Alright, Alright, Alright…. Before we experienced the “McConaissance” of 2013/2014, which culminated in a much-deserved Oscar win for Dallas Buyers Club, a brief but memorable appearance in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street‘ and of course True Detective, Matty McC had already stepped away from the rom-coms that were sullying his good name by going all-out for…
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Pictured: Tired Lion The WA music scene is without question among the finest in this country. I dare say it gives Melbourne a run for its money, winning out with its vast and eclectic nature. From experimental electronic to psychedelic rock, pop grooves and indie beats, there is something to be found for everyone here….
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Kevin Devine is primed to kick off an impressive run of Australian tour dates, both solo and with the magnificent Manchester Orchestra and while still at home in New York, he chatted with Larry in length about the highs and challenges of being a touring musician in today’s music climate, new music and more! What’s…
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By Kimberley Veart Monday Goodfellas, Gem, 8:30pm AEST “As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a gangster.” This critically acclaimed film follows the true story of gangster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), and his associates Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro) and Tommy Devito (Joe Pesci) as they climb up the Mob…
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By Kimberley Veart This week’s Bones episode was truly fantastic, cleverly managing the topic of human trafficking with compassion and sensitivity, and also exploring the relationships of the characters we have grown to love, all while solving a murder of course. Rather unconventionally, the episode opens with a scene between Dr. Cam Saroyan and intern…
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Thursday night saw the legendary singer-songwriter Rodriguez play the first of three sold-out shows in Perth’s picturesque Kings Park, and his first show in Perth since 1981. Joining Rodriguez on the bill was a host of Australian talent, including Archie Roach, Little May and Perth’s own Fox Cat Rabbit. Local band Fox Cat Rabbit kicked…
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Star Wars fans responded with a mix of happiness and disappointment when it was announced on Twitter this week that the anticipated Star Wars franchise’s Seventh episode would called The Force Awakens. Disney simultaneously announced that the film’s principal photography has been completed. Naturally, this is a film with a lot of post production and its release…
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Canadian punk rockers, Billy Talent, have been known for their electrifying riffs and dark choruses amongst their songs. With their Hits album being released, this record will include highly acclaimed tracks such as “Surrender” and “Fallen Leaves” as well as two brand new tracks which are an exclusive feature in celebration of the successful record releases the band…
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Showcasing a rock and roll side to their style of music, Twin Atlantic are back with their third studio album, Great Divide. It can be acknowledged that the boys have nurtured their songwriting skills and have aimed for a sentimental direction into their songs and with that, they have experimented with both creating slow and fast-paced songs in…
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Those loveable folk at Disney have announced the return of their immensely popular Toy Story series with a fourth installment, planned to be released on June 16th 2017. The news has understandably sent waves of giddish joy throughout the world today. In addition, John Lasseter, who helmed the first two Toy Story films, will return…
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Next Monday 10th of November on ABC, 9:35pm (AEDT), Tony Jones, will be joined with a panel of strong-minded people across all disciplines of politics, science and public affairs: Baroness Susan Greenfield who is a British neuroscientist that believes technology is altering our brains; Environmental Minister, Greg Hunt, who is overseeing the rollout of Direct…
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While he was at home in between their weekend shows promoting the release of Sonic Highways – their highly anticipated new album out November 10th – I caught up with Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins to talk about the epic record, their upcoming return to Australia, that time they played Goat Island, the state of…
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The WAM Festival kicks off in Perth today with a great Opening Night party schedule to go off at The Bakery! Ahead of the antics, get to know one of the band’s set to perform, Tired Lion! We get the lowdown on what’s been happening with band from the lovely Sophie Hopes since the AU…
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection is an anthology title comprised of all four games starring the enduringly popular one-man-army (and unofficial Xbox mascot) Master Chief. For Halo fans anxiously awaiting the next entry in the series, Halo 5: Guardians, the Master Chief Collection offers a comprehensive stroll down memory lane in the interim. This collection…
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Comedian and musician Reggie Watts is a pretty big Doctor Who fan. He even sung a song with Amanda Palmer about the show. So when he was in Australia recently for Just For Laughs, and so as pretty big Doctor Who fans ourselves, we’re thought we’d find out what he thought about the latest Doctor,…
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By Amy Nancarrow Mindy’s back after a two week hiatus and, surprise, surprise, Danny and Mindy are having relationship troubles again. This time, Danny is angry that Mindy is late to everything: to work, to dates, to the Italian stand-up comedy night that Danny likes – and Mindy can’t understand why it’s such a big…
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Adding vibrancy to the palette, indie-pop band Echosmith exceed the expectations of most bands. With their catchy and bright-eyed music, it’s hard to not keep up the energies resonating from their debut LP, Talking Dreams, which has finally received an Australian release. Formerly gaining their music recognition from YouTube, it’s safe to say that the Los Angeles band…
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Taken from his debut solo album Heartsong (read our review HERE), today we’re proud to present the exclusive premiere of British artist Ruu Campbell‘s brand new single “Mathereal”. The stunning vocalist – who garners comparisons to the likes of Nick Drake and John Martyn – has had a pretty amazing career already, working with Leftfield,…
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To celebrate the release of Vikings Season 2 on DVD and Blu-Ray (out today!), Swine & Co‘s head chef Michael Box has created a special Vikings inspired feast! Earlier this week, I was invited to get a taste of the unique meal, bringing together Vikings era ingredients with modern flair. We started off, appropriately, with…
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Hailing from Melbourne, Ne Obliviscaris‘ drummer, Dan Presland, is busy getting ready for a massive tour to celebrate their brand new album Citadel, out on Friday. Plus they’re playing Soundwave in the New Year! But he kindly caught up with the AU to deliver his top 5 albums right now. Counting down from 5… 5….
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With his new album Lost in Light available now, we caught up with Canadian Troubadour Tim Chaisson to talk about working with Band of Horses’ Bill Reynolds on the release, we look ahead to his upcoming Australian shows and touch on the all too important topic of pizza. We’ll kick off talking about the new…
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By Erica Enriquez Based on the novel by Cecelia Ahern (who also wrote P.S I Love You), Love, Rosie is a British film directed by Christian Ditter, about two best friends, Rosie Dunne (Lily Collins) and Alex Stewart (Sam Claflin), who, despite their mutual attraction for each other, go their separate ways after high school,…
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Thursday: Gus Worland: Marathon Man, A&E (Ch. 122), 7:30 pm AEST Exclusive to Foxtel, this new documentary series follows the journey of Australian radio presenter and avid couch potato, Gus Worland as he attempts to transform himself into a lean, mean marathon man in time for the New York marathon. The Happenings, Ch. 7, 9:45…
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It’s easy to write about a film that was a bit more average than you’d expected; it’s much, much more difficult writing about a film like this, without making it sound like you are just gushing through a stream of superlatives between cast names and plot points. What Christopher Nolan has done with Interstellar is…
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Ahead of the anticipated Stranded Festival on South Stradbroke Island on November 14th, we’re catching up with a few of the artists who are helping us get prepped for the event. Next up, we get Generik to pass along his top 5 weekend destinations. Counting down from number five… 5. Portsea (Victoria) One of my…
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Now enjoying performances under The Big Top in Sydney, Totem is the latest production from Montreal’s Cirque Du Soleil to hit Australian shores following the success of past productions like Ovo and Michael Jackson The Immortal. It also co-indices with the 30th anniversary of the iconic company, who have performed in front of close to…
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This Thursday night the WAM Festival kicks off in Perth for 2014, showcasing the best music of WA – as well as a few guests from Singapore and Shanghai! We’re going to take some time to get to know a few of the WA Music Awards nominees and performers! Next up we have Pat Chow,…
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We asked the bands playing WAM Festival in Perth – which kicks off today – to share with us the bands they would recommend. Here are the eight artists: Methyl Ethel’s Picks: You’d be hard pressed to find any act that didn’t blow ya socks off during the WAM festival, I love so many bands…
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This Thursday night the WAM Festival kicks off in Perth for 2014, showcasing the best music of WA – as well as a few guests from Singapore! We’re going to take some time to get to know a few of the WA Music Awards nominees and performers! We kick things off with Methyl Ethel, playing…
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EA Sports has released a brand new, official trailer for FIFA 15‘s Ultimate Team features, which you can watch below. The trailer shows the trill of the game, with the opportunity to put together the best team in the world. FIFA 15 out now on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PC….
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