Live
LIVE: Max and Igor Cavalera – Fremantle, 18 March, 2019
LIVE: Max and Igor Cavalera – Fremantle, 18 March, 2019 With Depravity – Metropolis Fremantle Reviewed by Kevin Curran Photography by Damien Crocker The Cavalera Brothers returned to our shores, this time to revisit the Beneath The Remains and Arise albums of their back catalogue. It wasn’t that long ago the brothers were in town […]
COMEDY LIVE: EDDIE IZZARD – Perth, 5 March, 2019
COMEDY LIVE: EDDIE IZZARD – Perth, 5 March, 2019 Perth Concert Hall, Perth, Western Australia Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar To say Eddie Izzard is a high achiever almost feels like short-changing the high profile, transgender star. He’s an actor, stand-up comedian, multi-linguist performer, activist, charity icon and soon-to-be politician, running for British parliament after the […]
LIVE: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA – Melbourne, 11 March, 2019
LIVE: DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA – Melbourne, 11 March, 2019 Slayer, Judas Priest, Ghost, Alice In Chains, Anthrax and many more Review & a couple of amateur photos by Shane Pinnegar Official photos by Ian Laidlaw, used with permission The second year of Download Festival in Australia kicked off with a debut in Sydney, where a […]
Music
CD REVIEW: BILLY F GIBBONS – The Big Bad Blues
CD REVIEW: BILLY F GIBBONS – The Big Bad Blues Concord Records October 2018 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 73% Anyone who knows anything knows that The Reverend Willie G, Billy F Gibbons, is a dead set Texan legend, a man whose guitar work with The Moving Sidewalks and ZZ Top are unimpeachable. More recently, though, […]
MUSIC REVIEW: DOM MARIANI & THE MAJESTIC KELP – Hi Seas
MUSIC REVIEW: DOM MARIANI & THE MAJESTIC KELP – Hi Seas Invisible Records 2018 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 90% Dom Mariani is certainly one to follow his musical muse whichever way he fancies. From the jangly power pop of The Stems, through the garagey DM3, his ‘popsided guitar’ solo work, the Stonesy soul of The […]
ALBUM REVIEW: THE BEATLES – THE WHITE ALBUM 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
ALBUM REVIEW: THE BEATLES – THE WHITE ALBUM 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION EMI November 2018 Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 100% Giles Martin, son of original producer (and legend) George, oversaw the remastering of this revelatory 50th anniversary edition of The Beatles’ seminal self-titled (but forever better known as The White Album) double album, and describes the […]
Books
BOOK REVIEW: Hemingway’s Havana – A Reflection of the Writer’s Life in Cuba by Robert Wheeler and América Fuentes
BOOK REVIEW: Hemingway’s Havana – A Reflection of the Writer’s Life in Cuba by Robert Wheeler and América Fuentes Skyhorse Publishing March 2018 Hardcover, $37.99 Reviewed by Natalie Salvo Non-Fiction / Travel & Holidays / Travel Writing 70% Rocking The acclaimed author Ernest Hemingway has been the subject of many books. The famous writer has […]
BOOK REVIEW: Peach by Emma Glass
BOOK REVIEW: Peach by Emma Glass Bloomsbury Circus January 2018 Hardcover, $24.99 Reviewed by Steph O’Connell Literary Fiction / Surrealism 5/10 ‘An immensely talented young writer’ – George Saunders Slip the pin through the skin. Start stitching. It doesn’t sting. It does bleed. White thread turns red. Red string. Going in. Going out. I […]
BOOK REVIEW: The Selfie Generation by Alicia Eler
BOOK REVIEW: The Selfie Generation by Alicia Eler Skyhorse Publishing November 2017 Hardcover, $37.99 Reviewed by Natalie Salvo Non-Fiction / Society & Social Sciences 60% Rocking Selfies are a maligned subject because it’s easy to dismiss them as narcissistic rubbish. Alicia Eler knows this isn’t true and has written many articles about this social phenomena. […]
Movies
MOVIE REVIEW: HOTEL MUMBAI
MOVIE REVIEW: HOTEL MUMBAI Directed by Anthony Maras Written by John Collee & Anthony Maras Starring Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Jason Isaacs Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 93% Forget evil spirits and undead witches, true horror exists in this world in the shape of terrorism, an evil scourge whose fanatical perpetrators can strike anywhere […]
MOVIE REVIEW: RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET
MOVIE REVIEW: RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET Directed by Phil Johnstone, Rich Moore Starring Sarah Silverman, John C Reilly, Gal Gadot Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 69% Underneath all the this-one-goes-up-to-eleven product placement and giddy sugar high colour-and-flashbulb visual-explosiveness that is Ralph Breaks The Internet, is a pretty fun movie with a little something for kids and […]
MOVIE REVIEW: COLD PURSUIT
MOVIE REVIEW: COLD PURSUIT Written by Frank Baldwin & Kim Fupz Aakeson Directed by Hans Peter Moland Starring Liam Neeson, Laura Dern, Tom Bateman, Tom Jackson Reviewed by Shane Pinnegar 82% Liam Neeson has carved himself a niche in recent years, specialising in family revenge flicks such as the Taken series, and in Cold Pursuit […]
News
DEVILDRIVER Return To Australia In August with very special guests All That Remains
DEVILDRIVER Return To Australia In August with very special guests All That Remains After what seems like an eternity, US metal icons Devildriver are finally returning to Australia to appease their rabid legions. It’s been five long years since the band last headlined here and Dez and the boys are primed and ready to make […]
EAGLE-EYE CHERRY Announces September 2019 Australian Tour
EAGLE-EYE CHERRY Announces September 2019 Australian Tour It’s been a long time coming, but the wait is finally over as EAGLE-EYE CHERRY finally announces his Australian tour. EAGLE-EYE CHERRY (so named because of his steely stare) is the son of the legendary jazz trumpeter Don Cherry, and half-brother of Neneh Cherry. Cherry almost considered giving […]
FREO.GOLD! celebrating Fremantle music and the opening of Freo Social
FREO.GOLD! celebrating Fremantle music and the opening of Freo Social To celebrate the grand opening week of Freo Social, they’ve put together a special line up celebrating the heritage of music in Fremantle and the venue itself all in one night aptly titled Freo.Gold! 6th April! Legendary powerhouse Celtic band FLING are one of WA’s […]
Interviews
A Dirty Dozen with BRIAN VODINH of BRAVE THE ROYALS – March 2019
According to a recent press release: “BRAVE THE ROYALS is a true departure for its creator. Modern Alternative-Pop only begins to describe the direction of “Dreamer” and the inspired material that will follow. The pop-bent, anthemic sing alongs, vintage synth stylings and soaring guitars tap into a different kind of emotion than the material of Brian Vodinh’s‘other band’ – renowned rockers, 10 YEARS. Vodinh’s organic-meets-digital approach spawned not […]
INTERVIEW: MICHELLE LEBLANC – March 2019
According to a recent press release: “Nashville-based singer-songwriter Michelle LeBlanc is set to release a new single, “A Good Man,” on April 5, 2019. “It’s a love song,” says LeBlanc. “It’s about how timing is divine, how the right one comes at the right time, and the beauty and protection in all of that.” Before […]
A Dirty Dozen with DAKOTA SEAN of ANOTHER DAY DAWNS – March 2019
According to a recent press release: “Lehighton, PA Hard Alternative Rock Band ANOTHER DAY DAWNS has released the official music video for “Psycho,” off of their upcoming EP, A Different Life. Another Day Dawns is a high-energy hard rock band that was established in 2010 by drummer Nick McGeehan and guitarist Tyler Ritter of Lehighton, Pennsylvania. Initially performing classic rock covers, the addition of front-man Dakota Sean ignited their […]
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BIG COUNTRY Announce 2019 Australian and NZ Tour
BIG COUNTRY Announce 2019 Australian and NZ Tour Legendary Scottish indie rockers Big Country return down under to Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of their classic album Steeltown. As an added Bonus they will play an Encore of Greatest Hits (In A Big Country, Fields of Fire, Chance, Look Away, Wonderland and more) Big Country had […]
THE BEATLES’ ABBEY ROAD LIVE: Bringing one of the greatest records of all time to life – live on stage
THE BEATLES’ ABBEY ROAD LIVE: Bringing one of the greatest records of all time to life – live on stage Featuring: Kram (Spiderbait), Mark Wilson (Jet), Davey Lane (You Am I), Darren Middleton (Powderfinger) and Special Guests In celebration of Abbey Road’s 50th anniversary, some of Australia’s most respected musicians and members of iconic groups, […]
ANBERLIN Announces May 2019 Australian Tour
ANBERLIN Announces May 2019 Australian Tour Australia holds a special place in the hearts of ANBERLIN and fans similarly embrace the band with open arms. This coming May 2019, the love affair continues with the band returning to play shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth for the first time since announcing their break […]
AUGUST BURNS RED ANNOUNCE 10 YEARS OF CONSTELLATIONS 2019 AUSTRALIAN TOUR
AUGUST BURNS RED ANNOUNCE 10 YEARS OF CONSTELLATIONS 2019 AUSTRALIAN TOUR Pennsylvanian metalcore quintet August Burns Red will be returning to Australia this October to celebrate their 10 year anniversary of their third studio album ‘Constellations’ as part of their worldwide tour. The 10 Years Of Constellations 2019 Australian Tour will hit all major cities […]
HERBIE HANCOCK – THE MASTER OF MODERN MUSIC ANNOUNCES HIS 2019 AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES
HERBIE HANCOCK – THE MASTER OF MODERN MUSIC ANNOUNCES HIS 2019 AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES HERBIE HANCOCK: “I haven’t heard anybody yet who has come after him” – Miles Davis “Herbie Hancock Is the emissary of an Art Form.” — New York Times One of the most revered figures in modern music – the ever-innovative and […]
Australian Comedy Legend STEVE HUGHES Announces His Are You Serious? Tour – May 2019
Australian Comedy Legend STEVE HUGHES Announces His Are You Serious? Tour – May 2019 Australian comedic legend Steve Hughes will return to the stage this May armed with his new show, Are You Serious? Known the world over for his hard hitting, take no prisoners comedy, Steve tells it like it is. At times confronting, […]
