Glastonbury Puts Call Out For Applications To Work At Next Year’s Fest & Yep, Aussies Can Apply
NewsWritten by Emmy Mack on December 31, 2019 If you’ve ever dreamed of working abroad at Glastonbury Festival, this could be your big shot. The mega-fest in Somerset, UK is putting the call out for applications to work full time at next year’s event, and it seems Aussies are free to apply. According to the […]
Wildlands Festival, Brisbane – 28/12/19
Gig ReviewsWritten by Jackson Langford on December 31, 2019 The festival scene across the country throughout the days leading up to New Year’s Eve is absolutely gluttonous, to say the very least. People in major cities are completely spoiled for choice, more so than they already are, and even those in rural areas have the […]
Confirmed: Sydney’s NYE Fireworks Will Go Ahead Tonight, But Other Nearby Events Have Been Cancelled
CultureWritten by Emmy Mack on December 31, 2019 Sydney’s annual New Years Eve fireworks spectacular will go ahead tonight. Millions of revellers will flock to watch the sky above Sydney Harbour light up at midnight, with the City Of Sydney granted an exemption from today’s total fire ban by the NSW Rural Fire Service. Other […]
Amyl & The Sniffers, Private Function & Camp Cope DJs Unite For NYE Bushfire Benefit
NewsWritten by Emmy Mack on December 31, 2019 Following the sad cancellation of Falls Festival in Lorne this week due to extreme weather conditions and bushfire danger, a slew of artists from the lineup including Halsey, YUNGBLUD, Peking Duk & more announced last-minute shows throughout Melbourne, with profits going to bushfire relief services. More followed suit yesterday (Baker Boy, These […]
Monty Python Actor & ‘Rutles’ Musician Neil Innes Has Passed Away
NewsWritten by Emmy Mack on December 31, 2019 Monty Python actor Neil Innes, who appeared in iconic films including Life of Brian and The Holy Grail and later played in Beatles spoof band the Rutles, has died at the age of 75. As NME reports, the news of the actor and songwriter’s unexpected passing was […]
Mariah Carey Has Finally Ended Tones And I’s Reign Over The ARIA Singles Chart
NewsWritten by Jackson Langford on December 30, 2019 After an unprecedented 21 weeks atop the ARIA Singles Chart (that’s just five weeks off half a year), Tones And I‘s ‘Dance Monkey’ has been knocked off the #1 spot by Mariah Carey‘s immortal Christmas hit ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You.’ Tones And I set […]
People Aren’t Too Keen On Billboard’s Top 10 Charting Rock Songs Of The Decade
NewsWritten by Jackson Langford on December 30, 2019 As the end of the decade is just hours (!!!) away, many publications are collating end of year lists, whether it be down to critics or just straight up chart data. Billboard have gone for the latter, and have released their top 10 rock songs of the […]
From Video Store Clerk To World Class Videographer: How This Brisbane Metalhead Wound Up Travelling The Globe With His Favourite Bands
FeaturesWritten by Emmy Mack on December 30, 2019 10 years ago, David Owen Blackley was a 24-year-old metalhead grinding away full time as an assistant manager at the local Video Ezy in his hometown of Capalaba, about 20 kilometres south-east of Brisbane. Today, he’s a world-class music videographer who regularly tours all over the globe […]
Watch John Farnham Call Falls Festival Crowd “Pussies” For Not Singing AC/DC Loud Enough
NewsWritten by Jackson Langford on December 30, 2019 Just when you think that the winner of “best 2019 headline” is completely locked in, John Farnham comes swooping in at the final second for an absolute corker. Farnham is currently touring the country as a part of Falls Festival, and was actually one of the few […]
Peking Duk Raise $50,000 For The Country’s Fire Services
NewsWritten by Jackson Langford on December 30, 2019 It’s been an absolutely chaotic couple of days for attendees, artists and organisers of the Lorne leg of Falls Festival, with the event being cancelled after the first day due to the looming fire threat. But, proving the strength and resilience of this country’s awesome music community, […]