The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay Part 1 suffers the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows curse where, in a final cash grab, the last instalment of a film franchise is split in two making the first half a mostly dull prelude to the actual finale. That’s not to say Mocking Jay Part 1 doesn’t have its attractions. Director Francis Lawrence
Read moreThis week on the Vibe we had Lyndell from The Ballarat Beer Festival on the phone for a chat. The festival has become a huge part of the Summer in Ballarat over the past few years, and Lyndell told us what to expect at this years event, including many musical acts and information sessions. Make sure you check out the
Read moreLast week ‘Built For Speed’ looked at the music of the 1970’s and this week we continue the Summer series with a selection of favourite tracks from the 1980’s. The mainstream music of the 80’s might have been horrible but there was a magnificent indie rock scene spawning thousands of amazing bands including The Replacements, REM, Sonic Youth and Died Pretty. We’ll
Read moreAs part of the Classic series of The Purple Haze Archive, from the vaults we proudly present “Rock n Roll Heaven” Episode 1. A Tribute to all the Dead Rock Stars we know, remember & love, not to mention the ones we don’t know: the obscure, the influential, the good, the bad, & the hitless. The “Rock n Roll Heaven” program
Read moreListen again to Songs of Hope segment on Federation Day in Australia, new years day, 1 January. On 1 January 1901, Australia was proclaimed a federation of states, called the Commonwealth of Australia. On this day Australia’s constitution came into operation, and the first Governor-General (Lord Hopetoun) and Prime Minister (Edmund Barton) were sworn into office at a special ceremony
Read moreCan you believe it’s 2015? No, neither can we. So, to ease the existential terror at the rapid passing of time ‘Built For Speed’ goes retro this week with a selection of tracks from the 1970’s. Weaving through classic rock, punk, power pop and new wave we’ll play long-time favourites and a few obscurities. On the movie front we’ll take a look
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