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Multiple fatalities confirmed after reported explosions at Ariana Grande concert

As many as 19 deaths have been confirmed after explosions reportedly went off at Manchester Arena during an Ariana Grande concert overnight. Footage and first-hand...

What’s in a meme? Backstage with Shannon Noll, Australia’s favourite internet icon

It turns out Nollsie reads all your comments on his Facebook page: here's what he thinks of them.

Morning Harvey brought their hot and steamy best to their Hudson Ballroom show

Walking through Hudson Ballroom ahead of Morning Harvey’s headline show was a strange experience. First you entered a room of dirty DJ music, and then...

The Ham Funeral is a well-acted production weighed down by its language

Patrick White’s The Ham Funeral caused quite a stir when it was rejected from the Adelaide Festival in 1962. Under the directorial hand of Kate...

Bleeding Knees Club’s chaotic Sydney comeback show proved punk is not dead

Who'd have guessed that of all the bands to make a comeback in 2017, one would be Gold Coast punks Bleeding Knees Club?

Why warehouse parties are a pure expression of culture, and Sydney needs them

It’s interesting to think about the sort of role that the context and politics of space plays in our understanding and experience of music and...

Here’s the real reason why your Tinder matches never respond

So you’ve spent 15,000 hours swiping through the stank jungle that is Tinder, hoping to chance upon the gurrrl of your dreams. Good for you,...

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Hounds Of Love is a confronting new Aussie thriller that commands your undivided attention

Hounds Of Love is a raw, beating heart of a film – a work of dark, deeply human imagination, pumped thick with blood.

Two of Australia’s finest drummers share their secrets ahead of Sydney’s annual drum show

Drumming is an under-considered art form. After all, it’s not often you hear someone call Ringo Starr their favourite Beatle. What you encounter instead are...

Sydney live music venue Freda’s has been granted a late trading licence, effective immediately

Good things come to those who wait – and to those who are in the culture business for the right reasons. Chippendale live music and...

Five Things with Jess Green from Pheno

"I’m super inspired by Tune-Yards, St. Vincent, Deerhoof, Dirty Projectors… The live show features a three-piece band, electric guitar, drums, synths, samples and lots of...

Ryan Adams is a difficult interview subject, but a committed live performer

Ryan Adams seems a little wary of being pinned down – or, more pertinently, of saying the wrong thing. Over the phone from California, the...

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