Donning my face mask and descending into the concrete bunker of the National Gallery, we were greeted by the glitch noise of the experimental secondary stage. It was fittingly post-apocalyptic as strobing visuals and ungodly noises emanated from the array of wires and speakers in the dark.
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Dr Donda West Speaks
The poetry of Gwendolyn Brooks, the academic work of Dr Donda West, and how Kanye was inspired by his late mother’s literal voice on ‘DONDA’.
Billie Eilish // Goldwing
On her album “Happier Than Ever”, Billie Eilish references an ancient Hindu poem to invoke a sense of corrupted innocence.
Rage Against The Horizon // Celebrating the Beauty of The Mosh Pit
“Let’s Get The Party Started” comes at a time when punters are missing concerts more than ever. In these stressful and existential times, a mosh would do us some good.
Kanye // On Mother & Family
A lyrical analysis of Kanye West’s relationship with his mother and family.
Good Evening, Europe // On Eurovision
I can’t quite express the joy that rippled through me as I watched performer after performer take to the stage. In a gloriously glittery range of out-there outfits, each tantalising glimpse of LED-soaked choreo, avant-garde Francophone balladry or even awkward green-screen gaffes had me gagging for more. At long last, the rehearsals have begun forContinue reading “Good Evening, Europe // On Eurovision”
Yours & Owls 2021 // A Post-COVID Festival Review
Yours and Owls Festival held in Wollongong, AU was the first taste of large scale live music in a post-COVID world. Here’s one writer’s perspective on how it all went down.
Girl Sweetvoiced
No more can be written of Sappho without assuming a certain reality that may or may not have existed, and really this is the nature of her mythology. That every element of her music is music-less is part of the Sapphic music. That Sappho’s lyre will never produce a tone again, stimulates the continuity of her music, the listening for what can’t be heard.
UK, Hun?
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has helped a weary nation through one of the bleakest winters in memory. So eat your heart out Shakespeare, revise that speech Churchill, frankly shut up Boris, it’s the queens of Series 2 that are giving me most to feel patriotic about in 2021.
The 28 Year Old Male & Triple J Start a Meme War: You Won’t Believe What Happens Next!!!
In today’s age of cancel culture and online woke-ness, one mysterious internet memelord has taken a stand against a media institution. As a result, his unique 28 year-old male voice, possibly one of the last bastions of truth and justice in the Australian media landscape, has been silenced.
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