NEWS Dayshift announces first-ever interstate expansion The Gadigal Land/Sydney-based daytime dance party is back this October, now bringing its sound to Naarm/Melbourne for the first time.
NEWS Dro Carey revives Braincamp Rec as fully-fledged label The Gadigal Land/Sydney-originating producer kicks off a new project that may be familiar to some.
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.
NEWS QLD becomes first state to ban pill testing in accused overnight "rushing through" of policy amendments Queensland's Crisafulli government has made changes to the Medicines and Poisons Act overnight, which sees all of the state's pill testing services now banned.
GALLERIES In pictures: The Mixmag Lab Bali with Theo Parrish at the helm Snapshots from the night at La Brisa, where the house music pioneer played a transcendent three-hour set to an elated crowd.
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.
NEWS Sydney’s Club 77 to Become One of Australia’s Most Accessible Nightlife Venues The renovation of the venue comes as a successful recipient of Sound NSW’s ‘Venue Upgrade Grants’ initiative.
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.
NEWS Local label Sumoclic relaunches as ‘dottidot’ The project of 1tbsp enters a new era, moving outside of just being a label.