James Thornhill

3 weeks ago | westpac.com.au | Ben Young |James Thornhill |Marina Gainulina |Sarah Williamson

Rugby League is a national obsession in Papua New Guinea and the award of a team franchise to compete in Australia’s NRL from 2028 will come as a major economic boost for the country, as well as helping to deepen its ties with Australia.  The Hunters NRL team was a major topic of conversation among delegates at the CEO100 business summit in the capital Port Moresby in March, contributing to a broader sense of optimism towards the PNG economy.

2 months ago | echoesanddust.com | James Thornhill

Rockaway Beach 2025 Dates: January 3, 2025– January 6, 2025by James Thornhill | January 31, 2025 | Festivals, LiveThere’s something both insane and profoundly satisfying about having already done your first music festival of the year on 6th January! That is a claim that a record number of punters can make after 2025’s Rockaway Beach festival.

Oct 30, 2024 | undertheradarmag.com | James Thornhill

Web Exclusive Where is the love? Festivals in the UK have become bogged down with corporate-cookie-cutter-fests, the same drab line-ups dotted all over the country so people don’t have to travel for their injection of bland, and the folks 50 miles down the road can get the same.

Aug 19, 2024 | undertheradarmag.com | James Thornhill

Web Exclusive Music nostalgia is often a reductive thing, lumping acts into scenes that don’t really exist, smoothing off the edges and ignoring the more esoteric aspects of artists’ output. The 2000s indie scene suffers from this hugely.

Jul 30, 2024 | undertheradarmag.com | James Thornhill

Web Exclusive “Have you ever danced with the devil in the blazing sunlight,” I’m sure that’s a famous film quote or something like that! Regardless, after visiting Bear Stone Festival, deep in rural Croatia, I most certainly have. Tell me this! If “the Devil has the best tunes”, why does one of the heaviest new festivals in Europe have its home in a literal slice of heaven? In many ways, Bear Stone doesn’t make any sense.