Sydney’s State Theatre will be transported by the atmosphere and excitement of Parisian-themed revue Cabaret De Paris when a parade of exquisitely bejewelled international entertainers reveal all (nearly all) with 2 shows only on Saturday the 30th of June. Cabaret De Paris is a stage spectacular celebrating old-fashioned showgirl glamour mixed with the skill of…
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Round and round the Brisbane Ferris Wheel goes, why tourists pay $30 to ride it nobody knows. At least, that’s what occurred to me while watching the visual piece in the background set the backdrop for TAM and Metro Arts latest production – Wheel of Fortune. Loosely based on the Austrian play La Ronde, which…
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The Priscilla Queen Of The Desert film is on the verge of celebrating its silver anniversary and the stage show has also been entertaining audience for ten years. The iconic silver bus recently returned to old Sydney town with star Tony Sheldon, who has been entertaining audiences as Bernadette in various productions of the live…
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Ever wondered what it’s like to be the most talked about person in Australia? How to go about becoming a social media sensation? Or what women who work in scientific professions really feel about gender balance? These are just some of the things pondered by some of Australia’s leading minds, all of whom are appearing…
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“Big, bold and full of nuanced visual cues” is how Nike are describing their latest collaboration with Off-White and famed designed Virgil Abloh. The forthcoming collection, which channels Abloh’s perspective on the world’s most popular sport, football. Following a similar collection by Nike and Kim Jones, artistic director of Dior Homme, Abloh’s “Football, Mon Amour”…
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“We’re always looking to think outside the square when it comes to product development”, said Chief Marketing Officer of Boost Juice Joanne Bradley. And outside of the square they have most certainly thought this time, with the ubiquitous juice brand introducing new flavour The Vegemite Boost. It obviously contains Australia’s most divisive (to non-Australians anyway;…
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Over the past two years, Sydney act Brother Brad have been simmering away, slowly but surely concocting the tracks that, when pieced together, make up their debut EP, Get Around. Celebrating the release of the EP, the now six-piece band played to a full Lansdowne crowd, in front of friends, family and a loyal local…
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Shortly after emerging from Soundcloud obscurity within the past year or so, elusive musician H.E.R has surely become one of the most exciting new artists in popular music. Her voice, equal parts silky and slick, is matched by the excellent songwriting that can be found all throughout her self-titled EPs Volume 1 and 2, two…
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I have a long history of dissatisfaction with desk chairs. I break them very easily, and its never because I mistreated them. I use them as a day-to-day work prop this is apparently too much to ask because within six-to-nine months, they’re sagging and bent in ways that suggest my 95kg frame is much heavier…
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The “created by locals, for locals” Bar 31 has been revealed as the newest edition to the immensely luxurious and eye-catching Shangri-La At The Shard in London. Intentionally located at the base of the towering high-end hotel, the bar is now the closest drinking spot to London Bridge Station and will waste no time in…
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Port Stephens is one of the most valuable road trips available to those living in New South Wales. The quintessential Aussie scene of laid-back beaches and copious hiking trials has long been a magnet for both domestic and international tourists looking to soak up the scene outside of a major city. The harbour’s eastern most…
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Following much acclaim with outlets across Sydney, world renowned ramen brand Ippudo has finally uncovered their long-awaited Melbourne expansion. Debuting in April at QV, Ippudo has arrived with their signature Japanese options, most importantly highlighting the legacy of famed ramen chef Shigemi Kawahara who many credit with the rise of tonkotsu. Melbourne’s first ever Ippudo…
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Earlier this year, Haymarket icon i>Market City unveiled a refinement to their Asian food scene, sweeping things over and moving towards a curated collection of restaurants dubbed 1909 Dining Precinct. Now the popular destination hosts eight deluxe Asian restaurants, in addition to its over food offerings which include long-standing Yum Cha favourite The Eight and…
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After the successful launch of Milk N Sugar last year, the artisan dessert-only food festival is back this year, once again setting up at Overseas Passenger Terminal for the weekend of 8th to 10th June. As it coincides with Vivid Sydney, last year’s debut was unsurprisingly popular – especially with it’s $2 entry fee –…
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Solange didn’t know if she’d make it to Sydney for her run of Vivid shows. Standing atop the stairs set up in the middle of the Opera House’s Concert Hall, she walked back and forth while telling the sold out crowd that there was a moment back in October where she seriously thought performing would be a…
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As I write this, the thudding beats of “Until The Dark” – the album closer for The Presets‘ new record Hi Viz – are still ringing out in my head. Over the course of almost seven minutes, Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes explore heavy, pulsating electronic territory that pulls each thread of the album together flawlessly. Of course, there was much…
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Understandably, the chance to record and bring music to life at a studio as iconic as Abbey Road Studios would be one many musicians would jump at, should it be on offer. For Tenderfoot, the opportunity indeed came calling, with the band heading into the studio to record their new album, To Be Young. While the whole process…
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During Adelaide’s annual Umbrella: Winter City Sounds event this year and running in conjunction with the AIR Awards this July, the second edition of the Scouted mini festival will be taking over the west end of the city – with a stacked line up of local talent to boot. Taking place on July 27th, the likes of Blush…
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Melbourne’s Cool Out Sun combines four of the city’s best performers and through 2017 and already in 2018, they’ve been striking a chord with music lovers in this city for conjuring irresistible beats and a live presence that urges the crowd to move with each one. Their latest single “Fire For (Fire Four)” is a combination…
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I have bloviated at length on this website about my upbringing as a Sega kid. While the SNES dominated the market, those of us who chose the Sega life knew we had a machine with true gems among its library. The arcade-centric counterpart to the SNES’ far broader appeal, the Mega Drive did its own…
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Its 2018. Various countries are celebrating pay equality, women empowerment movements are everywhere but yet, the video games industry has yet to catch up. While we are here, be it in the media or development-side, there aren’t nearly enough of us. Despite what you hear, the video games industry is still very much a man’s…
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Continuous golden beaches flow down the coast in either direction into a horizon of shipping barges coming and going. “We are different in that we have this laid-back surf culture that mixes with the working class, pub-rocking theme and somehow at this mix comes unique things. It’s such an amazing city because it’s so dynamic,”…
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