Festival Review: St Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2019

It was the day of St Jerome’s Laneway Festival (9 Feb) and the rain had been pouring for a few hours. Fortunately it’s Melbourne, so within an hour the rain had... Read More...

Live Music Review: Idles at The Croxton

It’s peak summer in Australia and the country is currently experiencing a heatwave, made that bit hotter by the arrival of punk-rock band IDLES. The five piece ... Read More...

Punk rockers IDLES are travelling down under

English punk poets IDLES are heading to Australia and bringing with them their raunchy, raw and mesmerising performances – so get ready to “dance ‘til dawn with... Read More...

Get ready for St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2019

The St. Jerome's Laneway Festival is coming to Melbourne, Australia on the 9 February 2019. Last year I was excited to be attending the festival to see the new ... Read More...

Festival Review: Celebrating the New Year at Beyond the Valley 2018

With the car packed and the BTV 2018 playlist on, we set off to Lardner Park to celebrate the New Year in a way I’ve always dreamed of: at a festival. One of... Read More...

MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A DVD Review

It’s been sixteen years since M.I.A shot to fame with ‘Paper Planes’, yet there’s more to this incredible artist than meets the eye. In MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A, ... Read More...

Single Review: Hayes and Y – Blue

If synth pop is your jam then this single is your cup of soy flat white. Hayes and Y are a Manchester based band with members heralding from Finland and Bulg... Read More...

The Teskey Brothers – Half Mile Harvest Review

Are you ready to be mesmerised by a secret that the state of Victoria, Australia, has been keeping from you for the past decade? Let me introduce the magic t... Read More...

Celebrating 10 sunny years of Strawberry Fields

This year’s Strawberry Fields was the event’s ten year anniversary, making my first camping festival experience in Australia an even bigger outdoor celebration.... Read More...

Bert Jansch – Just A Simple Soul Review

Just A Simple Soul is a new album featuring Bert Jansch’s best work, as well as some tracks the incredibly talented artist recorded during his time with folk-ja... Read More...

Live Music Review: Shapeshifter at 170 Russell, Melbourne

It’s Friday night in Melbourne, work is over for the week and what better way to kick off the weekend than watching Shapeshifter at 170 Russell. Unlike gigs ... Read More...

Karine Polwart – Laws of Motion Review

Karine Polwart is a theatre maker, a writer and a multi award-winning songwriter and musician. She’s also a six-time winner at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, earn... Read More...