Getting to know Gordi – Music interview
Sydney-based singer/songwriter Gordi, aka Sophie Peyton, recently dropped her latest single “Nothing’s As It Seems,” so we thought we’d find out a bit more about her. He she is, in her own words: I… Read More
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Interstellar is an aesthetic delight
When writer/director Christopher Nolan releases a film, you know it is going to be a bold, ambitious and visually sumptuous affair. Interstellar is no different. The story is thus. Matthew McConaughey is Cooper, a humble… Read More
Sun + Water: Noni Cragg interview
Artist Noni Cragg launches a new exhibition in Sydney this October, which explores dual heritage and identity within today’s society and which celebrates a crossing over of cultures, expressing Aboriginality being defined by a… Read More
Getting to Know Grace Quealy
Melbourne-based model and mental health ambassador Grace Quealy tells us about her soon to be launched website, Icarus, and also about her music tastes and why she is a “100% certified dagster”: I am… fine. How are you?… Read More
Pride is remarkable and wonderful
The saying “inspired by a true story” is always worrying to accept at face-value. “Inspired by” rather than “based on” kinda suggests massive liberties were taken with the narrative. At first glance, that would certainly seem to… Read More
Son of a Gun – Film Review
Bobby Townsend checks out the much anticipated feature debut of award winning Australian director Julius Avery: Having absolutely devoured the incredible Starred Up earlier in the year, my appetite for gritty crime dramas has been… Read More
The Judge is strong and long
Bobby Townsend checks out the buttock-numbingly long, family/courtroom drama, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall: The story is thus: Big city lawyer Hank Palmer (RDJ) returns to his childhood home for his… Read More
Review: Annabelle fails to deliver
Before The Conjuring, there was ANNABELLE, says the movie’s tagline, which tells us that what we’re being presented with is a prequel to the enthusiastically received 2013 American supernatural horror flick. The story, for what it’s… Read More
Life of Crime – Movie review
Bobby Townsend reviews the new comedy/drama from Daniel Schechter, which is adapted from the work of Elmore Leonard: You may recall author Elmore Leonard’s characters Ordell Robbie and Louis Gara being portrayed by Samuel L.… Read More
Music interview: Getting to Know Claire
Munich-based five-piece Claire are hitting up London tonight and Saturday. We get the lowdown on them… Claire are Nepi, Messel, Flo, Fridl and Josie. We started off doing music together at the beginning… Read More
Bridie Connell’s B-Girl Rhapsody
Sydney-based artist Bridie Connell opens a text-based, burlesque-inspired installation this Wednesday. We asked her to tell us more… Hello Bridie. You are just about to launch your new show. Can you tell us… Read More
The Little Death – Film Review
Australian actor/writer Josh Lawson makes his directorial debut in this comedy, which was voted second in the 2014 Sydney Film Festival Audience Award for Best Feature. The Little Death, derived from the expression… Read More