Meadow returns in 2020 with Frankie Cosmos, Elizabeth and Surprise Chef as first acts announced

Besides chopping its name into a punchy one-worder, Meadow hasn’t changed in vibe one bit, promising yet another three-day, two-night, once-in-a-year-time party.

Festival X is bringing one of the UK’s finest exports in electronic music to Melbourne this weekend

We sit down with Nic Fanciulli for a quick chat ahead of this weekend’s antics!

ICYMI, here are the results of the 2019 ARIA Awards

The 2019 ARIA Awards has been an incredible celebration of Australian music, showcasing the array of talent that our country has to offer to music fans both at home and around the world.

Trippie Redd proves hip hop is not dead with A Love Letter To You 4

Trippie Redd’s A Love Letter To You 4 isn’t just a continuation of the three mixtapes that have formed the backbone of his body of work. It’s a sign that he isn’t slowing down. No, even with all these records to his name, Trippie Redd is only just getting started.

The Drop announces its juicy AF lineup for 2020

HUGE!

Queenscliff Music Festival 2019 boasted one of the best collections of diverse musicians the Bellarine has seen in years

When the sun was out, the atmosphere was perfect. Musicians and audiences merged to one; everyone was there to be entertained, or even to learn. Each person left with different tastes, strained voices and new merch.

Royal Easts Top Five Lessons From Gigs

A gig is about more than the music; it’s an opportunity for holistic artistic expression.

Larkin Poe bring their unique brand of gritty, southern-fried blues, roots ‘n’ roll to Melbourne

Growing up surrounded by music, Rebecca and Megan Lovell found their groove after experiencing it first-hand.

Blind Boys of Alabama are bringing messages of love, tradition, and unity to Port Fairy Folk Festival 2020

With insightful ingenuity, vibrant views and a powerful perspective, the motivational Blind Boys Of Alabama guide us with amazing grace through a visionary performance to be seen by all the senses.

Two Door Cinema Club prove why they’re a staple favourite on the Australian music landscape

The Forum once again sold out when our favourite indie-rock-pop boys, Two Door Cinema Club, came to visit.

Our heart melts for Augustus Gelatery

As soon as the temperature jumps up a few degrees, it’s instantly perfect ice cream weather.

A look inside Noodledoof Brewery Company

Nestled 15 minutes outside Warrnambool is a small town boasting the funkiest new boutique brewery in the south-west.

Good Things, Bad Religion

Punk veterans, Bad Religion are making their way down under for Good Things this December bringing with them their 17th studio album, Age Of Unreason.

Funkfest is the latest addition to the summer festival circuit

Making its way to Victoria’s Alpine Valleys this February (for the first time ever), FunkFest is here to fulfil all your funk and soul desires over the span of three glorious days.

Blues News #728

This year, Blues Music Victoria instituted a set of awards for blues artists. One of these awards is the Peoples’ Choice Victorian Blues Legend.

Marty Friedman’s Music Freedom

Legendary guitarist and ex-Megadeath member, Marty Friedman makes his solo debut down under.

This Must Be The Place comes to Queenscliff

The workshops will see highly acclaimed artists Merpire and Al Parkinson provide insight into how they got their start in the music industry, highlights of their careers so far, and what it means to exist in the music industry today.

Wayne Jury’s Blues Boot Camp returns for 2020

Calling all aspiring blues musicians! Summer is coming around again, and with it comes the 2020 Bellarine Blues Camp. A…

Fenn Wilson reveals debut album Ghost Heroin

A brooding union of strings and vocal ponderings, the album maintains musical cohesion throughout its entirety.

MEAT have dropped a prime cut in the form of their debut EP ‘An Acquired Taste’

‘An Acquired Taste’ is a super promising first release, and I’m also happy to finally look them up online and not only get recommendations to nearby butchers.

ALBUM PREMIERE: Kilns reveal debut album You Can Bet Your House On Me

Meet Kilns – an explosive new addition to the Melbourne music scene. The indie-rock quartet have spent the last eighteen months coming together as a band.

Bendigo Au Go Go #22

Organisers were thrilled with the response to the ninth edition of the Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival, staged earlier this month, saying the “best weekend in Bendigo” went off with a bang.

Catherine Traicos: Nobody Could Hear Us

On this, her eighth studio release, Traicos ‘moves on’ with perhaps her most poignant collection of odes.

Pulp 177

This week’s book is one of my favourite combinations and an absolute delight: Tom Taylor’s Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.

 

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