Day: 6 June 2018

Tasmania’s SUMNER win the 2018 Josh Pyke Partnership

Tassie duo SUMNER have become the latest emerging artist to be named the recipient of the Josh Pyke Partnership – an initiative established to help unsigned musicians receive mentorship and funding to further their careers. The grant has given SUMNER a $7,500 grant to go towards their career, along with mentor sessions from Josh Pyke, Gregg Donovan (Wonderlick…

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Justine Clarke leads Little Splendour festivities for 2018

Splendour in the Grass has expanded its output this year to accommodate for the little’uns – if you’ve got kids keen to get amongst the festivities, Little Splendour is here. Justine Clarke is holding reign over the event at the North Byron Parklands on the Saturday of Splendour, performing from 3:30pm. Dress ups, sandpits, arts, crafts,…

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Nominations for the 2018 ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award now open

Nominations for the ARIA Music Teacher of the Year Award are now open, with any teacher working on a music program at a school, kindy, early childhood centre, youth centre or in private tuition, able to be put forward for nomination. Last year, Renee McCarthy (pictured) from South Australia’s Woodcroft College, won the Music Teacher of…

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Red Carpet Photos: The Breaker Upperers opens the 2018 Sydney Film Festival

The stars came out for the Opening Night of the 2018 Sydney Film Festival at the State Theatre earlier tonight for the premiere of the anticipated New Zealand film The Breaker Upperers. Nathan Atkins was on the caroetband brings us these photos: [print_gllr id=50064] ———- This content has recently been ported from its original home…

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Tech Review: Edifier G4 Gaming Headphones: Boom, boom, boom

Gaming headsets have reached an interesting tipping point. For years many of them weren’t worth the price of the box they came in. They sported ugly, heavy designs, poor quality materials and sound quality to match. But over the last five years manufacturers have — to my shock — begun to shift their focus towards…

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Virgin Australia launches inflight Wi-Fi on international flights to the USA

Virgin Australia have introduced reasonably priced inflight WiFi on their international route between Australia and Los Angeles, helping passengers stay connected during the 14 hour trip. The service will cost $12 for the duration of the trip, available for passengers embarking from either Sydney (13.5 hours) or Melbourne (14.5 hours). The recent introduction means that…

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