Luca Brasi
9 June 2016
Tasmania’s Luca Brasi have gradually revealed a bigger sound in recent years, and their latest offering, last month’s If This Is All We’re Going To Be,has already secured the hard working quartet’s upward trajectory.
9 June 2016
Tasmania’s Luca Brasi have gradually revealed a bigger sound in recent years, and their latest offering, last month’s If This Is All We’re Going To Be,has already secured the hard working quartet’s upward trajectory.
8 June 2016
“There’s just an indescribable feeling when you strike an A Major chord on a Gibson SG that really transports you to another place. I felt it when I got my hands on my first one at 14 years old and I, still to this day, get it when I hit the stage,” Matt Harrison, or Harri as he’s better known, from Palace of the King tells me.
8 June 2016
As well as dishing up delicious coffee and home made sweets, the Chapel on Little Ryrie cafe also puts a focus on giving emerging and young musicians the chance to perform in front of a large crowd.
5 June 2016
I love vocal harmonies, they give me a real sense of soothing which would be quite a handy way to feel while in such isolation.
4 June 2016
Cassey Ho is known for her bubbly, excitable nature as she helps her ‘POPsters’ with her various exercise regimes.
3 June 2016
Some call them the pride of Los Angeles. Others view them as a categorical disgrace. But irrespective of the labels projected onto them, Steel Panther sure know how to have a good time. The glamorous heavy metal outfit are heading back to Australia next month, following their stint on last year’s Soundwave tour. It’ll officially be wintertime when they return, but that’s no bother – it’s not the weather that lures them back, as bass player Lexxi Foxx explains.
3 June 2016
There’s no denying the power YouTube has given to comedians. In five minute snippets or less, those entering their first year of high school right through to a retiring accountant can make their entrance into the online comedic world simply with the click of a few buttons.
3 June 2016
Since 2001 the Stanton Warriors have become the soundtrack to some of the biggest and craziest parties around the world, hell, Disclosure is even a fan of Stanton Warriors’ track ‘Bring Me Down’. Given their party antics it seemed only fitting to bring the Londoners to Melbourne to show us how it’s done for the Queen’s birthday holiday.
2 June 2016
It’s a cold Monday afternoon in Geelong, but it must be a beautiful afternoon in Sydney as Philadelphia Grand Jury’s bassist, Joel “MC Bad Genius” Beeson, is skipping work to spend some time in the sunshine.
2 June 2016
The subject of gender has become a controversial one in the past few years, and it’s the furthest thing from being a trend. More and more trans-individuals are seen in Hollywood’s spotlight, putting the issue on the agenda – which is certainly a step in the right direction. We have definitely hit a transgender wave, but are people ready for it?
31 May 2016
The Music Man Megastore in Bendigo is no stranger to live music, and with their upcoming seventh instalment of Music Slam, they’re bringing us 90 bands across the Queen’s Birthday weekend. From the event’s origins to the future plans, we were had the chance to chat to organiser Paul Tzountzourkas about all things Music Slam.
31 May 2016
If a celebration of Celtic culture is what you’re after, Glasgow band Talisk are more than capable of bringing it. We had a chat with the group in the lead up to their performance at the National Celtic Festival.
29 May 2016
The last time Forte Magazine had the pleasure of speaking to the one-and-only Mat McHugh he was still deep in recovery mode as a result of an extreme neck and back injury.
29 May 2016
With a name established for themselves overseas, and with a recent slot performing at Rocklahoma, Ragdoll are a band you need to get familiar with. We had a chat with guitarist Leon Todorovich ahead of the band’s Geelong show.
28 May 2016
Molly Ringwald acts, writes books, and sings jazz. And yes, it is THAT Molly Ringwald, just live and singing rather than on the big screen as many remember her.
28 May 2016
Abbey Road Studios is a name that needs no introductions. It’s a name that throughout its 80 plus years in the industry has solidified its reputation, so when an offshoot institute opened in Melbourne last year, the music scene was abuzz with excitement.
27 May 2016
Long before the X Factor, Australian Idol and the Voice were a thing, the Rotary Club of Highton were helping to uncover talented individuals in the Geelong region.
27 May 2016
Despite outcry from the bearded and non-bearded communities alike, the follically fortunate foursome from Adelaide, The Beards, are finished, finito and currently on a final tour to wish farewell to their furry friends from Fitzroy to Freo and everywhere in between. I caught up with bass player and vocalist Nathaniel Beard one last time for all the hairy details.
26 May 2016
Mariam Issa is a big believer that what you put out in the world is what gets returned to you. Born in Kismayo, Somalia as one of nine children, Mariam faced a childhood where she had to fight for her education. She soon married at 17 to a family who would fuel her quest for knowledge, however by 1991 the civil war had broken out in Somalia.
26 May 2016
Tinder has been both a source of pain and pleasure around the world since its creation, and for Courtney Ward, it just so happened to be the thing to spark her next exhibition.
25 May 2016
Only as recently as the past 10 to 15 years has American black metal truly evolved into a sound that can compete with the traditional European and Australian black metal sounds. One band who have launched into the global black metal stratosphere are Deafheaven. I caught up with vocalist George Clarke ahead of their Australian tour.
23 May 2016
Local lads Modern Divide are at it again with an EP soon to be released into the world. We had a chat with guitarist Josh Dowling and vocalist Matthew Jelly about the new release.
22 May 2016
For close to two years, Blackman’s Brewery in Torquay has been helping fuel the excitement around the craft beer scene.
21 May 2016
Thanks for chatting with me today! Can you introduce yourself? I use the name ‘ELDAFYRE’ for all my music and…
