2020 was a year that was ultimately unpredictable in every way possible. With the COVID-19 pandemic turning the world into a global lockdown in March, the status of the music industry was unknown. With touring immediately affected indefinitely, and album release cycles having to be reinterpreted, everyone had to start thinking outside of the box…
Year: 2020
LIVE REVIEW: Example, Motez, Dirty South & Nina Las Vegas – Factory Summer Festival
As Factory Summer Festival charges towards the end of their 2020 Brisbane season, they saved a huge dance party for their official Boxing Day kick-ons. With British (and now Australian based) singer-songwriter Example headlining the night, they had EDM favourites Motez, Dirty South and Nina Las Vegas keeping the vibes high throughout the evening with…
LIVE REVIEW: Vera Blue, Northeast Party House, GRAACE & Stace Cadet – Factory Summer Festival
Factory Summer Festival sure knows how to create a good vibe. So far their three week Brisbane residency has been full of energetic shows, lots of dancing, huge singalong’s, and much needed drinks with friends. Closing out their second week of festivities, they had one of their most star-studded lineups yet with Vera Blue, Northeast…
GALLERY: What So Not & Shockone – Factory Summer Festival
With the curation of the Factory Summer Festival dates, they’ve been able to specially design a lineup for each show that hones the entire feeling, intent and purpose for the show. And for this particular Saturday night extravaganza, they took the festival into full warehouse rave mode with EDM heavyweights What So Not and Shockone. …
LIVE REVIEW: Peking Duk, Benson & Confidence Man – Factory Summer Festival
In a year that we’ve been waiting for and manifesting the day we can dance again, Factory Summer Festival has offered a line up that was curated to truly celebrate that momentous moment. With Peking Duk, Benson and Confidence Man headlining their SNACK event, it was unsurprising when it reached SOLD OUT status. Kicking off…
INTERVIEW: Jeremy Zucker & Alexander 23
When songwriting comes from a pure place of creative release in a time of need, pure magic is bound to unfold. And that’s exactly what happened when Alexander 23 and Jeremy Zucker joined forces for their first collaboration together; ‘Nothing’s The Same’. Written at a time where both artists were finding themselves creatively worn out,…
INTERVIEW: Rina Sawayama
2020 has undoubtedly been an incredible year for music. So many strong albums have dominated the charts and taken over our playlists with their vulnerable stories and innovative production, but one record in particular that has cleared its way to be dubbed Album Of The Year is Rina Sawayama’s debut offering ‘SAWAYAMA’. The thirteen track…
LIVE REVIEW: The Presets & Jess Kent – Factory Summer Festival
Factory Summer Festival is turning up the heat in Brisbane with its inaugural residency at Brisbane Showgrounds. With the opening weekend proving to be a huge success even with a rainy backdrop, the summer vibes were truly felt with the pure euphoria of finally being able to be at a festival and dancing (safely) all…
ALBUM REVIEW: Taylor Swift – evermore
Two surprise Taylor Swift albums in one year? Yes please! After the release of ‘folklore’ in July, we all found ourselves falling down a rabbit hole of heavy emotions and dreamlike production through this impressive body of work. Using storytelling as the arc for this exploration into her artistry, this was the first record where…
EP REVIEW: Sody – real growth takes time
Sody has always managed to capture a raw vulnerability through her music that has emulated a confidence in the person and artist she has become. But as we all learn in one way or another, real growth takes time, and that’s something that the UK singer-songwriter has really understood and honed into her craft this…
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