Bellarine Lighthouse Fine Art Film Festival

Winter has arrived so it’s time to settle in to the Queenscliff Town Hall for some serious film watching this…

Amy Louise Jewellery

Look into any one of Amy Kennedy’s pieces and it’s a reflection of something she’s seen in nature. Even as…

Whole Larder Love: Rohan Anderson

On the side of the road in his broken down car somewhere between Ballarat and the Otways, Rohan Anderson picked…

Holy Serpent

Worshippers of the ‘70s psych rock sound, Holy Serpent are bringing it back in true ‘70s fashion. We had a chat to the legends in the midst of their Shroom Doom tour, where antics were plentiful!

Rick Price

Heaven knows Rick Price has enjoyed the type of enduring success that many struggling young artists will only ever dream…

The Getaway Plan

In 2009 to many fans’ surprise – and horror – The Getaway Plan went separate ways at the peak of…

Ali Barter

Ali Barter is many things, she’s a traveller, a questioner, an ethereal presence but most importantly she’s a musician who defies genres. We had a chat to the singer about how travelling has shaped her music and her ‘rat-bag’ years.

The Grates

While there will be many people questioning the future of The Grates with a new baby on the scene from…

Coodabeen Champions

They’ve been on the airwaves for 35 years now and will be hitting the road with a brand new live…

Oxygen College’s Electronic Music Production Course

With the massive rise in popularity of electronic music, more and more musicians are turning to software such as Ableton Live to create, produce and perform their artistic visions. I caught up with Chris Wheelwright, who runs the Electronic Music Production (EMP) program at Oxygen College, to find out about the course and how to begin the journey into electronic music.

Leikography

While many may list their phones or wallets as items they carry with them at all times, for Leiko Manalang…

Tuka

Achieving balance in music, let alone in life, is a hard task. But one look at the cover of Tuka’s…

Wolf Alice

Despite all attempts at trying, pigeon-holing Wolf Alice into a genre is something the media simply won’t be able to…

Beyondblue Fundraiser

In some way or another we’ve all been affected by depression or anxiety, whether it’s directly to us or through…

Peace Train

Now in its third year of touring Australia, there’s clearly much to love about the Peace Train show – and more than just Cat Stevens’ music. We had a chat to Darren Coggan, the man recreating the story.

Graveyard Train

While Graveyard Train have taken a step away from their schlokier horror-based tunes they’ve become known for, there’ll be no…

Mark Ronson

When people say that Mark Ronson is ‘bringing back the funk’ it’s a somewhat strange concept to him, considering that…

Genevieve Chadwick

Genevieve Chadwick is a blues artist that has often been described as the love child of John Lee Hooker and…

PowderPak Parks Geelong

In Australia, let alone Geelong, we’re not blessed with the year round snow season like in certain winter wonderland countries overseas. But hold that though for a second, as there is now an option to snowboard and ski year round with the opening of PowderPak Parks in Geelong. We had a chat with Trent Haverkamp about what to expect.

Chocolate Starfish

It’s been 12 months since Adam Thompson and Chocolate Starfish came to Geelong to play at the inaugural Motor City…

The Rat Pack from Vegas

It’s natural for us to hold onto the past, after all, as human beings we’re sentimental creatures. But it’s not…

Frenchy

Bendigo better brace itself, because comedian and self-proclaimed ‘world’s worst adult’ Frenchy is getting ready to take the stage at…

Todd Cook

“Honestly, I’ve been at it since I was kid. I got my first didge when I was about 10. We were on a family holiday in Kakudu and we bought it off a local bloke who we gave a lift to. We were staying with the head Ranger, who was a family friend, for about two weeks. I remember visiting a number of communities and kicking the footy with the local kids. When it got too hot we’d have a play of the didge – it’s something that just clicked for me.”

Pretty City

Aside from living in Melbourne and band member John-Luis Moretti’s moustache, there’s not much that’s ‘pretty’ about the band. Instead…

 

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