B*Witched: Back for a performance of pop nostalgia
9 February 2017
All the way from the Emerald Isle ‘C’est la Vie’ hit-makers B*Witched will headline the show and they’ll be joined by UK popstars Atomic Kitten, S Club 3, East 17 and Liberty X.
9 February 2017
All the way from the Emerald Isle ‘C’est la Vie’ hit-makers B*Witched will headline the show and they’ll be joined by UK popstars Atomic Kitten, S Club 3, East 17 and Liberty X.
6 February 2017
In a time of low album sales and short attention spans, it makes sense for already famous musicians to pool their star power. Unfortunately the resulting acts tend to lean on the low stakes and easy ticket sales their fame affords them, meaning that very few supergroups ever create music worthy of the superlative.
6 February 2017
With the Great Australian Beer Festival quickly approaching, we thought we’d have a chat with a few brewers heading to the event.
31 January 2017
In just one year, 18 year old Gretta Ray has made a bold entrance into the music scene.
30 January 2017
2016 was a massive year for local glam rockers Dangerous Curves; playing gigs all over the state, laying down the blue print for an upcoming debut album and winning K Rock’s ‘The Band’ competition, awarding them the chance to play to the masses at last years leg of Run Geelong.
29 January 2017
The legend of the Twelve Foot Ninja is one that stems from over a decade ago. Seemingly stealthlike, the Melbourne-based unit are masters of the sneak attack. Between dropping their highly anticipated album Outlier last year, smashing some Australian headline shows and supporting Disturbed in November, the men behind the myth are more than set up for the year.
29 January 2017
Since Mosquito Coast first popped up on the radar after their 2015 win of triple j Unearthed High, there’s been no stopping the Perth band. After becoming a four-piece, they have since been smashing the summer festival circuit and playing shows all over the country, all whilst the two founding members are still at the ripe age of 18.
28 January 2017
You just know that if a tour is named after ice cream, it’s going to be a pretty sweet time. And that is what indie-folk duo Winterbourne is all about.
27 January 2017
The internet is an echo chamber, filled with voices all trying to speak louder than the other, all the while holding the power to simply log off. It’s this common lack of constructive discussion that disillusioned notorious activist and frontwoman of White Lung, Mish Barber-Way, and pushed along a shift in her life.
26 January 2017
With a few changes following the band since their 2014 release, Let the Ocean Take Me, most notably the departing of lead guitarist Troy Brady, the band will be bringing a slightly altered sound, new line-up and some spanking new merch when they hit Geelong next month.
22 January 2017
Recently Joe Mungovan celebrated the three-year anniversary of his single ‘June & July’ coming into the world. It was a song that threw him into the industry, and served as a marker for his change from being a drummer to guitarist/vocalist, though things are quite different from that release.
21 January 2017
2017 will mark the second year of Macarthur’s local event Music In The Vines which celebrates all things art, music and wine. Returning after a massively successful debut year featuring Troy Cassar-Daley as the headliner, this year features a stellar line-up with the likes of Dean Ray, The Settlement and Jade Alice, among many others.
19 January 2017
The delicate voice, the stripped back folk tunes and an unassuming nature are the stand-out characteristics of Melbourne’s young songwriter Leah Senior.
18 January 2017
Melbourne’s own songstress Vanessa Fernandez has had a very busy year, playing gigs all over the place, writing new music and all whilst raising her newborn second child Sam.
18 January 2017
Forté chat to award winning soloist Sam Hanson, set to introduce his latest EP ‘Contagious’ live with his new band 10 HIGH FLY this month.
17 January 2017
There’s only a few days to go until Geelong’s waterfront is transformed into an entertainment hub, with the iconic Festival of Sails kicking off on January 21.
17 January 2017
Playing over 2000 shows since his debut album in 2006, James Southwell has established himself as one of Australia’s leading blues performers. Forté chat with James ahead of his upcoming National Tour.
15 January 2017
When rock legend Suzi Quatro said goodbye to Australian audiences back in early 2015, she thought she was ready to hang up her iconic leather jumpsuit for good – but she was wrong.
14 January 2017
Before the four buddies – formerly of St Bede’s College – head overseas for a well-earned break, Melbourne’s British India are preparing to hit the road again for a handful of very special shows. “We just want people to come out and get excited – these shows are going to be like one big party,” says their affable front man Declan Melia.
13 January 2017
Marie and Lionel Limiñana are the duo taking psychedelic garage pop to the next level. Singing in both English and French, these guys echo the 60’s French pop and the fuzzy darkness of American art rock.
13 January 2017
For friends Lauren Green and Tanayah Smith, the possibility of starting a business together began with a phone call from the other side of the world. “[Loz] rang me when she was in South America and said, ‘We need to do something’,” Tanayah, affectionately known as Tee, says.
13 January 2017
Oxygen College is all set for a huge 2017 with all of their courses, again, quickly filling to capacity. Oxygen College offers full time courses in Music Performance, Visual Arts, Photography and in Sound Production with the next intake kicking off in February.
