5 October 2015
Turn the clock back a year and freeze-frame over the early hours of the morning, just as the bar workers are heading home for the night and the public transport is ceasing to exist, and somewhere in Melbourne Sam Bentley is lucidly piecing together The Paper Kites next concept album.
4 October 2015
Naturally, there comes a time when we leave things behind. Whether it’s intentionally as a memento for others, or something more accidental like forgotten toys, we all leave something at one point or another.
4 October 2015
“I’m an amateur; I never studied musical theatre but I am an enthusiast,” William James Smith says.
3 October 2015
After forming recently by chance and a mutual understanding for their sound, Old Feather are set to play Bell Street Fiesta. Also from around the area, it’s an event that they enjoy just as much as locals as they would being on stage.
2 October 2015
For the first time in five years, Jinja Safari are headed back down to Geelong to play at the Street Life festival on November 14. The last time they graced the streets of Geetroit was back when they were playing support slots around the country and touring on the back of their self titled EP.
2 October 2015
Dead Letter Circus has easily earned their place as one of Australia’s most loved modern rock bands, and as the band awaited the chart placement for their most recent album, Aesthesis, it seems there are few above them.
2 October 2015
The Finders Keepers Markets are much more than just a place for niche, well-made and original designer pieces. Since forming in 2008 the market has become a community that nurtures the blossoming talents of small creative businesses and a place for buyers to feel at home.
1 October 2015
Combining all the best parts of a music festival with the fuel of a car show, Chopped is the only festival of its kind in the world. Mixing dirt races and bikes with the heart pounding sounds of rock ‘n’ roll, this year’s line up features headliners C.W. Stoneking, Fireballs, Jackson Firebird, Steve Smyth and Mammoth Mammoth.
1 October 2015
In a decade where numerous music festivals have fallen by the wayside, earthcore is one that has stood the test of time, recently celebrating 21 years. We had a chat with the man behind it all, Spiro Boursine, on what makes earthcore such a special event.
1 October 2015
When we think of Japanese food, the variety on offer at Rice Workshop doesn’t always spring to mind. Part of the motto behind the eatery is to shift the preconception that Japanese cuisine centres around sushi and raw meat, which the newest Geelong location is doing with every bowl is puts on the counter.
1 October 2015
There’s something about heading to the pub, having a few beers and watching the grand final with mates that just can’t be put into words.
1 October 2015
May you live to be a hundred years, with one extra year to repent. To that I raise my glass. Cheers!
30 September 2015
2015 has been a big year for The Kite Machine, which has seen them release their highly anticipated second EP Lunatics to critical acclaim from media and fans alike.
30 September 2015
Fresh from a tour of Europe, Money for Rope took some time with Forte Magazine to share some timeless advice and to chat about living life cheap on the road.
30 September 2015
Ladies and gentlemen, pack up your hot rods and hot rollers, your best zoot suits and frocks and get ready for the Camperdown Cruise Rockabilly Festival!
29 September 2015
For 35 years Mildura have shared with locals, travellers and visitors the best food, wine and jazz the region has to offer. It’s been a long and successful run and things don’t seem to be slowing down, in fact, they’re busier than ever.
28 September 2015
As summer comes around everyone begins to head to the coast, and an event you won’t want to miss in the fun-filled event Drink Arts Food Torquay and Bell Street Fiesta, both with a focus on local.
28 September 2015
Currently doing shows in Ibiza, Chris Liebing is set to come to our sunny shores later this year for earthcore festival. While it’s a quick trip, Australia is a place he wishes he could stay a little longer at.
27 September 2015
Think of your most graphic dream, your worst nightmare perhaps, and chances are it’s still not as vivid and evading as the story-telling by theatre group The Laudanum Project. We had a chat with Nick Ravenswood, one of the main men behind the group.
27 September 2015
Five years on and The Delta Riggs show no sign of slowing down. Sure, they’ve had their ups and downs like most, but The Delta Riggs have forged their own iconic path in the music industry; self-producing psychedelic, rock infused, slash hip hop tracks and playing to thousands of people with the big dogs. Answering the phone on a cracking day in Sydney, Michael ‘Monte’ Tramonte likes to call the band ‘anti-genre’, expressing how stoked he is that their fans have followed them through what Monte calls a ‘sonic shift’.
26 September 2015
At times theatre can be misunderstood. Some people don’t get it, but more common than not, it’s because they’ve never really given it a go. Wanting to break down these barriers, as well as present something during their quieter season, Her Majesty’s Theatre is bringing the theatre to the people in the Ballarat Cabaret Festival.
26 September 2015
New York natives Coheed and Cambria are set to release their first non-concept album next month.
25 September 2015
A spontaneous decision to see Australia and it’s most honest, raw form soon lead to the creation of The Waifs. Josh Cunningham, Vikki Thorn and Donna Simpson set off in a van across the country, unknowingly beginning a trip that would soon take them to win multiple ARIA awards, gain platinum records and most importantly, last as a band.
24 September 2015
The continued success of Reel Big Fish and Less Than Jake’s co-headline world tour proves that ska music is alive and well in 2015. So dust off your Converse, pull on your best Hawaiian shirt, quiff your hair and, as front man Aaron Barrett says, “be prepared for a skankin’ good time!”
