The Rubens


  • Sh*t To Do This Weekend – ANZAC Day – 25th to 26th April.

    Welcome back to the 2nd ever Sh*t To Do This Weekend!  I am a super active, outdoors person and so if you’re anything like me, then you are craving new shit to do in isolation this weekend to keep from losing your shit! Escape the conversation around COVID19 this weekend. Here are the hot tips…


  • Hot & Delicious: Rocks The Planet! with Ben Britton to launch STRANGERS ‘Mirrorland’.

    DOWNLOAD the PODCAST – #137 Ben Britton (STRANGERS launch ‘Mirrorland’). Strangers lead singer Ben Britton & I met at the world’s largest music, film and interactive conference, South By South West (SXSW) back in 2013 when his kick-ass Australian heavy rock band Strangers were selected to play the conference and was I immediately blown away by their explosive live…


  • Splendour In The Grass 2013 line-up announced!

    Splendour In The Grass announce killer 2013 line-up with a kick-ass vid! Presented by Village Sounds and Secret Service, Splendour In The Grass 2013 is: Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean, The National, TV on the Radio, Empire of the Sun, Of Monsters & Men, Klaxons, Bernard Fanning, The Presets, Babyshambles, Flume, Passion Pit, Architecture in…


  • South-By-South-West. The Aussie BBQ jewel in the crown for Australian music.

    After years of dreaming of attending South-By-South-West, the world’s largest music, film & interactive conference, I jetted off to Los Angeles on March 7th for the experience of a lifetime! Armed with a swag of amazing Lumix G-series camera bodies & lenses (courtesy of Panasonic), I was excited at attending and working with Sounds Australia…


  • The Aussie BBQ – SXSW playing times announced!

      The Aussie BBQ – South By South West (SXSW) playing times have been announced! Presented by Sounds Australia, The Aussie BBQ – SXSW 2013 kick-ass line-up at Maggie Mae’s includes: 360, Alpine, Alison Wonderland, Andy Clockwise, Anna Lunoe, The Audreys, The Beards, Bearhug, Blackchords, The Cambodian Space Project, Clairy Brown & the Bangin’ Rackettes,…


  • Congratulations The Rubens, Flume, Alpine & co! More great Aussies acts added to the SXSW invite list!

    Flume, The Rubens, Alpine, Dune Rats, Georgia Fair and a whole swag of amazing Australian acts have been added to the South-By-South-West (SXSW) 2013 invite list. They join 360, Something For Kate, Seth Sentry, San Cisco, Emma Louise, Gold Fields and a bunch of other Aussies taking a crack at the international scene at the…