A Very Night Vibe Christmas
23 December 2015
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Forte readers! Whatever you are doing for the festive season I hope that it’s a good one and a safe one at that too. Wow! Where did 2015 go?
23 December 2015
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Forte readers! Whatever you are doing for the festive season I hope that it’s a good one and a safe one at that too. Wow! Where did 2015 go?
23 December 2015
When you have Matt Berninger at the forefront of your project from Brooklyn rockers The National, then you know your debut record is going to be nothing short of spectacular.
22 December 2015
Another year and another 26 issues of Forte have hit the streets. Here’s a little word from our team and a few others on how they spent their 2015.
22 December 2015
Stop and think about this for a second: it’s two weeks until New Years. That’s 14 days. Or if you’re planning on doing something at home and you work full time, that’s only four days where you can get some serious prep in order. Here at Forte we’re all for house parties, but when it comes to New Year’s Eve, that’s a whole different ball game.
21 December 2015
Answering the phone in sunny Queensland, Melbourne based freelance director Ian Pidd, can’t contain his excitement about the upcoming Falls Festival in both Byron and Lorne where Ian is co-artistic director of the boutique festival within Falls called The Village.
21 December 2015
Welcome to THTH, Forte’s premier source of all things heavy, hard, fast and metal.
21 December 2015
New Year’s Eve is officially upon us, and we’re guessing you haven’t thought about the possbility of an American themed Frat party for your celebrations?
20 December 2015
Summer is here and SURFBEAT is back after a ten year break.
20 December 2015
Deliria has been helping to create an alternate universe for your festival to take place in for a number of years. And where you might otherwise not care about what sits above your heads, at Rainbow Serpent Festival you won’t be able to look away from Deliria’s work.
20 December 2015
There was never a doubt in José González’s mind that he would return to his solo music. “I knew that I was going to go back to my solo music.
20 December 2015
Another year and another 26 issues of Forte have hit the streets. Here’s a little word from our team and a few others on how they spent their 2015.
19 December 2015
Hmmmm… Since we’re still waiting on the second Soundwave announcement (seriously, what on earth is actually going ON at SWHQ?!) let’s take a look at some other festivals taking place overseas.
19 December 2015
I had a really good night recently, I went to a CD launch … with a difference. It was a new Jessey Jackson CD, Carousel.
19 December 2015
One of Geelong’s most stable, popular and much loved venues is Slate Pool Lounge. For almost five years this versatile venue has enjoyed a healthy clientele with patrons rolling up to enjoy a game of pool or a drink before they make their way to town.
18 December 2015
While there is still doubt as to whether punters will get reimbursed for their tickets or if the festival will ever show its face in the future, we thought we’d take a different look at Soundwave.
18 December 2015
Not only are New Jersey’s finest Latin metal band Ill Niño coming back to Australia for their third appearance at Soundwave Festival next year, but they have something extra special planned for their Australian fans.
18 December 2015
2015 has been a year of changes for Joss Russell. Now going it alone, he seems to have an endless list of gigs filling his calendar,
18 December 2015
Behold a list of the drinks you need to be sipping on all summer long (Forte takes no responsibility for your health over the next two delicious months of your milkshake diet).
18 December 2015
The sun is coming out in the `Rat and people are swapping their scarves and thermals for their dancing shoes, as winter becomes a distant memory.
18 December 2015
After much speculation brought on by bands saying they hadn’t been 100 per cent confirmed and neither had venues for the festival, Soundwave has officially been cancelled.
18 December 2015
Another year and another 26 issues of Forte have hit the streets. Here’s a little word from our team and a few others on how they spent their 2015.
18 December 2015
Hold off on the New Year’s resolutions for a few moments, as your main priority should be bringing in 2016 with friends, good music and a seemingly never-ending drink. Oh, and it wouldn’t be New Year’s without fireworks of course.
17 December 2015
For the first time this month and next, Geelong gets to experience the wonder and talent that is Cirque Africa.
17 December 2015
In a world filled with Elvis impersonators there is no one like ex-punk rocker turned politico, Robert Lopez. Under his stage name El Vez he can best be described as a combination of Che Guevara, Elvis Presley and Zach De La Rocha rolled into a gold lamé mariachi suit.