Tubular Bells For Two

One Album. Two Men. Too Many Instruments.

Andrea Robertson on the right time

Award-winning singer-songwriter Andrea Robertson is stepping beyond her previously forged boundaries and touring her live performance around regional Victoria.

Northeast Party House: The Melbourne group who love to party

The high-energy party starters will be celebrating eight years of anthemic bangers and electrifying live shows, kicking it off with a massive hometown party at The Croxton Bandroom this June.

Cargo; The Rebirth of Australia’s Undead

Cargo, an Australian post-apocalyptic zombie flick starring Martin Freeman and set in the arid Flinders Ranges, examines a world where urban society dies and Indigenous Australians survive.

The Paul McKenna Band: Performing at the 2018 National Celtic Festival

Calling in from Scotland, Paul McKenna chats to Forté ahead of the trip down under.

Australia’s most electrifying punk band WAAX are heading to Geelong

With two independently-released EP’s Holy Sick (2015) and Wild & Weak (2017), as well as barnstorming singles like ‘Same Same’, ‘Wild & Weak’, ‘I For An Eye’, and recent single ‘Labrador’, this band is hot on our radar. Now, they’re kicking off on a massive 12 date tour throughout May and June. We chat to vocalist and powerhouse Marie DeVita ahead of the shows.

Five minutes with Tinpan Orange

We chat to Emily ahead of their show with The Sound Doctor on Saturday 26 May at Anglesea Memorial Hall.

Tropical F#ck Storm on their debut A Laughing Death in Meatspace

There’s nothing subtle about this band. Consisting of members of The Drones, High Tension and Harmony (Gareth Liddiard, Fiona Kitschin, Lauren Hammel and Erica Dunn), Tropical F#ck Storm is their name and A Laughing Death in Meatspace is the name of their swanky debut album.

Beards, Rivalry And Passion At The Ballarat Heritage Weekend

It was in 2014 following a few Sunday beers that Brayden Dorney and his fellow bearded mates came up with an idea that would change Ballarat forever.

Gazing Skywards At The Violet Precipitation

The colour purple is often associated with royalty. Purple is also a strong force that can represent creativity, peace, grandeur and magic. So it naturally made sense that Prince and his unique charisma was drawn to all things purple.

AViVA is back with latest single ‘BRN’

We have a quick chat to the Aussie dark pop powerhouse.

She’ll Be Apples

No time for meal prep? No sweat! She’ll Be Apples will get dinner on the table in no time

CC:DISCO! on PBS Radio Festival 2018

If you got 100 people in a line and asked all of them what their favourite feature of radio is, there is a high chance most will answer ‘it’s free’. That may well be a fair answer in some cases, but it is also the answer that people have fooled themselves into believing for decades.

West Thebarton; the seven-headed soul-rock hydra straight outta Adelaide

What do a legal clerk; a radiation therapist, a public servant, a marine biologist and a tattoo artist have in common?

DMA’S avoiding the 'second album syndrome' with their stunning release For Now

Sydney’s timeless guitar pop trio have successfully raised their game with their new album For Now – a gloriously uplifting album of beautifully honed, passionately emotive rock’n’roll songs.

Spit Syndicate: No time to waste

ARIA Award-nominated Australian hip hop duo Spit Syndicate have got fans riled up with their most recent offering, Orbit.

Mammal: Stepping out of the wilderness

It was in the late months of 2009 that Australian rockers Mammal announced their split as a band. The statement released read, “Due to long standing personal, political, musical and business differences, Mammal has decided it cannot continue and is no more”.

Togar; the Geelong producer making major waves in the electronic music scene

If you are a fan of Geelong’s nightlife scene, there is a 100 per cent chance you have encountered Togar.

STUMPS announce new EP Just Another Stay At Home Son

STUMPS may still be fresh faces to many but make no mistake, this Sydney four piece have wasted no time at all in snatching the attention of music fans, industry heads and tastemakers around the country.

Celtic folk with a twist at the 2018 National Celtic Festival

Boasting crowds of over 15,000 and performances across 14 stages, the festival is the premier Celtic gathering in Australasia and it’s easy to see why it with its breadth of artistic talent, rich in culture.

I'll have a slice of Pie to start with

You may see it as sarcasm or you may see it as satire. Whichever way you view it, Jonathan Pie speaks his mind. Although the man behind Pie may not be a political animal, he does know how to play one.

Nineteen-year old Georgia Rodgers is bringing a new soulful level to jazz infused blues, understatedly tapping into the Geelong and Melbourne music scene

The Geelong kid on the jazz block

Dr. Colossus honour Nathan Johnston

The guys have decided it’s time to get on stage again as Dr. Colossus and play songs from their debut record The Dank in honour of Nathan.

Reimagine—the world according to children’s books

Reimagine provides an opportunity to explore how children’s books are able to introduce young readers to complex ideas about contemporary humanity.

 

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