News Clover Moore suggests lockout law exemptions for “well-managed” live music venues by Louise Osborne In a recent statement, Sydney’s Lord Mayor Clover Moore stated that she is working towards making specific live music venues, bars and other nightlife spots exempt from lockout laws if…
News Spotify is hosting its first live playlist event in Australia and it’s free! by Louise Osborne UPDATE: Spotify has announced King Princess as their international headliner. Spotify has dropped some pretty huge live music news for all us dedicated followers in Australia. They’ve announced their first…
News Watch Destino, the lost short film by Walt Disney and Salvador Dali by Louise Osborne In 1946, over 58 years ago, Walt Disney and Salvador Dali began collaborating on animated film, Destino, together. The project came to an abrupt end after only eight months of…
News Get your Camp Cope fix with their epic Tiny Desk performance by Louise Osborne NPR’s Tiny Desk concerts have hosted no shortage of brilliant local and international acts, and last week’s feature performance of Melbourne favourites Camp Cope was no exception. The trio is…
News 50 years since Folsom Prison: a 15-storey mural of Johnny Cash has been unveiled by Louise Osborne On the 50th anniversary of the iconic performance by Johnny Cash, Live At Folsom Prison, American artist Shepard Fairey has created a mural honouring the artist. The 15-storey artwork was revealed…
Arts News See tracks by David Bowie and Talking Heads reimagined as mid-century pulp fiction covers by Louise Osborne Hits from Talking Heads, David Bowie, Elvis Costello and many more iconic artists have been recreated into pulp fiction magazine covers by Todd Alcott. Songs including Young Americans, Alison, Life…
News “It’s a dying industry”: The Rubens and KLP slam NSW government for a lack of music industry support by Louise Osborne During last week’s NSW State Government music inquiry, various iconic Aussie musicians banded together to discuss the jeopardised state of the current Australian music scene. Drummer of The Rubens, Scott…
News LAUREL’s DOGVIOLET is an antidote for all the crazy shit love does to our minds by Louise Osborne I’m going to be pretty honest and tell you that this wasn’t even close to my first time listening, and just straight up doting over LAUREL. But I will say,…
News A new Discogs update lets you buy records straight from the app by Louise Osborne As you know, Discogs is the largest physical music database in the world and ab online marketplace allows you to buy and sell CDs, vinyl and cassettes to and from…
News Surry Hills Festival is back for another year, here’s what’s going down by Louise Osborne The beloved Surry Hills Festival is returning on September 22 to celebrate the dynamic urban community of Sydney. The festival will feature glowing street sculptures, large scale projection arts and…
Music Oh Pep! unveil What’s the Deal with David?, the infectious first cut from album #2 by Louise Osborne Melbourne-based duo Oh Pep! are back for another spin, and they’ve just announced the details for their much anticipated second studio album, I Wasn’t Only Thinking About You. The power…
Arts News See authors get cozy with their furry friends in new book Writers and their Cats by Louise Osborne Alison Nastasi has just announced a follow up release to her bestselling book, Artists and their Cats, aptly named Writers and their Cats. The book will take an intimate look…
News Against The Grain Festival is back with an epic homegrown lineup by Louise Osborne Fortitude Valley’s Against The Grain Festival is back for its third year this November, and its 2018 lineup is jam-packed with some epic Aussie acts. This year’s Brisvegas festival will be…
