LÂLKA is a glitter meets grit EDM artist who has just released her debut mixtape, Romance + Rebellion. From classical music to the world of J-core and hyper pop, this Borneo-born and Brisbane/Meanjin-based music and video producer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and DJ is as clever as she is creative. Utilising advanced technology to not only deepen […]
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There is something extraordinary about witnessing acting first-hand and in a theatre. An energy that radiates from the stage to the seats; from the actors to the audience. When people talk about ‘star status’, it is because that person emanates a brightness, a spark, an electric magnetism that draws audiences in. Francine Cain is one […]
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We chatted to Isaac Koren, one of the members of The Kin, which is made up of two brothers (Isaac and Thorald ‘Thorry’ Koren) from Australia, and their unique hand-drumming drummer from New York (Mark ‘Shakerleg’ Nicosia). Having begun their musical journey in Adelaide where they were born, the Koren brothers have been making soulful […]
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Georgia June is an exciting and intrepid Australian singer that is fearlessly forging a musical path for herself. At the age of 18, she is a graduate of the internationally renowned Newtown High School of Performing Arts; has performed to sold out crowds at popular music venue The Newsagency in Sydney; embarked on a maiden […]
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The dichotomy of LA based frontman Matt Caughthran is an endearing and engaging one. Having fronted hardcore punk band The Bronx for the past 13 years, it seemed unbelievable that Caughthran moonlighted as the lead singer and songwriter for sweepingly romantic and upbeat Mariachi El Bronx for almost the same period of time. It’s a […]
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1. You have been recording your debut EP in Sweden, at Stockholm based studio, ‘The Kennel’. What was the driving force to produce music in such a far away place from your home town of Melbourne, especially a small town on the urban outreaches of Sweden’s capital city? So much amazing music has come […]
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1. HOW DID YOU BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY INTO PHOTOGRAPHY AND WHO WAS THE VERY FIRST PERSON YOU EVER TOOK A PHOTO OF IN YOUR CAREER AS A RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER? My dad taught me how to develop and print my own images when I was 12. So that was over 45 years ago. I never […]
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The dynamic and unique soulfulness of YVÉ GOLD is hard to ignore. It settles on your skin, seeps into your pores and injects your bloodstream with a melody of honey amber. It is sweet yet hard, sugary yet complex. The sensational YVÉ GOLD is a rapper, singer and lyricist from Melbourne. Currently featured on Triple J’s Unearthed, YVÉ GOLD really […]
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Straighten your tie, comb your hair and clear your throat as you prepare to shake hands with rhythm royalty. You may not be able to make out her tiara through her wickedly cool fro of hair, but you can definitely hear the royal beat pulsing through her blue blooded veins. Having already worked with the […]
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Paul Harris answered his phone from a South London pad where, to my utter lack of surprise, he informed me that it was ‘pissing down’… with rain of course. Albeit, I did report that it too was pissing down and cold here in Melbourne. Nothing like a bit of weather empathising to kick off an […]
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