Listen Conference 2016 Has a Brilliant Three Days Planned
The future of Feminism, it is something I regularly wonder about. This current discourse and fervent recognition of the state of the world and specifically the ... Read More...
Features
Sad Grrrls Fest 2016 Lineup: Feminist Festivals Are Here To Stay
We’ve been on it many times in the last few years and frankly it bears repeating; there are still not enough non-male artists being booked for festival lineup... Read More...
Dancefloors, Women and Anger: Natasha Vomit’s ‘ur future is bright’ & Melbourne’s club scene.
Natasha Vomit sits in front of me drinking coffee and smoking darts. We’re at Sweet Grass Bonsai Nursery in the heart of Footscray, a quiet garden-oasis and ... Read More...
I’ve felt sometimes people aren’t taking me seriously: Mourn
It's hard not to be impressed by Mourn. In the last two years the Catalonian four-piece garnered significant international attention on the back of their self-t... Read More...
Video Premiere: Dogood – Napier Street
Have you ever put effort into something that you can't guarantee will work? Ever felt that quivering meld of apprehension and anticipation that makes your heart... Read More...
We have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go: Lauren Hammel
It's hard to believe that Lauren Hammel wanted to be a guitar player originally. When listening to her behind the skins for ferocious metal band High Tension o... Read More...
Video Premiere: Habits – Ether
Melbourne’s HABITS have been infecting our ears with their “Sad Goth Party Jam” sounds for about 9 months now and, to be honest, we’re totally fine wit... Read More...
High Tension Stand Against Bad Pit Behaviour
High Tension have just wrapped up a set of shows supporting US metal lords Deafheaven, so you would think they'd be nothing but smiles and devil horns heading t... Read More...
I’m always drawn to the more emotive, dark sounds: Ninoosh
Ninoosh is the soubriquet for the unearthly electronica from Melbourne born, Swedish based artist Anya Trybala. The most recently released ‘Palms’ is a murk... Read More...
Talking Public Safety With Chelsea Bleach
Watching Chelsea Bleach play live is like peering in on a treehouse meeting of the cool gang in your neighbourhood. Members Em, Jess, Prani, Bridget and Emma ar... Read More...
Big Joanie on sistah punk, first times and their upcoming single
Big Joanie’s Sistah Punk EP was recorded almost two years ago now. The London band’s first release is gloriously lo-fi: you can hear fingers sliding over st... Read More...
Beyonce: Genre Hopping and Lemonade
I don't want to put my muddy "think piece" foot prints all over Lemonade so soon after its release for two reasons:
It's a fucking masterpiece and,
It's... Read More...
Saturday Plans Sorted: Rack Off! Fest at The Tote
"I could book a week of Rack Off! Fest."
While the current festival climate continues the disappointing trend of booking predominantly male lineups, it's bey... Read More...
I will not be lulled into submission: Anohni Boycotts The Oscars
This year's Oscars just ain't making many friends at the moment.
Amongst the necessary and damning conversations of blatant whitewashing, there was another s... Read More...
Free Kesha
For much of the '00s, Kesha was something of a dance floor staple. Then, seemingly at the peak of her popularity, she dropped off the radar. Not all that unusua... Read More...
the power of speaking up: Amber Coffman calls out sexual harassment
Last week, Amber Coffman of Dirty Projectors made a string of tweets revealing details of the sexual harassment she suffered at the hands of Heathcliff Berru, f... Read More...
It Was The Least I Could Do: Matt Okine vs the ARIAs
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock you probably know that, during the recent ARIA awards presentation, comedian Matt Okine used his acceptance speech to h... Read More...
I want to do this on my own and I am capable of doing this on my own: Banoffee
There's a reason why Martha Brown's Banoffee has been a popular inclusion in playlists and mixtapes over the last year. Through experimentation with R'n'B inspi... Read More...
Soundwave, Lift Your Game: 9 Acts Who Should Have Played Already
So we've all seen the gifs that highlight the imbalance of gender representation on festival lineups. It's almost out of habit now that when festivals announce ... Read More...
We don’t need to feel like rockstars: Kate Boy
Kate Akhurst never wanted to be in a band. "It can be a horrible relationship. Messy things happen in bands and I actually wanted to steer clear of them," she e... Read More...
We’re all human beings doing the same thing: Little May
Little May's debut album For The Company is a dark stirring wonder of heartfelt songs punctuated with scattering guitars, tossing drums and sublime vocals. It'... Read More...
Everyone Should Have A Voice: Sahara Beck
When you look at the accomplishments of teenage singer/songwriter Sahara Beck and realise all you accomplished by age 18 was barely surviving high school, you c... Read More...
Black women influence pop culture but are rarely rewarded for it: Nicki Minaj
Boss rapper and all round inspiration Nicki Minaj has continued the dialogue on the treatment of black women within society by readdressing her dispute with Mil... Read More...
Sexism in Journalism: Do Better, Music Critics
Five days ago Bethany Cosentino, one half of rock duo Best Coast took to the band’s Facebook to voice her frustration towards a recent review of a performance... Read More...
Coming to terms with my aggression and my ambition: Ali Barter
As I sit here transcribing, the sun outside is baking everything it reaches as Melbourne commits to swapping Spring for Summer this year and Ali Barter's 'Ode 2... Read More...
There’s a lot more interest in the image: DARTS (Part Two)
This is Part Two of our chat with DARTS. Check out Part One over at What Sound.
After discussing the joys of touring with Alpine, the possibility of expanding... Read More...
Five Things To Take From Music Victoria’s Women In Music Report
Music Victoria recently released a paper that discusses the issues confronting women in the contemporary music industry in Victoria, Australia, utilising a rece... Read More...
#NOTREMOTELYFUNNY
I quit my job at the Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria earlier this year, mostly to focus on my music career, but to be honest partly due to burnout ... Read More...
If I’m Not Doing It I Go Crazy: Mangelwurzel
"Cut holes in all your knickers girls" is most definitely my defining quote of my time interviewing at Brisbane's BIGSOUND and it's all thanks to Cosima Jaala a... Read More...
I don’t want anyone to be disadvantaged because of their gender: Inigo
My interview with Erin of Inigo was a fortuitous one. Walking from coffee place to pub with the rep from Footstomp music, it was a suddenly organised "Erin! Thi... Read More...
The Crazy and the Tragic: How We Scare Young Girls Away From Rock Music
On my recent cruisings through the dregs of the internet I was struck by the story of a young Massachusetts punk band by the name of Kalliope Jones. The band, c... Read More...
There’s No Rules Anymore: Gabriella Cohen
One part of the fuzzy blues-rock two piece The Furrs, Gabriella Cohen is creating a stir with her enigmatic set of tracks under her own moniker. Backed by the e... Read More...