Foo Fighters Share Surprise New EP, ‘Live On The Radio 1996’
It’s been far too long since we’ve seen Foo Fighters rockin’ stadiums down under. Thankfully Sir Dave Grohl and co have just released ‘‘Live On the Radio 1996′ and it’s just the thing to take the edge off of those withdrawal symptoms. A four-song live EP recorded way back in 1996 for radio program ROCKLINE, ‘Live […]
Watch Ball Park Music Cover Radiohead’s ‘Paranoid Android’ For Like A Version
Brisbane indie-pop faves Ball Park Music have a new, self-titled album out today. To celebrate, the band appeared on this morning’s triple j Like a Version from the Queensland University of Technology’s music studios, where they delivered their spin on Radiohead‘s OK Computer cut ‘Paranoid Android’. Ball Park play it fairly safe for their rendition, staying faithful […]
Germany readies for coronavirus vaccine before end of year — report
FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a “Vaccine COVID-19” sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic BERLIN — Germany is making preparations to start vaccinations against the coronavirus before the end of the year, Bild daily reported on Friday. The health ministry plans to […]
Senior US official accuses China of aiding North Korea cyber thefts
FILE PHOTO: North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un inspects a flood-hit site in Taechong-ri, Unpha County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea in this image released September 11, 2020 by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. justice official accused China on Thursday of helping North Korea launder money […]
Listen To Amy Shark’s Stunning New Travis Barker Collab ‘C’MON’
After teasing its existence last week, Amy Shark has dropped her new Travis Barker-featuring single ‘C’MON’. Produced by Dann Hume and M-Phazes, it’s a stunning, slow-burning pop gem from the Gold Coast singer-songwriter, opening with Shark singing above a sparse piano instrumental before it dives into its deceptively rousing, anthemic chorus. It’s also a truly stellar […]
Thai street cooks thrive as protests simmer
BANGKOK—Thai street food sellers have earned the nickname “CIA” for the intelligence that helps them reach protests not only before police, but before many protesters, too. Selling everything from fishballs and fried chicken to dimsum and coconut ice cream, their business is booming as tens of thousands of people take to the streets in protests […]
1M Pinoys apply for PhilSys ID
More than a million Filipinos have applied for a national identification card in the first eight days of registration despite fears that the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) may be used to suppress civil liberties or violate privacy laws. Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua said in a report that the first step in the […]
A Giant Borat Statue Appeared In Bondi Beach Yesterday
A giant six-metre statue of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat has been airlifted into Bondi Beach, marking the release of the filmmaker’s new Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. The sculpture was unveiled yesterday as part of a press conference that also included a remote appearance by Cohen in character as the Kazakhstan journalist and a parade of scantily-clad Borat doppelgängers […]
Gilead’s remdesivir gets US FDA approval for use in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
An ampule of Gilead Sciences COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir is pictured during a news conference at the University Hospital Eppendorf (UKE) in Hamburg, Germany, April 8, 2020, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues. Ulrich Perrey/Pool via REUTERS The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved Gilead Sciences Inc’s antiviral drug remdesivir for treating […]
Water contamination in El Nido beach?
PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Just as tourism and local government officials were preparing to reopen to visitors the beaches of El Nido in Palawan province, hailed as the 2020 “best island in the world,” photos and videos surfaced on social media on Thursday showing a portion of its beach that has turned black after sewage water was […]