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  • World Movies Secret Cinema Brisbane Debut

    World Movies Secret Cinema is makeing its highly-anticipated debut in Brisbane for four spectacular nights this December.


    In association with the inaugural...
  • The Aquabats: Real-Life Crime Fighters

    Perhaps more so for their music, The Aquabats are widely recognised for their eccentric, superhero identities following a comprehensive mythology in which the members are in

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  • The Gaslight Anthem Are Gambling Responsibly

    Alex Levine, The Gaslight Anthem’s bassist, is in a New Orleans casino playing poker and on a winning streak – he’s $1,000 up when his arse is dragged away from the table for

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  • Introducing Heloise

    Last week eclectic-folk artist Heloise was named the 2014 Melbourne Music Bank winner.


    The Tasmainian native won for her song ‘This Is Home’, which was inspired by...
  • Rhys Nicholson & Joel Creasey Are The Gaycrashers

    The third season of ABC2’s documenatry series, ‘Opening Shot’, returns on Monday 10th November.


    The series provides a platform for young, Australian filmmakers to...
  • Hand Of Mercy's Resolve

    Five-piece hardcore moshers Hand Of Mercy had a rocky start to the year but have come back in full force with their latest release – ‘Resolve’.


    The Sydney...
  • Wolf And Sheep Explores A Different Side Of Afghanistan

    Shahrbanoo 'Shahr' Sadat is reinventing Afghan cinema with her new arthouse film, ‘Wolf And Sheep’.


    A 24-year-old writer, producer and director who is based in...
  • T.I. To Tour Australia For The First Time

    T.I. has just announced his debut Australian tour to celebrate the release of his ninth studio album, 'Paperwork'.


    The hip hop artist visited Australia in September...
  • Hamish Anderson's US Tour Postcard

    With a new EP to be released in November, Melbourne guitarist and wordsmith Hamish Anderson shares his stories from life on the road in the US.


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  • Eddie Izzard Is Not Gentle

    They say not to meet your idols.


    Realistically, the chances of that ever actually happening tend to be slim. But the opportunity to not only meet, but feature...
  • Mogwai To Tour Australia In 2015

    Six years after their last headline tour of Australia, and five years since their Harvest Festival appearances, sonic-architects Mogwai will return to

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  • Watch Rapper Presto Flo’s Photoshoot Fail

    It was going so smoothly for aspiring, young rapper Presto Flo. Until the wind intervened.


    The resident of Florida was in the middle of a photoshoot, posing next to...
  • German Metal Legends Accept To Tour Australia

    After a 14-year hiatus, Accept are back bigger than ever – and much to our delight their world tour includes Australia, which is testament to their stamina.


    “It...
  • The Amazing And Intellectual James Randi

    Magician James Randi (known as ‘The Amazing Randi’) has spent most of his career debunking the claims of self-proclaimed psychics and paranormalists – and this December he is

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  • 5 Sydney Venues To See New Bands Selected By Picture Perfect

    A band of brothers, Gavin and Simon Bowles formed Picture Perfect with bassist Cameron Hill in 2005.


    The band have released two full-length albums and scored...
  • Five Things Philly Grand Jury’s MC Bad Genius Has Done

    It was late last year that Simon Berkfinger, Dan W Sweat and MC Bad Genius kissed and made up.


    As an integral part of rebuilding their often complicated...
  • Husky: Climbing Ruckers Hill

    Husky’s new album, ‘Ruckers Hill’, was over a year and a half in the making.


    Frontman Husky Gawenda explains why slow and steady wins the race. “The writing of the...
  • Lamb: Mind Meditation

    There was only one recipe for success when writing the latest Lamb album: keeping things organic.


    The English electronic duo's sixth album, ‘Backspace Unwind’, is...
  • Paul Kelly To Tour Australia In January

    Paul Kelly has announced a national tour in January 2015 to accompany the release of 'The Merri Soul Sessions' recordings.


    Paul will perform alongside fellow...
  • Anvil's Hope In Hell

    Anvil - the demigods of Canadian metal - are bringing the noise again down under with their November Australian tour.


    Anvil’s 'Hope In Hell' record has some pretty...