SINGLE REVIEW: Kygo feat. Rita Ora – Carry On

When I was watching the trailer to Pokemon: Detective Pikachu, I spotted someone that looked like Rita Ora half way through it. I thought to myself “surely not”, but I was wrong, it was her. The UK singer/songwriter/actress and entrepreneur has a guest role in the massive live action film, and on top of that…

LIVE REVIEW: Basement Jaxx VS The Metropolitan Orchestra – QPAC

Basement Jaxx are no strangers to the touring circuit of Australia. They’ve played festivals like Big Day Out and Good Vibrations as well as played some very energetic headline shows across the country but this visit sees them giving audiences something a little different. Returning for an exclusive run of orchestral shows, the British electronic…

ALBUM REVIEW: Lizzo – Cuz I Love You

2019 is the year of Lizzo. I called it back in January when the Minneapolis rapper/singer/songwriter dropped the infectious ‘Juice’ which unquestionably became an early contender for single of the year. And now she’s giving you a strong contender for album of the year so prepare yourself. ‘Cuz I Love You’ is her third studio…

SINGLE REVIEW: Delilah Montagu – Temptation 

Sometimes a debut single from an industry newcomer will just come out of nowhere and hit you right in the feels and that’s exactly what Delilah Montagu’s debut track has done. ‘Temptation’ is an vulnerable and intimate affair that hears her baring her truth and serving you beautiful and soulful vocals full of raw emotion….

SINGLE REVIEW: Madonna feat. Maluma – Medellin

Madonna is and forever will be an icon. She’s paved the way for pop and female artists alike and continued to deliver a visionary collection of material. Even in some of Madonna’s most questionable era’s (that’s a reference to ‘MDNA’ and ‘Rebel Heart’ for you), I could find the artistic brilliance and genius mind that…

INTERVIEW: Vanessa Amorosi

“It’s such an incredible feeling that people still give a shit” Vanessa Amorosi candidly admits as she reflects on the huge response to her recent comeback. As we sit in the lobby of her Brisbane hotel reflecting on the highs and lows of her career, she prepares to head to soundcheck for her show with…

LIVE REVIEW: Meg Mac – The Tivoli

It was only a year and a half ago that Meg Mac was standing on The Tivoli stage looking out to a sold out crowd that were singing the lyrics from her debut album ‘Low Blows’ back to her. Now she’s back as she prepares for the release of her new mini album ‘Hope’ on…

LIVE REVIEW: Jessica Mauboy – Woolly Mammoth

It’s not often that you get to see one of Australia’s biggest pop acts play an intimate venue like the Woolly Mammoth but that was the unique concept of Jessica Mauboy’s exclusive run of comeback shows. To celebrate the release of her new single ‘Sunday’ and her return for her forthcoming fourth studio album, Mauboy…

LIVE REVIEW: Vanessa Amorosi – The Tivoli

Looking back through Vanessa Amorosi’s discography is like being re-acquainted with a long lost best friend. Her music has been the soundtrack of so many of your life memories whether you know it or not. From the disco-pop anthem ‘Absolutely Everybody’ which soundtracked every school dance you could think of to being the song you…

GALLERY: Jon Stevens – The Tivoli

Jon Stevens is a name that rock fans are very familiar with. After all he was the frontman for Noiseworks with the chart favourite singles ‘Touch’, ‘Take Me Back’ and ’No Lies’, fronted INXS after Michael Hutchence’s death between 2000-2003, created a new band called The Dead Daisies and was apart of the highly acclaimed…