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Live music is back! and ahead Full Tilt Festival, we had the chance to chat with Frenzal Rhomb‘s frontman
Jay Whalley in order to find out more about the tour, surviving the pandemic and hiding from “Slipknot”.
SR. SR. You guys are set to play at Full Tilt across Australia, which will be probably the biggest rock tour to date during the pandemic. How are you guys are getting ready for it?
JW. It is so exciting, we actually just played in Geelong over the weekend in Melbourne, and that was our first show in over 14 months…it was surreal if you think about what is happening in another places of the world.
Independent heavy labelUNFD is continuing its 10-year celebrations with the launch of a new podcast and exclusive eco-friendly vinyl series.
For the podcast, UNFD staff have selected 10 albums from its catalogue to showcase, which will include artist interviews and deep dives. The series is hosted by The Faction and ex-Triple M presenter David Nash, with episodes released monthly until December.
These albums will then be re-pressed in a carbon offset process, using recycled materials and no plastic shrink wrap.
The podcast’s introductory episode, released today, features UNFD general manager Luke Logemann discussing the label’s history and growth. Logemann also announces the first vinyls to be re-pressed and discussed in the series in next Tuesday’s episode – In Hearts Wake’s albums
April 20, 2021
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Today, there’s nothing more inspiring than seeing musicians and other public figures using their platforms to support great causes. In the alternative scene, it’s fairly common for song lyrics to offer commentary on social and political issues.
Fortunately, it’s becoming just as common to see artists taking things one step further by taking action. We’re shining the spotlight on the incredible things 15 artists are doing to make the world around them a better place.
Tom Morello
Between his innovative electric guitar work and his outspokenness on many different political and social issues, there hasn’t been a quiet moment in
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Byron Bay tattoo enthusiasts are set to reap the benefits of new shirt brand Reaper Clothing, satisfying a demand for local alternative clothing.
The recent launch had brought a new meaning to birthing creativity for husband and wife duo Brendan and Melissa Horne who thought up the clothing brand during maternity leave.
Mr Horne said he was inspired to kickstart the brand after getting tired of paying big on UK brands like Bad Monday.
“I was not only having to pay the conversion rates but waiting on international postage so I’d end up spending $70, 80, 90 on one shirt,” he said.
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