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Stereosonic Vs Soundwave - Mega Concerts, Mega Headliners, Mega Awesomeness!

Sydney loves Music. Music is everywhere, and even music artists love Sydney. Many of the big names in music history from different genres have already played in Sydney. Millions of viewers have joined to make their concerts more memorable, which makes the artist to come back and perform again! But here we are not talking about one artist, or one genre. Here we are talking about two different mega events of Sydney, and three different secret crowds of Sydney to rsvp these events, Stereosonic & Soundwave.

• Stereosonic :

The name is not new to the electronic music lovers of Sydney. Stereosonic is one of the biggest Electro-Music events in the whole world. And this year it is again returning to Sydney, But with 2 day festival for the first time! Every known name of the electronic world, will be playing at one huge event.

The Line Up Goes : David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Acid Jacks, Afrojack, Alesso, Aly & Fila B2B John O’Callaghan, Andrew Rayel, Andy C Axwell, Bingo Players, Boys Noize, BrEaCh, Bryan Kearney, B U R N S, Cajmere, Claude VonStroke, Clockwork, Destructo, DJ Falcon, Djedtronic, Doctor P, Dog Blood, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Empire of the Sun, Feenixpawl, Ferry Corsten, Flight Facilities, Fritz Kalkbrenner, Gareth Emery, Generik, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Hot Natured, Hot Since 82, Infinity Ink, Jamie Jones, Jochen Miller, Justin Martin, Kaz James, Krewella, Labrinth, Late Nite Tuff Guy, Lee Foss, Lemaitre, M4SONIC, Maceo Plex, MaRLo, Mat Zo, Matrix & Futurebound, Nero, Nick Thayer, Nicky Romero, Noisia & Foreign Beggars, R.L Grime, Robert DeLong, Sebastian Ingrosso, ShockOne, Showtek, Solarstone, Solomun, Stafford Brothers, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, The Bloody Beetroots, TJR, Tommie Sunshine, Tommy Trash, Tritonal, ƱZ, W&W, What So Not, Will Sparks, Zedd!!!

• Soundwave :

Soundwave is an annual music festival held in Sydney, and it is not new to all the metalheads, and rock music fans all over Sydney. It's main feature is to cover a wholesome amount of International as well as Australian music acts from various genres such as Rock, Metal, Punk and its Sub-Genres. The festival is run and promoted by Soundwave Touring, who also run Harvest Festival and promote tours for bands and musicians each year. This year's line-up is discussed as the best line-up ever!!

The Line Up Goes : Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Rob Zombie, Placebo, Korn, Trivium, DevilDriver, Biffy Clyro, Asking Alexandria, Alkaline Trio, Five Finger Death Punch, Testament, Letlive, Gwar, Mushroomhead, Pulled Apart By Horses, Bowling For Soup, Skindred, Amon Amarth, Whitechapel, The Story So Far, Ill Nino, Walking Papers, Your Demise, Real Friends, Aveneged Sevenfold, Alice In Chains, Megadeath, AFI, Alterbridge, Down, Newsted, Rocket From The Crypt, Clutch, Baroness, August Burns Red, The Black Dahila Murder, Finch, Nancy Vandal, Trash Talk, Volbeat, Terror, Tessaract, 10 Years, Hardcore Superstar, Coliseum, Our Last Night, Heaven's Basement!!!

You may be a party goer, and a lover for electro, dubstep, garage, r&b fan, and go to the Stereosonic Festival, Or you may be a headbanging hardcore metal, punk, goth, rock fan and go to the Soundwave Festival, you are in treat of lifetime in both cases. Personally I listen to both of the genres and follow most of the artists in both the festivals. So, I can tell how excited you are to see these lineups, because I could not believe such great artists could share a stage at once!! 

Both of the events are the events of lifetime! I am going on both, and will write a review for both in the coming blogs! Don't Miss This! Be There or Be Square! 

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For more info on Stereosonic : http://stereosonic.com.au/           .\/,,

For more info on Soundwave : http://soundwavefestival.com/      \,,/.


Written By : Ujzwol

New Years' Eve Celebration Midst The Fireworks in Harbour Bridge Sydney - Truly Once In A Lifetime Experience.

Bidding farewell to the past year with celebrating with small group of friends in a karaoke club, or spending it with family gatherings with warm private parties are very common all over the globe. New Year’s Eve is a big deal for us Aussies, and in our eyes, those celebration has become cliché, and we like to celebrate it the grand way. That is the reason why Sydney celebrates New Year’s Eve with entire city, the visitors from all over the world to create an utterly surreal experience in itself!

Countdown has started for the New Year’s Eve in Sydney. Travelers from all over the world, and the locals have started to plan their trips to Harbour Bridge, Sydney for the New Year’s Celebration. And truly, it is a surreal experience for every visitor of New Year’s Eve Celebration in Sydney’s Harbour Bridge.

First, it is a big deal for the Aussies. We celebrate New Year’s like no other country, and we are straight proud for that. Sydney is full of the fun, youth, energy, frolic, light, ambiance, a good life to sum up during New Year’s Eve! Second, Sydney is a place with several inhabitants, as well as a hub for the visitors, travelers, students, adventure seekers from all over the world. And, we love to share the festival with everyone. Unity in diversity is highly appreciated by the welcoming and ever smiling Aussies. Likewise, the ever continuing fun-experience and a little taste of the life of Sydney. There are very few countries which celebrates New Years’ in such a grand manner. Every new individual would return home with a personal story of how s/he celebrated the best New Year’s Eve in Harbour Bridge, Sydney.

The Main Attraction – The Fireworks!  Sydney and its people always focused in celebrating New Year together as the main focus of the city and of the entire country has always been the Harbour Bridge. Sydney attracts a 1.5 million audience on an average every year to experience the enormous fireworks that take place on the Harbour Bridge. For this reasons, this show is telecast-ed nationally as well as internationally as the Mega Event of Aussies. The mega show of fireworks lights the whole city. Many artistic and innovative designs are created in the air, the show which is too good to be real!

There are two parts of the fireworks show, the family show at 9 p.m. and the grand show at midnight. Everyone starts to count down the end of the past year, and together welcome the New Year with a blast! There are boating experiences, music and food festivals, along with this in New Year’s Eve Celebration. We could say that there is something for everyone in the crowd to make the celebration night the best New Year’s Eve celebration ever in their lives. There is nothing like celebrating New Years’ Eve in Sydney Harbour Bridge!

Written By : Ujzwol

Beach Days @ Boat Harbour

It’s Sunday on the long weekend, a hot 31 degrees and my friends have planned a beach day at Boat Harbour. We take a few cars, all 4WD’s so we can drive onto the beach and park in front of the water.  We are just driving onto the beach when the car suddenly stops and we realise that we are bogged. Even though my friend has a 4WD we still manage to get stuck in the sand, which is embarrassing but thankfully it is not long before we can continue. There are so many 4WD’s lined up along the beach, I have never seen such a site. It is quite strange because this is my first time to Boat Harbour and I have not seen anything like it before. We choose our spot on the beach. While waiting for our other friends to show up we start to set up and enjoy the sunshine. The water looks so inviting, a turquoise blue/green and I can’t wait to jump in.

Boat Harbour is located on the north-eastern side of Kurnell (near Cronulla) in Sydney. It is not a free

beach. Those wishing to drive up have to pay a $25 entry fee, though this does not really sting you if you have 2 or more people to share the fee. There are instructions as you drive in along the sand driveway advising only 4WD’s on the beach. Non-4WD’s must park in the car park and walk down, which is definitely not as much fun.
There are no food shops nearby to grab a bite so best be prepared if you’re looking at spending the day and pack lunches, snacks and beverages. The beach itself used to be renowned for being Sydney’s most polluted beach, but today there are no signs I can see of pollution. The water is as blue as I have ever seen in Sydney. I can see why so many families go to Boat Harbour and hang out for the day, it is secluded and they are able to drive right up to wear they want to make camp for the day which means no lugging of all their stuff. You can also bring your pets along, the beach is dog friendly. It also is great for just going with a group of friends. You can bring your dog along, your speakers and play music, get your games on, or just laze around and enjoy each other’s company. I would have to say after visiting Boat Harbour, it is now my favourite beach in Sydney. All I need now is a 4WD!

Written by Kea for Sydney Urban Life

Perfume - The Lost Art of Appreciation

one thing i notice traveling between the Dubai and Sydney is the deep divide between what is known as 'perfume'. Here in sydney we seem to have been stuck in the notion that perfume is made by Brittany S
pears or David Beckham. what a upset. when you travel through any country in the middle east you notice to central areas of their live first being gold and the second perfume. let me inform you a little. its not perfume that comes from some music superstar or fashion label, but rather it comes from a perfume house that has hundreds of years behind. some of the perfume recipes have been passed down through generations, without a ounce of change. this is what i call perfume.

if this has interested to find out what perfume is i urge you to consider to David Jones in Pitt St mall. a fragrance house by the name of Amouage will be seen. in Australia this store is the only supplier of this beautiful perfume. Amouage perfume is on the expensive side with the average bottle costing between $300-500, i would say that it is a investment worth making

Spring Cleaning ? Update your Wardrobe

It's now time to update your wardrobe for spring/summer 2013. Sydney in the past few years has risen up to par compared to other major cities around the world. with many of the top names coming to Australia, such as ZARA and TOPSHOP you can't help but feel excited this year. if you have any spare time this weekend in highly recommend you travel down to Pitt St sydney now the favourite destination  for fashion shopping.

for those you cant bear the thought of leaving the house this weekend maybe a bit of internet shopping is more your thing. Iconic.com as collected all the australian fashion brands and brought them to one central place. the iconic offers same day delivery within the sydney region a plus for those lucky enough to live in sydney.

Just maybe you feel like a haircut as well. well the two worlds have combined in Culture Kings sydney. this store is innovative in its concept and superior in its collection of brands on offer. if your a hipster you defiantly want to be seen here, jokes.

by Thamer 

China Town fusion

Located near the entrance to the uber popular 'Patties Markets'/Haymarket sits a small stretch of shops dubbed as China Town. China town is just a short (down hill) walk from central station and sits just above the also popular Darling Harbor. China Town is somewhat famous for it's traditional bilingual sign posts.

Adorning either entrance is a majestic, bright red 'traditional' Chinese archway. It certainly stands out. 

Arches.... Arches everywhere

Walking along the stretch of shops is really a thrill. Every where you go you are being lightly heckled by menu carrying waiters and waitresses tempting you to sit down and sample one of their many Asian delights. The food of course is amazing. Towards the north most end of the arcade is a Chinese cream puff booth. I say booth because it is really just that: a tiny window in a wall where with an impossibly small kitchen behind it. The lines for these cream puff and custard tarts are infamously long but are well worth the wait!

Occasionally, but especially so on Chinese festivals the stretch of shops will be overly decorated and hold celebrations to mark, for example, the 'Year of the Snake'. During this time it's not uncommon to see the traditional Chinese Dragon show, during which a large Dragon like costume is manned by about 6 or so men and woman giving the impression that he large Dragon is hovering along the street. After all to see and do while at China Town you most likely wondering where the best place to eat is! The answer: Golden Harbor Restaurant , of course! This always busy, always popular restaurant specializes in Yum Cha (which is small, traditional Chinese dishes, like dumplings and pork buns). If you do decide to waltz down to China town make sure you pop in and visit, it's well worth it!

The signage for the tempting GHR 

So returning to our question of 'What is Urban Life in Sydney', the answer seems easily evident. Multicultural is one word which springs to mind: the street decorations, the character of the shops and what they sell certainly is modeled after an authentic Chinese strip of shops. Sydney is not just about bland office buildings and endless bodies of gleaming water, it's about cultural flare and being proud to show it.

Post by Will