of all that he can call his” — a statement that goes a long way in understanding the revival of vinyl. We are able to download and stream thousands upon thousands of files of music, often for nothing, and yet…
The Pretty Littles are packing up and heading out on tour from the end of the month, spreading the good word about their latest tune “Pride” with fans down the coast! The indie rockers have injected a solid dose of garage to their new single which is no doubt going to go down brilliantly as…
I’ll be honest, it wasn’t hard to generate a list of questions for someone who has had such a varied and illustrious career in this industry. With a near twenty year wealth of experience to draw from, Ella Hooper has to be one of Australia’s hardest working artists. Smart, witty and oh so talented, Ella…
One of Australia’s most unique and adventurous festivals, Dark Mofo will be sweeping through Hobart this June for 11 days of what is being described as a “maelstrom of cultural pandemonium”, casting its multifaceted shadow over various nooks and crannies, as well as theatres, warehouses, and hubs, across the city. The program planned to fit…
On the way to Brunswick to pick up a vinyl test pressing of his new album Chasing Love, Jason Heerah took the time to tell me what it’s like to be a real musician surviving success on commercial television. Jason’s professional is resume impressive but as he explains here, the new album is all about…
Adelaide favourites, West Thebarton Brothel Party, have recently dropped their banger of a new tune in “Red or White” and soon, more people down the east coast are going to be seeing just was the seven piece are made of now with some brand new tour dates having been announced too! WTBP have long been on our radar…
The 2016 MTV Movie Awards took place over the weekend with Star Wars: The Force Awakens taking home three of the eleven awards it scored nominations for. The other big winners included Will Smith, who scored the MTV Generation Award and Melissa McCarthy who walked off with the Comedic Genius Award. Check out the full list of award winner and nominees…
Following on their pickup of Marvel’s superhero teen romance Cloak and Dagger, American network Freeform are looking to double down on superpowered TV with an American remake of British series Misfits. It’s too early for any casting news but it was confirmed that the titular miscreants will be getting their superpowers from a mysterious chemical rather than…
Co-creator, executive producer and showrunner Terence Winter has been let go from HBO’s music-drama Vinyl over creative differences. HBO said to Deadline in a statement that “As we head into the second season of Vinyl, we have decided it is an appropriate time to make a change in the creative direction of the show”. Feature film…
Bethesda have just released a short yet colourful trailer showcasing an array of new traps, neon lights, and settlement decorations for Fallout 4‘s forthcoming DLC pack, Wasteland Workshop.
