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Venue Spotlight: Phoenix Central Park

Into the 'Nest' of Judith Neilson’s Phoenix Central Park for Season XVII; in their third all-local line up for 2025, an unfurling of possibility, new experimentation and hope for the future of Australian artistic practice.

'Start the Party, Build the Community' with EMC's latest online toolkit

Its second resource, with expertise compiled from three experienced promoters, artists and managers, is a must for anyone aspiring to do their 'own thing'.

Label Spotlight: Trackwork

Having just recently celebrated the label's 5th birthday at Australia's most prestigious venue, the Sydney Opera House, Trackwork has found itself at the centre of music's most exciting cultural crosspoints, Jonno Revanche writes.

Kia: A shared sense of scenius

The Animalia & Cirrus label head, un:send festival founder & DJ is Mixmag ANZ’s Cover Artist for July 2025.

Honouring Volition Records: Australia's club culture catalyst

Martyn Pepperell dives into the history of one of Australia's most influential labels, perfectly timed with Efficient Space's re-release of some of its most important work.

The pure spirit of Unsound Adelaide

Australia’s cult experimental music weekend ditches branding to focus on the most mind-expanding music anyone can hope to hear, and still has fun while doing it.

No more excuses: hotbabe93's FLINTA* database demands diverse lineups

An ongoing conversation about the scene's diversity gains a vital modern resource.

Built to last: the enduring phenomenon of hardware

Writer Crissy Collins spoke with a selection of Naarm/Melbourne's most avid hardware users.

A love letter to the sounds of Summer: looking forward to Strawberry Fields 2025

In the depths of winter, it's easy to yearn for warmer days. With a plethora of recorded mixes, that's never been easier.

KSMBA: Being sensitive goes 'hard'

The rising star in Naarm/Melbourne's techno scene is Mixmag ANZ's Cover Artist for June 2025.

Dildo walls, a car crash and transcendent music: 24 hours at Dark Mofo 2025

With a new Artistic Director at the helm, Nipaluna/Hobart’s winter festival has the opportunity for reinvention. The question is, will it take it?

EMC's first online toolkit provides 'Foundations for DIY Creatives'

The Gadigal Land/Sydney-based organisation deepens its commitment to the uplifting of local scenes.

Tribqu celebrates the deep, diasporic power of dub

This week, the Naarm-based club night and event series spearheaded by Zjoso celebrates its sixth anniversary with dub maestros Tikiman and Richard Akingbehin.

"A tropical fish yearns for snow", on Other Joe's 'Flawless'

The Naarm/Melbourne-based producer and instrumentalist has long been making music in his own sonic language, & in this intimate piece his close friend Emile Frankel acts as translator.

NYMPHO are bridging the gap between queer club culture in Aotearoa, Australia & beyond

In the midst of ATARANGI's first headline tour across the country, writer Laura McInnes spoke with the Aoteaora-born crew to better understand the momentum they're now taking to the world.

In loving memory of: Bunker

The Naarm/Melbourne techno promoter calls it quits after 12 years, with plenty of memories & homes to boot.

Looking back at the sounds of ‘90s and early 2000s house, 2-step/garage and broken beat in Aotearoa

Martyn Pepperell once again shares some of New Zealand's earliest & most influential digs.

Lady Shaka is the past, present, and future of Pasifika club music

So much more than a DJ, the Samoan, Tokelauan, Tahitian, Māori, and Cape Verdean is Mixmag ANZ's Cover Artist for April 2025.

Venue Spotlight: Galaxy Bar

The Ōtautahi/Christchurch venue's story is one centred entirely around community passion & safety.

Mixmag ANZ's favourite EPs & albums of 2025 thus far

A belated list of everything we've been loving from across Australia & Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Skeleten's journey through being 'Mentalized'

Having just released his second LP, the Gadigal Land/Sydney has found himself just a little bit more.