Village People
State Theatre
Sydney, AU
May 25, 2017
Countless times, the Village People depicting stereotypes of the masculine kind and framed in catchy pop tunes with mass appeal have been referenced, imitated or parodied in TV series, movies, video games and music.
Having …
GABS Festival
The Dome
Sydney, AU
May 28, 2017
The inaugural GABS fest, which was listed as one of the top 20 beer festivals in the world by the American magazine The Beer Connoisseur in 2015, caters to both - converted craft beer fans and …
Nick Murphy (formerly known as Chet Faker)
Opera House
Sydney, AU
June 1, 2017
Nicholas "Nick" James Murphy, better known by his former stage name Chet Faker – a pseudonym he abandoned in September 2016 - is an Australian singer and songwriter. A prolific …
Body Count
Luna Park
Sydney, AU
June 3, 2017
Body Count is quintessentially a heavy metal band with a rap mentality with their material focusing on various social and political issues, along with the credo of gang life.
Fronted by Ice-T who co-founded the …
Hidden Sydney
"The Nevada" at The World Bar
Sydney, AU
25 May - 18 June 2017
Kings Cross is an inner-city locality of Sydney.
The Cross, as it is known by localites, was once the epicentre of organised crime figures and a booming red-light …
Hot Brown Honey
Opera House
Sydney, AU
June 9, 2017
Sass, empowerment and politics rooted in hip hop culture are the pillars that form the foundation of Hot Brown Honey – a platform the posse of unapologetically fierce women use to fight the power, weaponize …
Fantastic Food and Drink and Naturally Good Shows
ICC Exhibition Centre
Sydney, AU
June 4-5
Premium. Gourmet. Handcrafted. Delicious. Unique. Extraordinary. Fantastic – a few adjectives and superlatives that came your way did you choose to familiarize with the The Fantastic Food and Drink …
Boy George
Café del Mar
Sydney, AU
June 12, 2017
Despite the focus being on his recent stint as a judge on one of those castings shows down under, Boy George is still universally recognised from his time as the androgynous lead singer of the …
Open Frame: Room 40 Festival
Carriageworks
Sydney
June 30. 2017
Carriageworks, Sydney’s largest and one of its more eclective multi-arts centres, is stoically following its ambitious mission which is informed by a commitment to reflect social and cultural diversity by presenting the 2017 incarnation of …
Good Food and Drink Show
Sydney, Australia
June 24, 2017
The Good Food and Drink show is all about familiarise it’s audience with emerging trends in the hospitality industry before and behind the scenes, running the gamut from high to low brow and everything in between. …
Grinspoon
Enmore Theatre
Sydney
July 7, 2017
Grinspoon emerged in 1995 from sleepy Lismore in New South Wales and with the juvenile delinquents behind the operation harbouring a weak spot for sticky icky, they named themselves after an Associate Professor advocating the medicinal use of …
The Undertones
Metro Theatre
Sydney, AU
July 8, 2017
The Undertones are legendary.
If you are remotely interested in punk rock yet not familiar with their oeuvre due to the curse of late birth, chances are you found yourself at some stage of your …
Japandroids
Factory Theatre
Sydney, AU
July, 14 2017
Japandroids are a two-piece band from Vancouver, BC, which began in 2006 and consists of Brian King and David Prowse.
One guitar, one set of drums, and two vocalizers sounds minimal on paper but in a …
2017 Scandinavian Film Festival
Sydney
July 11-August 2
We are currently in the fourth season of the year in Sydney, which is mild compared to the harsh haunting wintertide that seems to be at home in Nordic countries, so a bit of escapism aka an …
Living life well
Fête/Life magazine is an Australian publication that connects with readers in a personal way. Its mission is to inspire them to love the life they have, engage in positive and meaningful relationships with those around them and to make time and space for all the …
Ásgeir
Enmore Theatre
Sydney, AU
July 21, 2017
Iceland is largely an arctic desert punctuated by mountains, glaciers, geysers, hot springs, volcanoes and waterfalls.
It is one of the most beautiful places on this earthround.
A lot of its musical exports seem …
Zoo Brew
Taronga Zoo
Sydney, AU
July 22, 2017
Tastings that offer a chance to sample hop-and-grain-based beverages are legion.
They tend to follow the same formula, leaving center stage to the brews and the alcohol.
In essence, Zoo Brew did neither reinvent …
Pete Murray
Enmore Theatre
Sydney, AU
July 29, 2017
Byron Bay singer-songwriter Pete Murray is back with his trademark smooth and inviting vocal delivery to promote his sixth studio album, Camacho.
While he mainly stuck to his guns with his most recent opus, his …
Oceania Burger Special
Ah, the humble burger – a product loved by Popeye’s sidekick J. Wellington Wimpy that came about to meet the culinary needs of a society rapidly changing due to industrialization, the emergence of the working and middle classes as well as the demand …
Man cannot live by bread along – he must have peanut butter, or, as the wise philosopher Sylvester Gardenzio “Rimbaud” Stallone once proclaimed: “If you try to change the taste of peanut butter, you’re in trouble.”
Even the Methuselah of and elder of rock music, i.e. Iggy Pop, …