Alison Wonderland brought her trendy beats to a warehouse in Perth. Read about the phun 'ere.
An Interview with Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
Spawn of one of the most creative moms around, London siblings Kitty, Daisy & Lewis Durham are returning to Perth for an intimate show at the Rosemount, August 5. Read our interview here.
The Song Was Wrong: A Love Story About Hope, Heartbreak and Music
The Song was Wrong is a highly visual and physical work. Telling the story of a Pianist and the woman he loved and lost, their instant attraction and passionate love affair, the characters they met, the decisions they made and how their lives are entwined forever.
ALT J Live @ Challenge Stadium
ALT J Hit Perth Shores last weekend. Read all about it 'ere.
The Home that Meth Destroyed
This house did hold some treasures for us. In the front rooms we noticed elaborate tales scribbled on the walls. They documented a relationship falling apart, the existence of drug habits, and the struggle of the writer or writers to comprehend what they were confronted with.
Lomborg v UWA: Why Free Speech doesn’t come with a Platform
What is often lost in the debate about the right to free speech is the exact bounds of that right. Just because you want to say something doesn't mean people need to give you a platform on which to say it.
British alt-rockers ALT-J (∆) will be ALT-14(♫)ing in Australian shores this month
Featuring love songs interspersed with tongue-in-cheek lyrics that border laughable and creepy like “I’m gonna bed into you like a cat beds into a beanbag” or “Turn you inside out and lick you like a crisp packet” from “Every Other Freckle”, their shows are set to be fun ones.
Hilariously dark and madly energetic “Wild Tales” is the perfect lightning-in-a-bottle closer for this year’s Spanish Film Festival
"Wild Tales" is a horrifically hysterical, playfully violent, and rousingly poignant thrill ride of revenge that is best experienced with minimal knowledge of what’s about to come.
Groovin' and Moovin' 2015
We caught some of the finest sonic youths down in Bunbury over the long weekend. Read all about the groovy times here.
“Game of Thrones” Season 5 Episode 3 debrief: The one in which Sansa can’t ever catch a break
"High Sparrow": The Stark children are forced to make difficult choices and Cersei finds a new ally in an excellent episode filled with intimate, poignant character moments.
GTM Bunbury 2015 Preview
GTM is returning for 2015. Check out whats planned!
No Sound Without Silence - The Script
The Script are coming to town- Check out our latest album review and preview to the show.
"X + Y" is a charming British drama that sensitively explores the concepts of grief and tragedy
Based on a true story, X + Y is a touching, beautiful and absolutely endearing experience. The acting is impeccable, bringing the character’s to life and allowing the audience to really relate to their hardships.
"KUMIKO, THE TREASURE HUNTER" is tense, distressing, poignant, but rarely enjoyable
While Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter is commendable in its ambition; the film's execution of its central character's sombre tale is ultimately frustrating and alienating to its audience.
Fairbridge Festival 2015 - The Essential Guide
Fairbridge Festival really is a unique event. So, we teamed up with Fairbridge's social media runner to get y'all prepped!
CitizenFour @ Luna feat. Scott Ludlam and Friends
Even I could not fathom how engrossed and underprepared I was before watching CitizenFour and how well Laura Poitras captures Snowden, in what felt like a very intimate and close to home encounter.
The Love Junkies SXSW Fundraiser @ The Astor Lounge
Slowly but surely the crowd picked up the pace, swaying and loosening up to the brash tones of the Love Junkies newer tunes’, giving the band its cue to dive into songs from their new LP with unhinged ferocity.
Client Liaison @ Jimmy's Den, Northbridge
You'd think a band like Client Liaison, renowned for their ostentatious, seemingly unchoreocraphed music videos, would have attracted a cult following of unpolished dancers more intent on having fun that looking cool while trying to have fun. Dance on, Client Liaison. Dance harder, Perth.
Teenager I Am: The Sunnyboys at the Festival Gardens 06/03/2015
Oxley may have been a schizophrenic, and that may not be relatable to everyone, but in the crowd at the Festival Gardens the permanence with which 'Alone With You' has stayed in the lives of his fans came into full view. The excitement was so great that the Sunnyboys come out again and close the whole thing with 'The Seeker', a set of old boys reliving their glory days and revelling in their legacy. We caught 'Sunnyboys' - one of the closing acts of this years amazing Perth Festival.
"Girlhood" is a stylistic but gritty slice-of-life exploration of what it means to be a teenage girl
In a way, it can be argued that Girlhood is the spiritual successor to recent Oscar Best Picture loser Boyhood (come to think of it, both films would make the perfect double-feature for a movie night).