COVER STARS Ninajirachi: Chronically online, critically acclaimed Producer, DJ, and now eight-time ARIA Award nominee for her debut album 'I Love My Computer', is Mixmag ANZ's Cover Artist for October 2025.
ARTISTS Heritage & hardware on Iti's 'Colourful Choices' Releasing this Friday via Naarm/Melbourne label Butter Sessions, we spoke with the producer about honouring his roots while living halfway across the globe.
ARTISTS PARIS journeys inwards on her debut album 'Labyrinth' The artist, formerly known as Made In Paris, talks about an evolution coinciding with the release of her debut album.
ARTISTS DJ Sneak on his long-awaited return to Australia Chicago legend DJ Sneak is back for the first time in 15 years, performing at S.A.S.H this weekend. We got a moment of his time.
COMMENT Keep Hush: International tours, local voices Amidst the UK brands second foray across Australia & Aotearoa/New Zealand, they shared some words of wisdom on how to honour local movements rather than simply profiting from them.
SCENE REPORTS FAMILI’s Bloodfire EP Launch: A Fire of Resistance, Restoration, and Reclamation Writer Fei Chen reviews a gathering of Pasifika, Blak, queer, and trans voices forging new worlds through sound, memory, and resistance.
SCENE REPORTS A Decade After NZ’s Alcohol Law Reforms, Dance Culture Still Feels the Impact Writer James Barrett explores the ripple effect that Aotearoa's 'Sale & Supply Of Alcohol Act' has had on its clubbing ecosystem.
COMMENT Girls on tour: Merit outside the vacuum In the absence of up-to-date research, Lilly Grainger asked her favourite artists what it felt like to tour as a non-male identifying person, triumphs and room for growth within the industry.
COMMENT “Jazz is the teacher”: Theo Parrish on tradition, records & the roots of dance music The Detroit innovator considers the balance between past & future, along with how truth, people & physical sound shape his philosophy today.
CULTURE Venue Spotlight: White Bay Power Station One of Gadigal Land/Sydney's biggest questions finally finds its answer, and a new cultural hub opens in a city more desperate for it than ever before.
SCENE REPORTS Trust transformed, the cultural reckoning of Soft Centre In a pacifistic festival world, Soft Centre's 2025 edition emerged with a challenge.
FEATURES PollyHill & Samara Alofa expand 'AQUARIES' universe with 'AGE OF URANUS' feat. MOKOTRON, Caru, Half Queen, & more The release, a remix of the duo's 2023 album, is curated by HALFQUEEN. Writer Laura McInnes dives in.
ARTISTS Blake.08: Home is where the art is Following the release of his debut album 'From Sydney With Love', Gadigal Land/Sydney-based producer Blake.08 talks through why staying true to your roots is so crucial.
ARTISTS Touch Sensitive, Italo at the edge of the earth 'Pizza Guy' himself talks Mixmag ANZ through the release of his second LP, 'In Paradise'.
FEATURES "Don't wade, plunge" into Soft Centre 2025 Co-founder of Gadigal Land/Sydney's most fringe festival, Thorsten Herzog, explains what he hopes for the future of his city.
FEATURES Colonial commentary on modern dance, via Yung Lemon's 'Don't Matter' The release sees the Gadigal Land/Sydney producer working with a variety of creatives on an accompanying digital & physical zine, exploring the depths with which music is able to add comment.
FEATURES Lonelyspeck: "genre is a misunderstood concept" To celebrate the release of his latest record 'Crown Of My Spirit', we sat down with Sione Teumohenga.
FEATURES Ceramic Model's multi-medium collective collaboration on 'Self Lick' The Gadigal Land/Sydney-based producer's release on label General Merchant tests the idea of where music stops & real life application begins.
FEATURES The quiet legend of Micronism Writer Martyn Pepperell explores the legacy of an artist whose influence is felt not only across Aotearoa, but the world today.
FEATURES Now Or Never platforms experimentation in the public eye Back for its third year, we spoke with the citywide Naarm/Melbourne festival's Artistic Director on how it balances experimentation with accessibility.
ARTISTS MESSIE: “I want it to be a celebration of something more than just me." Writer Laura McInnes speaks with a rapidly rising Aotearoa/New Zealand star who's already caught the attention of worldwide heavyweights.
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