White Bleaches
28 August 2015
Forte TV is back! We started things off with a chat with local lads White Bleaches and they’re cruisey, psych-rock stylings.
28 August 2015
Forte TV is back! We started things off with a chat with local lads White Bleaches and they’re cruisey, psych-rock stylings.
27 August 2015
As soon as Frank Turner’s newest album kicks off it’s easy to see this is going to be another honest release. It’s a natural sound and even has recordings of him walking around a room before beginning the track ‘The Angel Islington’.
27 August 2015
It’s the one rite of passage you have as a musician. Travelling in the back of an old van, eating dodgy servo pies and playing to empty rooms all falls into the background in one moment – the moment you get to put in your rider request.
27 August 2015
Step into Yankee Sweetheart and it’s instantly unlike any other beauty parlour or vintage shop in Geelong. A teal blue wall scattered with pictures of vintage starlets and well-groomed men lines the far wall and the rest of the space is filled corner by corner with vintage goods for decoration and for sale.
27 August 2015
The Melbourne Music Bank competition is open until August 23 and with each New Year it’s drastically changing an emerging musicians life. Last year Heloise was lucky enough, all due to her talent, to be the winner of the competition.
27 August 2015
In the 20 or so years that I’ve been following the Australian indie rock scene, I’m not sure I’ve come across a band receiving as high praise for their debut album as Melbourne’s Palace of the King. In every street press, music blog and on many rock radio stations around Australia, White Bird/Burn the Sky is getting the attention it so rightly deserves.
26 August 2015
Brent DeBoer is currently touring around the country with his psych folk rock outfit Immigrant Union. Promoting their second release Anyway that was recorded in Altona and features the likes of Courtney Barnett (when she was still an active member of the band).
26 August 2015
18 days, nine countries and 50 new found friends, this is Europe Contiki. New to the travel industry, one of the first things I wanted to do was see Europe and ALL of it! I saved up my pennies, packed my bags and headed to Europe for the trip of a lifetime. Little did I know what I was in for…
26 August 2015
If there’s one thing that DC can do well – when they try, that is – it’s dark, creepy stories. Hell, their Vertigo imprint is basically just that, and has hosted some of the best horror titles in many a year, as well as boasting a roster of alumni titles that frequently populate “best of” lists.
26 August 2015
Welcome to THTH, Forte’s premier source of all things heavy, hard, fast and metal.
It’s this time of year when the Soundwave rumour mill slowly begins to circulate; whispers and guesses which then ripple through the music community and music blogs.
25 August 2015
One of the more useful developments in pop culture over the last decade or so – especially if you’re the kind of fan that likes to see how the sausages are made, so to speak – has been the rise of the kinds of social media that you don’t have to be friends with someone to eavesdrop on
25 August 2015
The open drone of acoustic guitar greets your ears as you start to listen to Tex Perkins’ new album with the Dark Horses, Tunnel At The End Of The Light. It sounds like it could be passed off as a Tom Waits record as Perkins brings what sounds like a whiskey soaked swagger to his vocals.
25 August 2015
Been thinking about hitting the gym but simply don’t know where to start? Read on for all the answers to your questions, plus some honest truth on gyming it from Jetts owner Scott Dumbell.
24 August 2015
Jackson Thomas has had a busy 12 months since becoming runner up on The Voice last year. Having supported the likes of Ricky Martin and Robbie Williams, Thomas is now breaking out on his own with the release of his debut six track EP slated for release in October.
24 August 2015
Good family movies appeal to kids of all ages. Great family movies appeal to people of all ages. The best movies will often include elements that only the adults will understand, while still providing entertainment for the kids.
23 August 2015
It’s been six years since The Basics released a studio album and Age of Entitlement is their step back into it. The name says it all for this one and opener track ‘Whatever Happened to the Working Class’ is all about making a comment on the current political situation in Australia.
23 August 2015
Okay, let’s do this! The punk rock low-down begins in three, two, go!
So the recent MxPx shows in Santa Ana, California, last month were kicked off by none other than Slick Shoes – the single greatest Christian pop punk band of all time.
23 August 2015
Make up and fashion often go hand in hand, but for the Static Body runway set for the Courthouse on August 28, things are a little bit different. We had a chat to make up artist Ally Barbagallo and fashion designer Ally Deam about what we can expect from their collaboration.
22 August 2015
A few years back (well, quite a few years actually) I wandered down to Warrnambool to take in a gig at The Loft by Marco Goldsmith and Blue Heat – a band that makes the trip well worth it.
22 August 2015
There’s a lot more to Sui Zhen than her electro-pop music. In fact, she’s even formed somewhat of a split personality in her newest clip. We had a chat to Sui Zhen, and possibly Susan, on what she’s been up to, wearing Kung Fu pants and her pastel world.
22 August 2015
On stage Isabella ‘Izzi’ Manfredi is a ball of energy. Adrenaline pulses through her, allowing her to contort her body, cover the stage and give the best damn show around. While her adrenaline is a blessing in front of the crowd, her high-energy nature has been something to overcome behind the scenes.
22 August 2015
Listening to Nico Ghost I’ve got to admit I’m not the first to put my hand up to listen to a hip hop release, but Kaishi is one I would easily put on again.
21 August 2015
Over the years, there have been several albums that have been incredibly successful. That’s true primarily as the songs are great and the album to a certain extent has a journey and some continuity throughout the 45 minute collection of songs.
21 August 2015
It’s hard to imagine what it must be like to live in a part of society where you’re seemingly hidden from the world. Through 22 powerful stories, The Summer Foundation will help uncover the hidden lives of young Australians with disability living in nursing homes. They live in these homes because there is simply nowhere else for them to go.
