News This is what it looks like when 7 pubs and bars fight back for Sydney nightlife by Jacinta Rets Meet Me In The Cross was the music festival hosted by the Keep Sydney Open movement over the weekend, aimed to fight back against Sydney’s controversial lock-out laws. Kings Cross…
Magazine Keeping Sydney Open: a late night conversation with Tyson Koh by Tom Cameron Even before Sydney’s night-time economy was hamstrung under 2014’s now infamous lockout laws, Keep Sydney Open was fighting the good fight. An advocacy group turned cultural phenomenon, the volunteer-run organisation now…
News Set times are here for Meet Me in the Cross Festival and we have a double pass for the keenest bean by Molly Ulm Keep Sydney Open are hosting an epic, multi-venue festival in Kings Cross this Saturday July 1st. Get keen for Meet Me In The Cross. Official set times have just been released,…
News The data is in and yep, lockout laws are causing a rise in violence outside of Kings Cross by Happy If you’ve been living in Sydney since February 2014 you will have been privy to the introduction and effects of the lockout laws. It’s been a tumultuous three years to…
News New South Wales Premier Mike Baird resigns by Happy In an unexpected and immediate decision this morning, the contentious Premier of New South Wales Mike Baird has resigned. Currently at the halfway point of his political term, Baird has spent…
News Here are your winners of the 2016 FBi Radio SMAC Awards by Happy Last night the Sydney music industry flocked to Carriageworks to witness FBi Radio’s live broadcast of the 2016 SMAC Awards, a powerhouse showcase of the cultural icons keeping Sydney alive and…
News Still mourning Bar Century? Join thousands of people who feel the same with Keep Sydney Open for their third rally through the city by Molly Ulm For some Sydneysiders February 2014 marks the beginning of the slow demise of their city’s nightlife and the array of diverse culture that came with it. As an oppositional response…
News Music heals all wounds, right? Labor’s Seven Step Plan is showcasing how live music may resurrect Sydney’s night life by Agnes O'Dwyer The Sydney live music scene, in the wake of a seven step plan put forward by the Mike Baird’s Labor government, may be resurrected from a death caused by lockout…
News Huge news! NSW Government announces changes to lockout laws to start in January by Happy The NSW Government has finally announced some changes to the current lockout laws in place across the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross. Following a review back in September and subsequent…
News Neil Finn vs The Toaster: Rounding up all the boss stuff Neil Finn said in response to Sydney Opera House complainers over the past week by Happy The last few days have been a whirlwind of drama surrounding the series of epic Crowded House shows taking place at the Sydney Opera House. We round up all the boss…
Features A definitive look at the Keep Sydney Open movement in numbers, and every reason why you should still be angry by Tom Cameron Just over a week ago, for the second time in the year, thousands flocked to the Sydney CBD to show their support for Sydney nightlife. Since the introduction of lockout…
Interviews Get active in the rage against the machine with The Ruckus. We chat to the rock activists on the eve of their Sydney show. by Tom Cameron The Ruckus love to shake things up. One of the most prolific Sydney bands in terms of sheer activism, the rockers Tomi Gray, Bernardo ‘Froggy’ Lopes and Paul Mason are…
News Prove that our city’s culture is alive and kicking at Rattle Sydney, a new festival ready to rock the suburbs this October by Happy If you’ve been feeling a little down on Sydney’s nightlife lately, you’re not alone. Despite a successful class-action lawsuit overturning the lockout laws for some venues over the weekend, there is…
