FILM REVIEW: Love is Strange
Words by CAMERON MANION The subtle and the brutal hold hands in Ira Sachs' latest feature, Love is Strange. The movie, as a whole, is a refreshingly realistic interpretation of daily
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GIG REVIEW: White Lung & Upset
Words by NICOLA PARISE and HATTIE O’DONNELL While Bloods may not sound like anything we haven’t heard before (think The Moldy Peaches meets The Grates), they certainly bring a lot of
COMP: The Cairos
Thanks to Universal Music Australia, Vertigo is giving away tickets for you and a friend to The Cairos' Sydney show at GoodGod on Saturday, June 21 2014. For your chance to win, email submissions@utsvertigo.com.au with ‘Cairos entry’ in
GIG REVIEW: Hard-Ons
Words by ALEX DALLAND Sounds like: The fast and loud punk riffs of the Zero Boys with the smooth vocals of Jawbreaker.For many, Aussie rock might bring to mind Icehouse’s ‘Great
ALBUM REVIEW: Problems
Words by TAYLAH SCHRADER Sounds like: the product of an afternoon chillaxing beside a pool with Chet Faker, Vance Joy and piña coladas.Considering that the EP For The Ages is the
GIG REVIEW: DZ Deathrays
Words by JULES LEFEVRE Sounds Like: If British India and The Black Keys battled in a tin shed.After about 20 minutes, it becomes impossible to keep count of the crowd surfers.
FILM REVIEW: Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter
Words by LIDIYA JOSIFOVA David and Nathan Zellner’s latest offering, Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, offers up a fictional rendition of an urban myth about a Japanese woman who seeks out the
BOOK REVIEW: Sight Lines
Words by TAYLAH SCHRADER “Literature can be at once a mirror of distortion, exaggeration and accuracy, where we see some aspect of ourselves reflected back to us.”Such is Hannah Kent’s foreword
THEATRE REVIEW: Brothers Wreck
Words by LILY MEI Jada Alberts’ new play Brothers Wreck is Belvoir’s latest production: an exploration into the realities of life in light of death. Alberts is the 2013 recipient of
FILM REVIEW: The Face of Love
Words by ZALEHAH TURNERThe Face of Love, directed by Arie Posin, is a psychological drama exploring grieving widow Nikki Longstrom’s (Annette Bening) romantic obsession with Tom (Ed Harris). He is