British songstress, Bohemian Queen and fiery-haired fashion and music icon, Florence Welch, is set to tour Australia with her indie rock band, Florence + The Machine. The Dance Fever Tour is set to kick off in March 2023 and feature special guest, King Princess (aka Mikaela Straus), an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose debut […]
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Californian singer, song writer and record producer, Lauv, creates music that is just so damn catchy but also resonates with his audience on a number of levels. The main one being – unity. The “Land of Friends” was his welcome to the Melbourne crowd at the Forum Theatre, and it was just that. There was […]
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Shorefront Park on the south shore of Long Island, NY hosted a laid back and eclectic summer music festival this past weekend. Four days and four stages of acts covered the spectrum from ska punk and classic-rock, to electronic jam and folk. Now in its thirteenth year, the Great South Bay Music Festival delivers. Sublime […]
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It’s been half a decade since Chet Faker released his debut album, Built On Glass, and even longer since his Thinking In Textures EP, which featured the very popular cover of ‘No Diggity’. Fast forward 7 years, a name change (to his real name of Nick Murphy) and long awaited second album, and Che – […]
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Héloïse Letissier (aka Christine And The Queens) is a force to be reckoned with. A dynamic yet soulful performer; full of purpose, tenacity, beauty and artistry. She is not like any pop star you’ve encountered before. Her lyrics (recorded in both English and French) address the complex questions of gender and sexuality, relationships and identity, […]
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Nostalgia in music is commonplace, yet when that sentiment is shared and celebrated by an entire sold out music venue’s audience, it exists no longer as a fanciful notion, but that sense of the joy, sadness, affinity and connection you felt is brought back to life immediately and becomes a part of your present journey. […]
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As the severe weather warnings where literally raining down on Melbourne, many took reprieve within the hallowed halls of the intricately carved Forum Theatre, below the infamous twilight sky rooftop. As the throng grew in anticipation of the Canadian songstress who had last graced our shores five years ago, Leslie Feist emerged on stage draped […]
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One of Melbourne’s favourite sons, Dan Sultan, returned home to perform an intimate show for his fans in the lead up to his fourth studio album. As a lot of music venues have disappeared over the years in Melbourne, it was great to be attending a live show in St Kilda, featuring this well-known Australian […]
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The 2017 Grammy’s have come and gone in a flash of sequins, laser beams and ridiculously talented performances. Adele, the wonder that she is, displayed her genuine care for her music, and that of other artists, firstly by re-starting her tribute performance for George Michael and then by honoring Beyoncé when the Hello songstress won the Grammy […]
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Featuring performances by Olympia, Remi, London Grammar and Violent Soho. All photography by Lara Antonelli-Leorke.
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