Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn got carried away at Denmark's Roskilde Festival at the weekend... literally. After being repeatedly asked to stop his mammoth FIVE HOUR set, Albarn was eventually picked up and carried off stage to the boos and jeers of the crowd. Performing with Africa Express, Albarn even performed an impromptu cover … Continue reading Damon Albarn Gets Carried Away… Literally
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Whoops – New Google App Accidentally Racist
Facebook has had the suggested tagging function for a while now, so it's little wonder Google has hopped on board the tech train... except... ... yep. This user was clearly none too impressed with the automatic tagging algorithm picking up his friend's face as a primate, not a human. Erm, ya'll done goofed, Google. Luckily, … Continue reading Whoops – New Google App Accidentally Racist
Jebediah’s TWENTY Celebrations Continue
Our faves Jebediah just completed a sold-out metro city run of dates for the 20th Anniversary tour and TWENTY album release, and now they have announced a regional run taking in North Queensland, Darwin, regional NSW and Tasmania. "What a wonderful Twentieth Anniversary tour we've had," the band said in a press release. "Thank you to … Continue reading Jebediah’s TWENTY Celebrations Continue
Attention Liggas and Motherduckers…
Forget predictive text, BBC has got your back, yo. Whomever had the - ahem - enviable task of subtitling Kanye West's Glastonbury performance in live time clearly gave up on life while trying to live-title the performance in a PG-rating. What started as: And: Quickly became: And then, simply: We're not sure what they expected … Continue reading Attention Liggas and Motherduckers…
After The Burial Guitarist Leaves Band, Posts Bizarre Manifesto
After The Burial guitarist Justin Lowe has announced he has left the band via a bizarre (and long) statement on his personal Facebook page that raises more questions than it answers. The statement reads: My decision to leave After The Burial... Where do I begin... I've been set up guys by something more powerful than … Continue reading After The Burial Guitarist Leaves Band, Posts Bizarre Manifesto
In Hearts Wake Announces Regional Tour
Byron Bay metal core band In Hearts Wake has enjoyed some ripping success this year, including a #2 ARIA debut with their album Skydancer, following on from previous top five album Earthwalker. UNFD has just released details of the band's forthcoming regional tour, which will take in Tasmania, regional Victoria and North Queensland. With support … Continue reading In Hearts Wake Announces Regional Tour
Bam Margera’s Backstage Brawl
By now you've probably heard about Jackass star Bam Margera getting knocked out backstage at the Secret Solstice festival in Iceland. Margera was at the festival, headlined by the likes of Wu-Tang, Flight Facilities and Rob Pattinson's 'fiancee' (?) FKA Twigs, with his band Earth Rocker. Footage of the incident shows a scuffle between Margera and at least three guys, … Continue reading Bam Margera’s Backstage Brawl
What About The Rest Of Us? Gig Photographer Calls Out Tay Tay
In light of Taylor Swift's open letter to Apple (and the company's swift turnaround regarding the payment of artists during the three-month free trial period of Apple Music) an English concert photographer has publicly called out the pop princess for being hypocritical. Here's his letter in full as it appeared on PetaPixel: "Dear Taylor Swift, I … Continue reading What About The Rest Of Us? Gig Photographer Calls Out Tay Tay
Social Media Shame
Australian writer Clementine Ford has become a bit of an internet sensation this week after posting the following message for morning current affairs show Sunrise regarding their "What's it going to take for women to get the message about taking and sending nude photos?" Facebook post: Ironically, Ford was then inundated with requests for nude … Continue reading Social Media Shame
Vote 1 Taylor Swift
As if we needed any more reason to love her. After Taylor Swift's open letter to Apple went viral over the weekend, Apple's senior vice president of Internet Software & Services Eddy Cue (who reports to CEO Tim Cook) has tweeted the company's response: Chalk it up to a win for artists, writers and producers … Continue reading Vote 1 Taylor Swift
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