All Our Exes Live in Texas

We chat to the Sydney alt-folk band’s Katie Wighton ahead of the girls show in Geelong, in support of their debut album, When We Fall.

Tastes of Central Geelong: Up close and personal with Cakesmith’s Emily Ditcham

While completing an apprenticeship to become a chef, pastry chef Emily Ditcham found she loved the science side behind baking.

Shaun Kirk on his upcoming slew of regional shows following his unexpectedly long hiatus

With his last album having emerged in 2014, the man previously described as ‘one of the most explosive solo acts Australia has to offer’ is returning to the scene with an upcoming slew of regional shows.

Cookin’ On 3 Burners

Last year they teamed with Kungs for a take on the soul classic ‘This Girl’, which found itself hit the #1 spot in Europe. Now they return with their latest album, Lab Experiments Vol. 1: Mixin’. We chat to Cookin’ on 3 Burners ahead of their show in Ballarat.

The Geelong store formerly known as Peach Boutique renames and rebrands: Enter hutch.

The beloved Geelong store formerly known as Peach Boutique has recently renamed and rebranded, now identified as hutch. Sisters Jenna and Em Hutchison, the names behind the store, decided that the time had come to make the exciting change.

Sound Production at Oxygen College

Oxygen College is one of Geelong’s most exciting creative destinations, offering courses in music performance, electronic music, music business, sound production, photography, video, and painting and drawing. Forté chat to Head of Music Industry Peter Flynn about the Certificate IV in Music Industry (Sound Production Skill Set) – a course which gives students the opportunity to discover live sound production and studio recording.

Grinspoon: Emerging from their hiatus to celebrate their debut album

Now 20 years since the albums release they are back from their hiatus to tour the album in its entirety for the first time ever

RUNK. on their diverse sound, laid-back attitude and an upcoming tour

With a mellow mindset, good laughs and hectic experiences, RUNK. are the unique band of funk infused rock, punk and rap hailing from South West Victoria. Coming together just over a year ago, the guys are quickly making a name for themselves in the music world.

Mr Wilson and trying his hand at the rap game

After years of “looking for the job with the least amount of responsibility”, Chris Will’s life took a dramatic turn at the age of 21 when he discovered Australian hip-hop.

Listen Out: Kat O

We chat to Kat O ahead of her performance at Ballarat’s Babushka Bar on Saturday June 24.

Life Drawing Geelong is back from an unexpectedly long hiatus

After finishing up classes last year, Life Drawing Geelong is back and with no skill or talent required to take part, it’s the perfect place to let your inner artist shine. We chat to Jane about what life drawing is really about.

Real Music Vinyl & CDs: the astronomical rise of vinyl

The owner of Little Malop street’s Real Music Vinyl & CDs Matt Penney grew up in a world where if you wanted to listen to music, you bought a record or cassette. When CDs came to the forefront of the public consciousness, Penney steered clear.

We spoke with Luke Biscan, Geelong’s resident muso

Forté chat to Luke Biscan, the UK born singer-songwriter with a voice that easily spans genres of alternative, acoustic rock, folk and soft rock.

John Safran is set to make an appearance at this year’s Bendigo Writers Festival

This August Safran returns to one of the key scenes in his book ‘Depends What You Mean by Extremist’, where the two sides of Australia’s extremism collided in Bendigo. He joins the likes of Clementine Ford, John Marsden, Maxine Beneba Clarke and more at the Bendigo Writers Festival.

Holy Holy on the cohesive sound and matured style of their new record ‘Paint’

Two years since Holy Holy’s critically acclaimed 2015 debut LP, captivating sold-out audiences across Australia, to London and The Netherlands and a complete band-restructure, the Aussie outfit are now back with a considerable departure from their previous sound.

Valerie’s Pantry

While Katherine Reynolds lived a relatively eco-friendly life, it wasn’t until she lived in London for three years when her appreciation of sustainable produce and living was truly formed.

Mac Demarco is keeping it simple on his latest album This Old Dog

In these tumultuous times we live in, we are constantly in tune with the future. “Content is king”, they say, and more often than not in the music world, that’s always the case because let’s face it – if don’t have an output, you don’t have relevance.

The Attention Seekers

Forte chat to Hyperactive Garage-pop band The Attention Seekers

Rob Mills: Australia’s golden boy of theatre

Rob Mills has lived what seems like a plethora of lives for a 34-year-old.

We spoke with Bloom ahead of her performance in the Adele & Amy Winehouse Songbook show

We had a chat to the singer before she heads on tour around the region.

Eileen Sims: changing food perspectives

After years of perfecting her raw, plant-based diet (including a stint learning from renowned chef, Matthew Kenney) Raw Ambition’s Eileen Sims brought it to the people of Geelong in the form of a cooking school in 2012. Now several years later, she’s just launched an online store for the treats and is set to appear at the first ever The Glitter Project Collective where she’ll be talking about raw, plant-based eating and sharing some recipes.

DYLANesque: The Bob Dylan story

Bob Dylan: poetic songwriter, singer and musical influence has inspired the lives of many, but maybe not as much as Jeff Jenkins, who has taken it upon himself to create a Bob Dylan tribute show dedicated to the life, music and influence of the great man.

Casey Donovan on her return to the music scene and letting her heart and soul bleed out through words

You may assume it’s a career comeback, but with the release of Casey Donovan’s new original single, ‘Lonely’ and a six track EP to follow, what really has returned is Donovan’s musical passion.

Jeff Harwood on the Connecting Song Project and working alongside rock icon Adalita

Physician by day, muso by night; that’s the life of Jeff Harwood, one of three lucky musicians who were selected to be a part of the Connecting Song project – an initiative implemented by City of Greater Geelong with the aim of supporting up-and-coming acts.

 

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