9 October 2014
Held on the banks of the Murray River, the Riverboats Music Festival is still a little tacker in festival terms, but boy has it made a big impression. Some early details have emerged about 2015’s event, so let’s get right to it. You have the wonderful talents of Dan Sultan, Adalita, The Whitlams, Sarah Blasko, Stella Angelico and The Switch, Diesel, Fraser A. Gorman, Mick Harvey, Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses, Matt Walker & The Lost Ragas, Sal Kimber & The Rollin’ Wheel, Raised by Eagles and The Bamboos.
8 October 2014
Well, Sticky Fingers have kicked off their Land of Pleasure tour, and they’re hoping the experience is as pleasurable for you as it is for them. The name of the tour, which I am sure you well-read readers would have assumed, is taken from the band’s new album which was released at the beginning of August.
8 October 2014
Ball Park Music is on the road for their Trippin’ the Light Fantastic Tour, named after a single lifted from the band’s latest album, Puddinghead. Recorded in a dilapidated house in South Brisbane, their third full-length album in as many years is showing the band seems to have a bottomless pit of musical ideas.
6 October 2014
No surprises that Godzilla is getting a sequel, with Max Borenstein once again in charge of the screenplay. Teased at Comic-Con, Rodan, Mothra and King Ghidorah have all been teased as possible inclusions in the film.
6 October 2014
Three million Australians are living with depression or anxiety. It is a heartbreaking figure indeed. It is also something not always understood. We know the fine work beyondblue does in order to combat not only the fallacies around depression and anxiety, but in working to reduce their impact.
3 October 2014
Portugal. The Man has proved to us once and for all that they really are ‘The Man’ in the best possible way by announcing a massive run of free dates around our great country. Yes, free!
3 October 2014
Just how popular is Bonjah? A quick look at their website should tell you. The band has been on the road for a little while now and they have been selling out shows from Adelaide to Tasmania. The reason for such a successful tour is for a couple of reasons.
3 October 2014
Often the band in question says it better than anyone: “Shoulder to shoulder you stand in the crowd. Facing the stage, its dark, blue and white beams of light are dashing up, down and side to side, fog is filling the stage, everyone starts chanting the band’s name.
3 October 2014
REMINDER: A punk band talking about butterflies? Who knows how deep their lepidopterology runs, and who cares. Tassie punks Captives have been on the road since August in support of EP Butterflies, Diamonds & Lightning. It’s the band’s second effort, following their cracking 2013 debut which received a ton of great press. The Eastern, Ballarat – October 3.
2 October 2014
REMINDER: Hot rods and rock music once again come together in perfect harmony in 2014’s instalment of Chopped. The three-day festival is a celebration of pre-1965 style custom cars and bobber and chopper motorcycles. It also hosts one hell of a music line-up with bands including Cosmic Psychos, Intoxica, King Salami & The Cumberland 3, Papa Pilko & The Bin Rats and Mesa Cosa performing. Newstead – October 3, 4 & 5.
2 October 2014
The Waifs sang of being in London, and perhaps now Kyle Taylor will follow suit. The local songman has shared a bit of time with Forte over the journey, and we’ve always been all too pleased when he has. However, there comes a time in every musician’s life when they look for bigger opportunities.
2 October 2014
Who’s the surf-guitar-one-man-wolf-curiosity? Lightning Tape Wolf. Damn right. Lightning Tape Wolf is Dylan Herkes. Dylan Herkes is Lightning Tape Wolf. Where one starts and the other begins is anyone’s guess. If you are out of the loop, LTW is the latest incarnation of ‘The Mysterious Tape Man’.
2 October 2014
Much-loved country gal Kasey Chambers will see out 2014 with a string of shows in support of her new album, Bittersweet. The album, her tenth overall and first solo album in four years, saw her sit down with Nick DiDia, a man whose credits are as good as they come – Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, The Wallflowers, and the list goes on.
2 October 2014
You thought following the announcements of artists including The Church, Dan Sultan, Hayward Williams, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Kasey Chambers and Skunkhour that 2014’s Queenscliff Music Festival couldn’t get any bigger, didn’t you? You poor, naïve fools. But, because you’re good-looking we’ll cut you some slack.
2 October 2014
Hello sinners and repenters, Daniel here with the fortnightly article of Ballarat rants and randomness. I have a confession to make. As well as being a writer, a sound technician and various other career pursuits, in my spare time I’m a gamer, specifically a console gamer, and although this is a common thing in our day and age, I believe it also had a lot to do in influencing my love of music.
2 October 2014
Would you believe it is that time again already? Yes, Port Fairy Folk Festival’s first line-up was announced today and its a biggie!!! John Butler Trio lead the way followed by the legendary Charlie Musselwhite from Mississippi and such acts as Christine Anu, The Black Sorrows, Sharon Shannon from Ireland, Ash & Bloom from Canada and many more!
2 October 2014
Sunshine Coast two-piece act Cleveland Blues Music is coming to play a gig at their “second home” in Anglesea on the Surf Coast this weekend. Ihaia ‘Cleveland’ Pirere (singer, songwriter & guitarist) and Andrea ‘Bam Bam’ Norden (drums & percussion) form a deadly blues combination – and they’re ready to go “hell for leather”.
2 October 2014
Australia’s premier festival of craft beers and ciders returns to the Geelong Racecourse on Saturday 21st February next year. Brewers and beer lovers from all over Australia are again expected to descend upon the city to join with locals in tasting over 200 of the finest craft beers and ciders available.
2 October 2014
Well, it has been a pretty busy year for songman Josh Pyke so he may as well see the rest of the year out on a similar note. Announcing the third and final string of shows for his Lone Wolf tour, Pyke has lined up a nice little chunk of local dates. It will mark a year-long pilgrimage for the popular singer-songwriter, which includes many sold-out performances in February and March.
1 October 2014
Have you been hiding away your film making skills, waiting for the chance to show them to the world? Now could be your chance, as St Kilda Film Festival in conjunction with Lorne P12 College are running a competition for VCAL students as part of the official amateur film section of the St Kilda Film Festival.
1 October 2014
Quick bite: With a name that continues to be spread, Shepparton-based MC Briggs, sometimes known as the “Unofficial Mayor of Shepparton”, has announced a nice little tour in support of his new album ShepLife. The album landed in the top 20 of the ARIA Albums Chart and top three in the Carlton Dry Independent Charts, proving to be his most successful effort yet.
1 October 2014
There is a bit happening in the camp of Melbourne’s industrial metal heavyweights Witchgrinder. At the beginning of the month the band brushed up on their Japanese pleasantries as they headed abroad for a tour alongside Entombed A.D. (Stockholm), Unrest Fatalist (France), Tyrant of Mary (Japan) and Zuul FX (Japan).
30 September 2014
Melbourne folk duo the Pierce Brothers are doing alright. Having returned from a triumphant showing abroad, the lads are keeping the good times going with a handful of local dates. Comprised of twin brothers Jack and Pat, the pair paved their way busking on the streets.
30 September 2014
“I want people to look back and say, ‘Wow, they were heaps better than we give them credit for.’ Like all of those incredible Australian bands of the ’70s and ’80s that played pubs and clubs but never quite made it, over the next thirty years I want people to say, ‘Bluejuice? Yeah, they were an important band and always original,’ you know?’’
