News Pro Audio Sydney gets its first taste of Australia’s biggest Guitar Show by Tammy Moir Australia’s biggest guitar fest is hitting Sydney for the first time. The Sydney Guitar Show, born from the decade-strong Melbourne Guitar Show, will take over Sydney Olympic Park across Saturday…
Music Magic Machine: A Lockdown project that became a psychedelic journey by Georgie Tancred How a solo songwriting experiment turned into a four-record band with a sound shaped by psych, Zamrock, and raw DIY energy Magic Machine began in isolation, long before it became…
Arts Film and TV Music News Ilai Matangi Crowned Creator of the Year at a Supersized TikTok Awards – complete with a Sexiest Man Alive cameo by Tammy Moir Viral moments, feral crowds, and two hours of non-stop Tiktok, here are the winners for 2025 The world’s biggest TikTok Awards landed in Sydney overnight, transforming the freshly rebranded TikTok…
Live Music News Eric J Dubowsky launches REALM, a mind-bending music + neuroscience experience by Tammy Moir Step inside REALM and see how sound can bend perception If you’ve ever wondered why a certain song gives you goosebumps, or why a beat can warp your sense of…
Live Music News Live Review: The Pixies at the Hordern Pavillion by Veniana Vucago Black Francis’s voice tore through the room with jagged grace, feral, melodic, unmistakable. Some Fridays arrive pre-loaded with electricity, the kind that crackles the moment work is shrugged off and…
Health News Wellbeing XtraClubs is giving Marrickville a week of free saunas before it even opens by Tammy Moir If you’ve been meaning to try a sauna (or five), now’s your chance. XtraClubs, the Aussie wellness brand known for its tech-savvy, self-service approach, is offering a full week of…
Live Music News Crowded House and Thelma Plum to light up Bondi Beach with new sunset concert series GOLDEN HOUR by Tammy Moir Sydney’s summer just got a major upgrade. GOLDEN HOUR, a brand-new live music series, is coming to Bondi Beach in February 2026, turning one of Australia’s most iconic shores into…
News Venues The Loft on Broadway by Alex Cooper Sydney’s Hidden Rhythm Tucked away in Ultimo, The Loft on Broadway is a chameleon of a venue. By day, it’s a relaxed courtyard bar; by night, it transforms into an…
Music Breaking the Pattern with Al Carlo by Alex Cooper How the Sydney multi-instrumentalist traded the mundane for the sublime with his debut solo single, ‘Movin’ On For Better.’ Emerging from the analogue warmth of his Sydney home studio, Al…
Arts Music News WELCOME TO ECSTATICA: Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras launches its 2026 Festival by Happy Sydney’s most iconic celebration of pride and community is back The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has officially unveiled its 2026 Festival program, and along with it comes something…
Food Happy Places Lists News Sydney’s Best Gluten-Free Eats: From bougie long lunches to affordable dinner dates by Tammy Moir If you’ve ever had to awkwardly ask, “Is this gluten-free?” while side-eyeing a bread basket, Sydney’s got you covered. From fine-dining feasts to taco Tuesdays and donut dreams, the city’s…
News Venues Tilda by Veniana Vucago Where intimacy meets theatre. Step off Phillip Street and slip into Bar Tilda, a burgundy cocoon where marble glows under low light and the air hums with quiet elegance. Here,…
Interviews News Happy Interviews Charley Castle for Country Music Month! by Alex Cooper We talked bluegrass, starting the band, and their upcoming single! Following a major career high after winning first place at the Tamworth Country Music Festival’s prestigious ‘Best of the Buskers’…