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.
FEATURES Nicole Skeltys on rebooting B(if)tek & Artificial In the wake of an exciting reissue of ‘Sub-Vocal Theme Park’, B(if)tek’s first record, Nicole Skeltys talks about touring again, her solo project Artificial, and reintegrating into a new DIY scene nearly three decades on.
COMMENT Skynet in the age of AI: Hear My Eyes' Terminator 2 The rework of James Cameron's action classic by Peter Van Hoesen, Robin Fox & others was a celebration of creativity in a world increasingly devoid of it.