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Hometown Tourist Sydney - Launching this summer!
I could go on and on and on forever about how much I love Aussie music, and how much the arts has shaped my own identity and my connection to Australia. These recommendations are not what I think is the BEST, or even my favourites. It's what I think gives the best insight of Australian culture.
Artist recommendations
Artist recommendations
Rufus Du Sol - Beautiful dance tunes from these Sydney locals. Perfect for a coastal drive, or chilled out Sunday session.
Hilltop Hoods - Aussie Hip Hop is a unique sound, with a strong focus on friendship, community, and overcoming adversity through an Aussie lens. Hilltop Hoods are arguably our most famous in this genre.
The Waifs - Incredible storytellers from a small fishing village in remote southern West Australia. With a beautiful blues/folk sound and distinctly Australian sound, I've seen them 6 times, and hope to see them another 6 before I move on from this life.
Cold Chisel - Quintessential Australian rock who formed in 1973, and still touring. I saw these guys play with Kasey Chambers and Paul Kelly at Tamworth Country Music festival in 2020 and they were still incredible. Their back catalogue is very bluesy and different to the pub rock sounds of their most famous song about Vietnam War vets - Khe Sahn.
Mo'ju - A new find for me, so I'll let them tell their own story.
Book recommendations
Book recommendations
The Potato Factory - Bryce Courtenay Bryce is a prolific Australian author, and his fiction works offer a great insight into the early days of European colonisation in Australia.
Girt - David Hunt 'A sneaky, sometimes shocking peek under the dirty rug of Australian history'. I found this book really funny and easy to read, and learnt lots.
TV show recommendations
TV show recommendations
Redfern Now - This kaleidoscopic drama explores Indigenous life in Australia's most infamous suburb, Redfern - which also happens to be where I live!
The Moodys - One of the most bang on Aussie comedies I've ever seen. The sense of humour is uniquely Aussie, and gives a great insight into suburban Aussie families.
Better Date than Never - A heart-warming follows a diverse group of single love seekers as they take their first step into the dating world.
Film recommendations
Film recommendations
The Castle - Probably the most quoted Aussie film you'll ever see. A funny, beautiful story about family values and sticking it to the man.
Two Hands - A Heath Ledger classic, and a great insight into the underbelly of Sydney with a comedic twist.
Priscilla Queen of the Desert - Not just a great film, but you also get to see a lot of beautiful Aussie country, from Sydney's Inner West to the red centre. It also starts at the Imperial in Erko (Erskineville) - which is still operating fantastic drag shows and has a lovely restaurant.
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