FEATURES Growth as a mission: X CLUB. Ahead of the Meanjin/Brisbane-turned London-based DJ's appearance at The Wool Store next weekend, we grow to understand what their key motivations are.
COMMENT Cueing up 2026: What NYE does to dance floors Ahead of this year’s inaugural New Year’s At The Bowl, we caught up with a selection of its lineup to better understand how much midnight truly matters.
FEATURES INBRAZA Collective is Baile Funk without dilution The Brazil-turned Naarm/Melbourne-born collective is spearheading a movement that's as political as it is animated.
SCENE REPORTS The doof that wouldn't die: Hopkins Creek Writer Darren Cheah dives into the history of 'the little doof that could' for the first time.
ARTISTS Jeremy Dower's lost era of ambient techno & electronica resurfaces Martyn Pepperell dives into the enduring legacy of an artist who embodies the otherworldly nature of technology in everything he does.
FEATURES Soma & the curatorial climate of DIY programming With Soma’s second edition set for this weekend, we’re revisiting some of our favourite recordings from last year, as a means of illustrating what trust can sound like.
CULTURE Reel talk: Barry's Bait Shop is Hopkins Creek's beloved pub parody Barry himself sits Mixmag ANZ for an explainer on what makes this 'so-called-Australian' gem what it is.
CULTURE Photographer Spotlight: Distorted Our latest photography spotlight sees us tapping a regularly face at some of the country's most intimate dance floors.
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.
ARTISTS Mau P talks global stages & local energy The Dutch DJ & producer is just the latest announcement in a string of huge international tours. As he prepares to head to Australia for the first time, what does he make of the globalisation of the culture?
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.
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