The debut feature from production company Ruin Films is Garish Hearts, an absurdist melodrama featuring many familiar Sydney faces and locations; distorted through the peculiar lens of Jay Cruikshank and Angela Garrick. The film… Read More
We can say with some authority that Drunk Mums, the Cairns-turned-Melbourne garage punk-wits, are quite possibly the nicest band ever. In addition to writing catchy lo-fi bangers, drawing local and international attention and putting… Read More
Every idealistic youth takes a pre-poverty line vow to avoid the mire of corporate employment. But mounting living-costs keep the gears of the office world churning, and burnt-out idealism turns into “smart-casual” and… Read More
Last week, we told you the things that shouldn’t annoy us but absolutely do. To counterbalance this and to illustrate that our contributors aren’t merely a bunch of miseries/moaners/haters, here’s a collection of… Read More
In the build-up to Somethingyousaid.com revealing its songs, albums, films and television shows of the year, Bianca Cornale gets us in the mood by offering up her personal selection of best tunes from… Read More
Backseat your bummer vibes and take a listen to Nick Zinner’s remix of Haircut by Rainbow Chan. You’ll be well on the way to busting public dance-moves and bad-bitching curious onlookers. The Sydney savant of… Read More
The Newcastle aficionados of punk and punk stage antics – Gooch Palms – have been making memorable impressions on unsuspecting audiences for a few years now. With a live set which is known… Read More
We recently checked out Lexi Land’s new exhibition, Illuminating Darkness, a mixed media exploration of life, death and self with a sensuously eery edge. Upon entering the gallery space, audience members were given… Read More
To celebrate its ten-year anniversary on the airwaves, Sydney’s forefront independent music station FBi threw one hell of a birthday party. With over thirty acts on the bill, FBi transformed the Carriageworks performance… Read More
Presenters of rock shows, enablers of drunken misdemeanours and providers of general good times, Sailor Jerry, have opened the doors of Hotel Street in Sydney. It’s a multi-layered hive of vintage activity, running… Read More