(Mini) Sunday Spotlight: Shura

I'm on holidays in the Dallas USA, next stop San Francisco, then straight home, it's a two flight kinda day!

Some posts may be lighter or shorter than normal, however Sundays are the best days to discover your favourite new acts, so here is a shorter than normal post for Shura.

Hailing from Hammersmith, England the 28 year old Shura (aka Aleksandra Lilah Yakunina-Denton) has just released her sophomore album, Forevher. Following her debut Nothing's Real in 2016, Shura
is starting to get a real following now.

Stream the new record below and check out some previous visuals, another interesting new artist for your Sunday.

Longer posts returning next week, hopefully with a film or two and I may even share with you some more holiday photos, maybe...

Tomorrow, Mexico

Loving travelling around North America but tomorrow it's a tour down south past the border to Mexico. I am so excited to head to unexplored territory for me, I have already been to San Fran before, lived in Vancouver however Denver has been new and a beautiful spot to stop off.

Yesterday we went to the happiest city in America (apparently) Boulder and boy was it beautiful, with a long pedestrian mall, mountains in the background and street performers everywhere the city was vibrant and delightful.

I even saw my first real life person wearing a Make America Great Again hat. Still not sure if the meaning is America was shit before now it's going to get better? Well by the amount of homeless people around and folks on very low minimum wage, I don't know how many American's right now think they are winning.

Enough of that, so I alway promise holiday photos and never deliver, so here goes. 2019 surely has been my year of travel, domestically and abroad. From Bali to Hawaii, Melbourne to the Rock, it's been amazing. Enjoy.

(Mini) Sunday Spotlight: Cashmere Cat

I'm on holidays in the Denver, USA, next stop Mexico!

Some posts may be lighter or shorter than normal, however Sundays are the best days to discover your favourite new acts, so here is a shorter than normal post for Cashmere Cat.

From Halden, Norway the 31 year old Cashmere Cat (aka Magnus August Høiberg) has been releasing tunes since 2012. On Friday a new single from his second incoming album (Princess Catgirl) landed.

Stream his debut album 9, from 2017 below as well as a few videos, including a tune he worked on with queen Halsey. For further reading check out his songwriting credits, boy has worked with some heavy hitters!

Longer posts returning mid/late August.

Cinema Slut #2019 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Star studded and Quentin Jerome Tarantino 9th film (Kill Parts I & II considered one film) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is now screening in North America.

Yes I am in Vancouver so I will keep this brief. Whilst jet lagged as a mother fucker in San Francisco I took in the latest Tarantino film starring Pitt and DiCaprio.

Ok I generally hate long films, whilst Once Upon clocks in at 161 minutes, it's fun, Margot Robbie is delightful as always while Luke Perry and Laura Dern's dad Bruce even have smaller roles.



It all peaks towards the end when you thought you had escaped any real violence, then it comes. Boy does it come hard.

The movie is a fun loving look at Hollywood whilst knitting together real life characters like Charles Manson and Roman Polanski.

The movie opens in Australia on August 15, so don't get me started, distributors if you want to cut down on piracy, international releases for large titles such as this. Come on is it that hard? I know Australia is a small territory and most folks don't know where we are, but come on.

End of rant.

Review totals a sum of 3.5 Stars, so much star power, such a long sitting, go to the toilet during the last credits if you have a weak bladder like me.

(Mini) Sunday Spotlight: Slum Sociable

I'm on holidays in the US of A, some posts may be lighter or shorter than normal, however Sundays are the best days to discover your favourite new acts, so here is a shorter than normal post for Slum Sociable.

From Melbourne, Victoria the duo Slum Sociable have been releasing tunes since 2015. On Friday a new EP landed on all your favourite streaming sites. Listen to it and more from the duo below. Longer posts returning mid/late August.

Cinema Slut #2019 - Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

I was lucky enough to one see Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan a week before release, review posted yesterday.

You can catch Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan at cinemas from next Thursday.

Now it's time for this week's big release Fast & Furious Presents:  Hobbs & Shaw.

So it's a spin off of the Fast & Furious franchise but honestly it's better. Statham and Johnson have a great thing going on, this is a funny, fast paced action film.

The car chases are slightly reduced, however the action is killer, add a half human, half terminator bad guy Idris Elba as Brixton Lore.

It's also fun seeing Helen Mirren make her mark again, whilst Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Hart also have a small role to play.

This is a fun film, it doesn't take itself too seriously at all, it is a breathe of fresh air to be honest.

No awards will be won for this film but honestly Statham, Johnson and Vanessa Kirby all work so well together.

In a recent weeks the cinemas have been filled with dull Disney remake, after Disney sequel or reboot, this is real popcorn shit right here.

3.5 Stars.

Cinema Slut #2019 - Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan

In early May, 2019 I thought I had seen the best Australian film and for now that is still the case Top End Wedding is still my Aussie film of 2019.

However Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan is a fairly decent historical account of a battle from August 1966.



Travis Fimmel leads the troops in this must lose battle.

War films are not usually my favourite but this film does a fine job of showcasing the terror of war and horrible lose of young Australian lives in the Vietnam war.

I left the film a little hollow and wanting Australia to not follow the USA into another war we have no place in.

However leaving politics aside, this could be a hit Australian film, Palm Beach is on the way too, so we are finally seeing some more Aussie content on the big screen.

Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan is shot on the Gold Coast and looks mostly like the deep, dark Vietnam jungles.

The battle scenes are excellent, the build up exposes a few wooden performances, however overall this is not a bad film, just a tough bit of history to revisit. 3 Stars.