Brewtality Festival returns for 2019 with High Tension

We chat to HT vocalist Karina Utomo ahead of the fest.

The Ultimate American Rock Show is coming

If you love heartland rock, folk, pop, blues, roots, and good old rock and roll, you will love the upcoming show at the Buninyong Golf Club this August.

The Sound Doctor Presents Alice Skye

We chat to Alice Skye ahead of the gig.

Live Music Professionals: The Torquay Hotel

Live music is at the crux of a successful music industry, and thanks to the legends over at Music Victoria, a vibrant program has been created to help foster and maintain a sustainable live music sector.

Simon Hosford is heading to the Melbourne Guitar Show

Simon Hosford isn’t just a jack of all trades, but he’s pretty close to the master of them as well.

Enjoy, return, repeat with One Good Cup

Do you always forget your keep-cup every time you head out to pick up your double shot cappuccino on your way to work?

The Melbourne artist loved by Hollywood’s elite

Hard-working, talented and caring: Melbourne is lucky to have Danielle Weber on its soil.

American blues shredder Dennis Jones is heading to Australia for the Melbourne Guitar Show

Drawing thousands of guitar lovers and enthusiasts Caulfield Racecourse for its fifth consecutive year, Melbourne Guitar Show 2019 is gearing…

Keep Geelong Weird: An interview with Joshua Maxwell de Hoog about Analogue Academy

He opened Analogue Academy with two friends, James Cox and Daniel Horvat, originally as a place to process their own film, but the place has grown into Geelong’s hub for off-kilter forms of self-expression, built around the ethos to ‘Keep Geelong Weird’.

Going Solo Won’t End In Tragedy For Matthew ‘Murph’ Murphy

With uber pop single, ‘My Cheating Heart’ making waves already, the distinctive vocals of Murph shines through. But the Liverpool-born lead has no conscious desire to differentiate Love Fame Tragedy from The Wombats.

An Evening Under The Milky Way with Steve Kilbey

Kilbey will be presenting songs from his massive catalogue including solo works, collaborative pieces, The Church greats and some covers alongside Chilean musician Rodrigo Bustos.

Charly Bliss debut down under for Splendour in the Grass

Yes, the power-pop foursome will fulfil a lifelong dream as they make their debut down under as part of the Splendour In The Grass 2019 family, playing sideshows in both Sydney and Melbourne.

Hilltop Hoods are bringing their highly energetic set to Melbourne for two nights next month

We sat down with Daniel Smith (aka Pressure) to soak up the vibe of the new album, understand what to expect from the tour and learn their strategy to electric live performances.

Study Photography at Deakin University

Whatever form your passion for photography may take, why not take things one step further by studying a Bachelor of Arts (Photography) at Deakin Uni.

Bin are working on an album…

It’ll be closer to the end of the year by the time Bin’s album comes out, so if you can’t wait and want to hear some of the newer material make sure you get down to one of their shows soon!

Bonsai Records is the newest label to reel in the freshest crop of local talent

Bonsai Records is the brainchild of Ella Jeffries.

Melbourne-based Garden Quartet are launching their debut album this month

Celebrating a fusion of contemporary Persian music with Western motifs, Melbourne based Garden Quartet is launching their debut album this month, celebrating with a stop in Ballarat.

Tess Guthrie: the local artist with a fiery passion

We chat to the Torquay-bred, Melbourne-based muso.

Awaken I Am have dived into brave new territories this year and have emerged stronger than they have ever been

When tragedy strikes, musicians can often take one of two roads; they can suffocate themselves with self-pity, alcohol, and drugs, or they see the heartbreak and tragedy as a very potent source of inspiration and use music to help understand, express and cope with their emotions.

Thy Art Is Murder discuss their earth-scorching fifth record, Human Target

Each Thy Art Is Murder show on their upcoming Life In The Crosshairs tour should come with a disclaimer, one that advises that people attending should bring their own neck braces; they’ll need it for the self-induced whiplash they’ll incur from rocking out to the brand new sound the death metal outfit are bringing on the road.

Wollongong favourites The VANNS are poised for big things

The lead single ‘Mother’ just premiered on triple j’s Good Nights, a tune that touches on styles of contemporaries like Catfish and the Bottlemen and Gang of Youths, but with a distinctive sound which dances between lighter indie sounds and heavier rock noise.

CHANGES is the Melbourne conference focusing on the future of music

We sat down with Matty Newton, the music curation lead for Amazon Music in Australia and New Zealand to discuss CHANGES and the future of music.

Hannah Campbell’s ‘East Coast Dream’ is a slice of folky bliss

We chat to Hannah following the release.

The Workers Club is hosting a night of extreme metal

In terms of local extreme metal, Nemesium have to be regarded as one of the most pivotal acts around.

 

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