Winner: Cassandra Dorante School: North Mackay State High School (North Mackay QLD) North Mackay State High School, Qld – September 17, 2003 Friends and family of student Cassandra Dorante were treated to a fantastic barbecue at North Mackay State High School on September 17, thanks to her winning entry in Deadly Vibe’s ‘My Story” competition. […]
Winner: Chrissy James School: Guthrie Street Primary School (Shepparton VIC) Eight-year-old student Chrissie James was recently treated to a school day she won’t forget when the Vibe BBQ team paid her and her class a very special visit. Chrissie is a student at the Guthrie Street Primary School in Shepparton, Victoria and was a deserving […]
Winner: Isabella Higgins School: Moggill State School (Moggill QLD)
Winner: Neasha Benton School: Pularumpi School (Melville Island NT) Melville Magic The Vibe crew headed up to the Tiwi Islands last month to congratulate some talented students. The vibrant Indigenous community of Melville Island recently played host to the Vibe barbecue thanks to the work of three talented young students. Neasha Benton, Thecla Brogan and […]
After the permit system was scrapped as part of the coalition government’s controversial intervention into NT Aboriginal communities last year – draft laws reversing the changes will be introduced into Parliament this week. Under legislation introduced by the coalition last year, anyone would have been able to access common areas of Indigenous communities without a […]
To say it was a day of celebration would be incorrect. But there was definitely something in the air on Wednesday, February 13 ” an almost tangible sense of relief, tinged with the kind of sorrow that few can comprehend. A sorrow that was, finally, officially acknowledged for the first time. Prime Minster Kevin Rudd […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 45 October 2000 Alan began playing the didgeridoo at the age of five. As far as he is aware, he’s the only current didgeridoo player who can produce overtones on the instrument, thus allowing him to harmonise more easily with modern instruments and ensembles. “I want to make the didgeridoo well known […]
Adopted at birth, Ash Dargin was brought up by a Caucasian family on the Queensland/ NSW border. They enrolled him in a private school, where he started taking trumpet lessons at age seven. Ash was a natural and studied the trumpet through the London-based Trinity School of Music Examinations, reaching the level of Grade 8 […]
Thanks to an upbringing in Broken Hill, Bluey Matthews has always had a strong love of country music. Bluey used to perform with his band Country Blue, but when the band split in 1991 he decided to go solo. The upshot of that was his CD Memories, which he recorded with the help of Umeewarra […]
The Reinvention of Christine Anu Pop princess turns blues diva as Christine Anu embarks on her national Black is Blue tour. Time certainly flies. It’s hard to believe, but it’s been 14 years since a young singer by the name of Christine Anu released her first single, back in 1993. Since then, this deadly talent […]
After 20 long years and seven albums, Coloured Stone stand proud as the longest surviving Aboriginal band in Australia. Bunna Lawrie and the boys have probably seen more of this country than any other band, too, performing in major cities and remote communities alike, often camping out in the scrub after shows. Coloured Stone formed […]
Dark Seed consists of Matt Griffin (lead singer and rhythm guitar), Anthony Green (lead guitar), Jason Maling (bass) and Richard Lockwood (drums). They come from Armidale and have been playing together since high school. Dark Seed’s music is best described as grunge rock, pure and hard. Think Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins or even AC/DC on […]
David Hudson is an accomplished and acclaimed didgeridoo player, screen actor, dancer, guitarist and drummer. He describes his didj playing as “hard, raunchy, rhythmic and guttural”. David has been recording since 1993 and one album of solo didj playing, Woolunda, has sold well over 100,000 copies worldwide. He records primarily in Cairns near his Kuranda […]
Deadly Vibe Issue 104, October 2005 Xpress Delivery They came all the way from the Kimberley – and took home a Deadly In 1982, a group of school kids were fortunate enough to gain access to some band equipment purchased by the Fitzroy Crossing High School and put together a set of six songs to […]
Frances Williams comes from Bundaberg in Queensland. She has always had a deep appreciation of music and is proud of her Aboriginal-Fijian heritage. This is clearly portrayed in her fantastic debut EP, Frances Williams. Frances has worked with some of Australia’s foremost artists including David Bridie, Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter, Vika and Linda, and Tiddas. […]
Frank is one of Australia’s most talented contemporary performers. He also happens to be a traditional Pitjantjatjara Aboriginal who is fluent in five Aboriginal languages. Frank has been recorded on 16 different commercially released albums, including Red Sands Dreaming , In Aboriginal (released in the US), Songlines (ABC Records), Celebration, and Terrasphere . In 1988, […]
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