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ALUNA GEORGE GO BEYOND THE VALLEY

UK electropop rockers AlunaGeorge are coming to Australia to play at Phillip Island New Year’s Eve festival Beyond the Valley December 30 2014- January 1 2015. The duo AlunaGeorge combines the distinctive, almost childlike vocals of Aluna Francis with George Reid and his talent for arranging and mix

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SEYMOUR & SPIBY Cruze into Mornington

Continuing in the vein of recently successes with Katie Noonan, The Australian Queen Tribute Show and the Absolutely 80s Show, the Grand Hotel in Mornington is proud to present two of Australia’s most enduring songwriters and performers, together on the same bill, right here in our backyard again. M

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PEKING DUK

This month I chatted with Reuben, who makes up one half of the delicious duo Peking Duk. The guys graced our airwaves in 2012 with a remix of Passion Pit’s Take A Walk, following this saw the release of tracks Way You Are, Feels Like and High (feat Nicole Millar) which has just gone double platinum.

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BORIS BREJCHA, THE JOKER

Say Hello to German High-Tech Minimal mastermind – Mr. Boris Brejcha. PEARL: How did your career in music begin? I have read that you played drums from a young age? BREJCHA: That´s right. My father was already playing drums in a band when I was a little child. It was interesting for me and so I had

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TRACK REVIEWS WITH ANDERS JAEGER – NOV

Years & Years – Real Band trio ‘Years & Years’ out of London have put together one of the ‘catchiest’ and perfectly assembled pieces I’ve heard of the genre. This alternative sound is heading into this ‘new sound’ territory with its creative vocal hooks and its pop synths. It’s a song that you’ll wa

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PEARL CHATS WITH SKATER HAYLEY WILSON

HAYLEY WILSON: INTERVIEW Age:12 Sponsors: Simply Skateboarding Hometown: Mansfield, Victoria PEARL: How long have you been skateboarding for what got you into it? WILSON: I started skateboarding at the age of 6 and I got into skateboarding when mum and dad went shopping and gave me $10 to spend on s

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ARCHIBALD PRIZE ARRIVES

Opening Saturday, October 4 at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery is Australia’s most prestigious portrait award, The Archibald Prize. Often controversial, sometimes contested, this exhibition represents the pinnacle of portrait painting in Australasia showing the fabulous faces of contempora

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BOMBSHELL PLAYWRIGHT

Mount Eliza born author and playwright Joanna Murray-Smith is one of Australia’s most successful playwrights. Her plays have been staged around the world from London’s West End to Broadway and home again. She’s also written three novels, a libretto and several screenplays garnering numerous prestigi

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What To Watch (October 2014)

I am always on the look-out for movies I can watch with my kids and not hate (they are five and three).  I thought Malificent would be a winner recently but I ended up liking this more than my little ones.  Frozen? They love this way more than me.  I refuse to see any toy from my childhood turned in

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SINCS COUNCIL APPROVAL TO FLY

One of the nicest and most approachable guys in the FMX industry today would have to be a Mornington Peninsula local Cam ‘Sincs” Sinclair.  Hailing from Pearcedale, he has become a well-known hero to many youngsters & the young at heart.  Riding for many years with Crusty Demons, now Nitro Circus, G

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Til’s Tidbit (October 2014)

Quitting your job, jumping on a plane and hitting the road in a sweet bus with your best buds. It’s the daydream of many nine to five workers…and the reality for a tightknit crew of young Australians from Toowoomba. Inspired by a Facebook photo that was captioned “buy an old school bus, rip the seat