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
photos: Jasmine Aquino
The biggest night in Australian music was held with minimal disruption in Sydney last night. Kirin Callinan, AKA 'that Aussie muso whose song was deemed so bad it was bagged out by Jimmy Fallon in America' rocked up to the ARIAs wearing a kilt and showed the photographers - including our own Jasmine - whether … Continue reading ARIA Awards Winners Are Grinners
Get out your raincoat, music fans - there's a shit storm a'brewing. For the last week or so, we've been seeing posts on social media about bush doof EDM festival Earthcore that haven't exactly left a pleasant taste in people's mouths. Trance duo Coming Soon pulled out of the event with this announcement on Facebook: … Continue reading Another Aussie Festival Bites The Dust
After multiple calls for triple j to change the date of the annual Hottest 100 away from Australia Day (or Invasion Day, as some Australians like to call it) and a public survey, the results are in - Saturday 27th January will host the countdown next year. It will be backed up on Sunday 28th … Continue reading Change The Date: Hottest 100 New Date For 2018
Violent Soho is putting on a bit of a Christmas show at the Mansfield Tavern in Brisbane, and some Grinch decided to try to flog two tickets to the sold-out gig off for triple their original price today. The band caught wind of this, so they asked their ticketing agent to refund the bloke his … Continue reading Violent So-Ho Ho Ho
Next year's Vans Warped Tour will be the last full, cross-country North American tour, according to founder Kevin Lyman. It will not, however, be the final ever Vans Warped event, with Lyman promising a 25th anniversary event in 2019 as he reflected over the past 23 tours: "In 1995, I had already worked many years … Continue reading Vans Warped Tour A Wrap
UPDATE: Another girl has come forward, claiming she was 15 years old when the band's bassist/vocalist Jayden Seeley (aged 21) pressured her into sending nude photos. The girl, known only as Aleks, posted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alekskczk/status/930656401994764288 Seeley also responded to the allegations on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaydenwithcon/status/930717295088930816 According to South Australian law, where Alecks is apparently from, solicitation … Continue reading With Confidence Sacks Guitarist Over Sexual Misconduct
Britain’s rocking roots trio Kitty, Daisy & Lewis are bringing their infectious energy and nostalgia-soaked fusion of rockabilly, vintage country and first-generation rhythm and blues to Sydney and Melbourne in February next year. Delivering their fourth studio album Superscope to Australian audiences for the very first time, featuring Black Van and Down on My Knees, the siblings from North London have been inspiring audiences and gathering an impressive … Continue reading UK Siblings Heading Down Under
For the first time, Australia’s massive summer touring festival is heading overseas. Due to popular demand, 2018 will see the first Red Hot Summer Tour concert in Bali, with an all-Australia stellar line-up headlined by Daryl Braithwaite, with special guests Shannon Noll, Ross Wilson, 1927, Pseudo Echo and ex-Taxiride frontman Jason Singh. With a massive ex-pat community and … Continue reading Aussie Red Hot Summer Tour Goes International
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