Features Music From Sydney to London: how DIY music flourished during the global pandemic by Ben Hansen Affordable music equipment, revolutionised distribution systems, and a blossoming community all created the perfect storm for DIY music to succeed while the rest of the industry struggled. For decades, DIY…
News Politics World A video of the Proud Boys initiation has gone viral and it’s so unbelievably cringe by Jenae Madden Following this week’s protests in D.C., the Proud Boys initiation ritual is doing the annual rounds on Twitter and oh my god, you have to see this. On Saturday, Washington…
News Politics World Million MAGA March: Washington’s pro-Trump rally didn’t quite have the turnout it expected by Jenae Madden The Million MAGA March fell short of the expected seven-digit attendance number, but experts worry the ongoing political divisions will see America break out into civil disobedience. On Saturday, in…
News Politics World Experts predict that the US election will end in violence, regardless of the outcome by Jenae Madden Regardless of the outcome, the results of the US election are predicted to spark violence across the country. Experts are worried that America’s raging political tension could boil over into…
News Politics World Philadelphia police fatally shoot black man, Walter Wallace Jr., as he was having a mental health crisis by Phoebe Repeti On Monday, West Philadelphia police fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr. ten times at point-blank range whilst his mother tried to intervene. Only a few months after the killing of George…
News Politics World Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten claims Trump is “the only sensible choice” in 2020 election by Samara Louise John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, speaks proudly of his support for All Lives Matter and voting for Trump: “I’d be daft as a brush not to.” Former Sex Pistols frontman…
News World Jay Z pays fines for protesters arrested during Alvin Cole demonstrations in Wisconsin by Happy Jay Z and Team Roc have offered their support for Wisconsin protestors who are calling for justice for 17-year-old Alvin Cole. Jay Z has offered to post bond and cover…
News Politics World Portland: Trump supporter shot dead in clash with BLM protesters by Jenae Madden Over the weekend, a fatal encounter between counter-protesters and BLM supporters in Portland left one man dead as political tensions in America continue to heighten. America is in a period…
News World Protests erupt in Wisconsin after police shoot black man Jacob Blake in front of his children by Rachel Daniel Violent protests have erupted in Wisconsin after police shot Jacob Blake, a black resident of Kenosha, as his three sons watched on. Violent protests have swept across Wisconsin after police…
News Dolly Parton’s viral Black Lives Matter statement just got its own mural by Caitlin Hely Artist Kim Radford’s mural of country icon Dolly Parton signals a “commitment to community” and support of Black Lives Matter. In what has served as impeccable timing, or what some…
News Nickelback teases a return and then gets entirely roasted by Twitter by Claire Adema Nickelback have become the greatest meme of the decade. Just kidding, that’s old news. But what we can confirm is that the band have announced that they’ll be returning with…
News Getting to know Kamala Harris, the first black female vice-presidential candidate by Annalise Travaglione In a historic first for a woman of colour, Joe Biden has chosen Kamala Harris as his 2020 vice-presidential running mate. With former President Barack Obama saying “Joe Biden nailed…
News Politics World Shooting outside White House forces Trump to evacuate from briefing by Emily Elvish Donald Trump has announced that an armed suspect was shot by the United States Secret Service outside the White House. Mere seconds into his daily COVID-19 press conference, the US…
