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1 week ago | 
thefrontrowcenter.com | Sarah Downs
By Sarah DownsI honestly don’t quite know how to describe Bear Grease. It’s a musical theater / night club act / low comedy / video show all jumbled into one. It has some really fun, but it’s overly ambitious, disorganized and definitely niche.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Sarah Downs
Now Multiple 'imitation' firearms found in George Town home by Tasmania police - ABC News A 40-year-old George Town man has been charged with multiple offences after illegal firearms, including a replica gun collection, were found during a … Now There’s A Bigger Problem With The Viral ‘Propaganda I’m Not Falling For’ Trend TW: This article discusses disordered eating. Videos with the text “Propaganda I'm not falling for” and a list that might include diet culture, something about the rise of...
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Conor Lochrie |Sarah Downs
New Zealand Music Is Making Waves. Why Aren't Kiwis Listening? On a dismally cold Canterbury night last Thursday, Earth Tongue almost tore the roof off The Loons. A more than healthy crowd had gathered inside the …
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Sarah Downs
Jun 11From movies and TV shows to music, the habit is no longer taboo. It’s even being celebrated for the way it makes characters look cool or powerful. In the new romantic dramedy “Materialists,” about 21st-century dating, Dakota Johnson loves cigarettes. Playing Lucy, a New York matchmaker, she’s puffing …
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1 week ago | 
au.variety.com | Sarah Downs
But for creator John Cameron Mitchell, the return of his cult glam-rock musical is more than just a homecoming. It’s a full-circle moment, shaped by bad auditions, identity politics, and a punk-fuelled desire to shake things up. Speaking with Rolling Stone AU/NZ, Mitchell reflected on the origins of “Hedwig,” his “slightly autobiographical” story of a queer teen, a botched gender affirming surgery, and a life reinvented under Berlin lights.
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1 week ago | 
themusicnetwork.com | Sarah Downs
AC/DC are gearing up for their first Australian stadium tour in ten years, with several sources telling Rolling Stone AU/NZ the iconic rock band will make a big return home in late 2025. The upcoming tour will mark the band’s first performances in Australia since their massive ‘Rock or Bust’ world tour in 2015, which saw Angus Young and company shift more than 520,000 tickets across 11 coast-to-coast dates, including shows in Auckland and Wellington.
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1 week ago | 
themusicnetwork.com | Sarah Downs
The Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) will move from Townsville to Cairns in 2026, opening a new chapter for the event. Following a record-breaking 2024 Festival, the relocation aims to support future growth, improving the music program, enhancing the audience experience, and reaching more people, all while staying in northern Queensland. The Festival will honour its 35-year history and loyal following in Townsville, where it has been a cultural fixture since 1991.
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1 week ago | 
au.variety.com | Sarah Downs
Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident”, a reimagined Iranian thriller, was named the winner of the Sydney Film Prize at the end of the Sydney Film Festival (June 4-15). A jury headed by Justin Kurzel called the film about the lived realities of people in Iran “audacious, cutting-edge and courageous”. The prize, valued at $60,000, is one of the richest awarded at any film festival.
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1 week ago | 
au.variety.com | Sarah Downs
The nominees are in for the 65th TV Week Logie Awards, with seven television personalities vying for the coveted Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. Returning to the race is past winner and LEGO Masters host Hamish Blake, joined by presenter and journalist Ally Langdon, who earns her first Gold Logie nod after picking up a Silver Logie last year for Best News or Public Affairs Presenter. This year’s ceremony will take place at The Star Sydney on Sunday, August 3rd.
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2 weeks ago | 
tonedeaf.thebrag.com | Sarah Downs
Anna Lunoe is back with a remix party for her debut album Pearl. The Australian DJ, producer and vocalist will drop Pearl (Remixes) on Friday, June 20th, following the deluxe edition release of Pearl last month. Leading the pack is longtime collaborator and Night Bass founder AC Slater, who gives “Polite (feat. Shanique Marie)” a tougher, bass-heavy edge.
