Country music darling and all-round legend Kasey Chambers announced a 20th Anniversary tour for her groundbreaking album The Captain this week. In celebration of the album, Chambers will reform her original band and take them around the country through September and October, playing the album in full as well as a 'best of' set. The … Continue reading The Captain’s 20th Anniversary Tour
Ever wanted to have a beer and a chinwag with Australia's favourite larrikin, Shannon Noll? The Nollsinator is giving you the opportunity to do just that, after soundcheck at one of his 20 shows across the country on his brand new tour that kicks off in just a few weeks. To win, all you need … Continue reading Have a Beer with Nollsie on his Upcoming Tour
Glam rockers The Struts blew Aussie fans away with their recent tour, and true to their word the English quartet will be back on our soil in August for their Young & Dangerous headline tour. They have toured with the likes of the Rolling Stones, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses and the Foo Fighters, and … Continue reading Strutting Down Under
words: Jade Kennedy Australia: we need to do better. In case you missed the news earlier this week, three female musicians were harassed or assaulted at their gigs last weekend. Three different women, three different states, three incidents in which someone was made to feel uncomfortable at their place of work, in the course of … Continue reading Opinion: Don’t Pour Sugar On This -Sexual Harassment at Shows is Still Harassment
River Sessions Music Festival has dropped their biggest line-up yet, with an impressive array of Aussie talent gearing up to take the stage in Mackay on Saturday 29 June. Amy Shark (pictured) leads the wave of talent, followed closely by The Rubens, Illy, Middle Kids, Skeggs, LDRU, Stand Atlantic and Alice Sky. With an impressive selection … Continue reading River Sessions Drops Biggest Line-up Yet
photos: Brittany Long
Photos: Brittany Long
words: Jade Kennedy Since the Zheani Sparkes/Die Antwoord allegations surfaced a week ago and the ensuing video of ‘evidence’ emerged on March 18th, I have been watching the story with a mix of mild fascination and abject horror. In case you missed it: a Brisbane-based 25-year old called Zheani Sparkes wrote a ‘diss track’ aimed … Continue reading Opinion: The Celebrity Bullying Scandal Playing Out Before Our Eyes
Die Antwoord's Ninja has finally made a statement about those Zheani accusations. As a standalone video, his story makes perfect sense. Zheani was a fan, she reached out when he and Yo-landi split, he thought she was hot so they began texting, etc. However, we still have questions - like why Yo-landi appeared to have made … Continue reading Die Antwoord Update: Ninja Speaks
* DISCLAIMER: at this point we have spoken to neither party involved with this case, and are merely reporting from publicly available references. As always, we remain unbiased. We will attempt to get in contact with both parties for direct statements. Never believe everything you read on the internet. *A Brisbane-based rapper called Zheani Sparkes … Continue reading Aussie Rapper Zheani Sparkes Accuses Die Antwoord of Sex Trafficking & Rape, Releases Video of ‘Evidence’
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