IN the 1970s before punk disco was king and Boney M singer Maizie Williams was one of the queens.

TASMANIAN indie rocker Courtney Barnett has dominated the 2015 ARIA nominations.

THE Hobart City Mission’s OPSM Art Exhibition is still going strong showcasing Tasmanian artists.

BINDI Irwin made a heartbreaking tribute to her late father on the US Dancing With The Stars.

AUSSIE rockers INXS are set to become the new sensation in New York.

AUSTRALIA’S ‘national costume’ for Miss Universe is the most ridiculous outfit we’ve seen this year.

ENTERTAINMENT reporter Tim Martain gives us his take on The Martian.

PULSE: Our new Foster Band Close Counters is ready to hold court at this year’s Falls Festival.

THE Wombats are the latest big-name act added to the line-up for this summer’s Falls Festival.

TWO homegrown movies are taking on the might of Hollywood in the crowded school holiday market.

SICARIO is a big brooding beast of a movie. Like some sort of dark thing that lurks in a corner glaring at you but not moving to attack you. Yet.

IT seemed like a good idea at the time: a live cross for Edwina Bartholomew’s weather report on Sunrise.

HOBART ad agency Red Jelly has proven once again that Tasmania punches above its creative weight.

CLOSE Counters are going to be making quite a racket as our Falls Festival foster band.

GRAMMY-winning US singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams will perform in Hobart for the first time.

A WHO’S who of Aussie rock royalty is coming to Glenorchy for a massive outdoor show this summer.

THE father of bachelor Sam Wood says his son is happy and ready for the next stage of his life.

THE Environmental Film Festival Australia touring film festival screens in Hobart this weekend hoping to inspire activism and spark debate.

TASMANIA’S boutique music festival Party in the Paddock has rolled out a huge line-up for 2016.

EVEREST left me breathless on several occasions. Each time, I wasn’t even aware I was holding my breath until I felt the sudden need to gasp.