The Supanova Pop Culture Expo blasts into 2008 with the greatest line-up of stars this event has ever assembled to lead an extravaganza of films, TV shows, gaming, animation, comic books, sci-fi, fantasy, wrestling, and more. The local leg of the event will feature guests Jewel Staite (Kaylee Frye from Firefly and Serenity, and latterly […]

In support of her forthcoming album of the same name, Cat Power, aka Chan Marshall, has announced her Jukebox Tour, which will see the Atlanta-born songstress play her first Australian shows with her acclaimed full-time band Dirty Delta Blues, which features the likes of The Dirty Three’s Jim White and members of Delta 72 and […]

After a year in the making, free-ranging producer/multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Yeo is ready to drop his debut album Trouble Being Yourself. The album sees the promising 21-year-old bounce from pop to reggae to hip hop and a whole lot more, passionately capturing it all with a humble yet dignified energy. Don’t miss the prodigy when he […]

Sexy? Absolutely! Rapper, singer, songwriter and all round performer extraordinaire, CC Martini, pictured, leaves pretty much everyone panting in her wake. She has to be seen to be believed, and her debut LP Champagne Taste will knock you off your feet. CC’s sound is a mix of killa pop trax, fusing rap and melody over […]

The fourth album from Portland, Oregon based duo The Helio Sequence - vocalist/guitarist Brandon Summers and former Modest Mouse drummer Benjamin Weikel on percussion and keyboards - is a collection of beautifully crafted pop songs, by far their most focused and polished collection of tunes to date. Effortlessly melding folk and […]

Continuing to mount momentum for the release of her debut solo album later in the year, wonderfully talented local singer-songwriter and former Gorgeous member Fi Claus cracks her whip and dashes off in a flurry with her second single ‘I’ll Be Spending’. In her charming, affectionate delivery, Claus takes just a shade over 100 seconds […]

In varying incarnations, the team known as the D-Generation have produced Australia’s most fabulous comedy shows. The Late Show, Front Line, Full Frontal and Kath & Kim have all been results of collaborations of D-Gen members. Lesser known, perhaps, is the team’s 70s cop show pastiche Funky Squad.
The squad of the title is a team […]

Local (via Hervey Bay) rockers The Ashes betray their influences immediately tonight by starting with a Big Heavy Stuff cover, setting the scene for their set of quintessentially Aussie originals. They concentrate mainly on songs from their brand-spankin’ new debut album To Everyone I Love And Hate, and their country and folk influenced agenda goes […]