Less Than Jake are celebrating 25 years of punk rock
15 August 2017
With a 25 year career that can be only be likened to an “ever-lasting gobstopper”, it has been a crazy ride for Florida punk rockers Less Than Jake.
15 August 2017
With a 25 year career that can be only be likened to an “ever-lasting gobstopper”, it has been a crazy ride for Florida punk rockers Less Than Jake.
11 August 2017
Newmarket Studios offers a professional experience accompanied with a relaxed atmosphere, managed under the safe hands of successful engineer/producer Callum Barter.
11 August 2017
Of late, to say Dan Sultan is a man-about-town would be an understatement.
10 August 2017
With the likes of 2013’s ‘Weird Season’ EP and 2016’s ‘Dream States’ EP under their belt, the garage-pop four piece have this year emerged with their anticipated debut LP, Good Love.
10 August 2017
Melbourne punks Blind Man Death Stare will kick off an album tour at Brisbane’s Dead of Winter before enjoying a handful of shows in Forte territory. We chat to the guys ahead of their shows.
9 August 2017
Returning this year is the Up The Guts National Rock and Roll Tour – the touring festival that heads right through the outback of Australia.
9 August 2017
The last time we spoke to Mat McHugh, things were a little different. Firstly, the weather. Secondly, he was just about to embark on his High Up! Summer ’17 tour – a run of shows that had everyone in suspense.
7 August 2017
After recently being the first Australian band to be signed to international label Rude Records, Sydney pop-punk trio are due to release their new EP ‘Sidewinder’ this year. We had a chat lead singer Bonnie to find out more.
6 August 2017
With influences drawing far and wide from Les Paul, to Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Break to The Ventures, stellar guitarist Liz Sedman has carefully hand-picked a band to bring her new surfy, swingy, guitar boogie sounds to life – and does so without a vocalist.
2 August 2017
Live-looping wunderkind Phia is hitting the road for her Sky and Sea Tour alongside indie-pop chameleon Georgia Fields, as they re-imagine songs from their recent albums. We chat to Phia in the midst of the tour.
2 August 2017
Melbourne indie-folk duo Someday June consists of guitarist Troy White and singer/songwriter Bec Sykes, who have joined forces to create their uniquely beautiful style of music through their debut EP. We chat to Bec ahead of the EP release.
1 August 2017
From going platinum with Illy to closing out Splendour with Flume, sold-out national tours and now on the brink of releasing her debut album Perennial, Celia Pavey AKA Vera Blue is unstoppable.
31 July 2017
They started with a bang before taking time off to hone their craft. Following an eighteen-month hiatus, Crooked Colours recently released their debut album Vera.
31 July 2017
It’s quite common to listen to a band and hear the obvious influence of the decades that came before it, but sometimes a very special act comes along that genuinely sound like they are from that era. This is the case for The Teskey Brothers.
30 July 2017
WA blues guitar slinger Matty T Wall announces that he’ll be legging it over to the east coast this August in support of his new single ‘Broken Heart Tattoo’. We chat to Matty ahead of his tour.
29 July 2017
Returning for its fourth year running, The Mane Event Music Festival is the local festival giving back to the community. Partnered with the Lions Club, the event this year aims to reach a total fundraising goal of $10,000, which will be donated directly to headspace Geelong.
28 July 2017
Longevity in music is a rare beast, but Josh Pyke has proved that timeless song writing trumps all.
28 July 2017
It’s onwards and upwards for The Creases, a band which began as an act of satire. The recent announcement of their largest headline tour to date has been warmly welcomed by fans, as they set out in support of their anticipated debut LP, Tremolow.
19 July 2017
When former room-mates and long-time friends, ARIA-award nominated Mama Kin and musician/producer Tommy Spender, bonded over their shared love of Rufus Wainwright, neither would have guessed that less than twelve months on they would have a full body of work at their fingertips, and that they would be ready to embark on an exhilarating new chapter of their musical careers.
19 July 2017
Indie-pop chameleon Georgia Fields is hitting the road for her Sky and Sea Tour alongside live-looping wunderkind Phia, as they re-imagine songs from their recent albums. We chat to Georgia in the midst of her tour.
17 July 2017
Now in its fourth year, the Light of Day Australia Winter Gigs fundraiser is an annual event held to raise money for research into Parkinson’s Disease.
17 July 2017
After being a work in progress for over two years, it was a truly exciting moment for fans of Frenzal Rhomb when they dropped their first studio album in six years, Hi-Vis High Tea, earlier this year.
16 July 2017
Bob Spencer has made himself a popular household name, especially due to his powerful influence on rock music and his passion for everything guitar.
15 July 2017
Ableton short-course is an eight week course designed to teach and explore Ableton Live, the world’s leading electronic music production software. Forté chat to Ableton Live tutor and innovator John Sneddon who will be running a specialists course at Oxygen College.
