Boy, oh boy. Adelaidians – a term now endorsed by Mr George himself – had to wait 32 years for Boy George and Culture Club to return to our fair city. But return they did, and with gusto. Kicking off the band’s world tour here in Adelaide on Monday night, the enigmatic frontman expressed love…
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Leah Flanagan has given fans the first taste of her upcoming album Saudades in “Chills” and as an album opener, this one is definitely indicative of a gorgeously honest record. Flanagan shows off some of her best on the track – a combination of talented songwriting coupled with beautiful arrangement drew us into “Chills” and has got…
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Next month, Australian crowds will be introduced to Spring King for the first time. The British four piece are set to perform their debut Australian shows at Splendour in the Grass and alongside Beach Slang at their east coast sideshows, a perfect opportunity to dole out their now-popular chaotic post-punk rock show in some excellent venues. For now though,…
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A year since the release of their incredible third record Multi-Love, Unknown Mortal Orchestra have returned with the killer single “First World Problem”. Singer Ruban Nielson‘s voice takes command of this song, floating over Prince-esque guitars and the classic UMO blend of unconventional drum sounds and synths. Check out “First World Problem” here. Find Unknown…
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Big Scary‘s 2013 release “Not Art” was one of the most talked about records of the year, earning an Australian Music Prize among it’s huge critical acclaim. The duo took a short break in the last few years for guitarist/singer/pianist/producer Tom Iansek to focus on his project #1 Dads, but they’ve just returned stronger than…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows has just hit cinemas and in anticipation of its release, we sat down with one of the producers – Brad Fuller – to talk about the action packed sequel. Fuller, along with fellow producers Andrew Form, and Michael Bay and the writing team of Josh Appelbaum and Andre…
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Console fans of XCOM: Enemy Unknown rejoice: Firaxis’ excellent sequel, XCOM 2, is coming to current gen consoles later this year.
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E3 2016 is an extremely leaky boat this year. After a teaser went live yesterday indicating a sequel to Ubisoft’s 2014 shooter Watch Dogs, an ad was mistakenly run early over at IGN that confirmed not only the game’s title but also its release date.
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After being announced at E3 2015 with little more than a glimpse of well-known character models and some music, World of Final Fantasy now has a new trailer and a release date. Hit the jump for some serious nostalgia.
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“How I wish my friends were here now.” –Vanessa Ives In the sixth episode of the season (and the second not written by John Logan) Penny Dreadful picks up right where it left off last week in the unforgiving American Southwest, and where it will return, for a show-stopping, bloody dinner with the Talbots. We do…
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This year’s installment of the venerable FIFA franchise will become the second EA Sports property to move to the Frostbite engine, the same one used to power Star Wars Battlefront, Battlefield and Dragon Age: Inquisition. Also: new trailer!
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Telltale Games are gearing up to release both the third season of their popular series based on The Walking Dead and their new title Batman: A Telltale Games Series this year. The company has now confirmed the release window for both, plus their E3 intentions on Twitter.
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Could Dead Rising 4 have leaked ahead of a possible announcement next week? If these images from Reddit and This Gen Gaming are to believed, that may be be the case.
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Duncan Jones, director of the upcoming Warcraft movie, is stirring up talk of Mute, a film he’s been trying to make for over a decade. The director recently spoke to Indiewire about Mute, the second film in a planned trilogy, with his 2009 space drama Moon being the first. “I’ve always wanted to make Mute,”…
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Director Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Spider-Man) is developing, and possibly directing, an untitled action-adventure film for Warner Bros. Originally titled Stormfall, the studio has picked up the project and is now seeking writers. Details are minimal but the story is a heist caper set in the Carolinas during a tornado and revolves around a relationship between a…
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Netflix has announced that award-winning actress Julie Andrews will star in Julie’s Greenroom, a new preschool show from The Jim Henson Company that features an all-new puppet cast of kids learning about the performing arts. Andrews, who created the series with her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton and Judy Rothman-Rofė, will executive produce and star as…
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Simply titled and straight out of Denmark, A War dives into the thick of modern warfare and finds itself fascinated by the moral nuance that most blockbusters simply glaze over. It’s about a soldier coming to terms with a world that isn’t black and white – but not in the way you think. Pilou Asbæk headlines as Claus…
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With X-Men: Apocalypse behind us, there’s never been a better time for X-Men fans to look ahead. They’ve got TV offerings like Legion and Hellfire in development alongside big screen project’s like New Mutants, X-Force and Hugh Jackman‘s final Wolverine movie. It’s also a great time to look back, and see how Apocalypse ranks against the series’…
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He surfed the menu, worked with three-star Michelin champ Marco Pierre White and set the USA on fire with his TV appearances, and now, internationally-known Chef Curtis Stone introduces Australians to his local restaurant, on the Princess Cruises’ superliner Sun Princess, called SHARE. The Melbourne-born chef opened his first restaurant, Maude in Beverly Hills 2 years ago, but the arrival of SHARE to Australian shores will make…
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At a recent relaunch party for Prahran’s iconic Mount Erica Hotel, it became evident that the great pub revival that has been sweeping not just Melbourne, but Australia in general, is just getting started. The long-standing, much loved venue has undergone a substantial transformation with a newly appointed team and two shiny new areas, Austin’s…
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Ready that patient side of you because the “light grey/gum” model of adidas’ Yeezy Boost 750, which also features a glow-in-the-dark sole is officially being released this weekend, and as always, it’ll be hard to get your hands on a pair. The official stockist list for Australian sneaker heads and hypebeasts has been confirmed by…
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High tea is generally regarded as one of those odd activities that only the upper class seem to enjoy. Traditionally a British pastime concerned with combining interesting flavours and the art of good conversation, Australians have tentatively embraced the concept of high tea in the last few years. We don’t share the same religious zeal…
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, all the early bird tickets for next year’s UNIFY Festival have completely sold out. The allocation, open to previous attendees of UNIFY exclusively, only had 2000 tickets and once they went on sale, they flew out the window in under 24 hours. The heavy music festival happening out in Gippsland on January 13th –…
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For Danny Miller and Max Harwood, their musical journey as Lewis Del Mar is one that is continuing to take on new shapes and layers with each show they lock down. Their debut EP dropped this year and off the back of its release, the duo have already impressed at SXSW and as we were to find out, The…
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Directed by Coco & Maximillian, our choice music video of the day comes from the ever-intriguing and talented Banoffee. Her single “I’m Not Sorry” continues to express this brand of fresh and edgy production while lyrically, Banoffee strips it back and presents perhaps one of her boldest songs yet. She looks in on herself and avoids her…
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Oh boy. Wow wee. There is so much talent floating around Adelaide these days. At times during Saturday evening at The Gov, I quite honestly felt as if I was one of those blessed souls that just happened to be at The Cavern Club in 1961 when Epstein saw The Beatles for the first time….
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Before they head out on tour with Mi-Sex in July, The Angels‘ John Brewster took some time to talk to me about where the band has been and where it’s going. Strap yourselves in for a few lessons in Australian music history. More than forty years later and The Angels are still rocking. Back in…
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Regular high school student by day and budding electronic producer by night, Mehdi Benjelloun, who goes by the stage name of Petit Biscuit, has achieved a lot for a 16-year-old. Fascinated with the different textures of sound, Mehdi began experimenting with music from the tender age of 12. Fast forward four years to 2016, Petit…
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Today’s single of the day comes from Brisbane-based solo producer and songwriter Yoste. His latest release in a string of singles is “Haku”, a track led by minimalistic percussion, dreamy synth pads reminiscent of Tycho and lead synths full of Japanese Wallpaper vibes. Vocals take a backseat in this track, adding to the soundscape more than acting…
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Horizon: Zero Dawn made a splash at Sony’s press conference during E3 last year, but we haven’t heard much about it since. Developer Guerilla Games have announced the game has slipped to February 28, 2017. It’s not all bad news — they dropped a shiny new trailer to ease the pain.
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