Lace up your blue suede shoes and get ready to relive the storied life of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley in the premiere of a brand new bio-musical – Elvis: A Musical Revolution. Following successful Australian runs of The Wedding Singer and Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical, David Venn Enterprises presents a … [Read more…]
On the coldest May night in living memory for Sydneysiders, venturing out to a gig wasn’t on the top of my priorities list as I sat in front of the fire wondering if I should have a beer while my girlfriend got ready for night shift on a hospital ward. Fortunately, I decided drinking at … [Read more…]
The full scale of the food offering for the 2023 Adelaide Beer and BBQ Festival has just been released. If you like stats, you’ll enjoy that there are 25 different vendors, of which 13 are Beer and BBQ debutants. There are also 11 different food cultures represented. Low and slow highlights include, Black Iron Smokers … [Read more…]
Róisín Murphy has announced a new album, Hit Parade, which will be out September 8 via Ninja Tune (pre-order). Her first album since 2020’s fantastic Róisín Machine, she made this one with DJ Koze. “We worked remotely, in different countries sending tracks/ideas back and forth for several years,” Murphy says. “I always have to approach … [Read more…]
Eora/Sydney alt-rock powerhouse RedHook have exploded onto the global stage with their debut album Postcard from a Living Hell, released 21 April. Having toured extensively with In Hearts Wake last year, the band are currently in the middle of their own national headline tour before playing at Unify Off The Record in June. We caught … [Read more…]
Five songs into his spellbinding set, Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice genuinely lets the crowd decide what he’s going to play next. There are screams. Many. And just about every single one of them are shouting out a different song title (the winner was “Woman Like A Man”) Such is how highly regarded Rice is amongst … [Read more…]
The Sisters of Mercy played their first US show in 15 years on Wednesday night at The Fillmore Silver Spring in the DC area. It was both the kickoff to their tour and a warm-up for this weekend’s Sick New World festival in Las Vegas. While the band, still led by Andrew Eldritch and drum … [Read more…]