Album Review: WAAX – Big Grief

In 2013, a group of high school and university friends from Brisbane formed a band. Last Friday, that band released their highly anticipated debut album Big Grief. Described by lead-singer and frontwoman Maz DeVita as “a mixture of post-punk and alternative rock”, WAAX are the latest in a long list of nationally beloved Brisbane rock bands.

Top 5 ways to send off the winter

With only one week left of winter, the southern hemisphere is divided. For some it’s a time of euphoria: a time to kick off their boots, head down to beach, and celebrate the end of the rain, wind and single digit temperatures.

Emma

Exclusive Girls & Boys editorial with Photographer Aaron VIII @aaron__viii and model Emma Kelsey @emmakelsey2001 from @chadwickmodels.

The Burger Expo

The Burger Expo will bring together six of Sydney and Melbourne’s best burger joints for a day of finger licking flavour. The Expo is hosted by Tropicool and The Burger Collective - Australia’s number one app for finding the best burgers in town.

Esmè Premiere

Sydney Songstress Esmè, is bringing herself well and truly into the spotlight with her most defining release yet - Ella. A track filled with mature and considered songwriter that finds itself in a space between world beats, RnB and jazz so smooth it’s almost slippery.

Frenchies Bistro and Brewery

Stepping into Frenchies feels like being welcomed into a hidden corner of Paris.  It is a celebration of delicious food, unique craft brews and the bistronomy that France pioneered – it’s an invitation to explore, relax and enjoy.

The First-Timer Splendour Wrap-Up

A haze of sunshine beats down onto a hill covered in alternating patches of downtrodden grass and dirt. Remnants of glitter are everywhere: scattered on the ground, plastered to the canvas floors of tents, and somehow, inexplicably, dotted on your face.

People of Splendour

At the closest festival Australia has to Coachella, it's as much about the music as it is about the fashion. This year at Splendour in the Grass, neon pinks and greens, body harnesses, and crochet flares, skirts and dresses abounded on the hills and fields of North Byron Parklands.