News The unbelievably bizarre, wearable Soundsuits of Nick Cave will make you believe in alien lifeforms by Happy Nick Cave is an artist, performer, educator and “foremost a messenger” who works in a wide range of media including sculpture, installation, video, sound and performance. Not to be confused…
News These giant floating pigs hide Trump’s name, but it means much more than visual catharsis by Molly Ulm It’s tough to avoid Donald Trump’s name these days with his incessant appearance in the media. Chicago architectural firm New World Design Ltd. have come up with an idea to get some…
News Pack your bags, Lollapalooza 2016 has the lineup of your dreams by Shayen de Silva When Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead and LCD Soundsystem are at the top of the Lollapolooza 2016 bill, it doesn’t matter where in the world you live. You pack your…
News Vic Mensa shares his first track of the year, Danger by Emily Mathison Chicago rapper Vic Mensa has shared his new single, titled Danger. The track was originally premiered by Kanye West at his Yeezy Season 3 launch event late last week. The…
Exclusives EXCLUSIVE: No need to apologise – Sarah Belkner and Katie Wighton cover Chicago by Shayen de Silva Ah the 80s love ballad. So much pining, so many over the top declarations, so many gloved drummers using that same snare sound. Yeah, they’re tacky as hell and many…
Music Milo – A Toothpaste Suburb by Shayen de Silva A few months ago I wrote piece on an emerging rapper from Chicago known in the hip-hop community as Milo, and at the time I lamented that I didn’t get to write about…
Music The Red Plastic Buddha – Songs for Mara by Tomatrax Chicago psychedelic rockers the Red Plastic Buddha are back with release number three! The band has been putting out their own brand of psychedelic rock since 2007, and this time…
Music Post Child – New Age Whatever by Tomatrax Post Child are an up and coming 4 piece from Chicago that produce their own brand of indie / garage rock. Following an EP and a handful of singles the band…
Music Pelican – Arktika by Alex Gordon I have a special talent for missing awesome post-metal shows – Both MONO and Russian Circles have played two shows in Sydney that I have completely missed, and I didn’t…
Music Metallic Ghosts – SkyTower 2032 by Alex Gordon The year is 2032. Capitalism fell a long time ago, and needless to say pleasure is dead. This is the opening dialogue to Metallic Ghosts‘ latest EP/album/internet-only cassette tape titled…
