Artist: The Smith Street Band Album: Throw Me In The River Label: Poison City Records / SideOneDummy Records Genre: Folk-Punk, Punk The past few years have seen Melbourne, Australia’s The Smith Street Band grow from local cult favourites to international touring, folk-punk juggernaut. Much of that rise to prominence can be attributed to two factors: […]
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THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Once’ The Musical
October 16th, 2014 
Brenton Harris Show: Once Produced by: John Frost and The Melbourne Theatre Company Venue: Princess Theatre, Melbourne There are very few films that successfully manage to encapsulate the raw power and emotional connectivity that music possesses. John Carney’s 2006 low budget romcom Once is one of those films; a critically acclaimed ‘sleeper hit’ that has developed a […]
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COMEDY REVIEW: ‘Applespiel Make A Band And Take On The Recording Industry’
September 8th, 2014 Brenton Harris Comic:
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LIVE REVIEW: ‘Prekender’ Feat. Knapsack in Melbourne, Australia (8/21/14)
August 23rd, 2014 Brenton Harris Over the past years the Poison City Weekender has grown from a simple showcase for the much respected Melbourne independent label’s roster into one of the Australian punk rock scene’s premiere annual events. The 2014 edition of the festival, now appropriately dubbed Weekender Fest, is set to take place over four days and five venues […]
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Sounds of the (Down) Underground: 5 Australian Acts You Should Be Listening To
July 29th, 2014 Brenton Harris Australia has a proud history of punching above its weight, musically speaking. This is particularly true when it comes to acts operating in the heavier music spectrum. With the seemingly endless advances in streaming and social media technologies making the ears of the world more accessible than ever, the Australian independent scene is thriving. The […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Harts Discusses Upcoming Debut, Recording Solo, and Jamming with Prince (Yes, THAT Prince)
July 28th, 2014 Adrian Garza It’s always heartwarming and amazing to hear about rookie artists meeting the legends who’ve inspired them. Typically, this usually happens when the artist is touring the country and the legend happens to be in attendance or even when the two happen to share the stage at some sort of a festival. However, in the case […]
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REVIEW: Ceres – ‘I Don’t Want To Be Anywhere But Here’
June 11th, 2014 Brenton Harris Artist: Ceres Album: I Don’t Want To Be Anywhere But Here Genre: Alt Rock, Emo Label: Hobbledehoy Records Emerging from somewhere among the hidden laneways, hipster cafes and Gothic architecture of Melbourne, alternative rock quartet Ceres have ridden their finely crafted tales of inner city life from the status of little known but revered local […]
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LIVE REVIEW: Closure In Moscow – ‘Pink Lemonade’ Album Launch (5/10/14)
May 17th, 2014 Brenton Harris It’s been five years since Australia’s Closure in Moscow announced themselves to the world with their critically acclaimed debut First Temple. So it’s with a sense of great anticipation and joy that the band’s ever faithful fan-base enters the Evelyn hotel tonight to witness the birth of its follow-up, the bombastic progressive-rock opus known as […]
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UTG Review @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Joel Creasey – ‘Rock God’
April 2nd, 2014 Brenton Harris Comic:
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UTG Review @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Bryony Kimmings – ‘Sex Idiot’
March 28th, 2014 Brenton Harris Melbourne International Comedy Festival Comic: Bryony Kimmings Show: Sex Idiot Venue: Melbourne Town Hall Every now and then a piece of performance art comes along that is so unique, daring and confrontational that words simply cannot do it testament. Bryony Kimmings’ Sex Idiot is not one of these shows, but only because you’d need to […]
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UTG Review @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Alex Williamson – ‘Dumb Things I’ve Done’
March 28th, 2014 Brenton Harris Melbourne International Comedy Festival Comic: Alex Williamson Show: Dumb Things I’ve Done Venue: The Athenaeum Theatre Over the course of the last seven years, Alex ‘Shooter’ Williamson has developed from brash comedic upstart to a multi-talented, verifiable YouTube sensation. With more than 35 million views and more than 370,000 people who have signed up as […]
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UTG Review @ Melbourne International Comedy Festival: The Umbilical Brothers – ‘KiDShoW (Not Suitable For Children)’
March 28th, 2014 Brenton Harris Melbourne International Comedy Festival Review Comic: The Umbilical Brothers Show: KiDShoW (Not Suitable For Children) Slapstick superstars, The Umbilical Brothers–Dane (David Collins) and Shavid (Shane Dundas)–brought their considerable talents back to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival this year for an opening night performance of their latest comedic creation, KiDShoW (Not Suitable For Children), and what […]