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…
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…
Music News Noah Cyrus leans into country-folk on intimate new album I Want My Loved Ones to Go with Me by Happy Noah Cyrus leans into grief, growth, and home on her most grounded record yet. Noah Cyrus’ second studio album, I Want My Loved Ones to Go with Me, is a…
Clocked News Nintendo doesn’t just have a hit on its hands – they’ve broken records by Happy Less than a week after launch, the Switch 2 has already sold over 3.5 million units, making it the fastest-selling Nintendo console of all time We’ve spent a fair bit…
Clocked News Death Stranding 2 nails the mood with tighter stealth better combat and a haunting score by Happy Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Review – Stealth feels cleaner, combat’s more responsive, & WOODKID’s soundtrack totally sets the tone There’s no one quite like Hideo Kojima. And with…
Lists News Pro Audio Pedal Month Part Five by Happy Welcome to Pedal Month — a four-week celebration of stompboxes, soundscapes, and the odd bit of gear-induced existentialism Whether you’re the kind of person who knows they’re instruments in their…
Arts Music News REVIEW: Music on Tubowgule – Where Violin, Pedals, Poetry and Ancestry Collide by Tammy Moir Sydney Opera House’s Music on Tubowgule wasn’t your average classical night out For starters, it took place in the Studio – not the grand concert hall – which made it…
