The National Indigenous Music Awards celebrates 14 years in 2017 and as of today, the nominations for the event are officially open. Celebrating the last year of Indigenous music and recognising the sheer amount of talent that has been making waves nationally and overseas, the NIMAs encourages artists from right across the country and the Torres…
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Bluesfest Byron Bay had such a variety of performances in five tents over five days that it can be difficult to catch it all. With five stages running between 11am and midnight so there is a lot going on. John Goodridge lists a few highlights from his visit. Patti Smith and her band perform Horses Patti Smith…
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South Australians Hana & Jessie-Lee have been toiling away in fusing together an array of influences in producing some great country music, the final result of which coming together in their debut album, Southlands. Keen listeners already heard some hits of their new music in “Maryses” and “Eight Tonne Shackles” but now, we’ve got the full Southlands goodie…
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Good wine and good music should go hand in hand, right? This weekend, this formula is going to be playing out in some of the country’s best wine country, with South Australia’s Silver Raven Festival taking place for its second year out in the Barossa Valley. The Americana extravaganza, born out of a desire to…
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With only two songs uploaded to triple j Unearthed since mid 2016, nyck (pronounced n.y.c.k) are already winning (and breaking) hearts across the country with their incredibly beautiful sound. Drawing on a minimalistic, raw style similar to that of Bon Iver and The National, it’s easy to get engulfed in the emotional ballads from this poignant new duo….
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With their first new material in more than four years, pop-punk sensation Paramore are returning with their eagerly awaited fifth studio album After Laughter, dropping May 12th. The band headed to their hometown of Nashville to record After Laughter, which was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen and Paramore’s own Taylor York. The new album also sees original member…
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If you want intrigue and action, set to a fantastic soundtrack, Melbourne’s Magic Bones are exactly what you need. This DIY clip was filmed in a day in Brunswick, fuelled on sushi rolls and astronaut adrenaline, and features ample space suits, cats, Windows logos, and flying kitchen saucers. Will the band save the universe? Watch below to…
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Every month, Xbox Live furnishes its subscribers with a suite of up to four free games — typically two for Xbox One and two for those still running the older Xbox 360 hardware. It’s rare that the last-gen titles on offer are as interesting as the newer, but next month’s Star Wars flavoured offering may prove…
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Remember when we were all so excited for the Call of Duty series to leave its well-trodden World War II roots behind? Apparently, after a decade of increasingly futuristic entries in the series, the series is finally ready to return to its roots.
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Filming has begun on Warner Bros. Pictures’ re imagining of the musical A Star is Born, starring Bradley Cooper and Stefani Germanotta, (better known as the incomparable Lady Gaga) in her first leading role in a major motion picture. It also marks Cooper’s directorial debut as he helms the musical drama. Cooper plays Jackson Maine, a country…
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After more than thirty years, the amber Mini has once more made the journey from tip to tip in the Land of the Long White Cloud. Pork Pie brings the 1981 New Zealand classic Goodbye Pork Pie into the 21st century, and it returns with more than just the mini. Goodbye Pork Pie played a…
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Bounty Films has announced Melbourne and Brisbane screenings of twisted, meth-fuelled, cult film, The Evil Within. The Evil Within will be screening in Melbourne at the Astor Theatre on the 25th of April at 9.30pm and the Lido Cinemas on the 28th of April at 9.00pm. Then in Brisbane at the Event Cinemas Myer Centre at the on 14th of…
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Two iconic cult-classic superheros. One In The House Night at Event Cinemas George St on April 28th! Part man. Part machine. All cop. The future of law enforcement. The classic RoboCop at 6:30pm and get ready to kick some Flash. Flash Gordon at 9:30pm. He’ll save every one of us! Join Jill from Kapow and…
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After a mostly well-received miniseries return for beloved sci-fi show The X-Files in early 2016, FOX has announced today with a teaser photo that the show will return for the 2017-18 season. Deadline reports that FOX has ordered a similar 10-episode run for the cult series, and will see the return of stars Gillian Anderson…
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Just because summer’s over doesn’t mean the fun has to stop. See these coming months through rose-coloured glasses, because thanks to Nour, those sunny summer vibes will last long into autumn and winter this year. The contemporary Lebanese restaurant in Surry Hills has just elevated happy hour, with free-flowing rosé for two hours straight, Monday…
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Since October 2016, the newly renovated doors at Chadstone Shopping Centre have been open for shoppers and tourists alike, with hundreds of new stores, restaurants, and meticulously designed architectural elements to admire. For most, the opening of Hoyts Cinema after two years gone was a big step forward for the property, especially given that the…
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We’re seated outside at Efendy in Balmain on a beautiful sunny Sunday. The courtyard has a casual atmosphere that’s friendly and inviting, extending through to the contemporary Turkish food. There’s nothing too fussy going on with everything we order, just authentic and bold flavours. With a new focus on charcoal grilling, chef Somer Sivrioglu was inspired by…
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In the last several years Paris-born Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki has had a near overnight rise to success in her acting career. A lucky break thanks to Baz Luhrmann and being cast in The Great Gatsby has resulted in a number of other large scale Hollywood productions to cast her also. However her latest project…
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Fresh from making the score for National Geographic’s Mars miniseries, Warren Ellis – acclaimed musician and member of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Grinderman and Dirty Three has just created an original score for the new Australian thriller Bad Girl. He spoke to us about his approach for this project, recently returning to the stage with Nick Cave…
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As their British tour kicks off (with our own Jack Carty) in support of their new album Almost Home, we catch up with Matthew Lowe of the Keston Cobblers’ Club to find out more about the fitting follow on record to Wildfire. Congrats on the new album! It’s fair to say that things feel a bit more stripped back on Almost…
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New Orleans-based muso Benjamin Booker is set to release his upcoming LP Witness on June 2nd via Rough Trade Records/Remote Control Records. Following up his self-titled 2014 debut, the new album fleshes out Booker’s passion for raucous, soul-infused rock’n’roll. “Right On You” is the energetic album opener, described by Booker as a song being “about the…
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There’s a definitive James Bond kind of vibe to Sun Sap‘s latest single, “Love Is Gone”. The swaggering, sun-soaked guitars are paired with a horn section, adding something special to their surf-rock vibes. The group are embarking on their first interstate tour to support the single, including playing support for The Ruminaters in Sydney. This is a…
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A criminally underrated duo, Ginger and The Ghost continue to strive forward in producing captivating music and visuals that have had us hooked time after time. Their single “Glow” is one that’s recaptured our attention and if you’ve not had the time to chuck the way of the song’s official music video – you’ve come to…
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KLP will be back on the road to ensure that your winter doesn’t mean hibernation from the cold. Instead, she’ll be encouraging fans to get out to clubs all round the country for her latest national tour – the Mix Match Tour. To be joined by a slew of special guests along the way, KLP will…
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Devon Allman is in Australia playing for Bluesfest with a couple of sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne. John Goodridge caught up with him backstage to chat about music making and recording his latest album Ride or Die”. How have you been enjoying Bluesfest? I say it on the mic and I really do mean it,…
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Stretching that live music muscle after 13 years out of the spotlight, Aussie metal legends Superheist are back with a special AAA Side release and a stack of new tour dates to boot. The brutal AAA Side features the four minute long furious offering in “Raise Hell” – the tour namesake – a great re-entry for…
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When Tigerilla and Porsches linked up to form the duo Super Cruel, of course people knew they’d be in for a good thing. With their debut single “November”, the duo employed the talents of Lisa Mitchell in properly making their mark too – the most recent result shining in the official music video for the tune, released yesterday. Directed by…
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Before there was Loving there was Sophie & The Rising Sun (well, sort of). Sophie & The Rising Sun is a romantic story and like Loving it is one that’s all about a bi-racial couple. The film is ultimately a beautiful but fictional love story where you can really sit back, relax and get lost…
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Tickets are set to be released today for the world-premiere screenings of recipients of the 2016 Lexus Short Film Fellowship. In partnership with the Sydney Film Festival, the short films will be shown at an exclusive screening and throughout the Festival itself in mid-June. This year’s filmmakers and respective short films include Anya Beyersdorf (How the Light…
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Jon (Dean O’Gorman, THE HOBBIT Trilogy, TRUMBO), a charming but out-of-luck novelist, musters the bravery needed to try and win back the love of his life by surprising her at a friend’s wedding. One problem: he’s in Auckland and the wedding is in Wellington. After a failed attempt to make the journey south in his…
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