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Let’s get this straight. I’ve always been an avid indie music listener – that is, independent music – ever since high school when I discovered the irony of Morrissey, the curious sex appeal of Japan’s David Sylvian and the moodiness of Ian …

Katurian is a writer with little success but great self belief. He is the Grimm Brothers incarnate, spinning twisted tales about secluded houses in the woods and little girls swallowing razor blades. But the strangest story of all is the one in which Katurian …

Short + Sweet, the world’s biggest short play festival, delivered an interesting selection of short plays this year with a quirky movement-based piece taking out first prize last Saturday night at the Seymour Centre. After a nine-week season showcasing 170 ten-minute plays …

It has been ten years since Bruce Springsteen last brought his legendary E Street band to Australia, but in a blistering show at Allphones Arena in Sydney on Wednesday night he reminded everyone why he is still the boss. In a set …

This year’s Australian Tattoo and Body Art Expo was as much about passion for art, camaraderie and education as it was about checking out and displaying cool, pretty things or tribal rites of passage. At the gates of the Expo, held at …

Speed, adrenaline, unprecedented car-driving skills, mind-blowing stunts, crime, codes of honour, justice, redemption and glory: it is time to re-enter the world of the Fast & the Furious! Unless you’ve been living in a cave or have dedicated your life for the …

What’s it like to direct Australian living treasure John Bell? Jove for Sport Theatre artistic director Damien Ryan can offer some insight. Ryan is co-directing the first Bell Shakespeare production for 2013, Henry 4, in which Bell plays Falstaff as well as directing. …

Several months ago I happened to catch a performance of a band called Video8 at the Annandale. They were tight, edgy, obviously influenced by the sharp end of the ‘80s and surprising. Surprising in their originality and sound but also surprising because …

Audiences of animated family comedy rejoice: Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2, the sequel to Sony Pictures Animation’s 2009 hit comedy, is soon coming to the big screen. The movie is based on the children’s book of the same name by …

Filmmaker M Night Shyamalan has earned a reputation in the Hollywood film industry as a creator of critically and commercially acclaimed movies that include The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, The Village and The Happening through his knack of creating exciting and intriguing movies …