Crowded House: Dreamers Are Waiting Australian Tour, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, November 22nd, 2022 – Live Review
The last time I saw Crowded House live was also the first time I ever saw them…
Concerts/Gigs
Hanson: Red Green Blue Tour, Forum Melbourne, November 17th, 2022 – Live Review
Three-piece pop-rock band Hanson, consisting of brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac have been a music staple since…
UPSAHL: This Is My First Headline Tour, Hotel Westwood, Melbourne, November 2, 2022 – Live Review
Melbourne was lucky enough to have the talented American singer-songwriter, UPSAHL perform in Australia for her tour…
A Lovely Day To Be Online {Melbourne Fringe} – Theatre Review
The internet: a wonderful place, a hellish place, a place where you can find anything and everything…
The Kooks: Inside In/Inside Out 15th Anniversary Tour, Festival Hall, Melbourne, October 6, 2022 – Live Review
Celebrating their 15th anniversary of their iconic debut album ‘Inside In/Inside Out’ (really their 16th due to…
Eskimo Joe: Black Fingernails Red Wine In the City, Forum Melbourne, October 1, 2022 – Live Review
I cut my teeth on Eskimo Joe’s music when I was first exposed to their 2004 iconic…
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 in Concert – Live Review
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 sees Harry Potter enter his seventh year at Hogwarts….
The Script: Greatest Hits Tour 2022, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, September 17, 2022 – Live Review
It’s been four years since The Script last visited Australia. After having their tour interrupted by Covid,…
Eric Nam: There And Back Again World Tour, Forum Melbourne, September 7, 2022 – K-Pop Live Review
Three years ago, I had the honour of reviewing Eric Nam’s 2019 Melbourne show at 170 Russell….
HallyuPopFest Sydney ’22, Qudos Bank Arena – K-Pop Event Review
On the 13th and 14th of August, Sydney played host to a bunch of talented K-Pop artists…
RISING FESTIVAL: The Goon Sax – Live Review
I’m mostly familiar with Brisbane indie-pop band, The Goon Sax from their songs, ‘Psychic’ and ‘In the…
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: The Music of John Williams: A 90th Birthday Celebration – Live Review
Earlier this year, I attended a concert at Melbourne’s iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl and witnessed the…
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story In Concert – Film Concert Review
In its Australian Premiere, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra took to the stage to present Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story…
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Disney’s Fantasia in Concert – Live Review
82 years ago, the original Disney’s Fantasia took to the big screen as Disney’s boldest experiment, combining…
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
Two years ago, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra was set to perform Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Then,…
Skyfall in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
It is a wonderful seeing live music thrive again. Even more so when it is for an…
Kingswood, The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, November 27, 2020 – Live Review
It has been 259 days since there was live music in Melbourne. Back on Friday the 13th…
Kingswood, The Corner Hotel, Melbourne, March 13, 2020 – Live Review
Fresh off the back of the release of their third studio album Juveniles, Kingswood took to the…
Katy Perry: Fight On, Pioneer Park, Bright, Victoria, March 11, 2020 – Live Review
Already gracing Australia with her glowing presence by performing at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2020 Final in Melbourne’s…
Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, February 29, 2020 – Live Review
It is phenomenal, the number of lives that have been impacted by Hayao Miyazaki’s work, but Miyazaki’s…
Ryoji Ikeda – datamatics [ver. 2.0] and NONOTAK – Shiro, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, February 27, 2020 – Live Review
As part of the ASIA TOPA festival in Melbourne, two different audio-visual artists, Ryoji Ikeda and NONOTAK,…
Lizzo at Forum Theatre, Melbourne, January 8, 2020 – Live Review
Feeling like I had a golden ticket, I was one of the lucky few that scored a…
The Choir of Man – Live Review
The Choir of Man brings together nine talented lads from across the United Kingdom into an intimate…
Home Alone in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. A time where we dust off our favourite ugly…
Carly Rae Jepsen at Forum Theatre, Melbourne, December 2, 2019 – Live Review
Carly Rae Jepsen FINALLY headlined her first Melbourne show ever on Monday the 2nd of December 2019…
DAY6 at Festival Hall, Melbourne, November 15, 2019 – K-Pop Live Review
In June 1964, The Beatles played over three consecutive nights to cheering fans at Melbourne’s Festival Hall….
Mai Fujisawa: Melody of Japan: Animation, Film and Classics with MAI FUJISAWA at Melbourne Recital Centre, November 14, 2019 – Live Review
Growing up, I remember falling in love with Studio Ghibli films and the score compositions by composer…
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
Conducted by Benjamin Northey, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra took to the stage at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition…
Eskimo Joe at Chelsea Heights Hotel, Victoria, November 4, 2019 – Live Review
It is the year 2004. “A Song Is A City” has been released, quickly cementing its place…
Kingswood at The Night Cat, Melbourne, November 2, 2019 – Live Review
Admittedly, while I have heard of Melbourne alternate rock band, Kingswood due to much praise from my…
Evil Dead in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
It’s Halloween (October 31st), it’s unusually warm at 35 degrees and the Palais Theatre is hosting a…
Hans Zimmer at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, October 7, 2019 – Live Review
Chances are, if you love your movies, you would have heard of Hans Zimmer and his incredible…
The Superjesus at Max Watts, Melbourne, September 20, 2019 – Live Review
Although I had heard of The Superjesus previously and had listened to their music, I did not…
The Little Mermaid in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
When it comes to symphonies, the first conductor and symphony orchestra I was ever exposed to was…
Got7 at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, August 25, 2019 – K-Pop Live Review
Yugyeom, Mark, Youngjae, JB, BamBam, Jinyoung, and Jackson have been together as ‘Got7’ for a good part…
Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY at Melbourne Arena, August 24, 2019 – Live Review
Square-Enix’s Final Fantasy is without a doubt, one of the greatest game franchises of all time. If…
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
There are many films in the Harry Potter series and The Order of the Phoenix is definitely…
ATEEZ at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, August 9, 2019 – K-Pop Live Review
It’s hard to believe that not long ago, ATEEZ were only a trainee group of KQ Entertainment…
Sam Fender at Corner Hotel, Melbourne, July 23, 2019 – Live Review
“Who is Sam Fender?” I wondered, as I starred at my TV during crazy hours of the…
Mark Ronson at Howler, Melbourne, July 11, 2019 – Live Review
Still on a high from winning a Golden Globe, a Grammy and an Oscar for “Shallow”, British…
BLACKPINK at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, June 13, 2019 – K-Pop Live Review
Let’s be honest, K-Pop has been around for literally decades. I remember listening to K-Pop in high…
Monsta X at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, June 8, 2019 – K-Pop Live Review
While Monsta X are no strangers to Australia, having visited previously when they came for KCON Australia…
Casino Royale in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra returns with the next instalment in their incredible Concert Series. Conducted by Buc, Nicholas…
Ghostbusters Live in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
If there was something strange in your neighbourhood, you would call the Ghostbusters, right? Well that’s exactly…
Eric Nam at 170 Russell, Melbourne, March 11, 2019 – K-Pop Live Review
For new K-Pop lovers, Eric Nam is the perfect introduction into the K-Pop world with the Korean…
Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
No stranger to John Williams scores and Star Wars concerts, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra returned to Art…
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
Star Wars: The Force Awakens takes place thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire. When…
Lorde: Melodrama World Tour, Melbourne – Live Review
Ella Yelich-O’Connor better known as Lorde is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and record producer. For her final…
Vance Joy: Lay It On Me Tour, Forum Melbourne
Vance Joy is an Australian singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Australia. He held a homecoming show last night in…
Pixar In Concert with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Live Review
What a wonderful night soaking up storytelling through the power of music! I cannot get over how…