Wavves riding 10 years of King of the Beach

With glorious tracks ‘Green Eyes’, ‘Post Acid’, the title track ‘King of the Beach’ and ‘Stained Glass (Won’t Let Me Into Yr Heart)’ leading the charge, King of the Beach was the start of a new era for Williams, moving out of mums basement and into the recording studio with Dennis Herring.

Download Festival has been cancelled

We really hope you used waterproof eyeliner because this is very, very sad.

Under The Southern Stars has been postponed until 2021 amid Coronavirus

Set to bring rock favourites Live, Bush, Stone Temple Pilots and more to stages starting in early April, the festival run has now been rescheduled.

Rock Off MND has been cancelled

Annual fundraising event Rock Off MND has been cancelled ahead of tomorrow’s event amid public health concerns.

Pulp 184

This time around, I’ve delved into Moonshine volume one, written by the 100 Bullets dream team of Brian Azzarello (Wonder Woman) and Eduardo Risso (Logan).

Pop Culture #735

The only reason to see The Way Back – a competently made by-the-numbers redemption story about a high school basketball team and the former star turned boozehound who coaches them – and himself – to victory – is because famous celebrity drunk Ben Affleck is playing the one-time celebrity turned drunk.

Snow Machine brought a blizzard of Australian music to Hakuba

Spanning over four days and reaching majority of the towns and mountain ranges within Hakuba, Snow Machine was a great celebration of music and lifestyle as well as being a huge booster to the local economy which is very quiet at this time of the year.

Geelong Gallery presents The Look

Inspired by this ‘look’, Canberra’s National Portrait Gallery has put together a collection of photographic portraits of extraordinary Australians, reflecting a wonderful range of Australian achievement; and they’ve just launched it at the Geelong Gallery.

Dessert Destinations To Seek Out In Geelong

So whether you’re upfront about your dessert consumption, or you keep it as your little secret, here are a couple of our favourites.

Ocean Grove drop their high anticipated album Flip Phone Fantasy

I do love the expansion of the band and the direction they are heading it but I do miss the heavier sound.

Popcultcha honours Aussie firefighters with Funko Pop Figure to raise funds for the RSPCA Bushfire Relief Effort

So far 750,000 Australian dollars have been raised and already donated to the RSPCA National Bushfire Appeal.

Too Heavy To Hug #735

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

Anna Cordell reveals her beautifully haunting album Nobody Knows Us

I hadn’t heard about Anna Cordell before but by the end of the first song, I was hooked. If the name is new to you too, but you like Julia Jacklin and Lana del Ray, then you’ll fall in love with Anna Cordell.

Rory Ellis: Inner Outlaw

Inner Outlaw is his latest release, and it has all that we have come to expect from him as a singer/songwriter.

Blues News #735

After the excitement of Pako Festa and The ExCHANGE, there are still some excellent gigs coming up. This time I’m highlighting one local and one international act performing here in Geelong.

Live Under The Southern Stars

Under The Southern Stars just can’t stop with the mind-blowing line-ups!

Mild Minds set the MOOD on their dreamscape debut LP

MOOD is bold, balanced and a brilliant showcase of the Grammy-nominated artist’s production talent.

Bones and Jones on their new album, songwriting and an extended lineup

We sit down with vocalist/guitarist Jasper Jolley.

Diesel’s Gateway to Sunset Suburbia

Geelong punters were treated to an intimate night of brilliant blues, soul and gritty rock tunes when guitar master Mark Lizotte, AKA Diesel, performed a solo show of greatest hits as a part of his Sunset Suburbia Tour.

Winning the Fight for the Bight

This was one of the biggest environmental victories in the history of Australia. The people had won… the Bight was safe…. over 20,000 surfers had sent one of the largest oil companies in the world packing.

Slowly Slowly revive punk with Race Car Blues

Race Car Blues is a milestone for front-man and songwriter Ben Stewart.

Jack River has returned with Stranger Heart

Ah Jack River, you’ve done it again, and I’m so very happy you have

2020 Apia Good Times reveals its biggest lineup yet

We can already smell the nostalgia.

Amyl and the Sniffers made sure Torquay knows Australian punk is alive and well

It was super fun Mum, ya shoulda been there.

 

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