Music icon Tina Turner has died, aged 83
Legendary singer-songwriter Tina Turner has died, aged 83, her family confirmed this morning. Turner died in her home near Zurich, Switzerland after a long illness. She…
A Tribute to ‘Mad’ illustrator, Al Jaffee
Allan Jaffee (aka: Al) was an American cartoonist, most famous for his work with Mad magazine. Al died this week, on Wednesday the 10th April at…
Interview with Ricki-Lee Coulter: on her love for music, performance, drag and independence
Singer Ricki-Lee Coulter has confidence in spades. On her new single On My Own – where you’d think the title alone would lead to a song…
Remembering Renée Geyer: a wonderfully honest, all-round talented music icon
I remember first seeing Renée Geyer perform Stares & Whispers on Countdown’s 100th episode and knowing this was a talented force to be reckoned with. I remember…
2022: The Year the World Went Truly Insane
If you thought you and your loved ones shared a few moments of madness during 2022, just think of all that insanity that played out in…
Interview with actor Will O’Mahony on his new play with Black Swan State Theatre Company, ‘Oil’
The Black Swan State Theatre Company presents a play of major significance this season. Oil, written by award-winning UK playwright Ella Hickson, traverses the history of…
Interview with Jazzie B of Soul II Soul who tour Australia in March 2023
Mention Soul II Soul to punters who went clubbing in the late 1980s and early 1990s and they’ll tell you that the band, or ‘collective’ as…
Marcia! Marcia! Marcia! An interview with Marcia Hines from the vault
Marcia Hines will return this year to play ‘The Diva’ in the disco-studded circus-come-musical Velvet Rewired. Part nightclub scenario, part state of mind, and full fantasy, Velvet…
Queen Elizabeth II has died, aged 96
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died peacefully at her estate in Balmoral last night, aged 96. In a statement this morning, her eldest son, Charles…
WIN! Double passes to see the superb new film all about David Bowie: ‘Moonage Daydream’ directed by Brett Morgan
Nothing excites us more than films on David Bowie. And, heck, the new film by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Brett Morgen (director of Cobain: Montage of Heck) is…
Interview with Connor Jessup: star of the Netflix supernatural series ‘Locke & Key’
Still in his 20s, actor Connor Jessup talks like a Hollywood veteran. He jumped from cheesy soap The Saddle Club (an Australian television production) to Steven…
Seven of our favourite songs from Olivia Newton-John
Australia lost a true legend with the passing of Olivia Newton-John who was more than just a singer. Olivia was an eco-warrior and activist who proved…
Channel Seven blasted for playing tacky Delta Goodrem biopic about Olivia Newton-John’s life
Delta Goodrem playing dress-ups as Olivia Newton-John. Many think it was wrong for ‘Olivia’ to have aired then, and very wrong to have aired right now.…
