
Bluesfest 2018 – Ziggy Alberts
Local folk artist Ziggy Alberts has been described as many things – surfer, independent artist, creative soul, literal angel sent from heaven – and…
Local folk artist Ziggy Alberts has been described as many things – surfer, independent artist, creative soul, literal angel sent from heaven – and…
Word on the Tyagarah Tea Tree farm was that Day 3 of Bluesfest 2018 was going to be the least interesting. Having caught all…
Thankfully day two of the Byron Bay Bluesfest dawned with blue skies and a dry outlook. The Friday was packed full of huge names…
Jarrod and Jackson Jarrod “I can’t play music to save my life but I listen to music 14 or 15 hours a day. I’m…
Thursday night saw Newton Faulkner return to the Byron Bay Bluesfest stage for the first time since 2013 and he loved the energy of…
We sat down with Tim Carroll and Oscar Dawson from Aussie indie rock band Holy Holy to discuss their recent tour and their future…
Usually when the annual Byron Bay Bluesfest rolls around, we hit the ground running. This year we stepped into the mud gently, but it…
Rage Against The Machine. Public Enemy. Cypress Hill. It would be difficult to assemble a more impressive array of hard hitting talent from the…
And so it begins… The best bloody festival in Australia as far as I’m concerned. Brilliant line-up that you can check out at bluesfest.com.au…
What are the Gold Coast’s best albums? There’s regular chatter in the music industry about the future of the album format. Artists regularly opt…
Finalists for the 2018 Gold Coast Music Awards have been announced. Rock, hip-hop, punk, folk, country, blues and everything in between is covered in…
If you think that the spotlight will be ripped from the Gold Coast the minute the Commonwealth Games wrap up on 15 April, you thought…
My everything hurts and I have no voice. That’s right, Limp Bizkit played Riverstage last night. Even if you put in one eighth of…
It’s that time of year again! One of Australia’s leading music festivals The Big Pineapple has just released its yearly line up and it…
With her brand new album ‘Reputation’ fresh at fans’ fingertips and earholes, Taylor Swift has just announced a full headline stadium tour right across…
“Are you sure you want to go out in this weather?” he asks. “Crabs!” I reply. Just one word. It’s enough to get us…
Coolangatta / Tweed teenage surfing sensation Kobie Enright has earned her chance to take on the best surfers in the World at the Rip…
Bleach* is back, baby! Now that our city’s signature arts and cultural festival has once again returned to delight, amuse and enthral, we wouldn’t…
Wanna know where to see the best local talent when Bleach* Festival opens this week? There’s no shortage, that’s for sure. In fact, there’s…
The much anticipated Broadway musical Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ has opened at the Lyric Theatre QPAC. Two of its leading cast members Hiba Elchikhe (Princess Jasmine)…
The Festival of Tibet returns to the Brisbane Powerhouse for its 10th anniversary this year from Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 April. The program…
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