Screaming Females
6 August 2016
For 11 years now, Screaming Females have amazed crowds worldwide with their high-energy punk rock shows, touring extensively to the point that they have played in every state in America, with the exception of Alaska.
6 August 2016
For 11 years now, Screaming Females have amazed crowds worldwide with their high-energy punk rock shows, touring extensively to the point that they have played in every state in America, with the exception of Alaska.
5 August 2016
After extensively touring their debut album through 14 countries in the last two years, King Of The North are back, touring Australia to celebrate the upcoming release of their new album ‘Get Out Of Your World’.
5 August 2016
For lovers of guitars and music masters, there’s an event happening in Melbourne this weekend you may want to get yourself to. Held at the Caulfield Racecourse, the Melbourne Guitar Show is a celebration of the stringed instrument, with various performances, workshops, lessons and special offers.
5 August 2016
Award-winning Blues-Rock musician Geoff Achison is set to release his first studio album in almost a decade, Another Mile, Another Minute. The self-taught Melbourne-based musician accepted an offer to relocate to the U.S back in 2007 to perform and work, and has continually returned about twice a year.
5 August 2016
Swamp metal isn’t the most glamorous genre definition to shape your musical career.
5 August 2016
It’s been two years since the Melbourne-based eclectic, indie singer Heloise was crowned the winner of Melbourne Music Bank with her winning song ‘This Is Home’ and she is yet to look back. As an opportunity for emerging original artists to get a foot into the industry, winning the competition was the ultimate kick start for Heloise’s career, with the release of her single scoring airplay on Triple J, ABC Radio and over 100 community radio stations throughout Australia.
5 August 2016
Have you ever come across a woman on a mission? Well, creative talent, community pioneer, mother of two, and business owner Laura Van Noordenburg is what she would look like.
3 August 2016
In a bid to empower the region’s gay community, The Geelong Pride Games provides a unique opportunity for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning and Intersex individuals to come together and participate in social and sporting events over the Melbourne Cup Long Weekend.
3 August 2016
Although debut albums are usually the business of young, up and coming bands, the first full length release from hirsute hardcore heroes Totally Unicorn is one several years in the making.
2 August 2016
For a band who have only been active for around four years, The Dead Daisies have managed to pull some fairly epic collaborators.
31 July 2016
There is no doubt when it comes to Australia’s love for home grown comedians.
29 July 2016
When it comes to the release of their new EP Haunt, local lads Residual know they’re on to a good thing. However, the success of their dynamic new single ‘All For You’ came with a heavy price. “It’s a break-up song,” says guitarist Andy Rankin. “I’m not sure how much [front man] Sam has given away in other interviews, but the song is basically about him giving his all to a relationship that he knew was going to end”.
28 July 2016
Following the overwhelmingly positive response to last year’s event, The Melbourne Guitar Show is back this year, and it’s tipped to be bigger and better than ever before.
26 July 2016
The first time Forte Magazine sat down with singer-songwriter Dustin Tebbutt, he’d only played a handful of gigs. The year was 2013 and with the release of his debut EP, The Breach, Tebbutt was on a precipice, unsure what was going to happen next.
23 July 2016
Melbourne street artist Cam Scale has a way of infiltrating into the minds of others. From accurately capturing people’s personalities in his new exhibition ‘State of Mind’ or simply from the ability his pieces have of staying with you, his work is truly eye-catching and has to be seen. We had a chat to him ahead of his Melbourne exhibition and about the Geelong scene.
22 July 2016
The City of Greater Geelong is continuously working towards positioning the region as a cultural centre of innovation with their Community Arts Grants Program.
21 July 2016
If you’ve ever wanted to learn an instrument but never had the motivation or patience to give it a try, then Evianne Camille, the drummer of Melbourne’s home grown post-punk/rock hero’s Scotdrakula, should be your newfound inspiration.
21 July 2016
Ezra Lee & The Havoc Band are a unique group delivering high energy, piano-based music influenced by rock ‘n’ roll, blues, honky tonk country, rhythm and blues, and boogie woogie styles. Forming in 2014, the humble Melbourne-based band have been delivering their distinctive sound all over the Australia and the world. We chat to band member Shaun Havoc about their upcoming gigs, US adventures and what it’s like playing with talented piano player Ezra Lee.
19 July 2016
“I was playing at a club in Perth and I came off stage and there was a guy that came up to me with a Stratocaster. That was the first time that I ever got one in my hands – it was a total accident. I hadn’t joined the dots about how to achieve that sound I had heard on Buddy Holly records,” Diesel reveals about his early guitar life which formed the basis for his new album Americana.
18 July 2016
One Man Orchestra, made up of Thomas Westerby & Morten Granau, is changing how we think about the orchestral experience. Instead of sitting in a large room, simply watching, One Man Orchestra is about getting people up off their seats dancing. It’s this aspect that’s taken the Danish project to the forefront of contemporary club music.
15 July 2016
With a new album officially out, and already heralded by blues legend Lloyd Spiegel as the next best thing, we had a chat with Bill to see his thoughts on the matter and how living in Bendigo has changed his craft.
15 July 2016
“If you get me talking about that we could be here for hours,” writer Benjamin Law muses on the recent season finale of Game of Thrones.
15 July 2016
South Africa’s own Soweto Gospel Choir knows that a little faith goes a long way. “When we started out in 2002 no one knew who we were,” says founding member, choir master and choreographer Vincent ‘Shimmy’ Jiyane. “But we had faith in God and ourselves, and since then we’ve had some amazing opportunities.”
12 July 2016
Aside from campaigning to cancel lock out laws in Sydney and fighting for music industry rights in general, the trio – made up of Jim Finn, Dan McNamee and Dan Williams – have added another string to their bow as ambassadors for the month-long event of gigs for good, Oxjam.
