Beards, Rivalry And Passion At The Ballarat Heritage Weekend

It was in 2014 following a few Sunday beers that Brayden Dorney and his fellow bearded mates came up with an idea that would change Ballarat forever.

Gazing Skywards At The Violet Precipitation

The colour purple is often associated with royalty. Purple is also a strong force that can represent creativity, peace, grandeur and magic. So it naturally made sense that Prince and his unique charisma was drawn to all things purple.

AViVA is back with latest single ‘BRN’

We have a quick chat to the Aussie dark pop powerhouse.

Music to your ears – literally, thanks to Cochlear

To try and shorten the time it takes for people to take action, Cochlear has launched a content series featuring new audio tool, Hearprint, to raise awareness of the impact and prevalence of hearing impairment in Australia.

Local musician Nathan Seeckts needs your help

With his initial target of AU$3000 (reached on 26th Apr this year), he’s currently sitting on $4640 of his $5000 goal with five days to go.

CLUB YORKE usher in new era with impassioned single and give us their top five artist name changes of all time

With their new single ‘Stop the Bleeding’ the Melbourne based indie rock band have embraced a new chapter of their artistry along with a recent name change.

She’ll Be Apples

No time for meal prep? No sweat! She’ll Be Apples will get dinner on the table in no time

CC:DISCO! on PBS Radio Festival 2018

If you got 100 people in a line and asked all of them what their favourite feature of radio is, there is a high chance most will answer ‘it’s free’. That may well be a fair answer in some cases, but it is also the answer that people have fooled themselves into believing for decades.

West Thebarton; the seven-headed soul-rock hydra straight outta Adelaide

What do a legal clerk; a radiation therapist, a public servant, a marine biologist and a tattoo artist have in common?

DMA’S avoiding the 'second album syndrome' with their stunning release For Now

Sydney’s timeless guitar pop trio have successfully raised their game with their new album For Now – a gloriously uplifting album of beautifully honed, passionately emotive rock’n’roll songs.

Adopt a cat or kitten for winter

They need a loving family to look after them in these upcoming cold months.

Asha Jefferies and Elli Schoen announce co-headline east coast dates in June

Elli Schoen and Asha Jefferies will hit the roads of the East Coast in June and adorning the stages with their grace and flair.

MDRN LOVE are bringing their EP home for one last gig

2017 was a massive year for Geelong rock outfit MDRN LOVE. After successfully regrouping, renaming, touring and dropping a debut single within a year, MDRN LOVE rounded off the year with the release of their self-titled debut EP.

Off Ya Tree are offering $5 piercings

If you’re a piercing fanatic (of any kind… no kidding!) or maybe contemplating getting your first, you’d be mad to go past the incredible deal the edgy team at Off Ya Tree are offering.

Caravãna Sun announce new single and national tour

If you’re a fan of their old stuff, you’ll love this catchy indie track.

Stamp Out And About: Time After Time

I didn’t own a watch two years ago… then I was given one as a gift. It has a gold face with a brown leather strap. It was a beautiful and thoughtful gift that I graciously accepted. Then it sat in its box for two months; it sat on my bedside table as I left for work every day.

These locals are kick-starting their music industry career with the Live Music Professionals Program

This year’s program saw close to 70 applications made, coming from all over the State of Victoria.

Spit Syndicate: No time to waste

ARIA Award-nominated Australian hip hop duo Spit Syndicate have got fans riled up with their most recent offering, Orbit.

The Glitch Mob: See Without Eyes

When you can understand the music without any context – no words – just feeling the sound, it becomes more than sound and more than feeling.. like a build up.

Too Heavy To Hug #689

Welcome to THTH, Forte’s premier source of all things heavy, hard, fast and metal.

Bones and Jones: Living Given

After seeing Bones and Jones shred the stage at last years QMF, it was such an exciting surprise when they announced their debut album, Living Given, and let me tell you, it does not disappoint.

Pulp 138

I’ve got a cracker of a book to talk about this week – Curse Words volume 1, The Devil’s Devil, written by one of my new favourite authors, Charles Soule (Daredevil, She-Hulk) and drawn by Ryan Browne (God Hates Astronauts).

Surfbeat: GARRY BIRDSALL… surfing artist

I managed to bump into Garry Birdsall at the Australian Surfing Awards earlier this year.

Our Fave Creative Businesses in the Region

Regional Victoria is one damn creative space, and if you’re in need of further proof, just have a look at what the region has to offer. These are a few of our favourite creative instagrammers you should definitely be checking out…

 

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