Around 30 stallholders will soon come together to celebrate Newtown’s unique, cultural and eclectic offering of drinks, food and the pub scene. The event returns for its fourth year to showcase the areas community spirit and party vibe. On Sunday the 8th of October guest can expect to relish in the likes of Bloodwood, Bovine…
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Across the Carriageworks multi-art precinct this September, Sydney Contemporary will have a lineup of food and drink menus for the art-loving public to enjoy each day of the fair. Kylie Kwong of Billy Kwong and Mike McEnearney of Kitchen by Mike have been announced as two of the pop-up restaurants to be featured amidst the…
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Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is developed by Ninja Theory, the team that brought you games such as Heavenly Sword and Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. While these games are exceptional examples within the third person action genre, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice stands out as a monstrous cut above the rest.
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Defeating Terror is a behind the scenes look at the hunt for the Bali bombers. Although, given the nature of the book, many of the names and situations, have been altered for legal reasons. The author, David Craig, was a senior officer in the Australian Federal Police (AFP), he has trained with international forces including the…
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Modern Jesus is an intriguing new play that reminds us that you only need a tiny spark to start a raging inferno. It is thought-provoking look at what it means to be 20-something in Australia today, although the themes would resonate with audiences anywhere in the West. But a couple of things hold it back…
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In the realm of Ellest a toxic and dangerous mist swarms across the land. Here, magic is forbidden, and those who practice it are disappearing. Drinking to dampen her emerging and unwanted powers, and to forget a turbulent past, nineteen year old Bleak plans to remain firmly out of the firing line. But when the…
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It’s been almost a year since the last time we first walked through the glossy brass doors of QT Melbourne, and up the sapphire blue stairs to Pascale Bar & Grill. While our last visit focused on the luxurious venue’s food offerings, this time we decided to sample their seasonally updated cocktail menu. Built adjacent…
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It’s been their hidden secret since the luxury property opened last year, but now the luxurious Art-Deco Primus Hotel in Sydney CBD has decided to share their New York inspired Level Seven rooftop bar with the wider public. Focused on positioning the urban oasis as a stylish champagne and cocktail destination, the heritage hotel will…
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This weekend Sydney is getting a back-alley restaurant dedicated to buffalo wings and ice cold tinnies. Opening August 26th, Wings X Tins will open its doors to serve insane chicken wings and the biggest collection of ice cold tinnies. Wings X Tins is the product of two wing obsessed mates, Anthony MacFarlane & Alfredo Perez,…
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The Entertainment Quarter, in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, has welcomed an Italian favourite Fratelli Fresh to join the precinct. Rockpool Dining Group brings this 300-seat indoor-outdoor restaurant to life with an inviting open kitchen and, beer and wine garden. “The Entertainment Quarter is the perfect, convenient location for one of our largest Fratelli Fresh yet,” says…
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Dementia is a truly terrifying condition, one that attacks the very sense of self. It affects not only the sufferer but also those closest to them in the most distressing of ways. In Sydney Theatre Company’s production of The Father this distress is both portrayed and felt keenly, even when the play itself deliberately makes…
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Adelaide songwriter Naomi Keyte joins us in Sydney next week to help us celebrate 9 years in the game, set to perform on a live music line up that boasts both BOAT SHOW and Bad Pony. That’s three very different artists on one bill and we can’t wait. For Keyte, 2017 has seen her step back into the…
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Taking a galactic approach, Sydney’s Gaspar Sanz bring us their new music video for “Watch You Go”. Taken from the band’s self-titled debut EP, the song itself builds on great electronic production, while the guitar and vocals highlight the same type of swag bands like The Delta Riggs inspire. The clip itself screens like an old…
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The ‘Fist Full of Rock’ tour Hoodoo Gurus, You Am I, Jebediah and Adalita are all performing on kicks off in Adelaide tonight before continuing up the east coast into early September, a prime opportunity for Australian rock fans to get a dose of some of the country’s best. Ahead of the tour, I connect with Gurus guitarist Brad Shepherd as…
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Melbourne’s Tempus Sun have been attacking 2017 confidently after what was an impressive 2016. Taking out the Melbourne Music Bank initiative for last year and since then, making more of a presence for themselves on the local scene, the group have released their self-titled debut EP today! The music these guys exude is euphoric and rich…
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The ARIA Awards are changing things up slightly for 2017, as first reported by The Music Network. Two categories for this year’s awards have had their eligibility criteria changed after feedback from members dictated the need for a shift, affecting the Best Jazz Album and Song of the Year categories. The new criteria for Best…
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When I was younger, after Saturday sport, if I’d played well and scored a goal, my Dad would give me dollar to buy something from the canteen. Without failure, I’d buy a bag of mixed lollies. Mainly because it was great value, but also because you never knew what you were going to get until…
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Adelaide’s Timberwolf has been shining over the last year, becoming a steadfast favourite on the Australian tour circuit, while his music has continued to develop and display different facets of Chris Panousakis‘ artistry. He’s gone from evocative broodiness to confidently melodic and buoyant as he looks ahead to the follow up record from 2015’s Flux EP and well, we’re…
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Melbourne’s punk scene is revered, and with good reason. There’s a certain something to the punk bands that it breeds – it’s not quite a particular sound, look, message nor attitude, but a kind of amalgamation. White Vans fall into that quintessentially Melbourne sound, and today we’re bringing you an exclusive listen of their debut EP, Economic Trends….
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This week it was announced that The National were to be returning to Australian shores early next year. The shows are going to be some of the band’s biggest in the country, taking in the Sydney Opera House, Brisbane’s Riverstage and the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne and will serve as a great introduction of…
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Australia has had a long standing love affair with Doctor Who and thanks to Oz Comic Con we’ll get the opportunity to meet one of its most popular companions. Jenna Coleman best known as Clara Oswald aka the Impossible Girl will be heading down under and appearing at OzCC’s Brisbane (23-24th Sept) and Sydney (30th…
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Marc Laidlaw, the writer behind the immortal PC games Half-Life, Half-Life 2 and many of their expansions, appears to have provided closure one of the video game industry’s most infamous cliffhangers. A post on Laidlaw’s blog, titled “Epistle 3”, showed up earlier today and appears to describe in detail the plot for what would have been the long awaited Half-Life…
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Set in 1814, Taboo follows James Keziah Delaney (Tom Hardy), a man who has been to the ends of the earth and comes back irrevocably changed. Believed to be long dead, he returns home to London from Africa to inherit what is left of his father’s shipping empire and rebuild a life for himself. However,…
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Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is adding a Season Pass to roll out its post-launch content. The pass, which can be picked up for US$19.99 will net you a few goodies the moment the game launches next week with more to follow in the coming months.
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Ali’s Wedding is an entertaining and moving comedy, based on the almost unbelievable true story from co-writer and star Osamah Sami, brought to life by some of Australia’s top cinema talent. It’s a unique and charming look at the life of a young Australian Muslim as he balances his hopes and dreams for life and…
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Audiences are still into creepy dead-eyed children’s toys, so Annabelle: Creation stays in the no.1 spot for the 2nd week in a row. Earning $1.52m this week, it has also made $4.58m since its theatrical debut in theatres. New to the box office this week is the Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba sci-fi The Dark Tower. Based on the Stephen…
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Matterfall comes to us from developers Housemarque, who brought you addictive arcade experiences such as Resogun and Super Stardust. Matterfall returns in the same spirit, mixing challenging combat and platforming with great effect.
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Our home grown, Grammy award-winning music producer, Flume, will be joining American DJ, Marshmello to headline Australia’s longest running electronic dance festival, ZoukOut in Singapore. ZoukOut, which is also Asia’s largest beachfront dance festival, will kick off on December 8, and runs until 8am on December 9 – making it the only dusk-to-dawn dance festival…
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Celebrating 65 years of Parisian Glamour and inspired by the endless theme of femininity and sophistication, Australian audiences are currently experiencing the tantalising Parisian cultural phenomenon of Crazy Horse Paris for the first time ever as Forever Crazy is high kicking its way through Melbourne, Perth, Sydney and Canberra. Featuring the best of acts from…
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Make Nice have announced its full program for the Sydney based annual real-life conference for, by and about creative women. The Un-conference for Creative Women will run over three days from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th of September. The full program line up features a range of inspirational women including Stanislava Pinchuk (Miso), Ann Friedman, Anna…
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