TesseracT on their return to Australia this September

They’ve played festivals and toured in the northern hemisphere all summer so by the time they come Down Under, visiting musos are pumped and ready to rock with us – UK progressive metal masters Tesseract are no exception to this fact.

The MIFF Travelling Showcase is hitting the road with screenings across regional Victoria!

This year the showcase will be landing Forte land in Ballarat from 14-16 September, Bendigo from 5-6 October and Geelong from 12-14 October.

PSA: Great Ocean Road closes for Wiggle Amy’s Gran Fondo next weekend

Celebrating their eighth year, the Amy Gillett Foundation holds the event as a part of their dedicated drive to improve safety and accessibility within the sport of cycling.

Sydney's Airports has released the perfect track for your Friday

The soundtrack for a night out featuring an up-tempo party jam.

Aleyce Simmonds is bringing her country sounds to Pistol Pete's

We chat with the seven times Golden Guitar winner ahead of her upcoming performance in Geelong.

Spring racing is back with the Avoca Cup

Operating for over 160 years, Ballarat’s Avoca Shire Turf Club knows just how to run a successful race day and is excited to announce the 2018 Blue’s Pyrenees Estate Avoca Cup!

Our local musicians discuss KAIJU! KRUSH

This issue we decided to let our local muso’s do the talking. We lured five musicians whose work we’re digging right now into the office to sit back and enjoy a can so we could pick their brains.

Bob Dylan and His Band | Never Ending Tour

The times may be a-changing but one thing remains true; Bob Dylan is as relevant now as he was 60 years ago when he burst into the Dinkytown folk music circuit forging a name for himself as the musical genius and the voice of a generation.

Blues News #697

By now you should have the fruit trees pruned and ready for this year’s crop. You should also be getting ready for the Bluestone Blues Festival – it might seem like it’s months away, but that will go quickly.

Pulp 146

I’ve got my hands on Batwoman, written by Greg Rucka (52, Detective Comics, Lazarus and a bunch of other cool stuff) and drawn by J.H. Williams III (Detective Comics, Sandman: Overture).

Gratitude and Grief: Elixir Featuring Katie Noonan and Michael Leunig

This is an extraordinary piece of work, and well deserves five stars.

Metric: Art Of Doubt

Slated as the most Metric album the band has ever made, this is Metric unbound – and we are loving it.

The Aints: The Church of Simultaneous Existence

The Church of Simultaneous existence really shows that the old school punks haven’t lost their touch in the slightest – in fact, this might just be one of my favourite yet.

Geoff Achison: Sovereign Town

Geoff Achison has had an illustrious career built on the foundations of brilliant music and yet he has still somehow managed to release a new album of absolute gold – Sovereign Town.

Why You Should Visit The Lost Lands

The Lost Lands has a pretty simple but important remit: to be a truly family-friendly camping event that focuses on getting the young people in our lives to engage positively with the best in music and art.

Five alcoholic drinks to get you in the mood for Spring

As a time to change our drinking habits, here are some of our favourite drinks designed for simple, refreshing spring sipping.

Toast to the Coast tickets are now on sale

Fancy a glass of wine or two?

Pop Culture #697

Once upon a time, keeping a television series going was simple.

Mammal ft. Osaka Punch, Slim Jeffries

Down the dark stairway of the former underground McDonald’s turned electronic music nightclub, BLOOM, echoing bass can usually be heard from the street.

Too Heavy To Hug #697

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

Psycho Killer… Fiji

Psycho Killer is an early song by Talking Heads. The song came out in the mid-seventies and attracted a lot of attention because of its lyrics and stripped back sound.

Phaedo

One to watch in the Geelong scene…

Jen Cloher is heading out for a run of intimate solo shows

Having brought out her first full-length LP ‘Dead Wood Falls’ in 2006, Jen Cloher’s career has been a long time in the making.

The Pine Company

Backed by 22 year old Geelong-by-Melbourne entrepreneur Jordan Di Paolo, The Pine Co. was simply born through the love of design.

 

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