Following on from the announcement that Courtney Barnett will be performing her only scheduled theatre show for the year in support of Patti Smith and Her Band in Melbourne, Bluesfest has now revealed that the Melbourne songwriter and performer will be heading to Byron Bay for a special festival show on Easter Thursday this year. 2016 was…
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Few indie-rock bands can stick it out for over a decade and remain as prevalent and charming as they were at the beginning. The Shins are proving themselves to be one of those bands. Maybe you’re like myself and nod fondly to the day your adolescent ears first let James Mercer’s sunny vocals teach you…
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As a long-time fan of The Living End it was with great delight that I had the chance to have a chat with drummer-extraordinaire, Andy Strachan, about their seventh album, Shift, life on the road, and the fear of Meatloafing. Firstly, congratulations on the latest album; it’s a killer, I think. Thank you, that’s good…
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King Roger, or Krol Roger, is a rarely performed Polish opera that takes you inside the conflicted mind of the King as he battles with the seduction of a hedonistic Shepard/God. And by “takes you inside” it means quite literally, for the main stage is a giant head- the hollowed back forming stairs and platforms…
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In the 1980s, Sydney gangs found a new blood sport – hunting gays. From February 21st to March 4th , Fairly Lucid Productions will present the gripping production, Member, a powerful look into the gay hate crime epidemic that blighted Sydney’s coastline during the 1980s and 1990s. Member follows the story of former gang member,…
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Take chefs who’ve earned their individual chops at the likes of Momofuku Seiobo, Quay and Master and put them all in the kitchen together. You’d expect greatness right? Right. By all accounts that’s what you’ll find at their collective Penrith venture, Burger Head. Yep, you may have guessed from the name that this is yet…
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As part of their international spirits ambassador programme, luxury spirits company William Grant & Sons have selected Australian award-winning bartender Richard Blanchard as their 100th ambassador. Appointed as the Glenfiddich Ambassador after working for the brand as a “whisky specialist” for the past three years, Blanchard will be responsible for growing the iconic single-malt Scotch…
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An upbeat and bright breakfast & brunch venue has recently arrived in Toorak from the same team behind Denis the Menace and St Edmonds. Grange Road Egg Shop is the name, and with a menu designed by Aleksander Nitecki (best known for his work at Yotam Ottolenghi) it’s bringing something playful and inventive to the…
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New owners have seen a few changes going down at St Kilda favourite Pizza E Birra, with the restaurant now fashioned as Melbourne’s very first pizza and seafood bar. “We are thrilled with the opportunity to take over such an iconic venue and to continue the wonderful tradition of quality wood-fired pizza and beer”, said…
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Picture yourself at the edge of a rainforest, standing in the sun, eager to embark on a trek. Signs point you towards the path and provide helpful information about the journey soon to be undertaken. As you progress down the track, the canopy begins to close over you. New sounds emerge to drown out the…
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Marking the band’s first live appearances since 2014, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds hit the road earlier this month on an extensive tour of Australia and New Zealand, off the back of their sixteenth studio record, Skeleton Tree. Tonight this landed them in Sydney for the first of two shows at the ICC Sydney…
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The Keep Sydney Open rally originally scheduled to be commencing tomorrow (complete with Flight Facilities DJing) in Kings Cross has been cancelled by the NSW Government and the Police Commissioner – in the wake of Mike Baird‘s resigning from his role this week, it would have been a perfect time to hit the streets and protest the crippling…
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With The Great Escape only a few months away from kicking off in Brighton for another year, more information surrounding the event’s conference branch have emerged. The 2017 convention will be taking place across two venues over two days, with discussions and panel sessions focusing on music media, music exporting, royalties and the impact of drugs…
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It’s Friday, we all are craving another weekend of chilling out in the sunshine (while it lasts) and to take us into it is a sweet little cut of roots/reggae, courtesy of the Sunshine Coast’s Bearfoot. The music video for their latest cut, “Could Be Worse”, is here ahead some unmissable shows in February and March…
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Amanda Palmer. Always honest, never one to shy away from the provocative or the controversial, the artist has always been about sharing her truth and constructing an artistic environment that not only encourages creativity and eclecticism, but pushes boundaries. Currently in Australia for a run of shows that have seen her take to festival and…
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Wallace was one of those voices we heard in 2016, snapped our heads back round and mused, ‘Where did she come from?!’. Luckily, she is most definitely here to stay. The FBi SMAC Award nominee was the third most played artist on triple j Unearthed last year, now has a lucrative publishing deal with Mushroom Music…
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Are you still coming down from UNIFY 2017? To keep the vibes from the festival pulsating that little bit longer, Northlane have dropped a new video for their track “Intuition”, a song the group premiered during their show. The video, filmed by Jason Eshragian encapsulates the band’s energy and the bond they clearly share with their crowd, regardless of the environment….
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Huge one for Courtney Barnett fans – your girl is set to support the iconic Patti Smith and her band at her final Australian date in Melbourne in April. Smith and her band will be in the country for a long-awaited tour including some unmissable Bluesfest festival shows – all shows of which have completely sold out….
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Chances are likely that you’ve heard “Already Home” over the course of this month on the j’s. The lady behind the catchy tune, Alex The Astronaut, brought the song to Enmore Park in Sydney recently, kicking off the AU Sessions for 2017! Back home for the summer and some select shows on the east coast, the singer is…
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ICYMI, the Client Liaison boys are hitting the road for their biggest headline tour yet. With their debut album Diplomatic Immunity doing the roads (quite brilliantly, we’ll add), the Melbourne band are due to embark on their national album tour in just a few months. Taking Luke Million on the road with them, Client Liaison will be showcasing…
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It’s been almost 12 years since Rebellion Developments released the first title in what would become the Sniper Elite series, a franchise which was has improved in ways both noticeable and welcome as the years have gone on. The franchise continues this February with Sniper Elite 4, the follow-up to 2014’s Sniper Elite 3, which came closer to…
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Following the cliffhanger at the end of Season 7, Stirling Archer seems to have wound up in a coma, and in a season arch inspired by something like Life on Mars or Wizard of Oz, we’re going to be entering Archer’s “Dreamland” and going “noir” with the whole cast entering an alternate 1947 universe. Watch…
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Are you excited? We’re excited. The 2017 St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival is almost here, though those lucky Singapore festival lovers will see the tour kick off in their neck of the woods this weekend. For those of us with a little while still to wait, don’t even sweat it – the official set times are here to…
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Now in its third year, the Sydney Psych Fest returns with more confidence and primo artists than before. Taking place at The Factory Theatre on February 25th, the likes of Carsick Cars, WHITE+ and Flyying Colours are some incredibly artists from around the country including Unity Floors, Dreamtime, Dead Radio and Grinding Eyes. Meniscus by dead radio With a reputation as Australia’s premiere independent boutique…
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It took three LPs and an EP for Natalie Mering aka Weyes Blood to finally make it to Australia, with the American musician making her debut on our shores earlier tonight at Sydney Festival’s Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent. Unaccompanied o our country by her usual band, she enlisted the help of a group of fantastic local…
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Bonobo released album number six in Migration last year and, eagerly, we put our mitts all over it and have been sinking into those lush sounds all week. Today, he has shared the official music video for recent single “No Reason”, which features Nick Murphy (fka Chet Faker). Inspired by Birdman and Alice In Wonderland, the music video is trippy, playing on…
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APRA AMCOS have released their shortlist for the 2017 APRA Song of the Year, with 20 Aussie songwriters making it to the final round, as voted by APRA AMCOS songwriter and publisher members. Newcomers Amy Shark, Julia Jacklin, Tash Sultana and D.D Dumbo enter the shortlist for the first time, while A.B. Original and Flume lead the Top 20 charge with two nominated songs featuring…
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The timing is kinda blissful for this one – with the resignation Casino Mike Baird being made public today, we’re even more stoked to share the details of the second Old Mate’s Block Party, headed for the Factory in Marrickville on January 28th! Inspired by a drive to bring more music fans out and experience…
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With a new year of music already well underway, we’re looking down the barrel of an exciting 12 months of international and Australian releases, that much is obvious. While 2016 introduced us to some of our now-favourite artists who really took off in their own way, we also twigged to some bands and solo musos…
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Based on the true story of Saroo Brierley and his book A Long Way Home, this week’s anticipated release Lion takes its audience on the beautiful, emotional journey of Saroo; lost in India as a young child, raised in Tasmania, forever desperate to find his way back home. Starring Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire) as the…
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