Have you heard the 2024 version of Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’
It’s been 40 years since the charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas? by Band Aid first entered global consciousness, and it’s great to see that…
30 out of 30: Thirty albums celebrating their 30th anniversary this year
Music in the 1990s was visceral and brilliant all at once. So many great, vivid albums whose songs were packed with meaning and substance, memorable melodies,…
Bored of what’s on your usual streaming channels? Kanopy has got you covered
Not sure if you’re familiar with streaming site Kanopy but if you aren’t, you should be. Yes, there’s a dozen stream sites out there already but…
‘Saturday Night’: one giant supercut of an advert for a sketch series that’s now seemingly reductive
I’m not sure why I’m writing a review on Saturday Night – the film about the one-and-a-half hours that lead up to the start of the…
Monster Mash: How AI imagines classic horror creatures to look like in today’s world…
In the past, classic horror creatures such as Nosferatu and the Alien Queen would instill a certain fear in us. Yet since technology, including CGI effects,…
Film Study: ‘The Exorcist’ and where horror suddenly became more complex
Cream presents a fresh column that highlights the films you really ought to have seen by now. From cinema’s early days of flickering silent pictures to…
Take That still have what it takes to deliver a brilliant hit-packed show 30-plus years on
Take That recently released their ninth studio album, This Life, following their comeback performance last year at the King’s Coronation Concert. But the lads – or at…
New Order announce Australian tour – Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney in March 2025
Electro pioneers New Order have announced they will be touring Australia in March 2025. , bringing their timeless live show to fans at RAC Arena in…
‘Countdown’ marks 50 years with a commemorative coin and ’70s-’80s cover band tour
This year marks half a century since Countdown first hit Australian television screens, bursting into loungerooms across the nation at 6.30pm, Friday 8 November, 1974. To…
Joanna Lumley presents a stand-up show packed with career highlights, behind-the-scenes shenanigans, and tips to living a well-travelled life
I’m pondering with my partner Ben what parts of Western Australia the lovely Joanna Lumley might have ventured to before her live show on Saturday night…
Duran Duran release a De Luxe edition of their ‘Danse Macabre’ album: packed with spectral themes in time for Halloween
It’s been a banner year for Duran Duran fans. In July, the band released official reissues of their first five albums on vinyl and fully remastered…
How horror film ‘The Substance’ stands for the dangers of vanity and the craving of youth
You’ve probably been hearing a lot lately about new horror movie The Substance, a film about fame and façade, starring Demi Moore in one of her…
The reason you keep hearing Milli Vanilli’s music in Ryan Murphy’s new season of ‘Monsters’
Ryan Murphy is renowned for his heavily stylised productions – every set, prop and costume purposely selected to create the picture-perfect scene. Colour schemes are contemplated…
