Peats Ridge 2011 has officially kicked off, so unless you’re reading this on your mobile – it’s fair to say that you didn’t make the trip  up… but this is 2011, and thanks to that magical series of tubes we can all share in the experience via the YouTube live stream!

That’s right.. you can watch the festival between now and the 1st of January from the comfort your couch (or toilet), without some dirty hippy getting his dreads getting all up [...]

 

In recent years, the popularity of burlesque has skyrocketed in Sydney & Australia – largely from the likes of Dita Von Tesse and Cher / Christina Agulera with their movie of a similar title.

Burlectricity has put it’s own unique twist on the phenomena by bringing in live reggae, hip hop, dub & electronica acts along with techno, minimal, deep house, drum & bass and dubstep DJ’s instead of the usual rockabilly bands you’d normally find [...]

Smokin’ Joe Mekheal, the man who’s relentless positivity & enthusiasm has won over so many Sydney punters, can now also call himself a Guinness World Record holder… surpassing the old record of 121 hours last night (December 21st) around 9:30 pm in front of a huge crowd at The Empire hotel in King’s Cross.

But he’s not done yet. He’s planning on raising the bar & smashing the existing record by two days, taking his total set time to 1 week!

If you’re [...]

Stepping up to the decks alongside London Elektricity for his third round at Bass Drop were festival favourite Blokhe4d and neurosurgeon Icicle. In what seems to have been an attempt to please all sectors of the Sydney bass music scene, Pete Mac and Low Society hosted a thoroughly enjoyable night at the Arthouse.

Going back-to-back, Helmore and Beans went completely and utterly mental with their track selection (Joker into The Bug into Emalkay, anyone?). Not to rely merely on scene favourites [...]

It’s been a little quiet from the peeps over at VOID/INDEX recently, bar for a few gigs alongside Niche Productions and a lowkey gig a few weeks back at the The Cellar, or more better known as the Agincourt (corner of Broadway & Harris Streets, Ultimo).

I was asked to throw up some promo for their forthcoming gig, this Friday 14th October 2011, but as this is Bassfreqs and we roll deeper than the usual wankey promo that other sites consider [...]

For over 10 years, Newcastle has played host to the annual This Is Not Art (TINA) festival.. a supercharged convergence of writers, performers, thinkers, independent and industry musicians, creative researchers, electronic artists, dilettantes, and DIY culture makers in a showcase featuring over 400 local, national and international artists. Made up of a number of sub festivals, TINA brings together many creative types under one umbrella… You can find out more about the ElectroFringe Festival, The Crack Theatre Festival, Critical Animals [...]

Cockatoo Island on Sydney Harbour will be transformed for 5 weeks as part of  a new street art festival called the ‘Outpost Project’.  This event is free and will showcase both local and international artists. Most notably on display is a private collection called Oi You, featuring 23 pieces by Banksy along with other prominent international artists. It’s the first time this collection will be shown outside of New Zealand.

The Australian Stencil Art prize, which is in it’s 3rd year will be partnering [...]