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  • Orgasmic Meditation: Women Paying Strangers To Stroke Their Vaginas

    How far would you go to get some inner-peace?


    A new trend in meditation sees women paying strangers to manually stimulate them in front of a group of people....
  • Killswitch Engage: Seven Kinds Of Hardcore

    Pioneers of noughties metalcore, Killswitch Engage assault the ears with songs about loss of love and faith, heartbreak and disillusion.


    It is the sound of a...
  • DMA's Home Comforts

    DMA’s released their self-titled EP in 2014, quickly building some serious hype and cementing their place on festival line-ups around the world.


    Since then, the...
  • M. Ward Predicts More Rain

    Music is more than just a source of income for the prolific folk artist M. Ward; it is his way of coping with the stresses of life, such as global turmoil, inclement weather

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  • Melissa Etheridge: Still Evolving

    With the dust from this year's Academy Awards still settling, Melissa Etheridge remains amazed at her 2006 win for Best Original Song.


    “When I was growing up in...
  • Alliance Française French Film Festival: Rosalie Blum Review

    For his first foray behind the camera, actor turned filmmaker Julien Rappeneau has decided to convert Camille Jourdy’s popular graphic novel 'Rosalie Blum' into a quirky

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  • Riley Pearce: Outside The Lines

    The follow up to a well-received single release might seem a difficult task.


    But humble, independent singer-songwriter Riley Pearce has impressed, bringing a new EP...
  • Steve Poltz: He Was Meant For Us


    Folk troubadour, Steve Poltz, has become a regular visitor to Australia and as he embarks on another national tour, he has a very important message for his

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  • The Rubens: Hottest 100 Champions Headline Groovin The Moo

    After The Rubens’ single ‘Hoops’ was voted #1 song for Triple J's Hottest 100 in January, lead singer Sam Margin went into shock.


    “We didn't believe it,” Sam says...
  • Cold War Kids: Self-Taught Monkeys

    Matt Maust, bassist for the Cold War Kids, is excited about coming back to Australia.


    The band will be touring later this month for Bluesfest and a string of...
  • Clutch @ The Metro Review

    The Metro (4 March) is a cauldron of stoner druids, merch goddesses and punk devils. Shenanigans are afoot.


    I am born into the womb of rock as King Of The North are...
  • Flickerfest: Nothing Short Of World-Class

    Lovers of short film will get their annual fix of work from national and international filmmakers at Flickerfest 2016.


    Flickerfest is Australia's largest short film...
  • The Beards: Bye Bye, Beardy

    After eleven years of relentless touring and inexplicably producing five albums of songs about nothing but facial hair, Australia’s favourite beardy-weirdies are saying

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  • Hilltop Hoods: Restrung And On Tour

    Last month the Hilltop Hoods released their special recording project, ‘Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung’: a project that tied together two of the Hoods

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  • Tweedy: Like Father Like Son

    Tweedy drummer Spencer Tweedy thinks his parents are much cooler than he is.


    Spencer never went through that awkward phase where he found his parents daggy: at...
  • Transvaal Diamond Syndicate: Van Wreckers

    Christian Tryhorn pulls double duty this March as Mojo Burning organiser and featured act with his band Transvaal Diamond Syndicate (TDS).


    As well as Mojo Burning,...
  • The Flawless Felicity Lawless


    Everyone has a story to tell, and Gold Coast bohemian folk-rocker Felicity Lawless is ready to tell them all.


    Felicity’s second studio album, ‘Tails’, is an...
  • Tyler Coppin's Little Shop Of Horrors

    The only thing more horrific than unrequited love is a man-eating plant named Audrey II.


    The stage musical ‘Little Shop Of Horrors’ is a fable set in a decrepit...
  • Bangarra Dance Theatre Spear A Film

    Critically-acclaimed Artistic Director and choreographer Stephen Page brings Bangarra Dance Theatre’s outstanding dance production ‘Spear’ to the screen.


    The debut...
  • Review's Message In A Bottle: A Timeless Collection

    Get your summer escape attire sorted with Review's new 'Message In A Bottle' collection.


    A staple of the Aussie fashion scene for 25 years, Review are known for...