Commissioner Mick Thomas

In 2012, at Billboard the Venue (now 170 Russell) as part of the Melbourne Age Hall of Fame induction, Mick…

We All Know One

With their swamp-stomp alt-rock, Graveyard Train formed in 2008 as a side project with the aim of sticking to a…

Metal from a Land Down Under

In 2013, Metal-Roos was founded as a way to promote Australia’s metal scene. On October 10, Bendigo’s home of metal,…

A Wonderful Pairing

We can’t think of a better pairing than the traditional Indigenous music of Yirrmal with the Irish sound of Aine…

The Rubens’ Hoop Dreams

I hope there is a little room in your life for The Rubens. I know things aren’t always easy. You’ve…

Let’s Get Naked

When the colour faded in Little Red, Quang Dinh continued his musical mission in Naked Bodies. With influences including Leonard…

Final Day to Get Early Bird Tix to QMF!

You officially have less than 24 hours to get your Early Bird tickets to this year’s Queenscliff Music Festival before…

Let Off Some Steam, Duckeye

They’re a little bit punk. They’re a little bit rock. They’re a little bit metal. And they take it all…

And Then He Kissed Me

While the likes of Destiny’s Child, TLC and En Vogue were giants of their time, The Crystals were giants of…

Followed By a Moon Shadow

Darren Coggan will reprise his role as Cat Stevens in Peace Train. An award-winning country singer-songwriter who took out the…

Drop the Mike

Despite working in the corporate world for a good decade, Mike Waters never let the man get him down. You…

Gentle Ben Salter

He is a founding member of Giants of Science, The Gin Club and the two-time ARIA-nominated Wilson Pickers and has…

A Creature & Preacher

A dog is a woman’s best friend. Ali Edmonds, the heart and soul of Ali E, may well live and…

Coupla Days

In NSW, around 30 minutes south of Port Macquarie, you will find the town of Bonny Hills. Within its approximate…

A Hole in One

Tex Perkins and Charlie Owen will do the thing they do best at 2015’s Music to a Tee, the third…

The Jury is In

A simple life can be a good life. Following 30 years in Sydney, journeyed songman Wayne Jury returned to Geelong….

Department of Youths

Like a smack in the face from a Smurf, regional Australia was left a little blue when Sydneysiders Gang of…

Regarding Henry and SWHAT

With a nod to Bad Brains and Hot Snakes, Ballarat’s SWHAT come bursting through the gate with their aggressive brand…

Orpheus in the Metalworld

In support of album number three, Partum Vita Mortem, heavy-hitters Orpheus Omega have announced a lengthy tour. Originally called Orpheus,…

Brendan Welch is the Gleaner

The ripping folk at Heart of the Rat have lined up an absolute corker of a show at Ballarat’s Main…

One to Rule Them All

There was a time when Ja Rule and Ashanti ruled the music world. Ja Rule made his debut with 1999’s…

PowderPak Parks Geelong

In Australia, let alone Geelong, we’re not blessed with the year round snow season like in certain winter wonderland countries overseas. But hold that though for a second, as there is now an option to snowboard and ski year round with the opening of PowderPak Parks in Geelong. We had a chat with Trent Haverkamp about what to expect.

Stan Shows His Soul

It’s been a little while since we’ve heard from Stan Walker, but boy are we glad to hear his name again. Having just released his new album Truth & Soul, this time around Stan takes a look at some of the biggest soul songs ever written and re-interprets them. Tracks from Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Bob Marley, Maxwell and Lionel Richie.

Pivot to A New Spot

With all the doom and gloom about the possible end of new independent cinema The Pivotonian, it seems everything has come to fruition. The cinema Gods have been listening.

 

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