Illy has cemented himself as one of Australia’s leading hip-hop acts. With a live show that is full of energy, empowerment and hype status, the Perth rapper has come a long way from his humble beginnings. His 2016 album ‘2 Degrees’ saw him breaking through to commercial status with the 6x platinum single, ‘Papercuts’ featuring…
INTERVIEW: Kelsea Ballerini
Kelsea Ballerini’s love affair with Australia began in March 2016 while she was in the country for the first time to perform at the CMC Festival and co-host the CMC Award Show where she coincidentally met her husband, Morgan Evans. Since then she has been back and forth to the country for personal holidays and…
INTERVIEW: Jax Jones
With an array of hits on the charts as well as on heavy rotation on the radio and the clubbing circuit, Jax Jones is establishing himself as one of the hottest producers and artists of right now. With songs like ‘You Don’t Know Me’ featuring RAYE, ‘Harder’ featuring Bebe Rexha, ‘Instruction’ featuring Demi Lovato and…
SINGLE REVIEW: Kira Puru – Why Don’t We Get Along
Kira Puru is an artist that is confidently and unapologetically herself. It’s because of this that she has been dubbed the “Lizzo of Australia” and has seen an online movement come together of people petitioning to see her open for the record breaking artist in January when she comes down under. With a discography of…
EP REVIEW: Tyne James Organ – Persevere
2019 has been a big year of live performances for Tyne James Organ. With slots at Splendour In The Grass and Lime Cordiale’s The Squeeze Festival, he has been covering a lot of space and playing a lot of shows with Mallrat as well as some of his own headline ones. With only a string…
ALBUM REVIEW: Tove Lo – Sunshine Kitty
Tove Lo has never been afraid to do things her way. She has never followed traditions nor has she tried to fit a mould of what the industry wants her to be. She’s always just been unapologetically herself, as shocking or as revealing as she wants that to be. For her fourth studio album ‘Sunshine…
LIVE REVIEW: Troye Sivan – Brisbane Convention Centre
Setting the theme of his Brisbane stop on his ‘Bloom World Tour’ as “opulence”, the excited crowd that packed the the Brisbane Convention Centre came channeling their inner sparkling, extravagant and royal blood. It has been three years since Troye Sivan’s last Australian tour and it’s become apparent that a lot of things have changed….
GALLERY: Emma Louise – The Tivoli
The Tivoli’s exclusive “In the round” series has become a special concept designed for Brisbane Festival. With 2019 being the second year of the intimate shows, this years line up saw an array of Australian favourites embrace the cabaret lounge stylings. Emma Louise adapted her recent Australian tour into this unique setting and gave the…
SINGLE REVIEW: LAUV – Feelings
Love can be hard, love can be confusing, love can be intoxicating, And Lauv questions all those things in the opening moments of his new single ‘Feelings’. “Is my love too much? Or is it just enough for you, for you?” he asks as his insecurities takes over. He’s in love but he’s worried he’s…
SINGLE REVIEW: Sasha Sloan – Smiling When I Die
To date, Sasha Sloan’s career has been about reflection. It’s about being authentically herself in the rawest and purest form, and she’s successfully done that with a growing discography of pure vulnerability. From opening up about her family and values on ‘Older’, to her insecurities on ‘Thoughts’, grief on ‘Dancing With your Ghost’, and heartbreak…
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