URBNSURF Melbourne is finally ready for waves

With 1000 perfect waves rolling through every hour and conditions adaptable at the push of a button, there are waves for everyone.

SAFIA: Story’s Start or End live at the Forum

A truly talented band that are mastering their craft.

The Torquay Hotel is bringing The Amity Affliction to the coast in January

They’ve just released a new single in ‘All My Friends Are Dead’, a return to their heavier roots.

Ausmusic T-Shirt Day returns for 2019

All funds raised will help Support Act to expand the reach of its widely acclaimed Wellbeing Helpline and continue to provide crisis relief to artists, crew and music workers in need.

PREMIERE: Pretty Bleak make their presence know with debut single ‘Jawline’

‘Jawline’ is a defining effort and statement of intent.

Dancing Heads Music Festival returns with DJ sets from Cosmo’s Midnight and Bag Raiders

Following the success of last year’s sold-out, inaugural event.

Loch Hart Music Festival expands lineup with Alex Dyson, The Pretty Littles & Comedy Hour

It just keeps getting better and better.

Falls Festival have dropped their first round of sideshows

The first announcement of sideshows from this year’s delicious Falls Festival lineup are here to make all your troubles disappear.

Bluesfest announces first round of 2020 sideshows

For those who can’t make it to Byron Bay, there’s still a chance to see some of the impressive acts hitting our shores with the delicious sideshows that get announced each year.

For The Love is back for 2020 with the ‘Dusk & Summer’ tour feat. Hayden James, Gorgon City and Safia

The ‘Dusk & Summer’ tour will see the brand visit three beautiful waterside locations in Melbourne, Tweed Heads and Perth.

ALBUM PREMIERE: GraceJean’s stunning debut album Long Black Road

Filled with warm, rich harmonies and mellow, folky acoustic guitars, this release carries the listener to a calm place.

Last chance to apply for the Contemporary Music Touring Program

Supporting national touring activity undertaken by Australian musicians performing original contemporary music.

City And Colour’s Pill For Loneliness

Highly anticipated and produced by three-time Grammy-winning Jacquire King alongside the talented Emily Lazar, this album will explore the extremes of emotion, with a focus on eloquence and energy.

The Greatest Team of All—treasures from the Bob Gartland Collection

Showcasing the rare, treasured objects and images, from membership tickets and cards, and players’ garments, to premiership medals, a number of 19th and 20th century photography, film and sound recordings, and possibly the first whistle used on an Australian football ground, the collection tell the stories of the Club, and of the lives and careers of its players and supporters.

Grampians Music Festival early bird tickets are now on sale

The 2019 edition of the Grampians Music Festival boasted the likes of Sampa The Great, Wafia, Slum Sociable and Angie McMahon, a powerful lineup that drew some of the best crowds to the iconic Grampians Mountain Ranges.

Pop Culture #724

Pretty much all the talk about any movie before its released is advertising for that movie, which has got to be good news for Warner Brothers because people have been talking about Joker for months.

Too Heavy To Hug #724

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

A coffee and the Wi-Fi password, please?

Here is a list of the best cafes in Geelong (with wifi) to venture out on your own to and get some work done.

We Lost The Sea: Triumph and Disaster

We Lost The Sea say so much without saying anything at all and that is where the beauty lies.

Tyne-James Organ: Persevere

They say go big or go home, right? Tyne-James Organ was listening and took that advice to heart on his debut EP, ‘Persevere’.

Little Wise: Want It All

Feisty yet sweet, Want It All weaves a cosy spell between the wide-eyed and the sage.

Rosalind releases heart wrenching yet hopeful self-titled EP

While it’s a short journey, it’s a well-rounded story with a beginning, climax and end that leaves you fulfilled.

Machine Age drops debut album Point Of Departure

Machine Age captivates and transports listeners into Mauro’s psyche, experimenting with layers, textures and instrumentation throughout ‘Point Of Departure’ and wow’s at every detail.

Grand Pine have dropped the ambient, hauntingly beautiful single ‘Heart’

If you’re a fan of slow and enigmatic indie-folk and you are yet to discover Grand Pine, you are missing out.

 

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