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Victoria’s electronic music and visual arts festival Pitch Music & Arts Festival has unveiled its full 2019 lineup. After revealing Daniel Avery as its first act back in September, the electronic music event has now unveiled its full roster, which boasts the likes of Four Tet, Charlotte de Witte, Sven Väth, Mall Grab, Monolink, Tourist […]
Canadian rapper Jon James McMurray — better known as Jon James — has died after walking along the wing of a small plane during a mid-flight music video shoot. Filming in British Columbia on the weekend, 34-year-old Jon James — who is known for mixing stunt work into his videos — walked down the wing […]
He joins the likes of Dolly Parton and Tom Hardy, who have previously read stories for the channel. Source
With a film of Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret on its way, fans of the book talk about its impact on their lives. Source
CONTENT WARNING: The following article discusses domestic abuse and assault. A secret recording of XXXTentacion (real name Jahseh Onfroy) confessing to domestic abuse and stabbings has been released, after the 20-year-old Florida rapper was shot and killed in June. Pitchfork has obtained the secretly recorded tape from the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office, and it […]
American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright has announced a 2019 Australian tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his 1998 self-titled debut album and its 2001 follow-up, Poses. Wainwright, who last toured Australia in 2015, will bring his ‘All These Poses Tour’ to Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra in February 2019, including performances for Adelaide Festival and […]
Download Festival has made its first lineup announcement for 2019’s UK event, and it is a doozy. Organisers have secured Slipknot, Tool and Def Leppard (playing their album Hysteria in full) as headliners for the festival, which will take place at Donington Park in Leicestershire on the weekend of 14th–16th June. The likes of Slash […]
An Australian-first study into perceptions and experiences of sexual violence at Australian music festivals has found that such violence can “profoundly impact women’s ability to fully participate” in music events. The study, conducted by UNSW’s Dr Bianca Fileborn and Dr Phillip Wadds alongside Western Sydney University’s Professor Stephen Tomsen, involved an online survey of 500 […]
Prepare to go wild with excitement because Melbourne Zoo has just unveiled a sizeable portion of the 2019 program for its beloved Zoo Twilights summer concert series. Next year’s instalment will feature an exotic collection of artists from Australia and beyond including ’80s revivalist party-starters Client Liaison with Kira Puru, the power trio of Briggs, Archie […]
English electronic legends The Prodigy have announced their return to Australia for a 2019 headline tour in support of their forthcoming new album No Tourists. After the record sees its release on 2nd November, the trio of Liam Howlett, Keith Flint and Maxim will perform across Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney between January and […]
