6 September 2014
It’s rare for siblings to work so well together they become a household name, so we’re pretty glad Angus & Julia Stone have put their solo careers aside to reform the best brother-sister band going around.
6 September 2014
Reigning kings of the circle pit, DevilDriver know better than anyone how brutal winter can be. On the back of their sixth studio album Winter Kills, DevilDriver, together with deathcore band Whitechapel, has spent the better part of 2014 whipping crowds into a frenzy at sold-out gigs across North America. So now that the snow has melted and spring has sprung Down Under, it’s our turn to come out and play with these two metal giants – after dark.
5 September 2014
Hardcore is one of those genres that tends to be a bit hit-and-miss – either the band is excellent, or they’re downright terrible. Thankfully, Hope in Hell’s self-titled EP falls in the former category. For the most part, Hope in Hell has an excellent high-energy vibe – while there are a few subdued parts, the EP absolutely thunders along. Simon Mazzei’s drumming is excellent, too – listening to the EP on high volume, it’s like getting punched in the face repeatedly.
5 September 2014
Yes, that is the name of this album. I must have been living in some kind of ignorant dreamland where Shepparton seemed like a sunny place to go buy some peaches and take a dip in the Goulburn River on the weekend, but boy did I have it wrong – well, according to Briggs anyway.
5 September 2014
FKA Twigs is an enigma. There’s simply no other musician in the music industry who has experienced such exponential and far-reaching fame without any real knowledge of who she is dispersed alongside it. By no surprise her debut album LP1 was highly anticipated, if only to gain further insight into the singer.
5 September 2014
Geelong audiences have a real treat coming up on Friday the 12th of September at Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues. And while I’m at it, I’d just like to say that Pete Raimundo is transforming the Geelong live blues scene through his regular bookings of some sensational local and not so local blues artists. An example of this is his booking of Pugsley Buzzard.
5 September 2014
For over thirty years now, the Astor Cinema in St Kilda has been showing classic films. And by “classic” I mean “old”. The Astor is Melbourne’s last remaining repertory cinema (screening non first-run films) out of close to a dozen or more that flourished back in the days before DVDs or video tapes.
5 September 2014
In the very early stages of 2008, I received an email from a music promotion firm asking me if I was interested in an interview with an upcoming artist named Lady Gaga. I agreed, having heard some of the tracks from her then unreleased debut album on a few music blogs across the web. I was certainly interested in her, and the interview marked Gaga’s first-ever Australian press commitment; long before the release of her life-altering debut single ‘Just Dance’.
5 September 2014
Marvin Gaye can easily be put down as one of the greatest soul singers of our time, and it seems only fitting that Vika Bull help tell his story in the biographic show Let’s Get It On. Vika is no newbie to the tribute show scene, as she’s helped tell the story of Etta James for the past year and a half. Rather than adding another notch to her achievements, Vika is an admirer of the artists’ work and relishes in the chance to help tell their story.
5 September 2014
Cat Canteri may describe herself as a drummer/singer/songwriter from west of Ruckers Hill, east of Merri Creek, north of Northcote High School, south of Arthurton Rd, Northcote, Melbourne, but after a chinwag with the affable brunette (on the side of the highway on her way to a gig in Adelaide) I could tell she is finally right where she wants to be.
4 September 2014
If Mavis Staples had a lovechild with The Black Keys, it’d sound pretty damn close to the tunes of Cisco Caesar. With fuzzed-out electric guitars and some cracking beats, the band is flying the flag for Australian ballsy rock ’n’ roll. In the lead up to the release of their debut album Burnt and Broken, I got the opportunity to sit down with James Cisco to chat about life on the road. In the thick of it leading up to the album launch, Cisco can’t wait to tour around the country playing shows.
4 September 2014
It wasn’t long ago that Sam Cromack was standing in the crowd at Splendour in the Grass dreaming of one day having the chance to get up and play on the stage: just a few years on, not only has his band Ball Park Music played the festival twice, they were also one of the most talked about bands for the whole festival.
4 September 2014
Until the moment he stepped on stage, the general public of Geelong had not heard Jye Cannon sing. The performance that followed was flawless and left the audience with goose bumps. Armed with just his electric piano and vocals, Cannon showed why he is one of Geelong’s hidden talents and will be a force to be reckoned with in the future.
4 September 2014
Not ones to shy away from change, restaurant owners Kimberley and Grant Ryan have fully embraced it with their new restaurant Mr Umami’s on Pakington St. The Asian fusion restaurant, which occupies part of the Barking Dog, has cancelled the need for locals to travel all the way to Melbourne to get a decent serve of quality dumplings.
4 September 2014
In a recent article by Darren Levin on the FasterLouder music website, the harsh reality of being a musician and making ends meet was discussed. One of the interesting factors to this piece was when Violent Soho’s guitarist James Tidswell admitted that at one of the highest points of the band’s career, being nominated for an ARIA for their 2010 debut album and touring America, he had to apply for a job at McDonald’s just to keep the wolf from the door.
4 September 2014
Spring/summer 2014/15 collections have officially hit the runway. After the hundreds of notable designers show off their new creations, there are always a few standouts amongst the masses. This is what to expect as we cruise into the slightly warmer months of the year.
4 September 2014
Freestyle has been providing Geelong with top quality, mens and ladies latest fashion for over 10 years now, specialising also in denim, footwear, sunglasses, watches, bags and accessories!
4 September 2014
Another year, another opportunity to put the Soundwave line-up under the microscope – which seems pretty one-sided this time around with plenty of non-metal big names like Soundgarden, Faith No More, Incubus, New Found Glory, Fall Out Boy and All Time Low outnumbering the familiar metal drawcards such as Lamb of God, Fear Factory, Slipknot and Marilyn Manson.
4 September 2014
Courtney Love totally tore Festival Hall a new one last month. I have to admit, I was expecting some drunkenness or, at the very least, a tantrum of some sort to take place on stage. What we got was a solid, professional, fun two-hour set, complete with an extended encore! Brava!
4 September 2014
It’s been a busy year for Danny Harley since his solo project The Kite String Tangle’s release of ‘Given the Chance’. The song took the internet by storm, amassing over one million plays on SoundCloud; he also played two sold-out tours of the country, as well as local festivals, and even made it to the US to play at the massive South by South West and Coachella music festivals. Yet somehow he still found time to record and release his debut EP, Vessel.
4 September 2014
Situated on Geelong’s famous Steampacket gardens facing iconic bay, the Wharf Shed Café offers casual waterfront dining with seating for over 350, including sheltered outdoor terraces. During the evening, the Wharf Shed Café is Geelong’s premier meeting place, a great place to relax whilst enjoying the ambiance of true water’s edge dining.
4 September 2014
Owning a successful restaurant can be tough, and there are many who just can’t perfect the right vibe to succeed. Two Sugars restaurant owners, Nick and Rosie Criscione and Joe and Silvana Tripodi, seem to have skipped this struggle as their second venue opened on Pakington St a few months ago.
4 September 2014
The welcome mat is out at the Sir Charles Darling Hotel, a venue that is sure to leave you with a full belly and a smile on your face. Great food at reasonable prices is what the venue is all about. And there is no skimping either. Good luck finding room for dessert but then again, there is always room for dessert.
4 September 2014
Pistol Pete’s Food N Blues is the only place in Geelong where you can taste, smell, hear and feel like you’re somewhere in the South of The USA without the expensive travel expenses!
