27 November 2014
The Geelong Revival Motoring Festival is on again and this year it is set to be bigger and better than ever. Now spanning across three days, the jam packed schedule will feature all things vintage from November 28 to 30. The event brings together hundreds of classic and exotic vehicles to Geelong’s magnificent waterfront, along with racing, exhibits, entertainment, food, music and fashion.
27 November 2014
You’ve heard the whispers for months and now it’s official – Florida’s Sleepwave have been added to the 2015 Soundwave line up. “We’re stoked!” smiled front man Spencer Chamberlain when we caught up just ahead of the public announcement, “I’ve been quietly pushing for us to be on the tour for a while, and we’re very very excited. I guess I can be quite persuasive!” he laughed.
27 November 2014
“We’re looking forward to playing Queenscliff Music Festival next weekend because we played it once before and we felt we were pretty bloody dreadful! So it’ll be nice to come back and make amends.” A promise made is a promise kept by Tim Powles, drummer of the legendary alt-rock outfit The Church.
27 November 2014
Archie Roach is a man that needs no introduction. Over the past twenty-five years, Roach has developed a unique style of storytelling that has woven its way into his many songs. Best known for his ’90s tune ‘Took The Children Away’, which talks directly of experiences of his family being a part of the Stolen Generation, Roach was on tour with Rodriguez when I caught up to chat with him.
26 November 2014
Amidst yet another tour around Australia, we had a chat with high energy, blues and soul singer Shaun Kirk, and we were feeling a bit of deja vu, having talked to him only a few months ago under similar circumstances.
25 November 2014
If you were struggling what festival to spend your hand earned cash on, with the second line up announcement from A Festival Called Panama, it just got a whole lot harder.
25 November 2014
There’s nothing quite as exciting as seeing the additions to an already fabulous lineup, and Rainbow Serpent have just chocked theirs up a bit more.
20 November 2014
Check out what’s on at Earthcore this year with our handy 4 page guide! Featuring acts you won’t want to miss, festival map, full line-up and set times, activity timetable and survival guide for this huge five day event!! When&Where: Thursday 27 November to Monday 1 December at Pyalong, Victoria
20 November 2014
Dillon Francis has just released his debut album Money Sucks, Friends Rule, and to celebrate he is coming back down under to party it up with us at Beyond the Valley festival over New Years. “I feel absolutely fantastic, because I have been waiting so long for this moment. We recently put up the Spotify stream for Australia and did the stream with MTV a few weeks ago and the reaction that I have been getting to the album has just been phenomenal,” Francis said.
20 November 2014
She may be seen as a woman who gets easily frustrated at things, but Kitty Flanagan has just as many loves as she does hates and Geelong just happens to be one of the former. “My favourite thing about touring is getting out and going outside the bigger cities,” she says.
20 November 2014
While summer’s great for giving that much needed dose of vitamin D, perving on barely clad youth and saying goodbye to that ugly knit your nan gave you, it’s also the time to attend Rainbow Serpent Festival. We had a chat to Andreas, of progressive psychedelic trance artist Gaudium, ahead of his performance at the festival in January and his long awaited trip back to Australia.
18 November 2014
Castlemaine is much more than just a pretty town, they actually have the music to back up their good looks as well. The Spring Revue is an event where both of these things are mashed together and we had a chat to Ry Hamilton-Smith on what you can expect for its second show.
16 November 2014
Since she burst onto the scene with her 1995 debut album Stylin Up, singing those iconic lyrics – “Steppin out with my deadly red shoes, stylin up cause I’m wearing something new” – there’s no denying that the beautifully vivacious Christine Anu could get any party started.
15 November 2014
Whilst I am aware there isn’t a vaccination or cure for Ebola, in light of the outbreak bringing to light a very real health scare that is affecting people worldwide, I thought I would do a write up of vaccinations people should expect to get before embarking to popular destinations. Whether you’re traveling for the first time, or to an obscure destination, it’s always best to check with your doctor or travel agent as to whether you should get some vaccinations to stop any pesky virus from ruining your trip!
15 November 2014
So Halloween is normally a time for scares, candy and running around dressed in costumes, but for comic fans it’s something even better – the time for Free Comic Book Day number two! I hope you all had an excellent Halloween and picked up some great comics – I’ll talk about what I picked up next issue. Now, onto the main event!
14 November 2014
As we near the very last legs of twenty-fourteen, most music fans (including myself) are pondering what albums, songs and moments truly shaped the year that (is very nearly almost) was. But in true Quarter 4 fashion, there are still a handful of albums to come that could change all of our final lists. In what is almost always the best time of the year when it comes to music releases, lets take a peek at what’s still to come.
14 November 2014
Fame can either be a rapid affair or a slow burning rise to that longed for position in the industry. For Klo, consisting of Chloe Kaul and Simon Lam, after releasing their single ‘Make Me Wonder’ things seemed to happen overnight and the quick realisation came that they needed to get to work on a follow up.
14 November 2014
It’s a bit early for the networks to start axing shows for 2015, but we already know of one that won’t be coming back: long-running ABC2 daily satire show The Roast has been given the chop, wrapping up at the end of last week. It’s been a good run for The Roast, which first started as a two-minute fake news snippet in 2011, being expanded to a full ten minutes at the start of this year.
14 November 2014
Packing up my suitcase in my hotel room in San Francisco was a little bit of a sad affair. Mostly because it meant that the end of the best four weeks of my life was getting closer. What a week it had been in Frisco, eating at what had been voted as the best barbeque place in California to heading out to Golden Gate Park for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, it was a lifetime of memories and not the last time that I would be visiting.
14 November 2014
As a stylist, I find far too often – when going through the wardrobes of friends and family members – that so many of the ladies out there are seriously lacking in, what I like to call, the ‘essentials of life’. These are the pieces of clothing that can make putting together an outfit so much easier. So I’ve decided to give you a run down of five items that you might want to think about adding to your wardrobe – if they’re not already in there.
14 November 2014
Before the Australian folk revolution of the mid noughties that led to the unearthing of talents like John Butler, The Waifs and Angus and Julia Stone, there was a band making indie folk acoustic music cool. Now in 2014, the band is celebrating 25 years together. It seems like a bit of shock to Greg Arnold, lead singer and guitarist for the group, to be celebrating the milestone, however it is still cause for celebration.
14 November 2014
“Think classic Fear Factory . . .,” smiled the ever-magnetic Burton C. Bell when quizzed about their impending studio album. “This record will have all the elements that Fear Factory fans would expect – focusing heavily on well-crafted songs this time around. In fact, I spent the day doing vocals on some of the tracks.
14 November 2014
A voice as commanding and important as Ezekiel Ox’s has a way of tuning out all the other insignificant noise around you, whether it’s out on the streets or playing in a packed live venue. “Put me on stage and I’m unstoppable!” His confidence is not arrogance, Ox is simply devoted to his art and convictions, and when both intertwine there are only two options – join him or get out of the way.
13 November 2014
There’s a new taco man in town and his name is ‘Gringo’. Gringo’s Taco House is the brainchild of local chef Rob Swander and currently resides in the heart of Torquay’s Surfing Village, in what is known by day as the Golden Plate award winning cafe, Stick and Stones Specialty Cafe. Rob is a Northern Californian native who originally moved out to Australia to study at La Trobe University, which is where he met his future wife, Katrine.
