Though it started on what seemed like uneven ground, the final season of HBOs Girls manages to not only pull the series strengths together and end on a high note but also manage to do so while remaining as imperfect and messy as it’s ever been. Even if Lena Dunham’s voice is not “your” voice,…
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Girlboss is a series that may leave viewers feeling conflicted. While it’s great to see an underdog making good and pursuing her passion it’s also hard to root for a lead character who is so inherently unlikeable. This Netflix series is ultimately like a fun ball of fairy floss, it’s pleasant enough at first bite;…
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Kinky Boots stalked onto the stage last night for its Sydney Opening Night and we loved every sparkling moment! If you’re not quite convinced you need to see this dazzling musical yet, here are our five reasons why you really ought to strap on your heels and get to it- The absolute party that Kinky…
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Let’s be real, I don’t think everybody’s completely recovered from the release of Kendrick Lamar‘s DAMN. yet. I know we’re not. Following his Easter weekend gift of an album and that Coachella performance, the online arena doesn’t know whether to be shook or woke right now but Kung Fu Kenny hasn’t waited round, instead coming through again; this time,…
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Your final chance to see The Dillinger Escape Plan on stage is coming this October, with the group outlaying their plans for their final ever run of shows in Australia. They’ve been hitting it hard on stages around the world for 20 years and with their final album Dissociation set to have The Dillinger Escape Plan going harder…
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Canadian Music Week is raring up in Toronto at the moment, with the music festival continuing through until April 23rd. There’s a great group of Australian artists who have hopped on planes out to Canada to take full advantage of the opportunity to showcase their music to a global audience and once more, they’re going to…
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Obviously, their return to Australia in 2016 for Splendour in the Grass brought At The Drive-In much acclaim and their two sideshows left crowds hungry for more out on the east coast. Today though, we can get pumped again, as the group has confirmed their next tour out to Australia is going to be kicking off…
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Returning to Australia (and hitting up NZ) this July with their stellar third album, Near to the Wild Heart of Life, are some of our favourite Canadians – Japandroids. Following incredibly well-received appearances on the east coast as well as at the Meredith and Fairgrounds festivals late last year, Brian and David are returning in a headline capacity for their…
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Melbourne has some kind of magic that breeds punk music, birthed across garages and sweaty stages. Hailing from the inner North, five-piece Clove are no exception, delivering punk that’s emotive, rhythm-driven and very 00’s tinged. Today we’re bringing you an exclusive taste of their second, and heaviest, single release, “I Saw Fire”. Vocalist Mark Jamieson brings a…
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The Cactus Channel are a Melbourne-based instrumental group who are teaming up with Ball Park Music/My Pet Radio‘s Sam Cromack on their upcoming 6-track EP, Do It For Nothing. Ahead of the release on April 21st, you can listen to the EP title track, which follows up their first single “Sorry Hills”. Going through The Cactus Channel’s…
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Sources close to popular gaming news website Eurogamer have indicated that Nintendo will follow up its wildly popular Mini NES console this year with a Mini SNES in time for Christmas.
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In some ways, it feels like Zach Braff’s involvement with Going In Style is the most interesting thing about it. Braff, now almost a decade after his tenure on Scrubs, hasn’t exactly had a perfect hit rate on the big screen. It’s not that he’s not an untalented filmmaker, it’s just his previous movies have…
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Praise Jeebus, the muscles won over the Easter long weekend, as The Fate Of The Furious, the latest film in the Fast and the Furious franchise (and the first since Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift that doesn’t feature Paul Walker) took in $10.07m in its opening week at the box office. The film has…
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When Guardians Of The Galaxy was released in 2014 it was considered a gamble, a bunch of rag-tag characters including a talking raccoon and a tree that says only three words. They were barely known outside of the comics so Marvel was taking a huge risk, but it paid off and the film was yet…
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Wendy & Lucy is a film that could be renamed “A Street Dog Named Lucy.” I tells the story of a homeless and nomadic American woman and her faithful companion, a dog named Lucy. The story is a slow character study that is lacking in characterisation, drama and detail. The story is directed by Kelly…
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Clementine Ford’s latest book Fight Like A Girl packs punches in the best possible way. The feminist commentator has penned a volume that is like a personal polemic; one that is not dissimilar to the work of Lindy West, Caitlin Moran, Tara Moss et al. Fight Like A Girl then, is another important and welcome addition to the ongoing…
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Set among the beautiful surrounds of Robertson Park in Watsons Bay, Sydney, Shakespeare By The Bay presents The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. In partnership with Bard on the Beach, Watsons Bay Hotel and the Woollahra Council, Romeo and Juliet plays out against an ocean backdrop, with the water lapping gently against the dock as…
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After watching Guardians of The Galaxy the day it hit cinemas in July of 2014 (yes, I feel older and did you know Justin Bieber is 23 now?), I said to myself “I want more, this is going to be pretty massive, I reckon that Groot Tree might be a hit as well”. My mate…
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New Orleans group Flow Tribe recently linked up with Mannie Fresh to deliver the fun, “You Know What It’s About”, taken from their new album BOSS (due out April 28th). Soaked in groove, soul and boasting a dynamic chemistry within the group that is undeniable, Flow Tribe have doled out a cracker of a tune. The six piece have…
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Paul Grierson and Chris Rieger form the duo, Simply Bushed. Their songs are powerful and emotive, and their dance nights are as famous as their epic performances themselves. Having released the single, “Raise Your Glass” on Remembrance Day last year; the single, as well as their EP Military Issues, is a tribute to those who…
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Some Belgian electro-jazz for your Tuesday, with the latest from STUFF. in “Galapagos”. The four and a half minute session we hear below is a great fusion of sounds that very much look ahead instead of looking back – it’s different and it’s exciting to sink into. The single is taken from STUFF.’s forthcoming album old dreams new planets…
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Royal Blood‘s newly announced Sydney show is sure to draw the big numbers out to the Metro Theatre this July, with the British duo’s only Australian headline date taking place ahead of their highly anticipated Splendour in the Grass appearance. Of course, we haven’t seen Royal Blood on Australian shores since 2014 and with a…
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It’s a little demoralising finding a musician who is infinitely more talented than you in plenty more areas than just music. In this instance, it’s Alex The Astronaut, the multi-talented musician, soccer player, and scientist. Smarts and sporting prowess aside, Alex The Astronaut is a seriously talented, and supremely wordy lyricist and musician. Here on…
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If, like me, you’re a stressed out over-thinker struggling with the constant sensory input of our increasingly busy lives, then you’ll find this absolute gem by MT Warning to be a much needed oasis of calm and serenity. Mikey Bee manages storytelling and imagery woven together with heart-on-sleeve lyrics, all delivered with emotive and honest…
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While he was in Australia last week for a pop-up Los Pollos Hermanos in Sydney, we sat down with the fast food chain’s proprietor Gus Fring – expertly played through Breaking Bad‘s fourth season by Giancarlo Esposito – to talk about the character’s anticipated return in the third season of the Breaking Bad prequel series…
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The name Henrietta Lacks may not mean an awful lot to some people but in reality it should be one of the most famous names in history. Lacks is responsible for revolutionising modern medicine and contributing to every recent major medical breakthrough from vaccines for polio, HPV and the flu-shot; to IVF and treatments for…
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In Public Enemy, Guy Béranger, a dangerous child murderer, is at the end of his prison sentence. His release on parole to the custody of the monks at Vielsart Abbey leads to an outcry from the nearby small village and to the rest of the country. This thrilling French-language TV series out of Belgium focuses…
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Our favourite former congresswoman, senator, vice-president and U.S. president, Selina Meyer is officially out of the oval office for season six of Veep, which returns to our screens next week. As we wait to watch what her future holds on the show we thought we’d put together a list of possible jobs for the woman who can…
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The second part of The Get Down first season (the story of the rise of Hip-Hop and reign of Disco in the 70s’ created by Baz Luhrmann) is an over-dramatic affair, hampered by an occasional inconsistent narrative and schmaltzy performances and yet, the latter half of its five part run is some of the best TV…
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The Australian Director’s Guild (ADG) has announced the nominations for their 2017 Awards, and this year the awards are guaranteed to recognise a new talent, with all five nominees in the category of Best Direction in a Feature Film having made their feature film debut. That’s Garth Davis for Lion, Simon Stone for The Daughter,…
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