Sequins, salons, sickening hangovers. Oncomau presents the cream of the Sydney cultural crop this week. 10) A-Pho-Retivo at The Dolphin 27th May Never has excessive pretence been so affordable. On the 27th of May, teeter unconfusingly on the edge of Autumn and Winter, in a Maritime-themed restaurant with...
Drink, dance, don't stop at third base. Oncomau presents this week's vividly hot dates. Coach'll be waving you in, slugger. 10) Black by Fireball Whiskey From 17th May Expand your repertoire and get drunk with the new kid in the old block for a marginally less expensive amount to...
Because those reptilian relics are far more interesting than what you're about to hear. Nevada-based band Imagine Dragons is hitting Australia with their 'Evolve' tour this May. The band and the beast do have a commonality in that they both have been claimed by all manner of...
Because we're going to watch a rebirth. The vault is spreading its legs wide once again after fifteen long years of being knock kneed and stagnant to squeeze out the second coming. Who's coming? Does it really matter anymore? Awash with echoing memories of Renault Capturs and spunky silhouettes...
Looking for incredibly processed folk music? Look no further. Sounding just like they've jumped right out of an advertisement for an environmentally sound car, Angus and Julia Stone are here and they're wearing all manner of non-confrontational beanies and being unhealthily pale. Though that's not the...
They are an important interlude. A soft, intelligent echo in a Felucia of popular music. The Killers are back and they're not doing anything but what they have always been doing. The brilliance of The Killers cannot be overstated. Beautifully experimental at their core. Appealing at...
Please, nix the Sunday Night interview. Pub-favourite Barnesy is back with a tour as an addition to his follow-up musical autobiography that provides no fodder for those skeptical of the musician-turned-writer trend. Of course, the story is not revelatory in its explorations of a rocker's...
Cross your heart and prepare your eyeballs. Who misses 1980s repetitiveness without the context of cocaine? We know we do. And if you're real lucky, there might be some shiny backup dancers recalling the visual brilliance of DEVO. That's right, St. Vincent is coming to Sydney...