Music Dana Oberdan’s honest confessional on ‘Thinner’ by Alex Cooper How Dana Oberdan’s vulnerable new single turns personal struggle into a universal comfort. Emerging from Adelaide/Kaurna, 21-year-old singer-songwriter Dana Oberdan is building a sanctuary of shared vulnerability. With influences like…
Clocked News Skate 4 – Review by Leaf Safi Skate 4 brings smooth tricks, bright graphics, and online parks, proving the series still has wheels. After the legacy that EA Black Box left us 15 years ago with the…
Music The Beautiful Chaos of Russo’s ‘Impazzire’ by Alex Cooper The South Western Sydney artist delivers a powerful, bilingual anthem born from emotional chaos. Russo is not an artist who can be easily categorised. Hailing from South Western Sydney, she…
Clocked News Kirby and the Forgotten Land Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World Review by Alex Cooper A familiar world, reborn with starry-eyed wonder. When Kirby and the Forgotten Land first arrived, it felt like a breath of fresh, pastel-coloured air for the pink puffball. Kirby’s first…
Film and TV News Chopper: The Chilling Australian Masterpiece returns to Cinemas by Alex Cooper “Never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn” Andrew Dominik’s ‘Chopper’ (2000) is back on the big screen this weekend (121 theatres across Australia), and it…
Music News PUP at Metro Theatre by Alex Cooper PUP and Teenage Joans turn Sydney’s Metro Theatre into a Cathartic Punk Frenzy If chaos could be bottled and sold as pure, unfiltered joy, PUP’s sold-out show at Sydney’s Metro…
Music All Aboard the Twilite Coaster: SHRUBRAVO*’s Hypnotic New EP Takes You on a Joyride by Alex Cooper Hop on board for a ride you won’t forget. San Diego’s musical chameleon, Alexander Bravo, better known as SHRUBRAVO*, has always thrived in the unexpected. A multi-instrumentalist who effortlessly shifts…
News NSFW Sex ImLive Review + 6 Alternatives Worth Checking Out by Evelyn Paige ImLive has been around for over two decades, which already gives it an edge in a crowded cam market. As a viewer, the first thing you notice is just how…
Live Music Bloc Party’s Sonic Resurrection at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion by Alex Cooper A near-religious experience. If this is what middle age sounds like, let’s all grow old disgracefully. The air inside the Hordern Pavilion crackled with the kind of electricity only a…
Music Two Brothers, One Hypnotic Vision: Need Soft’s Stunning Live Debut by Alex Cooper Witness the IASSA twins’ genre-defying magic in Live at Limusic. Need Soft, the French instrumental duo composed of twin brothers Alex and Lucas IASSA, has carved a niche for themselves with…
Clocked News Donkey Kong Bananza Review by Alex Cooper Bananas, Bashing, and Brilliance Donkey Kong Bananza might be the freshest thing Nintendo’s dropped in years. A 3D platformer that’s loud, lovable, and mechanically groundbreaking! This is the Switch 2’s…
Clocked News Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 Review by Alex Cooper After the wildly successful remake of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2, it was only natural for THPS 3 + 4 to drop in next. Rather than reinventing the…
Arts Music Crimson Moon: Leuras’ Dream-Rock Spell Under a Blood Moon by Alex Cooper How a Hawaiian eclipse birthed this year’s most hypnotic single Emerging from the lush dream-rock soundscapes of her 2023 debut EP South Van Ness, Australian artist Leuras returns with “Crimson Moon,” the lead…