Sydney pop-punk band, With Confidence have announced that they will be touring Australia alongside five-piece punkers, Harbours as support act. The band will be hitting the road starting March and April and this will be the first headline run around Australia since the release of their EP, Distance. In promotion of that release, With Confidence managed to…
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Starting on April 7th, Australian rock band Thirsty Merc will be kicking off their ‘Back to the Grind’ national tour. The band have just released their new single, “The Grind” from their Shifting Gears record. Suffice it to say, there’s no better way to kick off their new material with some Australian shows lined up! The band…
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Hot on the trails of last year’s sold-out tour of Blurryface, American alt-pop duo Twenty One Pilots are coming back to Australia for all-ages shows in April-May, hitting Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Since the release of their self-titled LP and Vessels in 2013, Twenty One Pilots have continued to grow in success, with the…
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Boutique festival Your Paradise will be returning to the scenic islands of Maholo Lailai, Fiji for its third year. Taking place from Saturday 10 to Friday 16 December, this unique music festival not only boasts an impressive lineup of international and local acts (announced May 17), it also offers you the opportunity to explore, snorkel,…
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Some cool sounds are coming out of Sydney’s Northern Beaches, with Ocean Alley dropping their latest single “Holiday”. Taken from their anticipated debut album Lost Tropics, due out in April, the tune now has a great music video to accompany, evoking some hazy, vintage surf vibes. Perfect for the final weeks of summer, you’d be…
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You may remember us featuring the talented Teischa late last year – the year old out of Perth had a voice that made us sit up and look to the west again for some heaps good vocals. Well, Teischa’s gone and hooked up with St. Albion (headed up by Sydney producer/writer Thomas Honeywill) for the…
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If you saw Ellie Goulding‘s look at the Grammys this week and like us, began wondering when the British singer would be returning out this way, wonder no more. Goulding is set to bring her Delirium World Tour dates through to Australia and New Zealand in September and October, supported by Years & Years and ASTA! While ASTA is…
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It’s officially Business Time. After three years of waiting, promises and rumours, Flight of the Conchords are returning to the stage for one massive set at this year’s Newport Folk Festival. That’s right, Jermaine and Bret will be bringing the boom times through to the iconic event which is already featuring the likes of Father John Misty, Ray Lamontagne, Raury and Nathaniel…
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Arizona’s Calexico will be heading down to Australia again next month to play a number of dates around the country, including a night at Sydney’s Spectrum Now Festival. I caught up with frontman and guitarist Joey Burns ahead of the tour to discuss the recent record, Edge of the Sun and the impending tour amongst a handful of other topics –…
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The filmmakers behind Australian crime-thriller Watch the Sunset have launched a crowdfunding campaign through the Australian Cultural Fund to raise money to complete post-production on the ambitious one-shot feature. The project has also received successful MATCH funding which means every dollar donated will be matched through Creative Partnerships Australia. BarrLipp Productions have released a behind the…
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Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo are back with their very own fancy character cinemagraphs. Check them out below: Your favourite Ninja Turtles will be joined by classic characters Bebop and Rocksteady as well as Megan Fox, Will Arnett and Stephen Amell in the follow-up to 2014’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows…
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Hot off her role as the Machiavellian President Coin in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Julianne Moore is talks to play the villain in the follow-up to 2015’s British spy adventure Kingsmen : The Secret Service. The news came out of The Hollywood Reporter earlier in the week with Borys Kit saying that “Details for Moore’s…
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Fans of Netflix and Marvel’s Daredevil got an exciting look at what the second season of the gritty superhero series will offer with a new trailer released earlier in the week. As with most Marvel-franchises, the marketing for season 2 of Daredevil has been quiet on the details but this new trailer ratchets up the tension…
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Paramount and JJ Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions have set a date for Space Thriller, God Particle to be released February 24 2017. The story follows a team of astronauts making a terrifying discovery which challenges the notion of reality and their desperate fight for survival. Nigerian-American filmmaker Julius Onah will be directing the film with no cast…
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Entries are now open for CinéfestOZ 2016 Film Prize and the prize will be awarded during the August festival held in the Margaret River region of Western Australia. The $100,000 Film Prize is awarded to an Australian film feature which showcases excellence in film making. In 2014, the CinéfestOZ 2016 Film Prize was won by Robert Connolly who…
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Australian and international filmmakers have just one week left to submit their work for the 63rd annual Sydney Film Festival, held on June 8-19, 2016. All entries must be submitted through Film Festival Life by 5pm AEST on Friday, February 26. Entries are open to features, documentaries, and short films (under 40 minutes). Visit Film…
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It was announced on Tuesday that international martial arts star, Donnie Yen will be joining the cast for xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. Yen will be playing an alpha-warrior character named Xiang in this hotly anticipated sequel, with shooting to begin in Toronto and the Dominican Republic this month for Revolution Studios Roth Kirschenbaum Films, One Race Films…
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It’s been announced that American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, St. Vincent will cover The Rolling Stones 1980s track, “Emotional Rescue” for the soundtrack of Luca Guadagnino’s film, A Bigger Splash, which will be available in Australian cinemas March 24. The cast of the film includes Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnston and Matthias Schoenaerts which is a sensuous portrayal…
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Village Cinemas Australia and the RSPCA Victoria have partnered together to make it possible to bring your doggy friends – big or small – at Coburg Drive-In Cinema! Starting Sunday, March 13, dog owners will be able to bring their pets to experience the launch of Coburg Cinemas Doggy Drive-In with an exclusive advanced screening of Disney’s…
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From Friday, March 11 to Monday, March 14, SXSW-goers will be able to experience the world of Mr Robot, decked out with a hacker den, retro arcade, and gigantic ferris wheel. The full list that will make up the fsociety Coney Island arcade experience includes: Mr Robot Ferris Wheel Standing at an impressive 100 feet,…
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Moonlight Cinema made an announcement yesterday that many of Hollywood’s hottest films will be screening at Moonlight before their release in Australian cinemas. The films range from a few Australian gems, family friendly picks to all new blockbusters, providing a broad collection of films to suit everyone’s taste. Moonlight Cinema will be showcasing these in…
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As part of the most substantial and expansive changes to date for Jupiters Gold Coast, the property’s entire Executive Floor has seen a great refurbishment, bringing all rooms up to standard with modern design and features aimed at an overall better experience both inside and outside of the room. In the past, Jupiters enjoyed a…
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On the AU Abroad, we bring you a birds eye view of the world of travel. In this article series, we let you in on the best airlines to fly with. Today we bring you a look at Virgin Australia’s flagship service, taking guests on an affordable direct service from Sydney to Los Angeles International’s new…
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Just how right was and/or is Paterson 213 years later about the enchanting great open plains that conquer New South Wales? With the help of Destination NSW (visitnsw.com) and a Hyundai Santa Fe Highlander, Lachlan Mitchell and his mate Eashan Vijayakumaran, set out on a 5 day round trip across New South Wales with the…
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After spending just three days at the increasingly popular holiday destination of Airlie beach, it became abundantly clear that the area has a terrific range of activities, cafés and restaurants on offer. From the incredible live music being played across a range of venues for the Airlie Beach Music Festival, to the spectacular experience of…
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Oh, Sammy J & Randy. For many Adelaide Fringe Festival goers, it just simply isn’t a year in the Garden of Unearthly Delights without these two bringing an hour or so of their absurdly wicked comedy through to one of the tents erected throughout Rymill Park. Their latest show, Sammy J & Randyland, sees the…
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Henry Lawson and Dame Mary Gilmore (nee Cameron) are famous Australian authors who appeared on Australia’s old paper $10 note. They’re also the subject of an intense period drama and romantic play called All My Love. It’s a story that asks a number of “What if?” style questions and hints at what could have been a great…
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Griffin Theatre Company proudly supports and presents all new Australian works, a fitting program for their stables-turned-theatre venue. “Australian” and “new” means that the work can often hit a little closer to home in terms of language, setting and relevance. In their latest production, Ladies Day, nothing is more fitting then describing it as hitting,…
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Well Shane Adamczak has done it again. His latest production with Weeping Spoon Productions, The Ballad of Frank Allen has just opened at Perth’s Fringe World. A strange and comic tale about a man who lives in another man’s beard; The Ballad of Frank Allen is a wonderfully funny and utterly charming work that will…
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Barefaced Stories has become a much loved fixture of the Perth calendar; a monthly storytelling extravaganza that has grown exponentially since it’s launch back in 2010. Monday evening saw Barefaced put on the second of two Fringe World gala editions, hosted by Perth’s very own answer to Tina Fey and Amy Poehler – Andrea Gibbs…
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