Features A guide to Asylum Records in 5 essential albums by Luke Saunders In the psychedelic ’60s the Sunset Strip was soaked with LSD, counter culture rhetoric, and free loving ways. Iconoclasts of…
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Music The story of Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ and its timeless status by Manning Patston In celebration of Tracy Chapman, we’re taking a look over her single Fast Car and why no one’s forgotten about it….
Music News Pop Culture Most Shazamed song of 2021 taken home by Aussie rapper by Cassie Benco The world is in its TikTok era – popular music is determined by its short-form video virality, and 2021’s most…
Music News Tributes flow in for masked hip-hop legend MF Doom by Emily Elvish The world of hip-hop is currently in mourning following the death of MF Doom. The rapper leaves behind countless fans,…
News Psych-pop legend Emitt Rhodes has died, aged 70 by Rachel Daniel Singer-songwriter and power-pop trailblazer Emitt Rhodes has died, aged 70. The American multi-instrumentalist was a part of several bands, including…
Features Why It Mattered: The Doors – ‘Morrison Hotel’ by Luke Saunders At the end of 1969, The Doors were in disarray. But amidst the dregs of darkness, they crafted a resounding…
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News Ryan Beatty’s ‘Calico’: A poetic and transportive body of work by Tammy Moir Ryan Beatty returns with his latest album “Calico”, a mesmerizing and introspective body of work that explores the complexities of…
Music News Here’s a full list of 2022 Record Store Day exclusives by Lochie Schuster Vinyl fans, it’s our absolute pleasure to inform you that the real Christmas is nigh… Record Store Day. This year’s…
Features Pro Audio Engineering the Sound: The Doors ‘The Doors’ by Max Mahood The Doors’ influence in the rock and roll canon has been immeasurable. In the fifty years since the idealistic, drug…