LIVE REVIEW: BigSound Night 3 – Fortitude Valley

With BigSound wrapping up for another year the key question to ask yourself is, did you discover a cool new band? Did you fall in love with a new song? And did you meet some unique people. And if you’ve been doing BigSound right then your answer to all three questions will be YES. This…

LIVE REVIEW: BigSound Night 2 – Fortitude Valley

It’s quite exciting walking around Bigsound this year because there is such a well deserved buzz surrounding the female artists on the line up. With the spotlight on artists like G-FLIP, Eilish Gilligan, CXLOE, Eliott and Kota Banks we will hopefully see that translate to more bookings for festivals, higher set slots, bigger show attendance…

LIVE REVIEW: BigSound Night 1 – Fortitude Valley

As the sun sets in Brisbane over this wet first week of September, delegates and festival goers alike descend on the busy streets of the Fortitude Valley to experience the live music portion of BigSound Festival. With artists only given 30 minutes to impress some of the most influential and passionate people in the Australian…

LIVE REVIEW: Comedy Queens

With the current mainstream success of Rupaul’s Drag Race we are seeing an influx of drag tours sweeping the nation featuring some of the biggest names in the industry. Following the sell out dates of the 10’s Across The Board tour which saw Aquaria, Kameron Michaels, Eureka and Asia O’Hara from season 10 head down…

LIVE REVIEW: 10’s Across The Board – Fluffy

Rupaul’s Drag Race is no longer just a secret guilty pleasure. The hit TV show has become a worldwide phenomenon that has won Rupaul two Emmy’s and has encouraged a global conversation of equality, respect and love. The show has just wrapped up it’s tenth season and to celebrate the milestone the top four have…

LIVE REVIEW: Gwen Stefani – Zappos Theater 

A Las Vegas residency is always an exciting time in an artists career because it’s a celebration of their music, their legacy as well as brings fans from all over the world to unite even if it’s just for one night. It’s also an excuse for the artist to indulge in an extravagant production and…

LIVE REVIEW: Marlon Williams – The Triffid

  There is something really soothing about a heartbreak song whether your’re listening just to shed a tear, to live in a cluster of feelings or even to be comfortable with the feeling of emptiness. And Marlon Williams’ sophomore record ‘Make Way For Love’ perfected the ultimate mix of tragic hopelessness and the romantic strive for…

LIVE REVIEW: Lana Del Rey – Riverstage

There’s no hiding the fact that Lana Del Rey has one of the most supportive fanbases in the current pop world. Ever since she first appeared on the scene with “Born To Die” she quickly won over a legion of fans with her raw vulnerability and emotional storytelling. The last time she was in Australia…

LIVE REVIEW: Good Charlotte – Riverstage

  Ever since the Australian festival scene lost Soundwave in 2015 we have had a massive dent in the rock music category. But finally we received a replacement with the birth of Download Festival in Melbourne. The inaugural festival boasted a line up of the likes of Korn, Good Charlotte, Limp Bizkit, Mastodon, NOFX and…

LIVE REVIEW: Camp Cope – The Tivoli

Earlier this month Camp Cope delivered one of the most important Australian albums of the year. The Melbourne punk meets indie-rock trio have never strayed away from telling it the way it is which has caused controversy and spread important awareness at the same time. They stood up against sexual assault and female inequality during…