Yank was a weekly magazine published by the United States military for its servicemen from 1942 – 1945. It’s the magazine where an awkward young man called Stu (Andy Johnston) partners with photographer Artie (Eli Cooper), who is also ‘light in the loafers’, to report stories. After Stu’s call-up, before he goes off to join…
Michael Hutchence was of one of the most charismatic performers the world has known. Before his death in 1997, he and his band in INXS played to some of the biggest crowds at packed out stadia. He had relationships with a string of famous women, including Kylie Minogue, Helena Christensen and Paula Yates. The new…
Melbourne based singer-songwriter Emma Russack released “Be Real”, the newest single from her upcoming album Winter Blues, due on the 5 July 2019. Channelling 90s grunge and indie rock, “Be Real” is Russack’s reaction to the selfie culture. “[“Be Real”] is about my frustration with phone obsession, social media, hype and trend – the phoniness…
Yesterday is highly contrived and holds few surprises, but it’s still a heart-warming story. It’s also a showcase for the music of The Beatles. The basis of the tale is pure fantasy and from there it’s basically an adult fairy story. The film follows a decidedly ordinary guy thrust into most extraordinary circumstances. Humour, warmth…
It’s crazy that it has taken 14 years for Iron & Wine and Calexico to officially pair up for a follow up after their solid debut mini-album, In The Reins (2005). The pairing of these talented musicians has always made sense as their style, substance and execution have a very similar synergy. Given that knowledge…
There’s nothing better than when music and art work together and create something special. That’s exactly what Kishi Bashi accomplishes on his fourth studio record Omoiyari. Omoiyari is an art composition that dives into the US’s past internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII and explores the parallels between 40’s America and the current US administration’s actions….
Puttin’ on the Ritz is an all-singing, all-dancing affair with the occasional spoken interlude. Six vocalists and 10 dancers from London’s West End take us back to the Golden Age of Hollywood for a couple of hours. We’re talking about music from names such as Fred Astaire, Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Al Jolson…
Wild Rose asks whether personal ambition should take a back seat to more immediate responsibilities. This feel-good story about a country music singer in the making features a stellar performance by Jessie Buckley in the lead role. In her early twenties, Rose-Lynn (Buckley) – single and with two kids under 9 – has just spent…
The Get Up Kids came out of Kansas City in the mid-90s in that second wave of emo, punk/pop bands like Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World, and My Chemical Romance. Best remembered for their 1999 release, “Something to Write Home About,” the band broke up after four albums in 2005 only to re-group four years later….
We finally have some new music from indie-folk favourites The Lumineers with their track “Gloria”. The song is the first from the band’s upcoming full-length album III, due on 13 September 2019, and is full of the foot-stomping goodness you’ve come to expect from The Lumineers. “Gloria” is the first in a series of 3…
