Music royalty headlines Cullulleraine Music Festival

Three days of live music, camping and community spirit returns to Lake Cullulleraine Holiday Park this April for another edition of the Cullulleraine Music Festival.

Day By The Bay is the new festival celebrating Port Phillip Bay

Have you ever stopped, realised and appreciated about the diverse and unique marine environment that’s right under our noses here in Victoria? Well, say hello to the brand-new festival that aims to do just that.

Get to know Santa Fe Driving Range

Santa Fe Driving Range are a brand spanking new act comprising of a few friends that have played together for a long, long time, with a couple of fresh faces thrown in the mix!

Mansionair fight the real fight

With their first headlining North America tour coming up this year, as well as a spot on the Coachella bill, Mansionair are finding their feet as trans-Pacific transplants.

The Hollow Majors have unveiled their debut album

The Hollow Majors have forged a name for themselves as the rock ‘n’ roll lads of Geelong, from starting as a covers band back in 2016 to last year transitioning to an originals act, and their story of how it all started is as old school rock ‘n’ roll as you can get.

Kurt Vile and the Violators are coming

The man, the denim jacket, and the hair, are all returning to Australia soon with his touring band The Violators, and I was lucky enough to have a chat with him about all this stuff, and a bit more.

Five minutes with The Rank Outsiders

These four seasoned musos love nothing more than the sound of vintage guitars played through fine amplification, a little denim and a smattering of facial hair…

HOLD//FIRE are ready to drop their debut single

Geelong alt-rock outfit Hold//Fire are keen to show the world their debut single ‘Safety in Numbers’ this Friday.

The Aussie icon that just keeps on giving

Ian Moss has come a long way from his early days as a boy born and raised in Australia’s Red Centre.

Geelong’s Zuma have dropped their debut EP

To find out more about the release, we caught up with the groups bass player, Jimmy Barjasic, to have a chat about all things Zuma.

Five minutes with Skyscraper Stan

‘On Your Corner’ is his latest single.

Breaking Monotony with Slumberjack

Like so many talented acts going global, Slumberjack have their beginnings in Perth.

Lez Zeppelin are paying electrifying homage to one of the greatest bands in rock ‘n’ roll history

Empowering slogans like, ‘Girl Power!’, ‘Sisters Doing It For Themselves’, and ‘Women Can Do Everything’, just don’t cut it when you’re trying to describe the sheer ferocity of all-women tribute outfit Lez Zeppelin.

Merpire is heading to By The Meadow

Merpire’s unique brand of dreamy indie-pop is set to take her to ever bigger places in 2019.

Julia Jacklin crushing expectations in new album

Since hitting us with her debut album, ‘Don’t Let The Kids Win’ in 2016, stunning folk songstress, Julia Jacklin has been crushing the music industry game, touring relentlessly, taking out the ‘Next Big Thing’ title at the FBi Radio SMAC Awards, and working in side project, Phantastic Ferniture.

There’s a fever coming to Download

We chat to Jason Aalon Butler from The Fever 333.

Bendigo Autumn Music Festival Bang on the Money

Running from April 25 to 28, the music line-up boasts a boat full of talent with Kurt Vile, Mojo Juju, Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band, Vika and Linda Bull, Sibusile Xaba (Sth Afr), Xylouris White, No Mono, Tiny Ruins (NZ) and Cash Savage and The Last Drinks.

Trevor Hall Returns for Bluesfest

Celebrating the festivals 30 year anniversary, the ‘Moon / Sun’ singer will make his return down under to one of his favourite festivals.

Yoste releases debut EP ‘try to be okay’

We chat with Yoste.

It’s time to take note of Sofala

Fusing psych, funk and poetry I feel confident saying they are doing a sound no one else is even coming close too.

Mambali; the Indigenous fusion band that have a message as powerful as their sound

WOMADelaide 2019 will be held from 8 – 11 March in Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia.

Jordan Ravi is proving his music belongs beyond the dusty, deserted streets of Darwin

Jordan Ravi spent the first five years of his career performing on the dusty, deserted streets of his home town.

Hands Like Houses are back

To celebrate their new release they will be hitting up a six date national tour and bringing along Melbourne nu-metalers Ocean Grove for the ride.

Nathan Seeckts draws first blood

We have a quick chat to Nathan ahead of his single launch shows.

 

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