Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Ben Meyer, Journalist

Reviews / Arts
Jennifer Wong: Laughable
"Wong is an endearing performer who combines set material and improvised elements based on audience participation throughout her show."
Reviews / Arts
Rod Quantock: Peak A Boo
"Energetic, sharp and gifted, he doesn’t fail to entertain."
Reviews / Arts
Tom Ballard: UnAustralian(ish)
"While not the most terrible thing at MICF 2014, it doesn’t offer anything to write home about."
Reviews / Arts
Fiona O'Loughlin: My Brilliant Career
"She’s engaging, endearing and well worth checking out."
Features / Arts
Beyond The Fringe
"Nothing [in the play] was inspired by anger; it was designed to discuss what some of these people were going through."
Reviews / Arts
MONA FOMA 2014
MONA FOMA is hands down one of the best festivals for contemporary art in Australia.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Grouplove, CSS
Their live show is water tight and hugely entertaining if you’re a fan of their music.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The KVB
The final song of the set Oh Lord goes off with everyone in the venue getting involved and as soon as it ends, Newcombe exits stage left.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Barons Of Tang, The Crooked Fiddle Band, The Quarry Mountain Dead Rats, BJ Morriszonkle
The Barons continue to demonstrate that they still have the energy and drive to keep that gypsy-deathcore torch burning bright.
Reviews / Arts
Fat Pig
The play’s treatment of “fatness” is constantly superficial and it is clear that on this issue LaBute has no idea what he's talking about.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Ólafur Arnalds
"Nevertheless, on most occasions Arnalds and band are able to surprise taking the audience through a myriad of different ideas and concepts."
Reviews / Arts
The Bloody Chamber
The work, nevertheless, builds tension wonderfully and deftly explores the many shades of violence and repression that exist within society past and present. For this alone it is a must-see.