Tornts
0 Comments. 579 Views. Posted 22 Mar 2012 @ 5:56am.
  It might have taken five albums to build up his profile to this level, but check out his latest work on YouTube to understand why it all takes time. A video like Traumatic Cinema can seemingly change your outlook and point of view towards Aussie hip hop in three fleeting minutes. One of the darkest and most creative clips you’ll see in some time, Traumatic Cinema describes the life of a... Read More

Q&A: Will And The People
0 Comments. 918 Views. Posted 29 Feb 2012 @ 5:28pm.
  Name/Band: Will And The People   Define your genre in five words or less: heavy chilled pop grunge reggae.   So, someone is walking past as you guys are playing, they then go get a beer and tell their friend about you... what do they say? "I just heard a great band on a street corner, bought their CD... Let's change these beers for a bottle of wine and go dance at yours."... Read More

Groovin The Moo 2012 Lineup Announced
0 Comments. 3,269 Views. Posted 8 Feb 2012 @ 10:27am.
  Music fans have been frothing at the mouth for it, and now the lineup for the 2012 instalment of Groovin The Moo has been unveiled. And guess what? It's massive! Having made good on their promise to return after their barnstorming Splendour appearance, UK riot-starters Kaiser Chiefs will be sharing headlining duties with a couple of big name acts.   Joining them on the bill will be... Read More

Raise The Roof 3 Hits The Espy
0 Comments. 1,781 Views. Posted 24 Jan 2012 @ 12:29pm.
Hip hop heads take note. The Espy is pleased to announce that it is once again opening its doors up to a night of all Australian hip hop.  Raise The Roof picks up from where it left off, a colossal lineup showcasing the finest in established and emerging Aussie hip hop. Raise The Roof 1 and 2 were a raging success, volume 3 is shaping up to be just as huge.... Read More

A Guy Called Gerald For New Year's Eve
0 Comments. 1,117 Views. Posted 30 Nov 2011 @ 8:26am.
Where do you begin with a dude like A Guy Called Gerald?  Breaking beats since 1988, he’s one of acid house’s first and foremost producers whose breakout anthem Voodoo Ray pretty much defined the UK’s Summer of Love way back when, as well as helping the emergence of jungle and drum and bass when that kicked off. Working to bridge the gap between the UK's dance scene, Detroit techno and... Read More

Rainbow Serpent Adds Artists, Urban Gathering Announced
0 Comments. 2,179 Views. Posted 12 Oct 2011 @ 9:06am.
It’s getting hard to contain the anticipation for the country’s leading open-air electronic festival, and the latest announcement of talent isn’t making things easier.  To pique those palpable excitement levels just that little but further, a fresh batch of artists has just been unveiled. The October announcement includes James Harcourt, Behind Blue Eyes, Emok, Gabriel Ananada and a whole... Read More

Deep Sea Arcade Announce New Single And Tour
0 Comments. 1,938 Views. Posted 22 Sep 2011 @ 4:49pm.
Deep Sea Arcade are back! This November, they'll be hitting the road in support of their brand new single Girls, the first cut from their debut album Outlands. Girls, produced by the band themselves and mixed by Dan Grech-Marguerat (The Vaccines) is an anthemic step forward for the band and is currently a favourite on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. Ethereal guitars and lyrical quirks will transport you... Read More

Graveyard Train Hit The Forum
0 Comments. 3,486 Views. Posted 1 Sep 2011 @ 12:06pm.
Local boys Graveyard Train have had a hectic year.  They've barrelled across Europe, the UK, the US, Canada, played a whole bunch of crackin' festivals, sell out shows all round the country and began recording the follow up to their critically acclaimed album The Drink The Devil & The Dance - all while maintaining a certain 'Why the fuck is this all going on?' drunken charm.   To... Read More

Metalocalypse
0 Comments. 1,993 Views. Posted 13 Jul 2011 @ 2:26pm.
RAWR!   The end of the world through song, every week by Toby McCasker. Email: the.metalocalypse@gmail.com , Twitter: twitter.com/jane_tobes   Bit of bitching and moaning over this F!*K the Politics show coming up at The Espy on August 13th. See, the booker's got both metal bands and hardcore bands on for the same night, hence the name of the game. It's nothing new, of course, and... Read More

It's Alright Guys: Bear Grylls Is Doing A Show
2 Comments. 4,132 Views. Posted 9 Jun 2011 @ 11:46am.
The man of the wild, conqueror of the elements, drinker of own piss Bear Grylls will do a show at The Melbourne Convention Centre. I am hoping that what this means is that Bear will camp out inside the convention centre for a few days prior to the event and then reveal his survival strategies to us when we see the show. He will have eaten the velvet of the curtains, the crumbs from the carpet and... Read More

Realise Your Dream In The UK!
0 Comments. 3,800 Views. Posted 3 Jun 2011 @ 10:49am.
Return flights to London, $8000 to cover your expenses and a tailored professional development program devised just for you in consultation with the British Council. Sounds good, right? Well if your heading towards a career in the creative industries then listen up folks cos' we've got news for you! Realise Your Dream is a competition open to Aussies of all ages who are in the first ten years of... Read More

Melbourne Cabaret Festival In July
0 Comments. 2,890 Views. Posted 10 May 2011 @ 3:52pm.
The second Melbourne cabaret Festival will happen in Emerald Hill Arts And Culture Precinct in July. With more than 100 performers in 36 cabaret shows from comedy cabaret, musical theatre, New York style, vaudeville, edgy and queer shows, the second Melbourne Cabaret Festival will feature a whole range of fun stuff that will appeal to almost everyone.    One of the features is A... Read More

Rocket To Memphis
0 Comments. 1,715 Views. Posted 22 Apr 2011 @ 12:19am.
Having done his share of touring in the late 1980s and early 1990s with Toys Went Beserk, Andy Jarvis says his attitude to touring has changed slightly in recent years. “I suppose we’re less inclined to sleep on people’s floors,” he laughs. “But we’re just as driven, and maybe even more so, and we’re better performers as well. We’re much more aware of the need to put on a show. When I go and see... Read More

Reginald D Hunter
0 Comments. 1,245 Views. Posted 30 Mar 2011 @ 8:12am.
  There’s the clean comedian, the unintentionally offensive comedian, the on-the-nose comedian, and then there’s the much-lauded stand-up of Reginald D. Hunter. It might be offensive to some people, but it’s a style that has worked wonders for his public profile. He’s been described by The Age as “vulgar, absurd and quite wonderful”, so there’s reason to suspect that his tongue-in-cheek... Read More