Geelong Art Society

The Geelong Art Society is a place that lives and breathes art, given it’s run completely by volunteers and thrives off encouraging and educating others to follow their own arts passions. The society functions out of the Shearer’s Arms Gallery and has done so since moving into the space in 1987.

Phife Dawg from A Tribe Called Quest, Passes Away Aged 45

Rapper Phife Dawg, best known for being a member of the pioneering rap group A Tribe Called Quest, has passed away aged 45.

Z-Star Delta

In the middle of touring Australia, surfing and playing gigs, we had a quick chat with Zee Gachette and Sebastien Heintz  of Z-STAR DELTA about their upcoming tour.

Supanova: Daniel Sharman

“He’s a bit of a hero of mine,” Teen Wolf Actor Daniel Sharman says of working alongside his idol John Cleese in Albion. Was Sharman intimidated? After all, even the other Pythons admit to being intimidated by Cleese.

The Drones: Feelin’ Kinda Free

If there’s one thing this album stands for, it’s swinging a massive fuck you to the need for albums and bands to be locked into a genre – and this release defies and all possible labels, The Drones have simply created their own with this seventh LP.

Birregurra Easter Arts at the Homestead

This Easter weekend the Surf Coast and Otway Hinterland will become a mecca of activity, with the Birregurra Easter Arts one of the shining events. Held on March 26 & 27 the event brings over 30 exhibiting artists, artisans and performers to the town with the main program of events held at the historic Tarndwarncoort Homestead.

Easter Events To Get To This Weekend

It may seem like everything is closed over the Easter weekend and that the only thing to do is sit at home and eat hot x buns, but there’s actually a bunch of activities to keep you entertained. We’ve done a run down of a few of our favourites.

Treats for Easter (Part Two)

The Easter season is all about indulging yourself in sugary sweets, and oozing chocolates, so we’ve rounded up a few of the best in the region to devour. Happy hunting!

Who Will Rip at the Rip Curl Pro This Easter?

The Rip Curl Pro returns to Bells Beach next week for another action packed Easter weekend. Over the next few days the best surfers in the world will descend on Torquay for the 55th running of the longest running surfing contest in the world. Once again anticipation will be high that Bells will turn it on and produce 20 foot plus surf as it did in 1965 and 1981.

Treats for Easter (Part One)

The Easter season is all about indulging yourself in sugary sweets, and oozing chocolates, so we’ve rounded up a few of the best in the region to devour. Happy hunting!

The Five Best Treats of Easter

It’s Easter again y’all and that means chocolate, tummy aches and cavities. In this health conscious world, it’s the time of the year where we can let our hair down and go wild without any guilt… well mostly. So munch away on this list of the top five best Easter chocolates!

Good Fish for Good  Friday

Besides manifesting your inner Augustus Gloop this Easter, Good  Friday  is a quiet day filled with reflection, pyjamas and licking…

Four Picnic Spots in the Region

It’s time to pack up that bounty and prepare to share it with your friends (yes, all those sweets you’ve been dreaming of devouring) at one of these four cosy spots in the region. Surrounded by greenery, flowers and rabbits (of the chocolate variety) these spots will have you feeling like you’ve stepped right into an Alice in Wonderland film. Eat up!

Blues News #634

I was consulting my diary recently, and this column marks two years of writing for Forte. I know that I have been able to successfully meet one of the main quality benchmarks in contemporary journalism, much valued in all areas – I’m usually on time!

LISTEN OUT FOR… Mitch Power

Hi my name is Mitch Power, a singer/songwriter from Melbourne Australia.

Relationships and Health with Rowena Murray

Rowena Murray is someone who loves to talk about good sex, and ensuring that young women are worded up on how to achieve it.

Jason Isbell

For Jason Isbell 2008 was a massive turning point in his life, it was the time where amongst other things, he bought a motorcycle took across the country and soon after made the decisions to pursue a solo career.

Pulp #634

Well hey there, gang! Hope you’re all having a swell day. Uni’s back for me, and of course, so are the long, long commutes.

What’s On Ballarat?

Still sweltering up here from a long hot summer in the Rat, local folk are looking for ways to clench their thirst and yours truly may have found a watering hole just out of town worth dropping in to. Hudson`s Hotel is as homely and welcoming as a local pub could possibly get situated in the main street of Ballan.

5 Hair Things I Couldn’t Live Without

I’ve touched on quite a few things here on my little column, but one thing I don’t think I have ever talked about is hair. This is mainly due to the fact that I’m not very good at it, and in turn being the reason I have mine mostly cut off.

LISTEN OUT FOR…MaZZiLoVe

My birth name is Marec Komarnyckyj, but you can call me MaZZiLoVe.
I am the vocalist/guitarist/songwriter. My background is a European mix of French, German, Italian and Polish, just to name a few, although I don’t really believe in borders. I currently reside in the Northern Beaches in Australia.

Kingswood

First arriving on the scene in the mid noughties Melbourne-based rockers Kingswood have well and truly solidified their place as one of Australia’s best rock bands.

MaZZi Love: If Only

If you’re looking for a Monday morning anthem, MaZZi Love’s track ‘If Only’ is the track for you.

Dangerous Curves

There’s something super special about Dangerous Curves; whether it’s the effort that goes into their stage get-ups, their infectious live music or the fact they’ve risen to where they are from the summer of 2015, they’re certainly ones to watch in the Geelong scene. As a result make sure you head down to their EP launch at the Barwon Club on March 26.

 

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