words: India Marx Indie-pop group IVEY recently stopped by Black Bear Lodge to treat Brisbane fans to a night of fresh, groovy tracks. Easing into the evening, the band started off slightly shy, however it wasn’t long before they unleashed their energy through a repertoire of crowd-pleasing numbers. The group bounced around on stage with … Continue reading Live Review: IVEY at Black Bear Lodge Brisbane
words: India Marx feature photo credit: Luke Eblen Aussie Hip-Hop group Thundamentals are dropping their fifth album this coming Friday, 21st of September. It’s titled I Love Songs and is a super vibey mix of electronic, RnB tunes complimented by their signature hip-hop style. The 12 track record marks the band’s 10 years in the … Continue reading Album Review: Thundamentals
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words: India Marx photos: Ash McGregor Rounding out their Australian tour, Caravãna Sun treated Brisbane fans to an incredible show on Friday night. The final leg of the indie rocker’s national tour took place in the Fortitude Valley’s intimate Black Bear Lodge. The small, whiskey bar-themed venue housed a sold-out show and it was … Continue reading Live Review: Caravãna Sun Beauty & The Pain Tour Brisbane
words: meg booth Thirsty Merc. A common band on the radio 10 years ago. With great hits like 'Emancipate Myself,' '20 Good Reasons' and of course, 'In The Summertime.' So, let me take you back to the sweet times, the hot nights and know that everything is going to be alright, on Thirsty Merc’s Take Me Back Anniversary Tour. … Continue reading Live Review: Thirsty Merc Take Me Back Anniversary Tour
words + photos: Jasmine Aquino Photographing the 2017 ARIA Music Awards Red Carpet last Tuesday was a one of a kind experience. Getting to the venue, The Star Event Centre in Pyrmont, was already an experience in itself. Since I had never photographed an event as major as the ARIAs before, I was getting paranoid … Continue reading Popping The ARIAs Cherry – A Photographer’s Review
Words + Photos: Jasmine Aquino The last time Against The Current came to Australia was three years ago - supporting American singer/songwriter Alex Goot on his Asia-Australia tour. The New York-based pop/rock band returned to Australia this month for their In Our Bones tour to perform their very first headliner shows down under. The band … Continue reading Against The Current Live at the Factory Theatre, Sydney
The beautiful thing about music is it’s ability to transport you back to a particular point in time: a kiss, a meeting, a holiday, a fun night out, that really shitty birthday when you spent half the night crying in a toilet stall… For me, Grinspoon’s Guide to Better Living transports me back to high … Continue reading Album Review: Grinspoon
Melbourne rockers The Living End rolled through North Queensland right before Tropical Cyclone Debbie, bringing with them "psychedelic reggae ska doom metal punk rock from hell" support The Bennies. Having never seen The Bennies before, I have to say their act was... AWESOME. Vocalist Anty Horgan's smile is infectious - you can tell he's genuinely … Continue reading The Living End Staring Down The Highway Tour Hits Townsville
February 3rd saw the release of the much anticipated album The Rhapsody Tapes by Melbourne band Ocean Grove. In this album you can hear the evolution of their sound compared to previous EPs, Outsider (2010) and Black Label (2015), creating something so different that it can only be summed up by the bands description of 'Odd … Continue reading Album Review: Ocean Grove
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