A hip hop pioneer, an Australian country music legend and more have been added to the 2017 Bluesfest line up, while the full playing schedule has now also been made available! Joining on for the Easter Weekend festival is Nas, who will be joining up with New Orleans brass band The Soul Rebels for an exclusive Australian…
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Melbourne’s Josh Cashman is another talented Aussie artist set for his SXSW debut in Austin this month; ahead of all the chaos, we check in to see how the new few weeks are lined up for him! Have you played SXSW before? How are you anticipating heading to Austin? This is my first time! Excited, nervous, a whole…
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Ty Segall‘s latest, self-titled album – the ninth in his discography – starts with the dirty, riff-driven track “Break a Guitar”. It’s the perfect opener for an album full of more dirty, riff-driven tracks and sets the scene. Segall’s voice stays within an easy range and complements the rest of the instruments, with its familiar…
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Melbourne’s SAATSUMA have dropped their new music video for “Isolate” and again, we’re hooked. Exploring themes of destruction and particularly, the destructive nature of complacency, the clip has been shot by Tom Chapman – a brilliant realisation of the original concept by Memphis Kelly, Maddy Kelly and Bryce Padovan. Ahead of SAATSUMA’s tour dates this month, “Isolate” is the perfect…
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Recently, the finalists running for the annual 2017 Queensland Music Awards (QMA) were officially announced. With the aim to recognise the achievements of some of the best emerging and established Queensland musicians, the QMA consist of 14 different categories including; jazz, world, video, schools, regional, and indigenous. Chosen by a panel of over 60 music industry professionals, the…
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The era of the team-based multiplayer shooter has well and truly returned. A closed beta for Quake Champions, Bethesda’s revival of the classic id Software franchise, is, according to this morning’s press release, “expected to begin in the coming weeks,” and sign ups are now open.
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International Women’s Day is the backdrop for yet another literary award announcement, with the shortlist for the 2017 Stella Prize being unveiled to the public. The Stella Prize, named for Stella Maria Sarah ‘Miles’ Franklin, is an annual prize dedicated to celebrating Australian women’s contribution to literature and is open to both fiction and non-fiction…
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In an announcement timed to coincide with International Women’s Day, the longlist for the 2017 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction has been unveiled. Now in its 22nd year, and fourth year in partnership with Baileys, the prize celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in writing by women, in English, from around the world. Set up in…
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Just a few weeks ago the annual Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants were announced, heralding culinary perfection throughout some of the most famous foodie destinations in the world. Millions of restaurants were up for considerations as always, and while only one could top the entire list, it’s obviously an enormous deal to be recognised as one…
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After years of bouncing around between pop-ups, the queue-magnet that is Burgers by Josh has finally settled into a permanent groove. Returning to where it all began, Greenwood Plaza, Josh Arthur and his team have joined new concept café Blue 36 as the latest to open doors at the shopping hub’s refreshed food court, joining…
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“It’s Always Adventure Time”, a bacon pancake doughnut, is the latest creation from the ever-busy folk at hole-in-the-wall chain Doughnut Time, the result of a partnership between the iconic animated show, Cartoon Network, and the popular Aussie franchise. To mark the arrival of “Adventure Time Live” Doughnut Time are offering this beauty, which is made…
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The Oh Yeah Wow team have been behind some intriguing and entertaining pieces of film for the likes of Gotye and The Paper Kites in the past, but most recently, their attention has been turned to the story of a woman and her love for a parasite. The brains behind Millington‘s music video for “Being”, in competition at SXSW…
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Elle Graham, aka Woodes, is headed to Austin for her first SXSW, despite being well-seasoned traveller to the US, this month. Already an exciting name on the Australian scene, Woodes’ music is bound to go down a treat with the Americans as part of the strong alternative and electronic contingent of Australians set to be on…
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Melbourne artist Nussy has come back kicking with her new music video for her tune, “Hard As Diamonds”. Taking cues from the trippy and haunting Stranger Things, the piece is glitchy, distorted and edgy; as we’ve heard from Nussy before, she has the capability of harnessing her own energy within the indie electronic sphere. “Hard As Diamonds” pushes…
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You may already know that Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands is hitting stores this week. But did you know that some of the stories and missions in the game revolve around true stories and some scary and amazing characters from Bolivia? To tell us more about these real-life stories, the release of the game is…
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Grab a box of eggos (or your nearest waffle substitute) and crack out the Dungeons And Dragons kids, coz Supanova Pop Culture Expo has us going to the Upside Down! In massive guest announcement news for their Sydney and Perth tour in June this year, Millie Bobby Brown and David Harbour, stars from the hugely…
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The first season of Judd Apatow‘s LOVE wasn’t the most hyped series of Netflix’s roster, but regardless it proved a refreshing take on what a romantic comedy series could be. For the most part, it leaned away from the tropes and kept the focus not on this idealised way we expect romance to be, but…
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It should come as little surprise that the highly-anticipated “final” Wolverine film, Logan, should do so well in its premiere week. The film shot straight up to no. 1 at the box office and earneda massive $7.85m in the process. This is Hugh Jackman’s last foray as Logan/Wolverine, and it’s been well reported that he and director James…
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Today, iconic Speaker manufacturer Sonos have unveiled their latest speaker, the PLAYBASE (read more about that HERE). I had the chance to test out the system last month at Sonos HQ in Boston, and while I was there I sat down with Sono’s director of platform strategies, Michael Papish, who, in his own words, “works…
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When Sonos announce a new speaker, the whole world takes notice. This is a company that has spent the last 15 years focused on quality over quantity, with years of R&D behind every new speaker that hits the shelves. In fact, as of today, this is their entire range of products: On the bottom left…
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In its opening moments Chimerica greets us with the back of its full cast, each in the vise of the iconic image “Tank Man”. Together they move, whipping their shopping bags in defiance. It is the precursor to the essence of this play: the enigma that is the Tank Man and his shopping bags. It is…
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A new stage production of William Golding‘s Lord of the Flies will be performed at the Arts Centre Melbourne (State Theatre), from 5th to 9th April 2017, after a comprehensive audition process that finally cast 23 boys from across Victoria to form the ensemble cast. This new adaptation of the popular novel has been developed…
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Another day, another impractical frankenfood. It’s easy to be cynical about “made for Instagram” food, but indulging in the ridiculousness of it all is far too tempting. We’ve had sushi burritos, cruffins, ice cream burgers, pizza cones; now we have Sushi Doughnuts. It seems L.A restaurant Project Poke sparked this new culinary perversion, one which…
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The Morrison Bar & Oyster Room are back with Crab Carnival and this year is set to be their biggest yet. Now in its fourth year, the Carnival will be a celebration of all things crustacean for 28 days, beginning Monday 20th March until Sunday 16th April. Chef Sean Connolly, The Morrison Bar & Oyster Room and…
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Matt Moran’s Woollahra restaurant Chiswick turns five this month, and to celebrate the venue is organising a full month of events. Since opening in 2012, the restaurant has attempted to be the leaders in paddock-to- plate dining. For a start, Chiswick is bringing back their popular take on an old classic, the Chiswick Bombe (Alaska). The lime and…
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The Griswolds are coming home. At least, momentarily. Back in the country a few months ago for a sporadic few shows in the lead up to the release of their sophomore album High Times for Low Lives, the now predominantly US-based Sydneysiders have dropped a national Aussie tour for fans who’ve been dutifully hanging out for…
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Russian band Tesla Boy premiered their single for “Circles” last year to much acclaim, and now its music video is being featured amongst a special selection of clips from around the world at the 2017 SXSW Film & Music Festival in Austin, Texas, for their annual Music Video Competition. In advance of the festival screenings,…
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I almost didn’t want to write this review. Something about the idea of trying to sum this performance up with words repulsed me. It seemed pretentious, inauthentic and completely at odds with what I experienced on Friday night at an unassuming little bar named Jive in Adelaide. Wanderers, formerly known as the Wasted Wanderers, are…
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During their recent time spent in New York, Gang of Youths dropped by the City Winery for a special cellar session for One on One. Joji and David perform “The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows”, The Positions album cut “Kansas” before closing the session with a cover of U2‘s “With or Without You”. For any fan, you know you want in on this. Now based…
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Armed with their new single “Get Around”, Sydney’s Brother Brad are primed for an exciting few months ahead. Recorded out of their home studio in Newtown, the band has continued to refine their reggae/soul brand of music into this tune that is catchy as hell. Vocal harmonies and the melody work on this tune will ensure that…
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