All Our Exes Live in Texas is one busy alt-folk 'girl band' and we cannot get enough of them! Girl caught up with Hannah Crofts upon the release of their new album, following their national tour announcement. Girl: First of all how are you?! What’s been going on? Hannah: I’m good! We’re good! Finally slept enough … Continue reading All Our Exes Live In Texas – A Love Affair We Can’t Get Over
What do Wheatus, Hoobastank, Alien Ant Farm, Lit and CKY have in common? They all have at least one hit song that pops into your head at the mention of their name... and they're all coming down under for a series of shows in September and October. Re-live your misspent youth and rock out to … Continue reading Sing It Loud! Tour Announcement
We can't outdo the band's Facebook announcement, so... here it is: Hey good news everyone: Frenzal Rhomb have made a new album, and booked a tour to go with it! Yep, Frenzal Rhomb, the most hospitalised band in the world (Seriously, everything from broken drumming arms and detached guitar-playing retinas to an actual pig-borne tapeworm … Continue reading Frenzal’s C*** Act High Tea
Last week we saw a faux SITG poster doing the rounds. It contained typos ("Catfish and the Bottleman") and a few other things that made us question it's validity. Well, we're happy to report it was slightly wrong... the real lineup has dropped this morning, and it's a doozy. Splendour In The Grass 2017 Lineup: … Continue reading Splendour In The Grass Lineup Drops
Brisbane band Butterfingers is back. With a vengeance. The boys have been fairly quiet as a collective for a few years now, with singer Eddie Jacobson releasing some solo stuff under the moniker Evil Eddie in the interim. As well as the new video, the band has announced headline shows in Brisbane (sold out), Sydney and … Continue reading Butterfingers Drops New Video
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
Forget bat country, beef country is the big winner in this year's triple j One Night Stand. The Northwest Queensland town of Mount Isa has been selected as the lucky winner to host the 11th annual all-ages free event, this year featuring Tash Sultana, The Smith Street Band, Thundamentals and San Cisco. A triple j … Continue reading One Night Stand In Beef Country
Full Moon Down Under has been a monthly event on the North Queensland party calendar for around a decade. The events, held on Magnetic Island, have hosted some of Australia's and the world's best DJs... until now. The State Government's new liquor licensing conditions have led organisers to scrap the regular events, according to the … Continue reading Liquor Licensing Kills Another North Queensland Entertainment Staple
Almost three months since that horrific stampede after the DMA's set at Falls Festival in Lorne, 65 people injured in the crush have joined a class action lawsuit against the organisers. The stampede occurred on Friday, 30 December as many tried to leave The Grand Theatre festival tent to head to another stage for London Grammar's … Continue reading Falls Fest Victims Will File Class Action Lawsuit
It's no secret Australia loves British pop star Ed Sheeran. His debut single The A Team spent virtually all of 2011 at the top of the ARIA Singles Charts, and went five times platinum, selling over 350,000 units. In 2013 Sheeran played Brisbane's Riverstage. By the time he came back in 2015, he was selling … Continue reading It’s Official: Australia is Ed-sessed
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