Features FeaturesThe Death And Life Of Otto Bloom Is An Unusual New Australian Story ★★☆ Otto Bloom is an enigma. Found by a policeman with no ID, no memory and no history of his existence, Otto is studied by...
More MorePremiere: My Perfect Sunday Release New EP And Tour Dates Sydney-based indie rockers My Perfect Sunday have the soundtrack to not only your weekends, but your weekdays too. Concrete & Countrysideis the new four-track EP...
More MoreSydney’s Lockout Laws Are Displacing Violence To Other Areas, According To A New Report A new crime report has revealed that Sydney’s controversial lockout laws are simply displacing incidents of violence and assault to other areas of the city....
More MoreThe Burgapalooza Burger Festival Is Happening In Sydney Again Next Month Burgapalooza, the festival dedicated to burgers, is returning to Sydney in 2017. After Burgapalooza’s 2016 debut saw it expand at the last minute to account...
More MoreBig Thief Blew Away Newtown Social Club With Their Masterpiece Reviewed onWednesday March 1 Big Thief’s music is the music of eruption. Choruses break underfoot like bracken, silence is carefully weighted and measured out, and...
More MoreThere’s A New Anti-Lockout Organisation In Sydney, And It’s Picking Up Where Keep Sydney Open Leaves Off Since the introduction of Sydney’s lockout laws in February 2014, the resistance to Barry O’Farrell’s venue-crushing, live-music-destroying legislation has largely come from one place. Keep...
More MoreThe City Of Sydney Is Set To Review Its Busking Policy: Have Your Say The City of Sydney is calling on musicians, performers, residents, businesses, music industry representatives and government agencies to help review the city’s busking policy. Currently,...
Features FeaturesToby Martin: Songs From Northam Avenue ★★★★★ In 2004, Youth Group released Skeleton Jar, an album that reflects its environment and its immediate landscape. It’s an album that can be classified...
More MoreYouTube TV Has Just Been Announced, And It’s Bringing Live TV Streaming To Google At last, the world’s biggest video site is set to support live streaming of TV channels, with YouTube TV set to launch in 2017. Speculation...
Features FeaturesAlone In Berlin Is A WWII Cat-And-Mouse Thriller For Our Times ★★★★ Softly spoken and frequently auspicious (given our present global circumstances), Alone In Berlin is a quiet cat-and-mouse thriller that paints a moving portrait of...
Features FeaturesDune Rats: The Kids Will Know It’s Bullshit ★★ Though far from a perfect release, Dune Rats’ debut album was the embodiment of brilliant, dumb fun. Tracks like ‘ET’, ‘Funny Guy’ and ‘Superman’...
Features FeaturesThe Trouble With Harry Is An Important Australian Queer Story From Our Past ★★★★ Set in 1920s Sydney, The Trouble With Harry is based on the true story of Harry Crawford. Born a woman, Eugenia Falleni, she fled...