Limits help creativity? That’s bananas!
Two bananas “run” desperately through the shrubbery in a park in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. An intense drumbeat accompanies them, as...
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Aug 29, 20202 min read
Jordan Mackampa: a soulful journey
Album: Foreigner Performer: Jordan Mackampa Style: Soul Rating: 8/10 Reviewer: Rebecca Martyn London-based singer-songwriter Jordan...
Aug 14, 20203 min read
New directions in music add power to release
Band: DMA’s Album: The Glow Style: Pop/rock Rating: 8/10 Reviewer: Eddie Russell The long-awaited The Glow delicately balances dance...
Aug 14, 20203 min read
Belonging in a foreign world
Album: Sideways to New Italy Performer: Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Style: Indie rock Rating: 8/10 Reviewer: Eddie Russell The...
Jul 10, 20202 min read
Dancing out of isolation
Online classes will continue post-lockdown for one local ballet company, after delivering clear benefits for both the school and...
May 16, 20204 min read
Years to recovery: independent music festivals could be lost
Some independent music festivals “probably won’t” survive the coronavirus turmoil, event organisers and musicians say. Freelance events...
Feb 25, 20204 min read
Motherhood an artist’s messy “breeze”
It’s a gloomy Melbourne day but Beck Wallman and her kids explode into the park like confetti. She’s pushing her two youngest children...
Dec 2, 20195 min read
Spreading the iPhone jams
Tattoos come in all shapes and sizes in today’s music scene. However, Jimmy Harwood’s ink is particularly unique. The 20-year-old...
Nov 26, 20195 min read
The games people playlist
The internet, video games and online streaming services are changing the way we readily access music and discover potential artists,...
Nov 26, 20198 min read
The Bär Sound of Mr. Bungle
A warm, metallic howling snakes around the pillars beneath the overpass of Carnegie station. A cacophony of notes ring out as Bär...
Nov 3, 20194 min read
The business of ceramic art
Fleetwood Mac blasting through a stereo, Matilda Foley sings along with Stevie Nicks as she creates beautiful pieces of ceramic art....
Aug 1, 20193 min read
Dance and readings in “Blood” performance
Ngioka Bunda-Heath’s movement is jarring as she crosses the studio floor while performing her latest composition at the Yirramboi arts...
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