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…
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.…
Hard Rock: How One Counterculture Cafe Was Turned Into a Global Brand
The Hard Rock cafe was the idea of two American businessmen, Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, based in London. Tigrett had been born into a wealthy…
Vicious Recordings celebrate 30 years in the music biz: and that’s big biccies!
For three decades, Vicious Recordings has grown from a humble indie dance label to a fully-fledged international crossover success. This year, Vicious celebrates 30 years in…
Mr Men and Little Miss: How a simple question by one little kid evolved into an iconic global brand
It was one of those questions that would leave most parents scratching their heads. “What does a tickle look like?” That was the query posed by…
Shoes Life: An interview with ‘Cammino’ shoe designer Katrina Verso
Melbourne Mum and shoe designer Katrina Verso has come up with the perfect name for her footwear: Cammino. In Italian, the word means ‘to walk’, though…
