There’s a massive warehouse sale going down this week

Love brands? Hate spending lots of money on beautiful things? You’re gonna want to read this.

UNIFY Gathering has just unleashed a monster lineup for 2020

It’s a serious humdinger.

The Jungle Giants: The Heavy Hearted Tour

We aren’t surprised The Forum sold out!

Music Victoria are Cultivating the Careers of Women in the Music Industry for another year

Returning for its second instalment, Music Victoria’s Cultivate Program aims to grow the careers of established women, and those who identify as women, already working within the contemporary music sector, developing their skills to take them into senior and leadership positions.

The Australian Women in Music Awards finalists have been revealed

Girls, girls, girls!

Local artists Momoko Rose and Nathan Seeckts awarded the Queenscliff Music Festival 2019 Emerging Artist Grant

Thanks to QMF, these artists have been awarded $5,000 each to assist with their forthcoming recording, live show and video projects this year alongside a live slot on this year’s stages.

Pop Culture #723

But when it comes to tinkering with a finished film you can’t go past Michael Mann; the director of classics like Heat and Collateral is constantly returning to previously finished films to give them one last going over.

Blues News #723

It seems to be becoming an annual event, but The Detonators are gracing Sleepy Hollow with their presence this September.

Pulp 172

This week, I’ve picked up another of Bendis’ creator-owned titles: Pearl, a thrilling Yakuza-centric romp drawn by Michael Gaydos (Alias).

Butts on beaches…

Cigarette butts are small, toxic time bombs that can have a huge impact on our beaches and the ocean.

Jon Stevens live at The Gateway Hotel

A real treat was had to see a fine singer and true survivor of the Aussie rock scene. 

G Flip: About Us

5 big moods out of 5.

Tropical Fuck Storm: Braindrops

Braindrops is a curated car crash; a flood of brain vomit that shouldn’t work, and doesn’t necessarily work to the musically trained ear, but achieves everything Tropical Fuck Storm set out to represent – a colourful mind-fuck of sound.

Cro-Mags: Don’t Give In

A life-affirming experience indeed.

The Delta Riggs: Modern Pressures

Modern Pressures explores the turbulent nature of modern society, the breakdown of communication as a result of social media’s controlling arm and ponders mortality and its fragile state over the course of twelve tracks.

DZ Deathrays: Positive Rising: Part 1

DZ’s new album has landed after over a year of waiting and I am so keen to head bang to their latest tracks when they finally haul booty back to Melbourne after the European stint of their tour.

Too Heavy To Hug #723

I don’t go to weddings coz I don’t have any friends and the friends I do have don’t get married and I don’t get married either but recently in my old age I’ve wondered what it would be like to have a heavy metal themed wedding.

Birregurra Festival and Art Show returns this weekend

They say a gold coin doesn’t get you all that much in life anymore, but in the Birregurra Festival and Art Show world it gains you access to the whole weekend of entertainment.

A vision for the future

Stampsy – the Music Director and Drive Announcer at Krock in Geelong – talks visions and five year celebrations

White Night magic returns to Ballarat this month

Proving to be the most ambitious program yet, visitors will witness international spectacles, local creations and even some of the most exciting parts of Melbourne’s White Night Reimagined program.

Sampa The Great brings her new album and new experiences to The Lost Lands Festival

It’s been over a year since Sampa The Great’s last release, Birds And The BEE9, swept across the world, blurring the lines between hip-hop, soul and gospel, and earning herself the 2018 Australian Music Prize.

Burger Bar 3217 is the newest burger joint in town

The sauce is strong with this one…

DZ Deathrays are still DIY

Parsons insists, after all, “we still kind of treat ourselves like a DIY band as much as possible.”

The Waifs and John Butler co-headline Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival

The ninth annual Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival serves up a jam-packed four days of music, talent, art, community, and fun for the whole family. With over 130 acts across 40 venues, the festival is a true celebration and reflection of the blues and roots scene in Bendigo and across the world.

 

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