Bang On

Any naysaying about the Olympics has totally dissolved, the Games are here and we are here for them! Myf and Zan commentate on the highs and lows of Tokyo 2020(21); the fashion, the ceremony, the sports we forgot existed and are 100% invested in. Stadiums are a big theme of the week too, with the news that Kanye has allegedly moved into one to finish his DONDA album. Meanwhile a doco on Anthony Bo...

We’re banging back! And for our 180th episode we’re doing a full 180, spinning the mic around to you, the Bang Fam, for more of YOUR brilliant recommendations. Big thanks to Annie, Ruth, Stevie, Alisha, Tilly, Lucinda, Melissa, Nellie, Deb, Angus, Steph, Kate, the other Kate, Viv, Joh, Sally, Hannah, Emma,  Dominique, Bonnie and Ramonda in New Zealand for contributing to this excellent mid-winter...

The Emmy nominations have been revealed! HBO lead the pack with some of our favourite TV of the last year but it seems that Emily in Paris is still a thing. Why? A great VOX read explores how trends have dissolved in this age of individualised media and expression and asks the question, are we cool anymore? Annabel Crabb’s new TV series Ms Represented couldn’t have come at a more perfect time and...

We want you to Bang back! Have you watched, read or heard something that you want to tell the Bang Fam about? Let us know via the email address below. Succession season 3 has finally been announced, and Myf and Zan are jazzed about watching the worst people on earth fight with one another, as well as Cousin Greg. Meanwhile Myf is hate watching Sex/Life on Netflix, while Zan has watched 7 essential...

It’s another bin fire of a week, but rest assured we’re here to help! Myf and Zan read all the stuff so you don’t have to, and hopefully give you a good laugh along the way. Someone called Crime Stoppers on Barnaby Joyce (and we want to meet them), while IKEA are celebrating Pride Month with some very unique Loveseats. An editorial on “lookism” has us intrigued; can a symmetrical face get you furt...

As we hit record, Britney Spears has just spoken publicly for the first time on her conservatorship and it’s effects on her. It’s a lot, and we dig in. Meanwhile a toxic working environment at Sony Music Australia begs the question; has the reckoning we’ve been waiting for, begun? A new edition of a masked dating show has us absolutely razzed, but not as much as Rose Matafeo’s new comedy series St...

Wow it’s been a week aye! A man was swallowed by a whale AND did a Reddit AMA about it. Then the Westminster Dog Show is back and Wasabi the Pekingese is not the only winner. Meanwhile Batman apparently doesn’t go downtown. We have questions. An old boys club wants to keep it that way; should the Australia Club and other networking organisations be able to discriminate against half the population?...

The meme machine has been in overdrive this week, with Lorde dropping new visual clues on her new music, and Gladys pretending to watch the rugby. It’s what we need in these lockdown times, thank you, the internet. A beautiful piece on senior singles has us contemplating the importance of different kinds of relationships with others, and ourselves. And a long read on the absence of women in visual...

A tennis champion’s decision to not partake in press conferences has got everyone talking, and it raises questions again about old ways falling, and respecting mental health, rising. Channel 9’s vaccination push has hit a bung note for everyone who doesn’t have straight blonde hair, and the internet is ablaze with millennial Bo Burnham’s new Netflix special, shot through the pandemic last year. Me...

Well what a week it’s been. An all night party at Taika Waititi’s Sydney pad has tongues wagging, meanwhile the Bachelorette is Bi, and men and women will battle it out for her affections. Reconciliation Week has kicked off, and we reflect on the fight for Indigenous recognition and non-Indigenous Australia’s responsibilities in moving forward. Sinéad O’Connor has penned a memoir, and spoken with...

A new TV series on Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s whirlwind romance has Courtney Love calling bullshit, and us thinking about how we witness other people’s trauma as entertainment. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues, but it feels as though more people are publicly speaking out about it. We think about what has changed. A spirited defence of Keanu Reeves has us fist pumping, especially Myf...

We’re making sense of the world around us once again, including why Matt Damon is hanging out at a TAB, and whether Ben Affleck and J-Lo are having a red hot go at it again. There’s a Cheugy update and it relates to NFT’s. Don’t worry, we’ll explain. Extensive research into the harassment, assault, and disrespect of women in Australia’s music industry is in the news again, and while it feels like...

We have a new word and we’re not afraid to use, or be it. Are you a little bit cheugy too? Everyone has an opinion on Billie Eilish’s transformation (including us it seems), and we’re loving the arrival of Ru Paul’s Drag Race Down Under. Especially the swears! Britney Spears has spoken directly to her followers about those documentaries, and Ben Affleck is being ghosted online. Meanwhile the Bang...

It’s the big Kahuna of award shows and we unpack everything about a very different Oscars: the historic wins, the notable absences, the Glenn Close moment, and of course the farshun. There’s some serious Black Mirror shizz happening in China, as a Russian contestant on a reality TV gets trapped inside the machine. And a short read on the space between flourishing and depression has resonated with...

An educational video about consent has us more confused than before we pressed play, and we’re not alone. Myf and Zan unpack the 1950’s world of milkshakes and Moving the Line. Byron Bay locals are boycotting the filming of a Netflix series about their town and it’s people, prompting the question “if you build it, they will come?” We’ve got some breaking screen updates from France and Italy, and a...

We’re max relaxed after a long weekend down the beach, and ready to dissect the week with you. An editorial on women’s pasts and how they are weaponised against us in the halls of power, resonates and has us reflecting on our digital footprints. Meanwhile the reckoning continues, all of it; the discussions, the anger, and importantly the change. A shift in the definition of the Sex Discrimination...

What a wild week. A South Australian (alleged) tourism ad has everyone talking. With their mouths. Lil Nas X is feeding and fighting the conservatives with his excellent new video, and serving satanic sass on his social media. And Parliament is still doing it’s thing. When will “it’s thing” change? Thankfully we have big boat to save us, and remind us of the simplicity of having one thing the worl...

A state memorial for Australian music’s biggest legend has taken place in Melbourne, Myf and Zan were there and reflect on the epic night. The foot is staying on the pedal in the fight against sexism and sexual abuse, and we catch up on the conversations and head shaking reactions of the past week. Meanwhile the Dark Mofo festival has commissioned, then cancelled an offensive art commission, but i...

100,000 people marched against sexism and sexual assault this week, and Myf was one of them. We unpack the March4Justice rallies, which voices are being amplified, and what happens next. Elliot Page has made history as the first trans man on the cover of TIME magazine, telling his story to a huge audience. And “Croc Undies” are two words which should frankly be illegal when paired, but here we are...

There’s one big story in pop culture this week, and we are all in. The revelations, the racism, Piers, Oprah, the Empire, and Myf’s always sizzling takes on the Royal Family. We’re here for you Elsewhere, a film called Cocaine Bear has been greenlit, and if that piqued your interest then wait till you hear what else we know about said bear. A perfect pair of pyjama’s has been designed in Japan, an...

The events of the past week have us angry, frustrated, and exhausted. We sit with that, and with the knowledge that it’s been happening for a long time. But also that this very public reckoning means things are different, the conversation is shifting. As our leaders offer statements that diminish the experiences of survivors, Australian of the Year Grace Tame’s speech at the National Press Club is...

Two boomers have started a podcast, and we’re very interested in their home recording setup. Another duo have called it a day, and we reflect back on the soundtrack Daft Punk have given our lives. As big TV shows like Sex & the City, Succession, and Curb Your Enthusiasm go back into production, the question of COVID as a storyline is front of mind. Should TV reflect, or escape reality? And the...

We woke to a Facebook devoid of Australian news content, and so much more. Myf and Zan talk about how the social media giant is playing poker with the Australian government and frustrating it’s millions of local users and communities. Brittany Higgins’ allegations of rape within Parliament House have caused shockwaves across the country, and differing responses from our leaders. How do we value th...

It’s Super Bowl time which means (to us) a halftime show of high spectacle and lots of pyrotechnics. How did The Weeknd stack up against the legacy of roof jumps and left sharks? A New York Times doco on Britney Spears’ conservatorship has everyone talking, and us reflecting on our own judgements as we watched her rise and fall. An English parish meeting on Zoom has gone viral for all the right re...

It’s awards season! And the hit and miss nature of the Golden Globes never fails to disappoint. We analyse the nominations. Dolly Parton has had another big week of sweet scents and stinkers, while Myf is exploring the world of casual friendships and how important “weak ties” are to us and our human ecology. Allegations of abuse and coercion against Marilyn Manson raise a lot of questions around t...