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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreI’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…
Read MoreOne 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…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read MoreAdelaide 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreFollowing 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…
Read MoreCo-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…
Read MoreBethesda 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.
Read MorePokkén Tournament has got to be one of the strangest fighting games I’ve ever played. It stitches together many of the genre’s more traditional elements with a number of more modern design philosophies. It’s trying to please a lot of people at once, Pokémon and Tekken fans chief among them. It pulls from Bandai Namco’s ongoing Naruto and Dragonball Z…
Read MoreWhen you think about the obstacles and expectations that The People vs O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story has to overcome, it sounds almost as unbelievable as the verdict of the infamous case itself. As a follow-up and spin-off to Ryan Murphy‘s American Horror Story, The People vs O. J. Simpson has to prove that can Murphy’s talents for…
Read MoreAfter appearing in last year’s season of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, Joel Creasey has fast become one of Australia’s favourite celebrities. Creasey’s show at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival is appropriately titled The Crown Prince because, well, why not? This latest work from Creasey details all the highlights from his…
Read MoreAs the curtain opens you would be forgiven for thinking you had stumbled into the wrong theatre. On stage we see Sherlock Holmes concluding a murder investigation and catching his killer – but how can that be when we are only three minutes in? Here, at the start of the Pavilion Theatre’s The Game’s Afoot;…
Read MoreTo truly take in the many incredible perspectives available to us in Sydney it’s necessary to scout around The Rocks, Walsh Bay, and similar areas to find the various vantage points that are unique to this city. Blu Bar on 36 springs to mind when thinking about these vantage points, a long-standing bar 36 floors…
Read MoreMona’s winter solstice festival Dark Mofo will sweep through Hobart for 11 days this June, bringing a multitude of the weird and wonderful to venues, dark corners, and hubs across the city spanning the arts, live music, food, light, film, and more. Cerebral works from local and international artists will be displayed in temporary hubs…
Read MoreChippendale’s innovative Silvereye, fresh off a collaborative dinner with world-renowned Evil Eye Brewing, is kicking off a new bi-monthly vegan dinner series towards the end of this month. From Tuesday 26th April, Executive Chef Sam Miller will present a twelve-course vegan menu once every two months, seeking to highlight vegetables with the same reverence and…
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