INTERVIEWS Doppel’s ‘Harvest’ is a progressive seed, planted over years The artist’s first LP in five years shows that there’s still far more to progressive sounds than the main stage lets on.
COVER STARS Mincy: Punter, Promoter, Producer, Pioneer Gadigal Land/Sydney-based DJ, producer, Extra Spicy label head & Dayshift organiser is Mixmag ANZ's latest Cover Artist.
FEATURES Independent Music Exchange is an algorithm-antidote From 6-7 June, Northcote Town Hall welcomes the return of the Independent Music Exchange, a two-day celebration of local, community-minded releases and the people behind the action.
NEWS Bizarro announces Mode, Overtone & Freeform 2026 lineups The three festival run across Australia's East coast returns with a stacked international contingent.
NEWS Rep your city, we're hiring! Mixmag ANZ is looking for a series of new team members Do you or someone you know want to get even more involved with music across Australia & Aotearoa/New Zealand?
INTERVIEWS Club nights & community change: Vinyl Vixens celebrates 10 years A Naarm/Melbourne platform designed to uplift FLINTA voices, the collective celebrates its first decade this weekend.
SCENE REPORTS The Breakfast Club: Freedom from the 9-5 since 2014 As the iconic Naarm/Melbourne-originating after-hours party celebrates a dozen years, writer Hugo Hodge reflects on its enduring and hedonistic legacy.
INTERVIEWS DC returns down under: Dreamcastmoe’s Australian POV The Washington DC-based artist shares an outsider’s perspective on a local music scene he’s become inextricably linked to.
NEWS A3 shares its 2026 lineup The Novel run Naarm/Melbourne-based festival welcomes the likes of Kerri Chandler, Skin On Skin & many more this November.
NEWS Astral People Announce Twin-City Festival, ‘Move My Way’ The Gadigal Land/Sydney-based promoter and agency has set out to provide a diverse range of programming that touches upon hip hop, R&B, jazz and elements of modern club culture for “a celebration of soulful persuasion.”
LISTS Mixmag ANZ's favourite EPs & albums of 2026 thus far 30+ releases we can't get enough of from across Australia & Aotearoa/New Zealand in 2026.
SCENE REPORTS Sydney Opera House's Forecourt is a litmus test for its city One of Australia’s most beautiful venues has long struggled with spreading its wings. Its latest series of forecourt shows proves that it’s space worth giving.
INTERVIEWS TWOFACED: From Dunedin to Dancefloors Across the World Writer Laura McInnes explores the student party culture of Aotearoa's South Island hub & its power to propel new music to global recognition.
NEWS Eat The Beat launches new multi-level venue partnership in Naarm’s CBD The promoter, which has hosted everyone from Carl Cox to PARIS, enters a brand-new stage.
NEWS Geneva AM takes home a coveted 2026 Taite Music Prize "We need to stay united, keep creating, and continue enjoying the art of tinkering – free all occupied territories," she shared in her acceptance speech.
MUSIC Genesis Owusu shares his dance-heavy rotation playlist, 'Just Keeps Going' Following the release of Owusu's dance-inspired track 'Life Keeps Going', the artist gives us everything he's got on rotation.
INTERVIEWS 21 years on, Fat Freddy's Drop enters a new era Saxophonist Scott “Chopper Reeds” Towers and drummer Cory Champion speak with writer Farah Azizan and reveal how the band is moving forward.
INTERVIEWS Fatshaudi on making music that feels deeply Writer Edie Hopgood speaks with the Meanjin/Brisbane-based artist as she celebrates a year of her debut album, ‘Feel It All Around You’.
FEATURES Repetition as devotion: Inside Pugilist’s ‘Found Sound’ The Scotland-turned-Aotearoa-turned-Australian producer’s debut album comes after a mammoth 70 releases, but not a moment too soon.
NEWS UK Ban Sought for DJ Haram After pro-Palestine comments at Sydney Biennale It follows her impassioned speech at the event's 25th anniversary last month.
CULTURE Hiko: 'Creating Māori oases in a concrete desert' Writer Nicholas Lindstrom dives into the potency of a musical movement only recently given its own name.
LISTS Skylab at 8: The shows that shaped Naarm's beloved station Some of Skylab’s newest, oldest and most trusted selectors weigh in on their favourite shows over the last eight years, to truly celebrate the legacy it continues to leave.
INTERVIEWS Kaishandao 开山刀: Bridging Aotearoa & Asia Writer Martyn Pepperell speaks with an artist, blogger and promoter with two feet proudly at two opposite ends of the globe.
FEATURES Label Spotlight: Butter Sessions A pillar of Naarm/Melbourne's underground & one of Australia's most revered labels celebrates its 15th year this weekend.
INTERVIEWS More Than Management: Hasvat Informant & Jordan Borg The pair have become one of Australian techno’s most recognisable power duos, working in total tandem to benefit not only their own careers, but the broader scene as a whole.
CULTURE Venue Spotlight: Carriageworks One of Gadigal Land/Sydney’s most iconic spots, Carriageworks has long been a supporter of music, art and culture a little left of the zeitgeist, to great effect.
SCENE REPORTS Melbourne to Mexico, Animalia connects two underground worlds Writer Hugo Hodge finds a slice of Naarm/Melbourne in Mexico City, as Kia's beloved label sees the two cities converging over two weekends.
INTERVIEWS Dean Turnley breaks down 'Actin' Tough' This Summer, the Naarm/Melbourne-based producer's track has been about as viral as it gets.
