The Cat Empire announce 2019 Australian Tour & Children’s Ground Partnership

Australia’s kings of real good, feel good roots pop, The Cat Empire return home for another triumphant lap around the country this October and November still riding high on the success of their most recent studio album, Stolen Diamonds.

The Dardi Shades share their top five up-and-coming Aussie bands

In celebration of their infectious new single ‘Yeah You’re Young’.

Entries are open for Melbourne Prize for Music 2019

Valued at more than $100,000, this is open to Victorian musicians across ALL music genres, including performers and composers.

BIGSOUND reveals first crop of live showcasing artists

76 live performing artists out of what will become a total of 150 acts across 18 stages in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley Live Music Precinct this September 3-6.

CHANGES is the Melbourne conference focusing on the future of music

We sat down with Matty Newton, the music curation lead for Amazon Music in Australia and New Zealand to discuss CHANGES and the future of music.

Troye Sivan has announced his long-awaited homecoming tour

His highly-anticipated first national headline tour since 2016

The Ballarat International Foto Biennale announces its 2019 Program

Featuring the work of some of the biggest international names in photography, the BIFB 2019 program delves deep into photographic explorations of human behaviour and human intervention, traversing the terrain of ecology, rights, race, capital and conflict.

Spilt Milk 2019 sells out fourth year in a row, waitlist now open for resale tickets

Exhausting all ticket allocations across Canberra and their new home in Ballarat!

The Workers Club is hosting a night of extreme metal

In terms of local extreme metal, Nemesium have to be regarded as one of the most pivotal acts around.

Polish Club are bringing their new album to Geelong and Ballarat this month

To commemorate this long-awaited follow-up, Polish Club will tour the nation on a series of capital city and regional dates this June and July.

MIKI & GIDGET

The popularity of surfing is marked by a number of distinct signposts in history.

Pulp 166

This week, I’ve gone back to American Vampire volume one, written by Scott Snyder (Batman, The Wake) and Stephen King(!) and drawn by artist extraordinaire Rafael Albuquerque (Blue Beetle, Prodigy).

Pop Culture #717

One of the stranger shows on our screens at the moment is Taboo (Ten, Thursday’s, around 8.30-ish depending on when Masterchef ends).

Blues News #717

If you weren’t convinced by the rain and hail a few weeks back that it was winter, then the fact that the Echuca-Moama Winter Blues Festival is upon us should be convincing.

Teramaze: Are We Soldiers

If you’re into huge arena-scale prog-rock, Are We Soldiers is one for you.

The Fillmore Brothers: Learning to love the Fillmore brothers

Usually, you’d start with the debut ‘A quick cuppa with the Fillmore brothers’ but a quick cuppa goes down better once you learn to love the Fillmore brothers.

Horace Bones: Terra

From the opening track ‘Don’t Come Around Here’ the listener is introduced to the most pressing theme of Terra, racial vilification within Australia, an issue currently garnering widespread attention.

Skyscraper Stan: Golden Boy (Vol.1 And Vol.2)

His second studio album sees the poetic narrator visit a fractured society from the fringes. His vocals stride variously, befitting the light or shade of the contrasting ‘volumes’.

Too Heavy To Hug #717

If you love metal and love satire then it’s definitely worth keeping your eyes peeled for the upcoming satirical black metal horror short film entitled Brutal Realty, Inc. which screened as a part of the Chicago And Brooklyn Film Festival.

The Pitfall of Solo Travelling

I’ve come to realise on this holiday that there are some major pluses to having a travelling companion, whether that be a bestie, or a partner, or a family member (if you are brave enough).

Friendly Fires’ walk through the wilderness

Until now the band have been laying low. Aside from a few singles, Friendly Fires haven’t put out a record since 2012.

Leaps and Bounds Music Festival is hosting the inaugural Yarra Winter Record Store Day

Inspired by the worldwide phenomenon of Record Store Day, this one-day event puts a focus on the independent record stores within the City of Yarra, encouraging local music lovers to shop local.

Full-throttle wipeout rock n’ roll band Keen are heading to Geelong

We chat to the DIY legends ahead of their arrival.

The very first Streets Barbershop has opened up in Geelong

And we’ve got The Streets Barber working there as one of the head barbers.

 

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