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Beats of Nation drops Australian fire relief fundraising compilation The Beats of No Nation compilation features music from Philip Budny, Midnight Groove and more. As the world watches in horror as bushfires continue to ravage Australia, we find ourselves saying, “What can I do to help?” Ozzie label BONN (Beats of No Nation) has released […]
Man caught smuggling MDMA under foreskin The Ozzie raver was caught smuggling MDMA under his foreskin at Listen Out Festival in Melbourne. I’ve heard of some inventive stash spots, but one Ozzie raver really took it to the extreme when he tried to smuggle one-and-a-half MDMA pills into Listen Out Festival in Melbourne last year. […]
Australia “Police & Safety” fee shuts down its first festival The Australia “Police & Safety” fee has increased by 1250%, which festival will survive? Well that’s one way to shut down festivals without taking blame; Increase a lawful levy so much that no one can afford it, effectively shutting down festivals- but remember, they want […]
MDMA-related death toll in Australia seems unusually high A young reveller succumbed to an MDMA-related death after consuming between 6 and 9 pills, inquest hears. In recent months, five young people have died across New South Wales in Australia who appear to have taken drastically different quantities of the party drug known as MDMA. These […]
Earthcore Festival founder Spiro Boursine dies in police custody Earthcore Festival founder Spiro Boursine has died at the age of 45. During the early hours of the morning on Saturday, Spiro Boursine, founder of Earthcore in Victoria, died after an altercation at a local bar ensued. Officers were called to Antique Bar in Elsenwick, Melbourne […]
MDMA bust of $57million in Australia; creative stash spot A tonne of MDMA bust out of sausage-making machines. That may sound like something you would like to hear at a rave, like some new slang describing rolling an MDMA joint or something- I don’t know, use your imagination. Anyways, in this instance the sentence refers […]
First all-female and LGBTQI+ inclusive booking agency launches in Australia Alpha Booking Agency becomes the first inclusive booking agency in Australia. Alpha Booking Agency is Australia’s first all-female and LGBTQI+ inclusive booking agency, run by female agents with the mission to support, empower and navigate a positive and successful career for women in music. The […]
Vanlifers are a new generation of millennials trading apartments for vans Vanlifers may sound like a new shoe company but in actual fact it is a movement sweeping Australia and potentially the world. ‘Travel vs. office job’ millennials are the ones who started it. They are the ones who said “rent is slavery, let’s hit […]
75-year-old Saffa busted for drug trafficking in Australia Drug bust? Holy Sheila! The Australian Border Force (ABF) found 254 kg’s of cocaine as well as 104 kg’s of methamphetamine buried in charcoal inside of iron ore extraction machinery. (Mining machinery.) This narco cargo voyaged from South Africa and arrived in Melbourne via the sea on […]
