Song You Need to Know: Private Function, ‘Give War a Chance’

Made by budding filmmaker Lauren Hester as part of a uni assignment, the clip sees Private Function transformed into puppets as they corrupt a children’s TV show.

April 1, 2021

Private Function become puppets in new video for ‘Give War A Chance’

Created by a Swinburne University student.

April 1 , 2021

Private Function releases fan-made music video for ‘Give War A Chance’

The music video was warmly received by the band, who said they were “completely blown away when we received Lauren’s video”.

April 2, 2021.

PRIVATE FUNCTION // Drop Fan-made Music Video For ‘Give War A Chance’

Pub-rockers Private Function has dropped the music video for Give War A Chance, and it’s come with a super special backstory.

April 1, 2021.

Swinburne film student creates Private Function’s “best” music video

Swinburne film and TV student Lauren Hester has created a music video for punk rock band private function that Rolling Stone Australia has described as ‘one the best videos of the year’ and the band’s best to date.

April 16, 2021.

Melbourne’s Daddy Issues just dropped a twisted fairytale video for ‘Ursine Major’

The band just dropped a Goldilocks inspired video for their patriarchy-smashing anthem ‘Ursine Major’, which sees the macho bears facing a pretty grisly ending.

October 7, 2024.

Grinspoon Release New Single ‘Never Say Never’

This is the second taste of the Grinners’ forthcoming eighth album, Whatever, Whatever.

July 16, 2024.

What Does International Women’s Day Mean to Me?

Suzanne brings together a group of inspiring, courageous and often outspoken cis and trans women and gender diverse people to create a visual snapshot of the fierce, funny and extraordinary people who inspire her world.

March 2025.

TAILS is the third book by former Sharpie Julie Mac that shares the unique 1960s-1980s Australian Sharpie subculture.

Includes a chapter written by Lauren Hester, director of ‘Stay Sharp’ – a short documentary that explores Melbourne’s iconic Sharpie movement of the 1970s, delving into its presence amongst the youth of Australia in decades past, as well as the recent resurgence of this forgotten subculture in the 21st century.

May 2024.

GTTF spent the evening chatting and photographing Daddy Issues, the four piece grunge/punk band out of Naarm/Melbourne.

Growing up with CDs in the 90s, my fav part was checking out the booklets and artwork that came with them… You have just released 100 copies of this EP on CD that you designed yourselves, what inspired the style and artwork for it?

Issue 4, July 2024.

Lauren Hester was kind enough to share the sketches she made during Private Function’s European Tour.

Issue #002, November 2023.