Music Alex Cameron is poignant and ironic as ever on ‘Oxy Music’ by Tom Bastick Cameron’s Oxy Music explores love, drugs, and online culture through buoyant synth-pop and carefully crafted character portrayals. An Alex Cameron review is difficult due to his propensity to layer irony upon…
News Politics Sports Owner of Chelsea FC sanctioned by UK government by Tom Bastick Roman Abramovich, owner of the illustrious London football club Chelsea FC, has been sanctioned by the UK government over connections with Vladimir Putin. The sanctions placed on Abramovich mean he…
Music News What’s on this week: Happy’s guide to Aussie gigs by Tom Bastick We’ve put together a hand-picked guide to the best gigs and festivals happening around the country over the next week. We love live music for so many reasons…we feel unity,…
Music Nilüfer Yanya’s ‘Painless’ is a beautifully crafted, sonic exploration by Tom Bastick Nilüfer Yanya’s third record continues her penchant for genre-bending whilst oozing a more refined, coherent artistic identity. Painless is a banging indie-pop record, encapsulating so much of what we love about…
Film and TV News Pop Culture Classic soap ‘Neighbours’ canned after 37 years by Tom Bastick Australia’s longest-running TV program, and staple weeknight soapy, Neighbours has been axed after 37 long years. The announcement was made by Neighbours‘ producers following the show being dropped from UK…
Music Yumi Zouma drop another dreamy single in lead up to forthcoming album by Tom Bastick Yumi Zouma release fourth single, Where The Light Used To Lay, in the lead up to their forthcoming album Present Tense. Where The Light Used To Lay is quintessentially Yumi Zouma;…
Music News Partner Content C.O.F.F.I.N are kicking off King St Carnival at The Bank by Tom Bastick The Bank is boasting a killer lineup for King St Carnival, you’ll definitely want to make it one of your stops over the weekend. King St Carnival, the evolution of…
News Politics Former stripper Alexandra Hunt running for Congress in Philadelphia by Tom Bastick Hunt, an ex-stripper from New York, is running for congress in Philadelphia’s 3rd District with a soft-on-crime platform. With a refreshing political tact, Hunt is totally unapologetic for her former…
News Pop Culture World Since rebranding to Meta, Facebook has lost $500 Billion by Tom Bastick It’s been a tough few months for Facebook who, in the five months since rebranding to Meta, are said to have lost a staggering $500 billion Facebook’s parent company, now…
Music News Rivers Cuomo launches new streaming platform: Weezify by Tom Bastick Did you recently cancel your Spotify account? Try a new streaming platform Weezify… the catch is it only contains Weezer demos. Weezer‘s Rivers Cuomo has launched his very own streaming…
News Meet Captain Australia: The man walking 2000km for The Kid’s Cancer Project by Tom Bastick The legendary Captain Australia (AKA Simon) is walking from Brisbane to Melbourne raising money for kids cancer research. The Cap’n is in remission from a 2016 diagnosis of “head and…
News Politics Gladys has “no recollection” of sending scathing Scomo texts by Tom Bastick Leaked messages between Gladys and an anonymous liberal minister label the PM a “complete psycho” and “horrible person“. Gladys says she can’t recall the exchange. At the National Press Club…
Film and TV News Pop Culture Henry Winkler’s dancing goes viral on TikTok by Tom Bastick The 76-year-old actor, known for playing Fonzie, is surprised at the popularity of his dancing videos, which have gone viral on TikTok. Henry Winkler, best known for the role of…