74 Kings are bringing hard hitting groove rock to town

74 Kings are the four piece from South Western Victoria who have a passion for fat fuzz grooves with hard hitting riffs and evocative vocals that elevate the soul to another level.

Tropical Fuck Storm announce 2018 Australian tour

The supergroup is hitting the road.

CHVRCHES single 'My Enemy (feat. Matt Berninger)' is your Friday track

‘My Enemy’ takes a new direction, and is sporting some serious moody vibes.

Tash Sultana adds second performance at this years Byron Bay Bluesfest

Bluesfest is thrilled to announce Australia’s most popular contemporary artist, the incredible Tash Sultana will close their main stage on Thursday March 29.

Mama Kin Spender brings the collective, collaborative and chaotic, inviting you to traverse the golden magnetic

This week, all eyes will be on Adelaide’s iconic Botanic Park as it becomes a backdrop to some of the most exciting Australian and international acts.

Set Mo are 'going deeper' this weekend at The Inn's Party In The Parking Lot

Having kicked off their 24-date AUS/NZ tour last week, Sydney’s dynamic production duo Set Mo (Nick Drabble and Stu Turner) stop in to chat to Forte about their upcoming show in Geelong this weekend.

Ainslie Wills & Jordie Lane headed to Anglesea for The Sound Doctor

After their hugely successful start in 2017, The Sound Doctor Presents crew are bringing music to the ears of Surf Coast residents.

SXSW approaching with Jarred from Bad Pony

Here are some things that Jarred is particularly excited about

Kick-start your music industry career with the Live Music Professionals program

Applications are now open

Lethal Sound Division use their musical talent as a platform for a greater good

The benefit event that’s taking all proceeds and giving them to a worthy cause

The Dead Love

Nah, nah, nah, nah – Hell Fuck Yeah

The Geelong girl who took Facebook by storm with her rendition of Crave You by Flight Facilities

Up and coming local artist Demi Monique has her sights set on advancing her career in music one soul wrenching performance at a time

Crossfaith on the latest in a series of innovative releases

Japan’s finest electro-metal warriors Crossfaith are going from strength to strength, especially with their most recent release Wipeout.

Newton Faulkner: Hit The Ground Running

11 years since the days of blasting Dream Catch Me as soon as it received some air time, in his sixth studio album, Faulkner’s sound is as refined as it is soulful, with tinges of modern blues intertwined in each of the 14 tracks.

SAFIA heads to The Drop

SAFIA didn’t knock when they came into our shared musical consciousness, but the soothing and anthemic tune ‘Listen To Soul, Listen To Blues’ didn’t kick the door down either.

BASHKA, the band melding dancefloor music with Middle Eastern Traditional music

One of the coolest things about the era of modern electronic music is the samples that are used.

The Drop Bears set to perform at Aireys Inlet Open Mic Festival

The Drop Bears are a majority Geelong based band formed in 2014, by members that would look quite familiar to Geelong punters.

Dave Graney set to Play Geelong’s Secret Garden

South-Australian artist Dave Graney and his band The MistLY are performing Sunday March 11 at Geelong’s best kept secret, a manicured private garden.

In a busy month for festivals, Aireys Inlet Open Mic is not to be forgotten

Now in its 11th year, the Aireys Open Mic Music Festival is set to take over this coastal town from Friday 16 – Sunday 18 March.

By The Meadow is a three-day, two-night, one-way trip to paradise

Returning to the stunning Otway Hinterlands region for its fifth year, By The Meadow music festival is the three-day and two-night celebration of Australia’s contemporary music scene.

The Genes will be busking at Bells Beach today

We chat to the guys while they’re on the road.

The Engagement has released their latest offering, ‘Home’

This powerful single is about love, and the battles we go through to fight for it.

Alternative new wave rockers THE AVENUE share their inspiration playlist

With catchy tunes and some serious pop rock vibes, these guys are demand to be heard. Forte got an inside look at the EP with The Avenue sharing their Spotify playlist with top 20 tracks that inspired the EP. Here’s what they had to say…

The legend of Bon Scott

Carus Thompson’s track ‘Crash Land’ is a song about Aussie Rock legend BON SCOTT from AC/DC, inspired by a story told to him by his drummer Howie Johnstone.

 

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