I can’t believe it’s that time of year again already. Voting for the next Triple J Hottest 100 closes in 4 days! We don’t want to see a repeat of last year’s results, with not a single all-girl band or female solo artist making the list. So make sure you show your support and vote [...]
If you’re a Canberra local, you may have heard by now about John Hargreaves’ plans to axe the Canberra Fringe Festival. He also plans to redirect the $30,000 of funding to the National Folk Festival to “do something Fringey”. Now, we at lip love the Folkie, but given the nature and accessibility of the two [...]
Disappointingly, Triple J’s Hottest 100 of All Time playlist did not contain a single all-girl band or female solo artist, although a handful of bands that made it into the Hottest 100 did have female members. To borrow Lindsay McDougall’s (aka The Doctor) term from the Breakfast Show this morning, it was a “cock forest”. [...]
About a month ago I went to The Venue in Erindale, Canberra to see The Getaway Plan. It was an all ages licensed event. Elora Danan and The Getaway Plan were both late to the venue due to things that happened on their travels their. This meant that they had to spend a long time [...]
Indent, in connection with NSW Youth Week, presents Rock the Royal Easter Show Challenge, an incredible opportunity for one young band to rock out at this year’s show alongside some of Australia’s finest acts including The Vasco Era, Krill, Angela’s Dish and The Hampdens.
For a crack at the prize, bands will have to download an [...]
Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD) work together with communities all over Australia to change young lives through music and the creative arts. 2007 proved to be another year of massive impact with several MMAD Tours, 351 Camps, MMAD Workshops & MMAD Events and now they’re all gearing up for an even more incredible 2008.
Their purpose [...]
This Australia Day weekend, Television Records brings you a showcase unlike any other: Carry Nation, Edward Guglielmino and Lucien Simon will join forces in an eclectic mish-mash of rock, pop, folk and noise.
Ms Nation offers her audiences a piece of her mind, transforming the room she occupies with each gig. Although she has only been [...]
from issue 13: by Chloe Angyal
Picture it: two men are out on a Saturday night. Leaning against the bar, one of them turns to the woman next to him and says, ‘I hope you don’t get mad at me, but I told my friend you were a freak. He says he wants a slut, I [...]
by Anna Masters
The Dead 60s are an English rock band hailing from Liverpool. Their self-titled debut album is full of shout-out-loud choruses and garage rock gusto.
The razor-sharp four-piece consists of singer and guitarist Matt McManamon, organist and guitarist Ben Gordon, bassist Charlie Turner and drummer Bryan Johnson. After sussing [...]
by Anna Masters
She compares herself to the female version of Ben Gibbard from The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie. But it would be hard to compare indie musician Acacia Sears to other artists without coming across too cliché. Sure she’s a girl with a guitar just like other female musician counterparts, such as [...]
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