For its third year bringing a program of natural wines and sustainable, artisan produce to Sydney, Rootstock will once again be setting up within the iconic walls of Carriageworks come November. Maintaining a dedication to sustainable practices and organic, biodynamic, and natural wines, Rootstock stands as one of the most unique food and wine festivals…
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One of New South Wales’ best known and most loved annual festivals returns when the Orange Wine Festival takes over the famous cool-climate region come October. Spread from 14th to 30th October, the stacked program, celebrating 20 years of Orange as a wine-growing region, will add an additional two signature festival events along with its…
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The Randwick Club’s third level has now doors to an elegant Cantonese inspired dining experience, Zhu Canton, this past week. The modern Asian restaurant’s name shares several different meanings including ‘host’, ‘to join together’ and ‘to express good wishes’ and is an expansive, beautifully furnished offering that will open guests up to a daily Yum…
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Fundraising for a great cause has reached dizzying new heights (pun fully intended) with a hoard of thrill seeking good samaritans set to abseil down the 33 level office building at 1 Market Street in Sydney’s CBD this October in a bid to raise funds for Sir David Martin Foundation. In a record breaking attempt…
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Multi-instrumentalist Elise Higgins, aka Fait, is coming to BIGSOUND representin’ for the West Coast and stands to be one of the highlight artists of the live music program…at least, in our eyes. Since the release of her debut EP Atmosphere, Fait has continued to demonstrate a sharp talent for live performance and we can’t wait to see her shake…
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Jack Grace has been building on the praise he’s been earning off the back of recent work with NGAIIRE and shows around the place with a stunning new single in “All Lost” – listen to this one and get your weekend started off right. Fusing melody with elements of trip hop, intricate beat production and an…
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This week in the music industry: Music NSW announced the launch of their new music industry panel series Sound Advice, and APRA AMCOS won Australian Disputes Centre’s Corporate Team of the Year Award. Sound Advice by Music NSW This year, Music NSW are launching Sound Advice, a new panel discussion and masterclass series aimed at artists, managers and emerging…
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For many of us, Nkechi Anele is best known for her work as the dynamic frontwoman of Melbourne band Saskwatch. Recently, she’s been entering new territory with her friend Lucie Cutting in establishing The Pin – a new website and discussion platform addressing issues of cultural identity and race in Australia. The Pin explores stories and experiences as told…
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Taking some time out from their tour with Violent Soho as the demonic and fiercely entertaining The Bronx this year, Mariachi El Bronx are going to be stopping by the Manning Bar for an exclusive Sydney headline show! The only other opportunity fans will have to see Mariachi El Bronx do their thing in Australia will be at Melbourne’s Lost Lands…
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Too often, acts struggle to find a quality sound on their sophomore release that meets both the changing tastes and influences of the band members, but also tries to meet the demands of the fans they won over with their first release and any potential new fans that may be out there. For an act…
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In this issue: A cool girl gives us lady wood, a Perth boy gives us a musical gang bang, some yanks call us ‘Generation Fucked’ and I need a cold shower… TOVE LO The Queen of the Clouds turned ‘Cool Girl’ is back with LADY WOOD, her highly anticipated second album. Broken this time into…
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These days especially, it’s rare to find a prequel to anything – be it a film, TV show, movie, comic or game – that lives up to its legacy. However, AMC’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed Breaking Bad might be that rare exception. Better Call Saul is more than just a spin-off to Walter White’s…
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With the season finale of The Night Of just days away, we still have no idea who did the deed – a mystery that has been beautifully unraveling over the past seven weeks. The seventh, which will air in Australia on Sunday, leaves us with more questions than answers ahead of the 8th and final…
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Despite a strong (albeit utterly unhinged) performance from Kevin Costner, Criminal‘s convoluted and underdeveloped plot make for what can only be described as an incredibly boring, yet more importantly, disappointing film to watch. Best known for his mildly received 2012 biographical crime thriller The Iceman, Ariel Vroman’s Criminal sees Kevin Costner star as Jericho Stewart, an…
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It’s been five years since you could fly directly between Melbourne and Canberra with Tigerair Australia, but daily return services with the low cost carrier are set to return from 8th December 2016, adding more competition to the route currently occupied by Virgin and Qantas. Canberra, the capital of Australia, is home to the National…
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Låpsley has released the music video for the DJ Koze edit of her tune “Operator” this week and we vibe. Directed by Cherise Payne, who was also behind previous Låpsley clips (“Love Is Blind”, “Hurt Me”, “Brownlow”), the music video’s origins came from a wild night out in Berlin. “A group of friends took me out and introduced me to…
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Gabrielle Cohen isn’t far off her much anticipated east coast tour with her debut record Full Disclosure and No Details, but in the meantime has kept us sweet with a new music video for her single “I Don’t Feel So Alive”! A definite highlight of the record, “I Don’t Feel So Alive” has Cohen front and…
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Remi‘s new album, Divas and Demons, is just weeks away from release now (keep an eye out come September 16th) and today, there’s a brand spanking new tour that’s been announced in support of it! Remi and Sensible J will be out on the road with their second record through November and December, with Baro joining on for all dates…
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For Tigertown, this year’s BIGSOUND music festival and conference isn’t going to be their first rodeo at the Brisbane event. Hitting BIGSOUND for their third time, it’s safe to say that they’d have some tips and a game plan in place to survive the chaos. Alexi Collins takes us through it as part of our 2016 artist…
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Sharon Van Etten has dropped a chilling new single in “Not Myself”, available now for fans to purchase and also, donate to a worthy cause. The ballad, released in memory of the victims of the Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting, is emotional and raw. As she croons over some almost mournful piano, images of loss and the fear…
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Melbourne heavy fusion band Twelve Foot Ninja are about to embark on the next crazy phase of their career, with the release of their new album Outlier lined up for Friday. Their new tour starts in Adelaide tonight at Fowler’s Live, the band itching to share their new music with fans and also, see how the Outlier material works…
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Another festival set to hit a lush winery surrounding in South Australia is coming this November 12th, with the 2016 Handpicked Festival being lined up for Lake Breeze Wines at Langhorne Creek. Today, two festival headliners have been announced, with The Veronicas and Killing Heidi – who recently announced their reunion in celebration of Reflector and the band’s 20th anniversary –…
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Lisa Richards‘ latest single, “Frank Sinatra”, showcases a cool blend of folk, jazz and blues, while the music video (courtesy of Marisa Martin) is a sweet little animation that’s bound to charm. The single, taken from Richards’ forthcoming album A Light From The Other Side, has already been taken off as a favourite with crowds and…
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Worldwide hardcore phenomenon, A Day To Remember, have just announced their highly-anticipated sixth studio album Bad Vibrations. The Floridian five-piece have spent the three years since their critically acclaimed Common Courtesy (2013) touring relentlessly around the globe, including the recent Big Ass Tour Australian tour. We caught up with guitarist Kevin Skaff to chat about…
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If Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite, Maxwell’s stunning debut album, was released today instead of two decades ago perhaps it would be him who would hold the power to glue our eyes to a live stream of a near empty room for days on end. Perhaps it would be #Maxwell that would constantly trend on Twitter…
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No one asked for the remake of arguably the biggest Hollywood epic of all time. And yet, for some obscure ($) reason, the universe decided the 1959 classic Ben-Hur must be done again. And this time, it has Morgan Freeman in dreadlocks. We all know the story. Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston) is a wealthy Jewish…
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Microsoft have announced that they will be pointing punters at a limited number of the new Xbox Onesie garment this very afternoon via their social channels at 5:30PM AEST time.
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The upcoming documentary Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey has received is first full length trailer and it looks spectacular. This ambitious film is a celebration of earth across all of time, from the birth of the universe to its final collapse. Voyage of Time examines science and spirit, birth and death, the grand cosmos and…
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IMAX Darling Harbour, home to the world’s biggest cinema screen, will start a program to demolish and rebuild the theatre on September 26th. The existing iconic building will make way for an even more impressive IMAX cinema. Despite the disruption the rebuild will cause, it will maintain its title as the world’s largest cinema screen. The new development…
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Blue Water Empire, a three-part dramatised documentary series for the ABC, has commenced filming. The show, which provides a unique insight into the history and culture of the Torres Strait Islands, will show pre-colonisation life through the pervasive impact of European arrival. The cast list includes many local favourites, such as Jack Thompson, Ryan Corr, Damian…
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