Australia Day at The Vic took place in The Vic’s empty car park otherwise known as The Projects. This year it featured the local kings of mega hectic psychedelic reggae Sticky Fingers and inner west’s hip hop heroes Daily Meds.
Now here’s something you wouldn’t have ever expected to see. Lars Ulrich from Metallica and Sean Parker pictured together, all smiles. After all that fighting over Napster, Spotify has brought them together, photographed here at a special event today in New York to announce that Metallica would now be featured on the streaming platform. Meanwhile,…
It was a beautiful night down at Bondi last night with lots of fabulous film faces making it down to Icebergs to kick off the much loved festival FLiCKERFEST. The glamorous crowd were also the first to hear of an exciting development in the Australian film industry – Gillian Armstrong was thrilled to announce that…
We arrived at London’s Cargo Bar just in time to catch Brisbane’s Inland Sea, who were playing today as a nine piece, opening with a beautiful a cappella number. I still don’t know how they all got over here, but good on ’em for doing it. They’ve been sounding fantastic at every show. Screamfeeder’s bassist…
Photos from the first ever World Movies Secret Cinema. Hundreds of guests converged in Taylor Square to discover the secret location was Lo-Fi and The Standard. Everyone was given Iranian “currency” which could be exchanged for free drinks, along with plentiful Persian cuisine. To win a VIP experience at the next Secret Cinema (including flights…
Last night media were treated to an epic 15 course degustation at Sydney’s newest restaurant hot spot, Bruno’s, downstairs at Hunky Dory on Oxford St. The restaurant first opened a year or so ago, though last night was the celebration of the restaurant’s relaunch with Chef Daniele Trimarchi (Icebergs / Fratelli Paradiso) in command. Our…
On Saturday afternoon we had the pleasure of joining the “beautiful people” for the second annual Take 40 Stars of Summer party, presented by the new Toyota Yaris. Featuring high energy performances from Sneaky Sound System and Havana Brown, it would be hard to compare the event to last years (in which Jamiroquai headlined), but…

Kill City Creeps perform their final residency at Upstairs Beresford supported by Young Romantics. Photography by Pete Dovgan.

In a special Harvest sideshow, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah + Nantes played the Oxford Art Factory on a Monday night! Pete Dovgan was there to catch the action.
Last night Vodafone hosted the “Summer Beats Party” at Beach Haus in Sydney to launch the new HTC XL & XE smartphones in partnership with Beats by Dr. Dre (“the headphones for music’s A-List”). We headed along and got to play with the new phones (what massive screens they have!), and listen in on the…

Thunder Love play Lewisham Livehouse in the Lewisham Hotel & Pete Dovgan was there to catch the action

Part of the Sydney Fringe Festival, Ups & Downs held an album launch at Sydney’s Annandale Hotel with guests Knievel and The Worker Bees – the new outfit for Greg & Darren of, Ups & Downs. Pete Dovgan was there with his camera and brings you these photos.
The Adults supported by Scientists of Modern Music played the Oxford Art Factory main bar, while Gooch Palms played downstairs in the Gallery Bar. Pete Dovgan was there with his camera and brings you these photos…
The first day of live music at Splendour in the Grass continues with Boy & Bear, DJ Shadow, The Hives, Gotye, Modest Mouse, Mogwai, The Black Seeds, Bluejuice, Kanye West and many more!
We arrive at Splendour in the Grass for the first full day of festivities! In the first half of the day, we check out Sydney’s Jinja Safari, up-and-coming artist Marques Toliver, Illy, The Kills, James Blake and more.
On Thursday night at The Rose Hotel in Sydney, as the rain bucketed down, a select few were invited to enjoy the sweet sounds of Ash Grunwald, the ambassador for the new Guinness Live Thursdays project, which will see one up-and-coming Australian musician flown to Dublin for Arthur’s Day! Ash played five tracks, and showed…
The Telstra Road to Discovery launched nationally last night with a huge night of live music at The Basement in Sydney. Playing the event were Tim Rogers (You Am I), Ella Hooper (Killing Heidi/The Verses), Mick Thomas (Weddings, Parties, Anything), Charles Jenkins (Ice-cream Hands) and Karl Broadie. Plus, former winners >Tenielle (WA), Luke Webb (NSW),…
We head to the V Energy Green Room at the Adelaide Big Day Out 2011.
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Look back at all the action from Stereosonic 2010 in Sydney.
Having arrived at Rosemount not having heard anything of the first two bands in the bill, I had goosebumps before I got through the door with the haunting strains of Scott Nicholas paired with the lustful soul of Gabrielle Harter drifting down the alleyway. It took me a while to reach for my camera as…
Stoney Joe was joined by The Cannonels and Tomas Ford and His Broken Guitar at The Velvet Lounge in Perth. Tony Lendrum was there and brings you these photos from the night.