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NewsSky Ferreira Dodges Tech Problems at the Metro, But Loses Interest (and Almost Audience)
Though pitch-perfect in delivery, Ferreira's lack of stage presence may have lost favour with her audience.
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NewsThe Best of Splendour in the Grass 2014
Day by Skywhale-watched day, we skip merrily through the best bits of Splendour.
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NewsMelbourne Festival 2014 Program Announced
Nearly 100 events, with a golden carousel spinning in the centre.
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NewsNo Cameras Allowed Doco Shows One Guy Sneaking Into 50 Music Festivals
Recording your own misdeeds never looked so good.
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NewsRemi, Violent Soho and Kate Miller-Heidke Reveal the Truth About Money in Music in New Doco
If you've ever ranted about a musician 'selling out', you need to watch this.
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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these potent westerns, horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, and expressive dance flicks.
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NewsA List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked
No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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NewsIt's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)
This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes movies about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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GuideThe Best Free Events to Catch During Sydney Festival 2025
Sydney Festival is saving your wallet this summer with a cost-of-living defying program of free events throughout January.
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NewsReturn To Rio Festival is Back For a Second Year
The beats-loving springtime pool party returns to Wiseman's Ferry.
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NewsLondon Grammar Reschedule Splendour Sideshows, The Presets Join the Party Instead
Frontwoman Hannah Reid has a nasty spot of pneumonia so The Presets are stepping in.
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NewsThe Five Best Byron Bay Festivals to Travel For
Don't wait till Easter to get festive in Byron.
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NewsCelebrate Motorik’s Third Birthday with Their Top Five Tracks
If you like your beats big and your drops low, Motorik have a birthday playlist for you.
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NewsCalifornia’s First Electronic Sriracha Festival Fuses EDM with Hot Sauce
Water stations undeniably necessary.
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NewsAnother 40 Artists Added to BIGSOUND Lineup
the church, Seekae and Voyager make up the newest BIGSOUND additions.
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NewsGear Up for Foe, Like the Enemy’s Pop-Up Launch with This Brand New Phondupe Minimix
Crisp up your Wednesday with new threads and All The Beats.
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NewsJenny Lewis Drags Up with Famous Friends in New, Instantly Viral Video
Lewis celebrates the end of a six year solo hiatus with Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathway and an instantly viral video.
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NewsDamon Albarn to Play Debut Opera House Show
The king of Britpop will make his Sydney Opera House debut this Christmas.
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EventUncontained Arts Festival 2026
Fri, 26 Jun - Sun, 28 Jun 2026
Belgrave Street, Kogarah
From inflatable creatures to LED drum shows, this kaleidoscopic after-dark experience returns with creativity and wonder inspired by nature and sustainability.
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EventSouth African Film Festival
Sun, 21 Jun - Sun, 26 Jul 2026
Various cinemas across Australia
The eighth run of SAFF will see 33 films direct from South Africa come to cinemas across Australia and New Zealand.
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EventHSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival
Wed, 10 Jun - Sun, 12 Jul 2026
Various Palace Cinemas around Australia, Moore Park
The annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American filmmaking returns to Australian screens this winter.
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EventThe Music of the Lord of the Rings
Thu, 16 Jul - Sat, 18 Jul 2026
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Explore the music of The Lord of the Rings like never before, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Art of the Score.
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EventAvatar: Forms of Vishnu
Sat, 20 Jun - Mon, 5 Oct 2026
Naala Badu Building, AGNSW, Sydney
This massive exhibition explores the many forms of the Hindu deity Vishnu, as depicted in 200 works that span 1500 years.
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EventBastille Festival
Thu, 16 Jul - Sun, 19 Jul 2026
Circular Quay, Sydney
Warm up this winter — this four-day soirée is taking over Circular Quay and The Rocks with French food, wine and entertainment.
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EventSheltering at the Sydney Opera House
Wed, 3 Jun - Sat, 13 Jun 2026
Joan Sutherland Theatre, Sydney
Bangarra Dance Theatre returns to the Sydney Opera House this June with Sheltering, a powerful triple bill exploring First Nations stories and connection to Country.
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EventTwo Door Cinema Club at Hordern Pavilion
Sun, 22 Nov, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Having just announced a second Sydney show, this era-defining indie-dance band will perform their acclaimed debut album in full.
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EventSydney Symphony Presents Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone In Concert
Wed, 2 Dec - Sat, 5 Dec 2026
Concert Hall, Sydney
Step back in time to the beginning of an iconic franchise, brought to life by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
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EventHayu FanFest
Sat, 15 Aug, 2026
Secret Location in Sydney, Sydney
Bringing reality TV into the real world, this streaming platform's landmark event is headed to Sydney for the first time.
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NewsThe Five Best Hip Hop Events in Sydney
Hip hop throwbacks, rap spoken word slams, beats-fuelled backyard parties. This where it's at.
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NewsWagons’ New ‘Psych-Claymation’ Clip Would Even Trip Out Gumby
"One month, 6500 shots, a skateboard for a dolly, ten packets of modelling clay, one jumbo packet of smarties..."
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NewsTony Jones, Courtney Barnett and Tom Ballard to Chat During Splendour in the Grass Forum Program
Tony Jones, Tom Ballard and Courtney Barnett having chats. Who needs Interpol?
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NewsAngus and Julia Stone Announce First Australian/NZ Dates in Three Years
Australia's ARIA-dominating folksters are back.
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NewsKurt Vile’s ‘Waking On a Pretty Daze’ Mural Painted Over
This Philadelphian should have Googled before he painted.
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NewsAlison Wonderland Talks Warehouse Parties, The Princess Bride and Her New EP
With her Calm Down EP out today, we checked in with Wonderland.
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NewsUK Prog Rock Legends Yes Are Heading to Australia
Even Yes vocalist Jon Davison is a Yes fan, he told us.
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NewsBen Folds Announces 2014 Australian Orchestral Tour
Seth Cohen's much-loved nerdy white guy returns — with orchestral buds.
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NewsSky Ferreira to Play Free DJ Set at Newtown Hotel
Free hangs with the Californian hype kid in Newtown? In.
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NewsRUFUS Wraps Up Sold-Out Worlds Within Worlds Tour
LED-sequinned decks, light installations and high-octane favourites; Sydney's electro-kings proved their throneworthiness.
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NewsFive Artists Who’ll Make You Think Differently About Aussie Hip Hop
We didn't get a Southern Cross tattoo while writing this article, but we'll consider it.
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NewsFive Gigs You Should Hit Up This Weekend
Sydney's cranking fuzzy garage punk, blistering rap and pop electro dance this weekend.
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NewsBIGSOUND Announces 80-Strong Local Lineup for 2014
With over 80 solid local artists on the bill, it's a good time to high-five Australian musicians.
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NewsThe Thirteen Best Places in Sydney to Get Inspired
Get the creative juices flowing at these inspiring Sydney spots.
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NewsNZ Folk Newcomer Aldous Harding Announces Debut Album and Australian Tour
New Zealand's answer to Julia Stone is killin' it across the Tasman.
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NewsCastlemaine’s D.D Dumbo Signed to 4AD, Touring with Tune-Yards in July
The Victorian native just became the fourth Australian to sign.
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NewsWhat to Expect From Sydney’s New $25 Million Creative Hub
Lord Mayor Clover Moore takes us through the work spaces destined for the city's tallest residential tower.
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NewsListen Out Festival Announces Dates for Spring
Australian dance music fans have a date to lock in.
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