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
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’
Here it is... Part TWO of our breakdown of the acts playing GTM this year. Crooked Colours: They're from Perth. They're electro-indie-cool. They've played St. Jerome's Laneway Festival and they're doing a huge national tour in support of their second album Laganta. These guys got some huge attention from triple j back in 2013, with glowing … Continue reading The Who’s Who of Groovin The Moo PT II
The Middle East - Townsville ex-pats who won the world over a decade ago with their indie folk rock hits Blood and The Darkest Side before abruptly disbanding soon after their album I Want That You Are Always Happy was released - will reform for a special show in Sydney this year. The band will … Continue reading Townsville’s The Middle East Reforms for One Off Show
Get your glitter ready, folks! Groovin The Moo has just announced it's 2019 lineup and damn, it's a doozy! This year the regional touring festival will bring a feast of international and Aussie acts to the masses, with rising stars and crazy throwbacks aplenty. The 2019 festival will feature, in alphabetical order: A$AP Twelvyy (USA), Angie … Continue reading Groovin The Moo Announces National Lineup
North Queenslanders won't miss out on shows early next year, with two acts announcing Cairns dates in the last two days. ARIA-winning Courtney Barnett announced yesterday she will be doing a show at Tanks Arts Centre on 31st January with Camp Cope, whilst US RNB artist Nelly today announced a show at Gilligan's on 5th … Continue reading Cairns to get two massive gigs in early 2019
Toyah Cordingley was a beautiful, highly popular 24-year old animal and music loving young lady living a carefree life in Cairns, North Queensland. Toyah's body was discovered in sand dunes at Wangetti Beach, north of Cairns, on October 22, a day after she was reported missing. Toyah was taken from us way too early. A young … Continue reading The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Dedicates Song to North Queensland Murder Victim
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