Lime Cordiale hit Geelong

Waking up has never been easier with Lime Cordiale. In case you missed the news, the Sydney duo recently unveiled another bunch of dates to support single ‘Waking Up Easy’, their first new work since 2015’s Road to Paradise EP.

Abbe May

When you speak to someone on a Monday and ask what they are up to, it’s not uncommon to hear the standard mundane tasks that may have been delayed doing over the weekend. This was not the case for Abbe May, who at the time of her chat with Forte was “currently laying on the beach with Bertie Blackman.

A Night of Great Geelong Stories

In a spirited community event on Friday December 2nd, Geelong’s powerhouse local business ‘kings’ will share their experiences and inspire listeners with their stories.

Pop Culture 651

Charlie Brooker’s TV series Black Mirror has been an internet fave since it first launched in 2011, so it’s hardly surprising that with a third season just launched on Netflix, there’s been a lot of online chatter about his trademark grimly funny take on the future of social media.

Listen Out: Blunt Shovel

Blunt Shovel are a death metal band from Melbourne. Just four mates having a good time, and keeping ourselves entertained by playing the music they want to hear, not worrying about what’s considered to be ‘cool’.

Bruthen Blues & Arts Festival

A feature packed weekend of music, arts, entertainment, food, markets and activities for the whole family.

The Inn Hotel Opens This Saturday

After giving this historic local pub a facelift, Geelong’s hot new CBD bar and beer garden is opening up to the public, beginning with the Grand Opening of The Inn Hotel this Saturday.

The Jezabels is heading to Geelong next year, with Alex Lahey along for the ride

In greater news today The Jezabels are paying Geelong a visit in the New Year, and they’re bringing along Alex Lahey for the ride.

Freya Josephine Hollick: The Unceremonious Junking of Me

With this release, it marks Freya Josephine Hollick’s return following her 2014 release Beauty and Sorrow. Inspired in part by early blues songs, it’s dark folk at its finest that brings in an old world charm missed out with many musicians these days.

Harts locks shows regional Vic some love with 2017 tour

Harts has been taking the world by storm of late, and has today announced a national tour.

Surfbeat: Hawaiian shirts with style and a story

Master surf filmmaker Jack McCoy was in Torquay recently talking about one of his passions – the spirit of Aloha – which he talks about regularly around the country. This time however, there was a twist. Jack was presenting a talk at Patagonia on the unique history of the Aloha or Hawaiian shirt.

Listen out for: Matt Katsis

Forte chat with Matt Katsis

Sun God Replica: Grandular Fever

Okay, let’s start of with awesome name – and that stands for the band and the release. This one’s not to be confused with glandula fever, which isn’t as fun as this album. Trust me on that one.

Bluestone Blues Festival – Your New Year Plans Sorted

Bluestone Blues Festival is celebrating its 21st birthday this year with one of the best line-ups yet, showcasing a whole lot of outstanding local and national blues talent to bring in the New Year.

Hockey Dad are stopping by Ballarat and Geelong on massive regional tour

This tour follows on from the band’s successful debut album, Boronia, and past sold-out Australian tour.

Dangerous Curves take out K Rock ‘The Band’ competition, set for performance at Run Geelong tomorrow

After running for the past few weeks, the annual ‘The Band’ competition by K Rock has officially crowned its winner.

Q&A with Venus Lux

Transsexual pornography has quickly become a desired market in the porn industry. As society slowly progresses to acceptance of sexual fluidity, the demand of representation within the porn industry grows. Forte sits down with trans adult star Venus Lux, who when she isn’t fighting for human rights, going on fun dates or travelling is a driving force in the transsexual porn market.

Twice as Nice: The New Year’s Day Party with Unlimited High-End Food & Alcohol

Traditional Spanish paella, freshly shucked oysters and mouth-watering southern fried chicken are just some of the high-end food you can expect at the new boutique New Year’s Day festival, Twice as Nice.

Port Fairy Folk Festival line up expands with Marlon Williams, Gretta Ray, Lior and more

Port Fairy Folk Festival has lifted the veil from their fourth and final selection of acts for 2017.

Odyssey Short Film Festival

Odyssey Geelong Year 11 and 12 Media Studies Film Festival is the yearly showcase of the talents of young film makers in Secondary School across Geelong, Surf Coast and the Bellarine

Pulp 100

Let’s dive into the murky waters of this week’s comic: Black Science, written by industry veteran Rick Remender (Low, Uncanny X-Force and a butt-tonne of other Marvel titles).

The Fundraiser Kickstarting a Living-History Project

Kick off the weekend with your Friday night at the Old Paper Mills in Fyansford for some good old fashioned…

Pivot Summit: The Digital Future Event

“Pivot was born out of this idea that we can hold a world-class event in Geelong. We didn’t want to call it The Geelong Digital Summit – we wanted it to be something more forward thinking,” says Pivot Summit founder Leighton Wells.

Too Heavy To Hug 651

With the recent “surprise-release” of Avenged Sevenfold’s new album The Stage the internet’s best super sleuths AKA overly-obsessed-metal-fans-with-too-much-time-on-their-hands have started, well, obsessing about the fact the band will be releasing even more music on December 9.

 

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