27 November 2016
Amber Isles is the name to know this December. They are the Melbourne five-piece outfit recently releasing their first album Running, and they are celebrating this release with an eight-date tour in December and January.
25 November 2016
When South Africa’s own eco-warrior and modern folk maestro Jeremy Hewitt, AKA Jeremy Loops, touches down on Australian soil next month for the first time, it will be the realisation of a life-long dream.
25 November 2016
She’s fierce, she’s confident and she sure as hell deserves the praise she receives. Thrilling Sydney musician and performer Montaigne (also known as Jessica Cerro) just tells it how it is – there’s no bullshit.
24 November 2016
When you speak to someone on a Monday and ask what they are up to, it’s not uncommon to hear the standard mundane tasks that may have been delayed doing over the weekend. This was not the case for Abbe May, who at the time of her chat with Forte was “currently laying on the beach with Bertie Blackman.
24 November 2016
Throughout his career, Lindsay (Link) McLennan has done it all; from being the leader of iconic Melbourne punk band The Meanies, playing shows on the same stage as the likes of Pearl Jam and Bad Brains, and constantly solidifying his unique stance on many different bands over the years, most commonly in the rock heavy outfit Sun God Replica.
23 November 2016
Blunt Shovel are a death metal band from Melbourne. Just four mates having a good time, and keeping ourselves entertained by playing the music they want to hear, not worrying about what’s considered to be ‘cool’.
20 November 2016
Bluestone Blues Festival is celebrating its 21st birthday this year with one of the best line-ups yet, showcasing a whole lot of outstanding local and national blues talent to bring in the New Year.
19 November 2016
Traditional Spanish paella, freshly shucked oysters and mouth-watering southern fried chicken are just some of the high-end food you can expect at the new boutique New Year’s Day festival, Twice as Nice.
16 November 2016
“I left Christchurch after the earthquakes in 2012, I had nothing left man. I moved to Australia and said ‘What am I going to do now?’ So I bought a battery powered speaker and sat on Swanston Street and started playing,” says multi-instrumental artist Reuben Stone
15 November 2016
Tim Hulsman on leaving home, learning about business, album tour Dead Man’s Garden, finding the right team and Alex Legg Memorial Foundation Scholarship.
14 November 2016
It’s been a little while since Nick Barker has felt at home with his music, but he’s found it in his new band, The Heartache State. Made up of Nick Barker, Justin Garner, Steve ‘Venom’ Brown and Michael Hubbard the band are now well underway with their second album.
14 November 2016
“With art people let their guard down. When you go to see a play, go to a music concert or open the cover of a book you’re ready to accept someone else’s story,” Maxine Beneba Clarke says of the power of art. It’s a notion that has drawn people to reading Maxine’s book, The Hate Race. A book which puts the reader in the mind and world of an African-Australian citizen growing up in the country and the racism experienced as a result.
13 November 2016
The Eureka is coming back – and just in time for summer. Forté chat to the organiser Jordan Thulborn.
11 November 2016
Over the past two decades we’ve entered the world of Facebook, enjoyed the convenience of smart phones and seen the formation, end and now reunion of one of Australia’s finest brother-sister bands, Killing Heidi. Coincidentally, the band’s creation arose the same year Queenscliff Music Festival put on its first event to a crowd of 1460 people.
11 November 2016
Another year sees another exceptional crop of young Australian musicians given a voice, thanks to the good folk at Melbourne Music Bank. The deserving winners for 2016 are Moonee Ponds’ alternative outfit, Tempus Sun, with their stunning first track ‘Owls’. We caught up with guitarist Ed Borromeo who says he can’t keep the smile off his face.
10 November 2016
Before stopping by the regional dates of their Victoria tour, Oscar Dawon of Holy Holy had a quick chat about the things he needs when heading out of the CBD.
10 November 2016
The Pretty Littles’ have stuck together since the end of high school, making a name for themselves through their rollicking, uninhibited live shows and feel good, heart warming rock releases.
10 November 2016
Coined as a “songwriter of the highest order” from acoustic blues connoisseur Lloyd Spiegel, playing alongside Australia’s most respected blues artists like Jeff Lang and Geoff Achison and winning the 2011 Melbourne Youth in Blues award, Alister Turrill is fast becoming a name known to Australian blues. Despite his impressive achievements at only 24 years old, Alister remains as humble as ever.
10 November 2016
Boy & Bear are one of the most loved live bands and are unbelievably good at what they do. Since they first hypnotised listeners across triple j’s radio waves in 2009, the Sydney folk-rock kings have found themselves in the spotlight, and rightly so.
10 November 2016
Hey Michele, thanks for taking the time to chat with Forte Magazine, how are you and what are you up…
8 November 2016
For 20 years now, Tripod has been one of Australia’s most iconic comedy acts providing laughs by their unique blend of musical comedy. Now to celebrate the monumental anniversary, the trio have released a songbook, 101 Tripod Hits. When Forté asked why the band chose to release a songbook, member Steven Gates summed it up quite simply.
8 November 2016
New York metal-hardcore group Sworn Enemy have been playing together since 1997, where they first launched under their previous name Mindset. Since then, they have been a staple for every hardcore music fan. Forté chat to vocalist Sal Lococo ahead of the bands very first time on Australian soil.
7 November 2016
As an interviewer, you tend to only encounter dodgy phone lines when speaking to musicians in the very upper echelon of commercial success – bands that you have to dial a phone card to chat to, only to then muddle your way through a conversation plagued by static, muffled responses and a god-awful time delay. Take the poor reception that dogs Julia Jacklin’s call as a sign of her meteoric shot to fame then.
