Last year to help celebrate Bob Dylan’s 72nd birthday, some serious fans created a map of every place mentioned in the great man’s lyrics. You can check out the full map here but we thought we’d pick some of our favourites in …
Every single year, fans of acoustic music are faced with a dilemma: where to spend the Easter long weekend? If you’re a diehard fan of folk, acoustic and roots music, you’re either at the Byron Bay Bluesfest or Canberra’s National Folk Festival. So here’s …
Japan. The first thought that pops into your head probably isn’t Punk, Rock ‘n’ Roll or Acoustic Roots music. But in trendy Tokyo, you’ll find a music scene that’s thriving. Expedia’s Aussie travellers love Japan, especially in the summer time. Shinjuku and Shibuya are popular …
From the base of Mt Fuji to the tent city of Glastonbury, you could spend an entire year globetrotting from one music festival to the next. Here’s the Listopedia Music Festival Bucket List for serious festival fans. Rock in Rio, …
Whether it was in the garage or at the local pub, even the biggest names in the music business had to start out somewhere. Today the sites of those humble beginnings attract hordes of fans – so if you’re a …
The life of a musician is an itinerant one at best – travelling up and down the country, performing at a different town every night and seeing more of Australia (and the world) than most of us would in a …
As a music blogger I spend a large portion of my life going to gigs. And when I say “large portion”, I really mean every spare minute. Most people are surprised to hear that when I take a holiday, the …
Lately I’ve been thinking about my dream bucket list – what I would do if time and money were no object – and have been quietly putting together a list just in case I become instantly independently wealthy. And right …
For a long time I assumed Hogmanay was something everyone celebrated over the New Year period. This probably has a lot to do with growing up with a Scottish mother who, despite now living in Australia for almost 40 years, …
As the days get shorter and the year settles into Winter, the hot, hot days of Summer seem a long way away. What do you do if you’re in the Winter woes? Kiwi travellers take advantage of Europe’s sunshine by …
