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Nov 1, 2024 | 
varsity.co.uk | Ellie Robinson
Whilst the encroaching winter months promise cosy outfits, hot chocolates and lovely festive lights in the town centre, for many of us, the darker, shorter days also threaten lethargy and lower moods. What is it about the changing seasons that causes such a noticeable difference in our moods year on year?
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
varsity.co.uk | Ellie Robinson
Prof Sir Chris Whitty has warned a future pandemic as big as Covid is “a certainty”. Given the widespread and devastating health, social and economic impacts of Covid, it is important that scientists have a detailed understanding of possible future threats.
The World Health Organisation publishes an ongoing list of infectious diseases prioritised for research and development due to their risk value.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
themusic.com.au | Ellie Robinson
More Angus & Julia Stone If there’s one group in Australian music that embodies the ethos of Wild Turkey’s famous slogan Trust Your Spirit, it’s Angus & Julia Stone.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
themusic.com.au | Ellie Robinson |Mary Varvaris
More Grinspoon Phil Jamieson has been spending time in Melbourne, ruminating on whether or not to catch Angie McMahon at the Forum or head down to The Tote and see what bands are playing (“Melbourne’s always got such good stuff,” he says). Jamieson caught up with The Music ahead of Grinspoon’s massive 45-date Australian tour in support of the band’s first album in 12 years, whatever, whatever. Ever the entertaining frontman, he talks with energy, zooming through numerous topics.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
themusic.com.au | Ellie Robinson
More Emily Wurramara A suite of new artists have been added to the lineup for this year’s Queenscliff Music Festival, ahead of its return to the idyllic Bellarine Peninsula this November.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
countrytown.com | Ellie Robinson
More Adam Brand The lineup for this year’s Groundwater Country Music Festival has grown with its sprawling second artist announcement, ballooning the itinerary out to 38 acts. Topping the 19-name expansion to the bill is Australian country music legend Adam Brand.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
themusic.com.au | Ellie Robinson
More The Flaming Lips The Flaming Lips have confirmed they’ll be heading Down Under next year, announcing over the weekend that they have a suite of dates right around the corner. The itinerary itself is yet to be announced, however the band wrote in a social media post that information on dates and venues would be shared in due time, with a mailing list being opened to notify fans when the news arrives – you can sign up to that list here.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
themusic.com.au | Ellie Robinson
The lineup for this year’s Beyond The Valley is getting closer and closer to being announced, with news expected to arrive any day now. In the meantime, organisers have shared a series of exciting QOL updates for this year’s edition. To start off, presale registrations are officially open – you can head here to sign up to the festival’s mailing list, where the first links to secure early tickets will be sent out.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
countrytown.com | Ellie Robinson
More Sabrina Carpenter During her performance at this year’s Outside Lands festival in San Francisco, fast-rising pop star Sabrina Carpenter welcomed out country icon Kacey Musgraves, inviting her to cover Nancy Sinatra's 1966 hit These Boots Are Made for Walkin’. Addressing her crowd after a short interlude around the middle of her set, Carpenter quipped that she had “a surprise” for them, albeit one that was “honestly more for me than it is for you”.
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Aug 11, 2024 | 
themusic.com.au | Ellie Robinson
The Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle (aka MoPOP) caught the ire of social media users over the weekend, with an exhibition curiously stating that Kurt Cobain “un-alived” himself. The late Nirvana frontman committed suicide at the age of 27 (in 1994), following lengthy battles with mental illness and substance abuse. The exhibit at MoPOP mentions Cobain in relation to ‘The 27 Club’, referencing culturally significant artists who all died at the age of 27.
