Ballarat Blog #666

Step back in time and go to The Royal Oak Hotel for dinner. The meals are old fashioned, wholesome and…

Too Heavy To Hug #666

Is it just me or are people getting dumber by the day? Last issue I mentioned Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington’s threat against people who call the band’s newest release a sell out and now this issue I can’t go past mentioning Kathy Griffin’s recent attempt to deflect hate aimed at her to metal bands.

Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles… the coolest contest on the coast

Each year in the last week of May the Australian Indigenous Surfing Titles are held at Bells Beach. Dozens of…

Blackman’s Brewery launch Smoker Sunday Session

Love your apple cider but not keen on a cold one in this wintery weather? Worry not,Blackman’s Brewery has got you covered.

Tastes of Central Geelong: Celebrating all things food in the region

Running from July 7-30, Tastes of Central Geelong is the foodie festival celebrating all things delicious in the region that will have you salivating. With 24 days of festival food, flavors and fun, Central Geelong becomes the ultimate food hub to indulge in all of your senses.

666 – The number of the Devil… and this issue

As an ode to the 666th issue of Forté, we asked a number of artists to let us in on their thoughts on the existence of the devil and the number of the beast.

We spoke with Luke Biscan, Geelong’s resident muso

Forté chat to Luke Biscan, the UK born singer-songwriter with a voice that easily spans genres of alternative, acoustic rock, folk and soft rock.

John Safran is set to make an appearance at this year’s Bendigo Writers Festival

This August Safran returns to one of the key scenes in his book ‘Depends What You Mean by Extremist’, where the two sides of Australia’s extremism collided in Bendigo. He joins the likes of Clementine Ford, John Marsden, Maxine Beneba Clarke and more at the Bendigo Writers Festival.

Holy Holy on the cohesive sound and matured style of their new record ‘Paint’

Two years since Holy Holy’s critically acclaimed 2015 debut LP, captivating sold-out audiences across Australia, to London and The Netherlands and a complete band-restructure, the Aussie outfit are now back with a considerable departure from their previous sound.

Valerie’s Pantry

While Katherine Reynolds lived a relatively eco-friendly life, it wasn’t until she lived in London for three years when her appreciation of sustainable produce and living was truly formed.

Prepare your arteries: doughnuts are coming to Boss Burger

Burgers and doughnuts, it’s a match made in cheat day heaven.

BOO SEEKA is stopping by UNO for their regional tour

The space-soul-duo will head out beyond the metro areas this winter, giving fans a taste of the upcoming album.

Photo review: Leah Senior soothed and impressed when she hit Karova Lounge last Friday

Photographed by Jem King.

There’s a new Korean BBQ joint in town, sizzling the meat right in front of you

Leega Korean BBQ is the newest eatery to join the Little Malop Street precinct, and it couldn’t be in better company.

Pulp 114

Hey there, gang! Welcome back to Pulp. I hope you’re ready for another round of comic book weirdness, because this week’s title takes the top spot in the list of weird shit I’ve read this year.

Baro: Just Problem You Need To Know

Rolling out on a river of cozy synth vibes, Just Problems You Need To Know is a lush release from BARO.

Pop Culture #665

So what about that Twin Peaks, huh? For a show that we’ve repeatedly been told defies description, there sure have been a lot of words written down trying to explain the delayed-by-25-years third season.

Kings Of Cough Syrup: Self-titled EP

Slow enigmatic keyboard compliments the clean vocal delivery on ‘Brittle’, the opening track from the debut EP release for Kings of Cough Syrup.

Stamp Out And About: Star Wars, Star Bores

I host trivia at The Workers Club. Every week we have a theme, and every week I’m caught out. I haven’t seen the film. I haven’t watched the series.

Mac Demarco is keeping it simple on his latest album This Old Dog

In these tumultuous times we live in, we are constantly in tune with the future. “Content is king”, they say, and more often than not in the music world, that’s always the case because let’s face it – if don’t have an output, you don’t have relevance.

Here’s a few events to make the most of the long weekend

There’s more time to go out and for much longer this weekend, so we’ve lined up a few ways to waste away those three days below.

10 acts we’ve got our eyes on in regional Victoria

Some new music for your Friday.

Leah Senior shared the stories behind five of the songs from her new album, Pretty Faces

Ahead of her new release Pretty Faces, Leah Senior got honest with us and shared the stories behind five tracks from the upcoming release.

Society Of Beggars: An EP Called Night

Lindsay Gravina has worked with some of Australia’s elite at his Birdland studio over the years including The Living End, Jebediah, Eskimo Joe and now he has worked with Society of Beggars on their latest release An EP Called Night.

 

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