BMA Magazine

Reliving The Grinners Guide 20 Years On: Grinspoon Hit The Road To Celebrate The Anniversary Of Their Debut

Vera Blue: Creating Her Debut Album ‘Perennial’ And Experimenting With No Fear

1984 Or 2017? Canberra Theatre’s Next Show Raises Some Poignant Questions

Constellations: The Street’s Next Theatre Production Is Out Of This Universe

News	More News

Client Liaison Announce A Foreign Affair World Tour For UC Refectory

Chase The Sun Are Back In Canberra This September With ‘Ain’t No Love’

Rosie Waterland Returns To Canberra With Her New Show ‘Crazy Lady’

Lincoln le Fevre And The Insiders Announce Tour Supporting Their New LP ‘Come Undone’

Bands / Music	More Stories

X’s 40th Anniversary: Steve Lucas Regales How The Band Stumbled Into Music History

Tough-as-nails rock ‘n’ roll band X formed in Sydney 40 years ago, a major milestone by any standard and an ...

Lipping Off: Wet Lips Are Taking Down The Patriarchy One Gig At A Time

When I chat to WET LIPS, we’re days from the release of their first album. “Maybe it’s nice to have ...

Major Leagues Share Their Future Plans, From Duchovny To World Conquering

It’s taken five years since their formation, but MAJOR LEAGUES have finally delivered their debut album Good Love. After two ...

Mix Matchin’ Til She Makes It: KLP On The Roots, The Reality, The Rollercoaster

Kristy Lee Peters, more commonly known as KLP wants to set the record straight. First and foremost, she is a ...

Arts	More Stories

Get Ready For Smørrebrød And Cinema At The Scandinavian Film Festival

Eighteen years ago, Elysia Zeccola wondered why there was no Italian Film Festival, and founded one. In 2014, she wondered ...

On To The Next Game: Good Game’s Bajo Talks Life After Good Game And Coming To Canberra’s GAMMA.CON

Of all the Australian media personalities with a knack for video games and pop culture, few are as regarded and ...

We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Theatre For Tom Gleeson

After twenty years on the comedy scene, TOM GLEESON’s star continues to rise. He’s done stand-up, commercial radio, TV and ...

Science Meets Street Art At Co-Lab This National Science Week

I must admit that I’ve never had a head for science, having dropped it in high school as soon as ...

Gig Reviews	More: Gig Reviews / Arts In Review

Clare Bowen, Timothy James Bowen @ Canberra Theatre Centre, Wednesday July 5

Timothy Bowen’s appearance on the stage on the dot of 7:30pm was low key. This unassuming young man, brother of Clare ...

Album Reviews	More Reviews

Grinspoon – Guide To Better Living: Deluxe Edition

[Universal Music] The list of albums turning 20 this year is phenomenal. It’s worth looking it up because it’s impossible to shortlist the fantastic music released at home and abroad in 1997. Inaugural Triple J Unearthed winners, Grinspoon released their debut album Guide To Better Living in September ’97. The album was instantly lauded and reached #11 on the ARIA Albums Chart and by the ...