It’s almost the end of May, and there’s already been so much great music coming out. What better way to share it than with a list! Keeping it to just five was hard enough, but then we went and made it Aussie music only too! …

Back in April, I had the chance to visit BEYOND THE STREETS London. The exhibition was held at the Saatchi Gallery between February-May, and featured work from international artists like Futura, Glen E. Friedman, GOLDIE, Keith Haring, 3D, and an entire section dedicated to the Beastie Boys. As a fan…

Currently at Sydney’s Powerhouse museum, this free exhibition features posters, photos, and video from over a decade of international musicians visiting Australia’s shores. Late last year I visited Stephen “Pav” Pavlovic’s Unpopular exhibition at the Powerhouse. My interest was motivated by the mention of Summersault, a summer festival Pav ran…

Jack Berryman began releasing music online under the name jberr in 2021. Each of his releases so far are made up from synths, drum machines, and effects from his studio outside of Melbourne, Australia. After hearing his latest four track collection Garden Variety Sounds, released in October 2022, I contacted…

Maria Moles is an Australia percussionist who released her latest album For Leolanda in early 2022. Her music has been released by labels Room40 and Nice Music, and is also available on Bandcamp. In our previous issue, while interviewing Zeb and Jaxon from the label Garden, Jaxon had been telling…

The Summersault music festival has remained a highlight in the memories of all who were there (and some who weren’t). It featured Beck, Beastie Boys, Bikini Kill, DJ Shadow, Foo Fighters, and more. …

Born 1990 in Gdańsk, Poland, pianist Hania Rani now divides her time between Warsaw and Berlin. Since the release of her debut solo album Esja on Gondwana Records in 2019, she has been touring the world and will be in Australia April-May 2023, before returning to Europe. Aged seven, Hania…

For many people who grew up in the 90s and 2000s, the Tibetan Freedom Concerts were a moment when the whole world seemed to know something terrible was happening, as information of how Tibetan people were being oppressed by China became known. …

Toshio Nakanishi, later known as Tycoon Tosh, or just Toshi, was a prolific Japanese musician who played in New Wave bands, helped bring hip hop to Japan, and spent time England working with Mo’ Wax and Pussy Foot Records in groups such as UNKLE and Skylab. …