SCENE REPORTS The beauty if finality: vale ABSORB(ED) Naarm/Melbourne’s most experimental festival says farewell to a short life, but a long legacy this weekend.
COVER STARS Cousin: music without a mirror The Gadigal Land/Sydney-born producer, DJ and Moonshoe label head is Mixmag ANZ’s first Cover Artist for 2026.
NEWS 10 Years of Moonshoe, the Gadigal Land/Sydney label marks a major milestone The label, mix series and promoter celebrates a decade across two venues on April 19.
NEWS Daniel Ek in Australia: $200,000 for The Push amid Spotify’s lobbying campaign The push comes as Australia's government looks to establish laws which would force streaming services to preference more local content.
CULTURE murmurations: sonic entrainment & mutual tuning The event, focused on stepping outside familiar club frameworks, takes a different approach to intentional listening.
NEWS Moniker 2026 Expands to Four Days, New Location and 42-Artist Lineup The Victorian festival welcomes international acts and offers over 80 hours of programming this Easter long weekend.
INTERVIEWS Resettling the score: Hear My Eyes is a new lens on classic film Naarm/Melbourne's beloved multi-media "hybrid artform" launches again this week with Peter Van Hoesen's take on Terminator 2. Its founder & artistic director shared some words on its journey so far.
INTERVIEWS trickpony & the art of coming together The downtempo supergroup made up of Roza Terenzi, Mike Midnight & emkay (aka Maria Korkeila) speak on their latest record, '24/7 Heaven'.
NEWS Outsider shares international-heavy 2026 lineup The festival, set just a few hours north of Gadigal Land/Sydney, appears to have plenty in store for its fifth year.
INTERVIEWS Distance turned to devotion: Traumer returns to Australia The French selector & producer returns to Australia this weekend, after almost 10 years of annual visits.
FEATURES More 'place' than 'piece' on Climes' 'Water & Music' The Gadigal Land/Sydney producer's debut album, paired alongside a full-length album visualiser by Naarm/Melbourne filmmaker Jordan James Kaye, is an ode to humanity when we've never needed it more.
NEWS Casey Wasserman to sell talent agency due to Epstein files fallout In a memo sent to staff, the Wasserman Group CEO wrote: "I have become a distraction ... That is why I have begun the process of selling the company".
NEWS Anyma announces return to Gadigal Land/Sydney in 2026 One of global EDM's largest names returns to tour his brand new "immersive live concept", ÆDEN.
NEWS Jyoty, HAAi and Jaguar sign open letter calling for gender equality in club and festival line-ups Launched by Not Bad For A Girl, the letter points to examples of gender disparity — including one UK festival with a line-up featuring "80% men".
FEATURES Coding, collapse & clarity on r hunter's 'Yield' The LP, released via Naarm/Melbourne label Absorb, finds new life in the form of an accompanying work by artist Eek.