Music ‘Better Without You’: YUMI’s mesmerizing trifecta of melancholic beauty by Tammy Moir YUMI’s EP “Better Without You” merges ethereal melodies and introspective poetics, transforming vulnerability into beautiful strength. Today marks the release of the EP’s title track,…
News Fashion icon Dame Mary Quant passes away at 93 by Tammy Moir Dame Mary Quant, the legendary fashion designer who revolutionized the industry with her trailblazing designs and iconic miniskirts, has died at the age of 93,…
Music News The Sugarland Express remind us of life’s serenity on beach-ready new single ‘It’s Alright’ by Tom Disalvo All aboard: Sydney duo The Sugarland Express say their new track It’s Alright is about “enjoy[ing] the life around and within you.” The Sugarland Express…
Music News George Harrison’s least favourite Beatles song by Tom Disalvo George Harrison once opened up about his least favourite song by the band, and recalled the hellish time spent in the studio recording it. Speaking…
Lists Music News The best forgotten Australian bands from the ’60s by Luke Saunders Despite having a distinct perversion for band names beginning with ‘the’, Australian bands from the ’60s are surprisingly drenched in obscurity. Every time Aussie music…
Features News 5 amazing things you didn’t know about Janis Joplin by Luke Saunders In testament to the woman behind the myth, here are 5 amazing things you didn’t know about the incredible blues woman, Janis Joplin. Janis Joplin…
Features The Best ’60s Songs to stick it to the man by Luke Saunders As a time of immense social, political and historic significance we have collated the 25 best ’60s songs for sticking it to the man. A…
Lists Music News Gonzo listening: Hunter S. Thompson lists his 10 favourite records of the 60s “rock age” by Happy Hunter S. Thompson lists his 10 favourite records of the “rock age” of the 1960s, including classics from Bob Dylan, The Stones and Miles Davis….
Music News Mike Nesmith of the Monkees dead at 78 by Cassie Benco Legendary singer and guitarist of the Monkees, Mike Nesmith, has tragically died of heart failure at age 78. Up until only last month, Mike Nesmith,…
Features Music King Crimson – ‘In The Court Of The Crimson King’: Why It Mattered by Luke Saunders In The Court of the Crimson King remains a landmark album for progressive rock and continues to inspire, more than 50 years after its release….
Features A history of the troubadour: from the High Middle Ages to Bob Dylan by Luke Saunders Is Bob Dylan the last surviving troubadour? A brief history of the travelling song men of the High Middle Ages before the Black Death wiped…
Features ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’: Pink Floyd’s swansong of their madcap leader by Riley Fitzgerald A remarkable constellation of madcap sound, nothing like Pink Floyd’s The Piper at the Gates of Dawn had ever been heard before and nor would it…
Music News Music producer Phil Spector dies while serving life sentence for murder by Jasmine Kassis Former music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector passed away from COVID-19 at 81 years old. The Wall of Sound creator Phil Spector was diagnosed…