Day: 24 September 2019

Album Review: Heavy Metal Rules is more of the same from California’s Steel Panther

It’s definitely fair to say Steel Panther aren’t for everyone. But for every heavy and hair metal hater, and for all those who’d rather not mix parody with punk, there’s a loyal Steel Panther fan to balance it all out, and with latest album Heavy Metal Rules, the California rockers are happily continuing to cater…

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Exclusive Single Premiere: Okay Dane “God Complex” (2019)

Neck-twisting, toe-tapping alt-rockers Okay Dane have served up the first single from their new EP Alienation. Ambitiously titled “God Complex”, the brand new single wastes absolutely no time in dipping back in the hard and fast vibe of 90s rock, hot wheeling towards chaos and catharsis. “[the song] is all about being taken advantage of…

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Track of the Day: Georgia June “Try Again” (2019)

Sydney’s Georgia June recently dropped the video for latest single “Try Again“, following on from previous track “Prove Myself“. A melodic musing on the dangers of toxic friendship, we’re excited to share “Try Again” with you all as today’s Track of the Day. With a heap of tour dates in support of the single, and…

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Fantastic Fest Review: Koko-di Koko-da should satisfy enthusiasts of surreal horror films

What a strange little arthouse horror flick Koko-di Koko-da is.  What starts out as a relatively straight-forward tale of a once-happy family trying to maintain a sense of worth before breaking down entirely, quickly descends into an experiment of madness, one that is often repetitive and unlikeable but no less inherently fascinating. The aforementioned once-happy…

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Film Review: The Dead Don’t Die is disappointingly void of humour and scares

Whilst I’m sure the plethora of talent on hand here had an absolute ball making The Dead Don’t Die, Jim Jarmusch‘s deadpan (emphasis on the dead) zombie comedy fails to translate that suggested fun to its audience. Set in the fictional mid-American town of Centreville – the epitome of smalltown USA where there isn’t much…

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Track of the Day: Admella “Castle” (2019)

Mt Gambier five piece Admella are hitting us right in the feels with the emotionally charged “Castle“. Released last weekend, we’re stoked to be naming it as today’s Track of the Day! Consisting of frontman and guitarist Thomas Wilson, Jacob Bradley on keys, Gavin Robertson on guitar, bassist Adam Elkins, and drummer Andrew Cowley, Admella have been pretty quiet over the…

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