Popped
4 June 2016
Could confusion about the new voting system have caused the wrong country/artist to win?
4 June 2016
Could confusion about the new voting system have caused the wrong country/artist to win?
4 June 2016
Lagwagon have teamed up with Vannen Watches to produce a limited edition Lagwagon watch! Ace keen!
3 June 2016
Whilst sipping on hot coffees, teas and chocolates are perfect for getting you through the working day, when it comes to night or the weekend, sometimes that just don’t cut it.
3 June 2016
Moments after setting foot in Australia after competing in the Global Battle of the Bands final in Germany, in which they took away #1 crowd vote worldwide, we spoke to the band on the experience, what’s next and their much-awaited homecoming show.
3 June 2016
Some call them the pride of Los Angeles. Others view them as a categorical disgrace. But irrespective of the labels projected onto them, Steel Panther sure know how to have a good time. The glamorous heavy metal outfit are heading back to Australia next month, following their stint on last year’s Soundwave tour. It’ll officially be wintertime when they return, but that’s no bother – it’s not the weather that lures them back, as bass player Lexxi Foxx explains.
3 June 2016
There’s no denying the power YouTube has given to comedians. In five minute snippets or less, those entering their first year of high school right through to a retiring accountant can make their entrance into the online comedic world simply with the click of a few buttons.
3 June 2016
Since 2001 the Stanton Warriors have become the soundtrack to some of the biggest and craziest parties around the world, hell, Disclosure is even a fan of Stanton Warriors’ track ‘Bring Me Down’. Given their party antics it seemed only fitting to bring the Londoners to Melbourne to show us how it’s done for the Queen’s birthday holiday.
2 June 2016
For over a decade, Australia’s own Kristy Coote has been churning out consistently good guitar-pop songs, but her latest effort, Favourite Thing, has really turned up the heat.
2 June 2016
It’s a cold Monday afternoon in Geelong, but it must be a beautiful afternoon in Sydney as Philadelphia Grand Jury’s bassist, Joel “MC Bad Genius” Beeson, is skipping work to spend some time in the sunshine.
2 June 2016
The subject of gender has become a controversial one in the past few years, and it’s the furthest thing from being a trend. More and more trans-individuals are seen in Hollywood’s spotlight, putting the issue on the agenda – which is certainly a step in the right direction. We have definitely hit a transgender wave, but are people ready for it?
2 June 2016
For the 2016 installment of A Day on the Green, this year they present a national winery tour concert in November in which You Am I, Something For Kate and Spiderbait will team up for the first time to headline.
2 June 2016
It’s not often we stop what we’re doing and take in the world around us, and the upcoming exhibition, ‘People Like Us’ at Geelong Gallery is set to help us do just that. We had a chat with its curator, Felicity Fenner.
2 June 2016
Started by the founder of The Falls Festival, Simon Daly, The Lost Lands is a three-day festival taking place at Werribee Mansion over the Melbourne Cup Weekend (October 28 – 30).
1 June 2016
After just wrapping up her sold out ‘Finger Tips Tour’ Vera Blue has announced she will be heading around the country on a national tour.
1 June 2016
Think of some of the best soul lead singers you’ve heard over the years and exactly what it was that made them great, now think of what’s in offer in Melbourne and chances are the list is much smaller. A name that is no doubt on your list, is The Sugarcanes’ Lucy Wilson and her intoxicating, powerful vocals.
1 June 2016
As the year in superhero movies drags on, it’s becoming increasingly clear that for a fairly hefty slice of people out there – both reviewers and fans – the definition of a good superhero movie is “one Disney made” – which is perfectly understandable.
31 May 2016
The Music Man Megastore in Bendigo is no stranger to live music, and with their upcoming seventh instalment of Music Slam, they’re bringing us 90 bands across the Queen’s Birthday weekend. From the event’s origins to the future plans, we were had the chance to chat to organiser Paul Tzountzourkas about all things Music Slam.
31 May 2016
If a celebration of Celtic culture is what you’re after, Glasgow band Talisk are more than capable of bringing it. We had a chat with the group in the lead up to their performance at the National Celtic Festival.
31 May 2016
Welcome to THTH, Forte’s premier source of all things heavy, hard, fast and metal.
30 May 2016
Beneath the Lies is a blistering heavy rock/metal EP from Modern Divide. An expansive effort from the four piece who are quickly rising in Geelong’s music scene.
30 May 2016
In Geelong it seems when one business door closes, another cafe door opens in its place. The newest addition following this adage is Scout & Co cafe which has taken over the space of previous cafe, Itsy Cafe.
30 May 2016
Hey there everyone! Hope you’re all having a swell week and, if like me, are a uni student preparing for exams, that your prep/cramming sessions/crying on the floor goes well. The struggle is almost over!
29 May 2016
Listening to Olympia’s debut release Self Talk is like getting lost in a rabbit hole of electronics, wispy, yet ethereal, vocals and whining guitar riffs. It’s a brave release from the musician Olivia Bartley, who has been working on this project since 2011.
29 May 2016
The last time Forte Magazine had the pleasure of speaking to the one-and-only Mat McHugh he was still deep in recovery mode as a result of an extreme neck and back injury.
