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Hats off to ‘Gutenberg – The Musical’

Gutenberg: The Musical has absolutely nothing to do with ‘80s Hollywood star Steve Guttenburg, he does however provide a quote supporting the show on their promotional posters. Instead this successful off-Broadway musical is about two dudes, Doug and Bud, who are pitching a musical about Johannes Gutenberg, the man who brought mechanized printing to Europe in the […]

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REVIEW: Angels In America

Angels In America | Black Swan State Theatre Company | State Theatre Centre | Until 19th June | ★ ★ ★ ★ Known as one of the most quintessential stories of the AIDS crisis that ravaged the LGBT community in the 1980’s, Tony Kushner’s ‘Angels In America’ is an artful summary of the boiling cauldron of […]

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Is the death of the Beaufort Street Festival a good thing?

Is the death of the Beaufort Street Festival a good thing?

  Beaufort Street Festival just announced the cancellation of the festival. I can already hear people screaming about how their favourite day of the year to walk the streets and get drunk in the sunshine has been taken away from them. In fairness, that’s also one of the main reasons I love Beaufort Street Festival. […]

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WA local elections shake up council seats

WA local elections shake up council seats

WA local council election were held over the weekend, seeing a number of returning and new members alike across dozens of councils across the state. Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi retained her position, despite receiving much media attention in the lead up the election, due to a report revealing she had neglected to declare tens […]

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Local music takes over The Good Shepherd

Local music takes over The Good Shepherd

Music industry students at Central TAFE are getting some real world experience this month. Under the banner of Richmond Street Records the students are holding three gigs this month and The Good Shepherd in Leederville. Dubbed ‘The Three Wise Men’ series – the action kicked off last week. Head down tonight to take in some […]

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Bibliophile: Astra Somnia

Astra Somnia by Clinton John Tommy’s mother Katherine is 86 and as her light fades, she instructs her son to bring her journal to the hospital. She had started to write it in 1939 when she was a teenager, after she had watched the spirit of her Uncle Justin escape from his coffin. Still struggling […]

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RTRFM Introduces Distant Murmurs Festival

RTRFM Introduces Distant Murmurs Festival

RTRFM is joining forces with the Rosemount Hotel and Cool Perth Nights to present a new music festival in 2015 called Distant Murmurs. Distant Murmurs will have the cream of Western Australian music come together for an all day all night party across three stages and the Rosemount beer garden. There’ll be DJ sets from […]

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Swallow Bar is The Choice of the People

Swallow Bar is The Choice of the People

Swallow Bar, the friendly Maylands local on Whatley crescent, has been awarded Peoples’ Choice Best Small Bar thanks to its devoted clientele and the Small Bars Association of WA. Owners Meredith Bastian and Zoe Roy shared their excitement with OUTinPerth. “It’s great for us because it was the Peoples’ Choice Award so all our regulars […]

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Introducing Codie Sundstrom

Introducing Codie Sundstrom

Codie Sundstrom has just released her debut EP ‘Darkest Shines’. The EP was recorded last year at Studio Couch in Fremantle and features five tracks that the self taught singer songwriter composed at just 16 years of age. Living in rural Western Australia contributes to Codie’s unique sound and perspective. Two of her songs ‘Megalomaniac’ […]

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