Listen Out For… Sheeza Goer

Hi, I am Rohan Eckardt, the bass player and lead vocalist of Bendigo hard rock band Sheeza Goer.

Too Heavy to Hug #634

Welcome to THTH, Forte’s premier source of all things heavy, hard, fast and metal. Aussie progressive metal band Ne Obliviscaris (NeO) have come up with a novel way of fundraising to keep them making music and on the road.

Golden Plains Arts Trail: Lucy McEachern

Multi-award winning sculptor Lucy McEachern returns to the Golden Plains Arts Trail for the fifth time, and this year as both an exhibiting artist and for the first time, visitors are invited to her new home studio.

Music Victoria

Having recently help change legislation around all-age and under-age gigs, launched the Melbourne Music City App and advocated and welcomed the introduction of the Agent of Change principle to protect venues from noise complaints, Music Victoria are easily one of the big names in advocating the safety of music venues and musicians in the state.

British India

It seems as if there are frequently new and upcoming Australian rock bands, however, it also sadly seems like a lot don’t last. One of the biggest bands to distinguish themselves and defy this is definitely Melbourne four-piece British India; who since their inception in 2004 have demolished the Australian festival circuit and released five full length LPs only gathering a larger fan base after each one.

Bendigo Craft Beer & Cider Festival

If you want to make the most of our sunny days before the cool of autumn hits, then you need to be at this year’s Bendigo Craft Beer and Cider Festival.

Boss Burger Co.

Along the wall of Pakington Street’s newest venue Boss Burger Co, the Rock sits shoulder-to-shoulder with Spilotro (AKA Joe Pesci)….

Happy St. Paddy’s day to ye at Castlemaine Gaol!

If you’re wanting to sink a pint of Guinness for this famous Irish holiday, but can’t make it due to it falling on a Thursday, or you just want to celebrate it over the entire weekend, the Old Castlemaine Gaol are hosting a “slightly belated St. Patricks Day” shindig on Friday the 18th with songbird Aine Tyrrell leading the event.

Violent Soho: WACO

If you’re a lover of Violent Soho, I can say with 99.4% certainty that this will be another release from the band you’ll love. Hell, I do. This is Hungry Ghost’s “older sister” and where the past released touched on some heavier topics WACO embraces them fully.

Australian Kingswood Factory

What do Cold Chisel, Rose Tattoo and The Angels all have in common? All three bands were pioneers in the pub scene during the ’70s and ’80s.

Aireys Inlet Open Mic Festival

What do Cold Chisel, Rose Tattoo and The Angels all have in common? All three bands were pioneers in the pub scene during the ’70s and ’80s.

Eat Local Month

With a product on the shelf often the only means for farmers to communicate with the buyers, Eat Local Month is all about challenging this notion and celebrating the diversity and quality of produce on offer in the Surf Coast.

Groovin’ the Moo 2016 Reveals Full Local Lineup

Groovin’ the Moo 2016 has lifted the lid off the new and local talent being added to its lineup.

Melbourne International Jazz Festival Unveil 2016 Program

The Melbourne International Jazz Festival have revealed their 2016 program, featuring the some of world’s most ingenuous jazz greats and mavericks from all corners of the globe.

Electric Zebra: Ambition EP

Gold Coast punk rockers Electric Zebra bring us an energetic mix of dirty guitars and tasty bass lines in their new EP, Ambition.

Millencolin

2016 marks the 20th Anniversary of Millencolin’s first ever trip to Australia, so to celebrate, everyone’s favourite Swedish punkers are headed our way to play a round of headline gigs that will showcase their eighth studio album – that coincidently has a very Aussie-sounding name.

Milwaukee Banks: Deep Into the Night

Milwaukee Banks brings spacey beat focused tracks with their new release, Deep Into The Night. The album combines electronica beats…

The Weeping Willows

Ahead of the band’s new release and Australia-wide tour, we had a chat with Andrew Wrigglesworth about their Americana sound and work on the new album.

Pop Culture #633

Australia doesn’t have what you’d call a “well-rounded” film industry. While we do some things very well, we don’t do a great job of everything – which is why most of our best talents in the areas we do excel in (basically, acting and the technical side of things) end up heading to Hollywood.

REMI

Melbourne rapper REMI will be hitting up the stage at this year’s Groovin’ the Moo, and it’s a festival he’s no stranger to, “It was the first festival I went to as a punter, so it’s kinda come back full circle” he says.

Lastlings: Unreality

Dark and moody from the beginning, brother and sister duo Joshua and Amy Dowdle – otherwise known as Lastlings – bring us a spacious and smooth debut EP. From their second track, ‘Another Way’, Amy Dowdle’s vocals capture you, drawing you into their world.

Gordie Tentrees

Once a three-time Golden Glove winning boxing champion and youth worker, Gordie Tentrees soon found music and has since turned his life into telling stories and couch-surfing across the world. His next stop: Bendigo.

Jimi Hocking Does Motor City

It was a very hot Wednesday afternoon when a phone call came through to see if we wanted to have a chat, face-to-face with Jimi Hocking. Jimi was swanning around Geelong doing a few radio spots in the lead up to this year’s Motor City Music Festival. Having met Jimi at a panel discussion a few years back, I knew the man was a great conversationalist, so naturally I said yes. Let’s do it.

Pulp #633

Well hey there, folks! In the chaos that follows moving house, I’ve managed to find some time to sit down and check out another great comic for this week’s Pulp. It’s a tough gig, I swear.

 

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