Tagged Australia

April 10, 2019

Music, Pop

Photography and Review by Brittany Long Melbourne waited 25 years for Boyzone, and they definitely didn't disappoint. Aptly dubbed the 'Thankyou and Goodnight Tour' it was a bittersweet performance, being b...

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Greta Van Fleet (re-scheduled)

March 16, 2019

Music, rock

After the disappointing news in February that rock band Greta Van Fleet had to cancel their Australian and New Zealand show, the band has re-scheduled for September!!The band has had an exciting 2019 thus far,...

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Metallica with Slipknot – Aus and NZ

March 8, 2019

Metal, Music, Spotlight

You heard it right nine time Grammy award winning metal band Metallica are heading back down to Australia and New Zealand for a massive six date tour, with support from Slipknot!The Worldwired Tour is not one ...

TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT: Nina Nesbitt – Aus & NZ

March 4, 2019

Music, Pop, R&B

If you haven't heard Nina Nesbitt's new album where have you been? "The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change" is a beautiful and heart felt blend of pop and RnB with a sprinkling of rose petals. Nina is b...

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Beer InCider Experience, Melbourne

The Speakeasy

February 9, 2019

Food, Lifestyle, Music, Uncharted

Photos: The Beer InCider Experience Facebook pageThe Beer InCider Experience is just three weeks away and the countdown is on for punters who have already nabbed tickets for Saturday 2 March at the Melbourne S...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Snail Mail, Australia & New Zealand Tour

January 30, 2019

Alternative, Music, rock

Snail Mail (aka Lindsey Jordan) may have just graduated high school, but the Baltimore native is heading out of her first headlining tour around New Zealand. Supported by Major Leagues in Australia and Maxwel...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Kacey Musgraves, NZ & Aus Tour

January 29, 2019

Country, Music, Pop, Uncharted

Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves is confirmed to come to New Zealand for one show only at the Auckland Town Hall on Friday 17th May. This will be the first time the stunning Texa...

The Lap: Day 85 and onwards: …and miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go before I sleep.

January 10, 2019

Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Food, Lifestyle, Metal, Night Life, Travel

Under an overcast afternoon sky, I crossed the Gateway Bridge, the city's logistical solution on the eastern portion of the Brisbane River. I was less than an hour away from home, and an influx of thoughts flo...

The Lap: Day 84: …but I have promises to keep…

December 23, 2018

Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Night Life, Travel

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"Going home soon mate? Bar's gotta be closed up in ten..." the security staff politely enquired, glancing at his watch as if to convince me he wasn't lying. I'd been sitting there writing this post for a coup...

The Lap: Days 76 – 83: Where the soul lives

December 22, 2018

Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Food, Lifestyle, Travel

"I like this city man. Yeah, it's overcrowded, there are people everywhere, and some of them are shit… I get it. But… I like the energy. The trick is to tap into it. That's how you survive here. You gotta har...

The Lap: Days 73, 74, 75: Pick your poison

December 14, 2018

Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Food, Lifestyle, Night Life, Travel

“We been through every kind of rain there is. Little bitty stingin’ rain … and big ol’ fat rain. Rain that flew in sideways. And sometimes rain even seemed to come straight up from underneath.” – Forrest ...

The Lap: Days 70, 71, 72: Why motorcycling is meditation

December 11, 2018

Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Night Life, Travel

The past three days on the road have been uneventful: long rides, with only essential stops for fuel/ business/ rest. Departing from Albany marked a notable change in scenery: the lush forest replaced with ari...

The Lap: Days 61-66: This part of paradise

December 5, 2018

Comedy, Culture, Lifestyle, Travel, Uncategorized

I awoke to the sound of her playing Beethoven after her first piano student for the day left. I went next door and asked her to play me a Chopin piece. She gracefully obliged. Her angelic figure rocked back an...

The Lap: Days 59 & 60: Flying and hanging on

December 1, 2018

On the second dive, we were instructed to perform a basic free descent upon entering the water, instead of following the mooring line down. The waves were too choppy due to the winds which I learned about yeste...

The Lap: Days 55, 56, 57, 58: Cornering on straights

November 29, 2018

Riding long distances on heavily cambered roads means one side of the tyre wears faster. In countries where you drive on the left, this means the right side of the tyre (facing direction of travel). One way ...

The Lap: Day 54: Welcome to WA!

November 24, 2018

"How's the road?", I asked the man outside the sign board at the turn off. "It's fucked", he spat, "where you going?" I woke up to some girls at the rest area singing their friend 'happy birthday' befo...

The Lap: Day 53: Got a smoke?

November 22, 2018

I left Darwin this morning, riding through Katherine and Timber Creek, towards the Western Australia border. I pulled over to call it a day some 750 km later, at Saddle Creek Rest Area, named after a beautiful...

The Lap: Days 50, 51, 52: Old shoe, new friends, and a middle finger

November 22, 2018

Comedy, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Night Life, Travel

I dropped in at the rangers' office at Mary River National Park, and told them I'd be heading over to a couple of spots on the road into the delta. After getting a run down of the area, area briefing, and a gli...

The Lap: Days 46, 47, 48, 49: Topping up at the Top End