According to the contestants on this year’s series of Masterchef, 30 minutes is not long enough to infuse a dish with the flavour punch the judges are looking for. But it’s more than enough time for the cast and crew of SLUT, on now at the Old Fitz theatre. This whirlwind of a play is…
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The sequel to the 2015 smash comedy Daddy’s Home has received its first trailer and it’s a star studded affair that’s shaping up to be hilarious. Sean Anders directs again as Dusty (Mark Wahlberg) and Brad (Will Ferrell) join forces to provide their kids with the perfect Christmas. Their newfound partnership is put to the test when…
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Queens of the Stone Age have well and truly started whipping up the excitement surround their return to Australia for Splendour with the release of their new single, “The Way You Used To Do”. The first cut from their highly anticipated new album Villains (produced by Mark Ronson, so there you go…), the single is a solid return…
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Purple Sneakers have been, over the last eleven years, elevated to royal status when it comes to keeping Sydney’s nightlife pumping…especially now in the face of current adversity. When the collective and music blog celebrated a huge 10 years in the game last year as part of VIVID Sydney, the lines of people eager to get into…
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Now enjoying the Spanish sunshine, having recently relocated to Barcelona, Julia Jacklin keeps on delivering some classically winning vibes with her new single, “Eastwick”. The release comes off the back of her nothing-but-successful Australian tour and ahead of some incredible international festival appearances including Glastonbury, Newport Folk and FYF Fest. Before she returns to Australia for Splendour…
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Keen to get yourself to SXSW this year as a showcasing artist? You’ve got your chance, with applications opening online this June 26th. SXSW enters its 31st year in 2018 and this March, celebrated another wildly successful year in Austin, Texas. Out of the 240 bands who submitted applications, 70 bands were invited. Over 40 bands from Australia…
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The National Indigenous Music Awards has unveiled its line up for its 2017 ceremony and for another year running, the Darwin event has shown itself to be one of Australian music’s shining lights on the annual calendar. At the Darwin Amphitheatre, the crowd celebrates the country’s Indigenous talent under stars, in a tropical vibe unlike any…
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Who likes paying huge amounts of money for tickets, am I right? With some of the year’s biggest tours under their belt, the Mushroom Group have bended to a desire to act as Santa to many music fans, opening up their annual Golden Ticket competition for another year. Fancy this: access to a year’s worth of tickets to…
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For fans of the long-running Hitman series, last month’s revelation at that publisher Square Enix was parting ways with developer IO Interactive came as a shock. What would happen to the Hitman IP that IO created? Would the rights remain at Square Enix? Would IO Interactive collapse? An open letter from IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak indicates…
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I got to know Panasonic’s brand new flagship mirrorless camera for two weeks. At first we eyed each other dubiously — a full-frame freak and a mirrorless crop? How could we ever get along? But as we got to know each other, I fell more and more in love with its ease of use, its…
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It’s nothing we haven’t seen before, from Groundhog Day to recent teen drama Before I Fall, a character wakes up to the same day repeated, every day, trying to convince everyone around them they’re in a time loop. But what if you woke up to the same day, straight after your murder? That’s the question…
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Audacious is definitely the right word to start with when it comes to describing the Mathieu Denis and Simon Lavoie-directed Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves. At 180 minutes, it’s a leviathan of a film that often comes across as equal parts provocative and indecipherable. The central narrative here centers on…
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My overriding impression of Destiny 2, admittedly accrued from a period of only thirty minutes, is that it is very similar to the original Destiny. This assertion will be cause for either concern or elation depending on how much you already like Destiny.
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Making his directorial debut, penning the script and holding the starring role, Austrian actor Josef Hader has impressed festivals around the world with the dark comedy Wild Mouse – which has had its Australian premiere this week as part of the Sydney Film Festival. The film stars Hader as Georg, a classical music critic who…
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You can tell the moment that Tina Del Twist (Wes Snelling) lurches out onto stage, with a bottle clutched in her hand, knocking over several props along the way, that this is going to be a wild ride. Introducing her band, visible to only Tina, she reminisces about her recent “world tour”, which we suspect…
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Put on your best ABBA outfits because Porpoise Spit’s most iconic export Muriel Heslop is back, and this time she’s singing! A new musical adaption of one of Australia’s most beloved films, Muriel’s Wedding, hits the stage this November and after a long and exhaustive search the new Muriel has been found! Newcomer Maggie Mckenna…
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June is married to Leo, but she’s also having an affair with his twin brother Rob, and her personal trainer Hellmut. And a Catholic priest, John. Leo, meanwhile, is sleeping with Rob’s sister Michelle, his therapist Dr Shaw, as well as the family au pair Melissa. On top of all of this, June and Leo…
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Lincoln le Fevre & the Insiders have captured our attention with their new single, “Undone”. The new release from the group, which comes ahead of some much anticipated tour dates, is evocative and gritty; the vocals are undeniable charming and smooth to listen to, while the music positions itself as one of the group’s most well-rounded and strongest sounding…
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Drown This City are continuing to generate that hype machine surrounding their July tour with the release of a new music video, this time for “Bend/Break”. Created by the talented team at Sink or Swim Productions, the music video positions the band right in the surrounds of Melbourne, following vocalist Alex Reade through the city back to a…
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The full programming for Little BIGSOUND has been released today and when it comes to representing the emerging local scene in Brisbane and the artists who remain at the forefront of exciting as hell music, the conference has definitely got attendees covered. The one day conference returns on July 29th, aimed at 15-25 year olds to…
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The Killers are definitely back on radar. Their new single, “The Man”, has been released and it’s been described as ‘the most infectious pop song of their already accomplished career’. Some good and obvious PR spin, you might say. But when you listen to the song, can’t deny it, “The Man” goes in. From the bass…
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Returning for its third year, Adelaide’s Stonecutters party has upped its own ante in ensuring the punters don’t leave the Queen’s Theatre without a single bead of sweat having been shed. Last year’s event saw the likes of Dune Rats, Alex Lahey, High Tension and West Thebarton Brothel Party run havoc at the iconic venue, while 2017 will see some…
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The Bombay Royale has returned guns a-blazing with their new single premiering today, “Ballygange”. As part of their triumphant third studio album Run Kitty Run, “Ballygange” is fuelled by vibrancy, a distinctly 80’s vibe and all of that brash confidence that The Bombay Royale have become known for, especially when it has come to their live performances….
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I don’t think I’m alone in saying that I still think of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag‘s naval combat as being of the greatest things to ever come out of that series. Taking part in roaring battles on the high seas, plundering ruined vessels and discovering tiny islands filled with treasure — it was kind of…
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When Ubisoft announced that their long-running Assassin’s Creed would be taking a year off to afford the team some extra time for development, I was all for it. The series had needed a break for a long while. So to say I was excited to see what an extra year of development has been able to…
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Oh god, this game is so going to be banned in Australia. Yesterday I spent half an hour with the upcoming sequel to Ubisoft’s successful South Park RPG The Stick of Truth and based on the sequence I was shown … yeah, there’s no way this thing gets through the OFLC unscathed.
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Lazily touted in headlines as “The Hangover for women” by writers who couldn’t possibly find another film to compare it to from the last decade (Bachelorette or Bridesmaids immediately come to mind, both of which were also compared to The Hangover at the time of release – hell, even Bad Moms was!), Rough Night is…
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Starring a cast of big comedy names like Keegan-Michael Key, Cobie Smulders, and Billy Eichner, Netflix‘s latest series Friends From College looks to be a fun fueled comedy with it’s fair share of drama. Following a group of friends who have become disconnected since college, Friends From College explores the balance between their relationships and…
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Six female-led projects have now become funding recipients of Screen Australia and News Digital Networks Australia’s With Her In Mind Network‘s initiative Doco180, a new project aimed to promote social media-friendly documentaries designed to make the viewer ‘do a 180’ on a topic relevant to Australian women, in 180 seconds. The documentaries selected to be part…
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As we’ve seen in the lead up to its announce trailer, Far Cry 5‘s premise is a timely one — a church of religious fundamentalists in an isolated town in middle America who wish to remake their nation in their bold new vision of conservativism. That’s where you and your arsenal of weapons come in.
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