If you’ve seen The Mary Wallopers live before, you’ll already know what you’re in for. If you haven’t, prepare for one of the most joyously chaotic live shows going around, the sort of gig that leaves you grinning from ear to ear and dancing down the aisles long after the band has left the stage….

Australian genre-bender Tomi Gray is forever restless in his pursuit of keeping us entertained and stretching himself creatively. His latest single “Oh My Darling” is further proof. Today we’re excited to be premiering both the track and its delightfully surreal accompanying video ahead of its official release tomorrow, 9 October. Blending alternative folk and rock with…

Las Vegas is about to get much closer to Sydney. If you’re already mapping out where music might take you in 2027, Qantas’ new direct flight could be very useful. We first heard about the route back in February, but with the inaugural flight now less than three months away, it’s worth putting back on…

Eurail is officially disappearing after more than 60 years, with the famous European rail travel brand adopting the Interrail name globally from 10th September 2026. It’s a significant change for Australian travellers planning European adventures. Until now, Eurail passes have been sold to travellers from outside Europe, while Interrail has traditionally been the equivalent for…

World-dominating rockers Foo Fighters have announced a special intimate Melbourne show at Crown LIVE this November, giving just 1,250 fans the rare chance to see one of the world’s biggest rock bands in a venue significantly smaller than the stadiums they usually command. The Foo Fighters Crown LIVE show will take place on Monday 16th,…

Given how dramatically our relationship with social media has mutated over the last two decades, it was perhaps inevitable that Aaron Sorkin would eventually return his attention to Facebook. This time, though, the creation of the platform is far less interesting than the monster it potentially became. Written and directed by Sorkin, The Social Reckoning…

There has been a lot of discourse lately about the demise of critical thinking. With the dominance of AI, the proliferation of misinformation online – which is then fed to us by AI and a carefully constructed web of destructive algorithms – it can be difficult to know where to turn. Curious at the Sydney…

For more than 50 years, we’ve known how the story of Carrie White ends. Stephen King’s 1974 debut novel has become so embedded in popular culture – helped immeasurably by Brian De Palma’s seminal 1976 adaptation – that even those who have never read the book or watched one of its screen incarnations likely know…

For more than 50 years, we’ve known how the story of Carrie White ends. Stephen King’s 1974 debut novel has become so embedded in popular culture – helped immeasurably by Brian De Palma’s seminal 1976 adaptation – that even those who have never read the book or watched one of its screen incarnations likely know…

Stephen King’s Carrie has been revisited on screen numerous times, but Mike Flanagan’s eight-episode television adaptation has something those earlier incarnations never truly had: time. Time to understand Carrie White before the blood falls. Time to explore Margaret White beyond the religious fanaticism that has traditionally defined her. And time to consider the small acts…

I hadn’t played the first Minecraft Dungeons when it was released in 2020, but it’s not because I wasn’t interested. I’m a massive Diablo fan, so a dungeon crawler such as this, infused with the craftiness and vibrancy of Minecraft, seems like a great idea. In many ways, Minecraft Dungeons II is a solid, functional…

There’s an inherent contradiction in committing live theatre to film. Part of the magic of the stage is its impermanence: every performance exists for one audience, on one night, with subtle variations that can never be entirely replicated. Put cameras in the room, however, and that fleeting experience suddenly becomes permanent. It’s a contradiction that…

Lasca Dry returns this week with “Mad Heartbeat”, a hazy and hypnotic slow-burn that leans into romance, unease and the familiar fear of falling hard while knowing heartbreak may be waiting just around the corner. We’re thrilled to premiere the track and its beautiful accompanying video ahead of release on Friday, 9th October. The Tasmanian-born,…

We are used to seeing unlikely friendships on screen. Think The Odd Couple. Bert and Ernie. You get the point. The Unfriend draws on this tradition and adds a culture clash involving an unexpected, and at times unwelcome, houseguest with some darkly funny results. Under Simon Phillips’ (STC’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead) direction, this…

This time of year is always exciting for book lovers, as the period between Father’s Day and Christmas sees the release of new titles from some of the biggest names in publishing.  Whether it be the latest Lee Child (or is it Andrew now? I have lost track) or David Baldacci, the new Chris Hammer…

I hate to admit it, but before this review, I’ve never played an Ace Combat game. I had certainly seen snippets of gameplay and had come to know how beloved the franchise was, but it was something I had never come across prior to Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve. And now that I’m here,…

That time of year has come once again, and EA Sports FC 27 is here to bring the franchise into another round of squad updates, gameplay improvements, and new modes to enjoy both solo and with friends. For the most part, EA Sports FC 27 excels as far as gameplay is concerned, even if most…

When a song strikes deep, time seems to disappear with everything else. I’ve long thought music has a way of reaching parts of us that our conscious mind can’t always make sense of. There are feelings buried somewhere beneath the language we use every day, emotions we may recognise without ever being able to properly…

Few performers could claim the type of year Anne Hathaway has enjoyed. Across five major releases – Mother Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Odyssey, The End of Oak Street and Verity – the Academy Award winner has moved between wildly different characters and filmmakers, revisited one of the most beloved roles of her…

It was Ian Schrager who defined the importance of common spaces in the modern hotel industry. He’s the reason every hotel wants to be “boutique” – even if they have more than 100 rooms – and why so many hotel marketing terms have been added to the eye-glossing dictionary of hospitality buzzwords. And while his…

  Silent Hill has a rich history in the gaming space. It has provided some of the scariest moments in the horror genre and spawned a film franchise and many fans across several generations. The series consistently reinvents itself, and this is the key to its success. The latest game in the series, Townfall, is…

The accessibility upgrades that would probably help the most people in entertainment are the dull ones, and the industry keeps rewarding the flashy ones instead. A new adaptive controller gets a keynote slot and a week of glowing coverage. A caption track that keeps pace with the dialogue, or a festival guide a screen reader…

Tinker Tales! is a chaotic physical theatre production hailing from Dutch company, Plan d-. Performed by Andreas Denk (who also handles the script, choreography, and set design), Ali Shafiee, and Chérif Zaouali, the show is incredibly unique and engaging for kids aged six and older. The premise is simple, a group of builders are determined…

Yes, Sir! is the most disarmingly honest hour of the Melbourne Fringe. I’ve been to my fair share of Fringe shows over the years, but I can’t remember any previous time an icebreaker involved the audience being handed a blindfold on the way in. That’s the level of commitment Yes, Sir! demands from you before…

Melbourne’s CBD has just gotten a whole lot spicier and magical with the reopening of Spiegel Haus Melbourne for its second season, just in time for Melbourne Fringe Festival. Following a successful debut season, which saw shows like Blanc de Blanc Encore and Maho Magic Bar stun audiences with an array of entertainment, they now present a…

Catherine Zeta-Jones being hunted across Europe by seven of the world’s deadliest assassins is already a fairly irresistible proposition. Give her a wicked sense of humour, a violent criminal history and permission to beat the living hell out of anyone standing in her way, and Kill Jackie has all the ingredients of a gleefully unhinged…

There might be a few options out there, but I admittedly have next to no experience with AR/XR glasses before trying out the Viture Pro 2 XR Glasses. But upon doing a little more research, why wouldn’t I want to try something like this? You mean I can have a massive screen on my face…

As we move into October we’ve updated our playlist with ten more of the best new releases from across Australia and the world, including two premieres from earlier in the week. Fontaines D.C. take out Track of the Week with their new single “Tongue” – the second from their forthcoming fifth studio album Dopamine Chamber…

Brisbane songwriter Simon Munro has spent more than a decade turning poetry into song, and with his literary-folk project Nausicaä he’s now given a whole album over to one poet. The Burning Glass, out 27 November, sets twelve poems by Judith Wright to music, and today we’re premiering the animated clip for the single, “Child…

Rob Riggle may be best known for his comedic work, but in Nickels, the actor taps into a far quieter and more dramatic register as Tom Monroe, a successful entrepreneur and devoted family man still carrying the grief of losing his older brother as a teenager. When, three decades later, his neighbour’s son Mitch (Aaron…