Music Fontaines D.C. – ‘A Hero’s Death’ Album Review by Luka Simonetti Fontaines D.C. have just released their sophomore album A Hero’s Death, with its bleak disruptiveness serving as the perfect joiner to the global upheavals of this year. Hailing from The…
News A disturbing number of child sex dolls have been intercepted by Australian Border Force by Luka Simonetti In deeply unsettling news, a high number of childlike sex dolls have been intercepted by Australian Border Force (ABF) this year. Coming by air freight from international online retailers, the…
Music News LISTEN: Neil Young – ‘Lookin’ For A Leader 2020′ by Luka Simonetti Neil Young has released a new version of Lookin’ For A Leader, a 2006 song originally aimed George Bush. “America has a leader building walls around our house / He…
Music News Rilo Kiley is set to release their ‘lost’ self-titled first album by Luka Simonetti Rilo Kiley has announced that they will be releasing their self-titled first album on vinyl. It will also be uploaded to streaming platforms for the first time in October. The…
News David Bowie’s fashion designer, Kansai Yamamoto, has died at 76 by Luka Simonetti Kansai Yamamoto, one of the true pioneers of Japanese fashion, has died aged 76. The fashion designer is most famous for his collaborative work with David Bowie, shaping the alter…
Music News WATCH: The Flaming Lips – ‘You n Me Sellin’ Weed’ by Luka Simonetti The Flaming Lips, the world’s favourite band of weirdos, have released another single off their upcoming American Head album. You n Me Sellin’ Weed is packed with otherworldly references and space-infused…
News Burger Records: resignations, sexual misconduct allegations, and everything else you need to know by Luka Simonetti Burger Records wrote a “Zero Tolerance” statement, categorising the allegations as “grooming of girls for sex, relationships built on power imbalance, and the solicitation of pornography from minors”. UPDATE: Following…
Music WATCH: Yusuf/Cat Stevens – Animating ‘Where Do The Children Play’ by Luka Simonetti With Yusuf/Cat Steven’s Tea for the Tillerman turning fifty, a newly recorded version of the seminal album is getting a release. This video is a creative inquiry into the making of…
News WATCH: Bad//Dreems – ‘Gutful’ (Short Film) by Luka Simonetti Bad//Dreems have released Gutful, a visually compelling inquiry into the Australian music community and the problems surrounding it. “Pop a bit of anaesthetic into the mundane”, narrates frontman Ben Marwe….
News Kanye West wants JAY-Z to be vice president by Luka Simonetti Kanye West has revealed that he would like JAY-Z, his former music collaborator, to be Vice President if he gets elected into office at the upcoming US Presidential Election. Following…
Music LISTEN: Whitney – ‘Hammond Song’ (The Roches cover) by Luka Simonetti After announcing an entire covers record, Whitney have released their own take on The Roches 1979 classic, Hammond Song. Boasting a slide guitar solo and drummer Julien Ehrlich’s soothing falsetto,…
News Brigid Berlin, one of Andy Warhol’s key film stars, has died aged 80 by Luka Simonetti Brigid Berlin, a fashion icon from New York’s underground art scene in the 60s and 70s, has died aged 80. She was a close friend of Andy Warhol’s, starring in…
News King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are teasing another microtonal album by Luka Simonetti King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are as prolific as they are versatile. Not many bands can release five albums in one year and not many can defy genre as…
