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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...

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Sahara Beck at The Gasometer, May 12th

When I first met Sahara Beck back in the early days of Banshee's existence, we talked a fair bit about the necessary vulnerability of the live performance. Tha... Read More...

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Album Review: Fatima Al Qadiri – Brute

Fatima Al Qadiri's latest offering, Brute, is a work of haunting simplicity executed with a masterful control of retro(ish) electronic sounds and a light sprin... Read More...

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Jaala at The Gasometer, March 1st

Residencies at The Gasometer rarely do me wrong. So when the much buzzed Jaala (cut from the Melbourne beast that is Mangelwurzel) filled the Tuesday in March... Read More...

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Ecca Vandal at Howler, February 27th

Early last year, Ecca Vandal was a name that not many people had heard of. I described her as “somewhat enigmatic” in a review of one of her earliest shows.... Read More...

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Melting Under The Melbourne Sun: Laneway Festival 2016

“Wow, when you highlight them all it sure looks like a lot” was the passing comment of a friend when spying my pink highlighted non-male Laneway schedule. I... Read More...

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Waxahatchee at the Oxford Art Factory, February 17th

When Waxahatchee graces the stage at the Oxford Art Factory, she walks into a somewhat reserved room. Undeterred; her entrance is quiet, deliberate and assure... Read More...

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EP Review: Ecca Vandal – End Of Time

Melbourne’s Ecca Vandal surprised all last Friday by spontaneously dropping her debut EP, End of Time. Considering she has been performing full 60 minute sets... Read More...

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Girlpool at The Reverence Hotel, January 27th

My Wednesday night with Girlpool and Summer Flake at The Reverence could quite easily become my new happy place. Coming in to the band room early, Summer Fla... Read More...

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Earopund at Newtown Social Club, January 23rd

We've talked a lot about the representation of women in music festival lineups (or lack thereof) a lot recently. It's frustrating, going to a festival, finding ... Read More...

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Simona Castricum at MPavilion, January 22nd

Walking along the sidewalk bordering the Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne was its typical grey self with the aftermath of a recent storm settled in the sky abo... Read More...

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Where we are at: LISTEN Conference, 31st Oct – 1st Nov

LISTEN are, as they wonderfully put it, a group that "exists to spark and cultivate a conversation around women’s and LGBTQIA+ experiences in Australian music... Read More...

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Horses feat. Jen Cloher, Courtney Barnett, Adalita and Gareth Liddiard, Oct 18th

When I was ten my parents took me along to see Patti Smith and Bob Dylan on their Australian tour. Set in the moggy outdoor air of Darwin’s grassy amphitheatr... Read More...

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Showcases are Strange: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Bigsound

BIGSOUND is an alluring beastie, with daytime hours spent meeting new people, running into friends, seeing panels, networking meet ups and avoiding the tempta... Read More...

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Claws and Organs at The Old Bar, Sept 4th

The end of Dark Fair’s set bleeds out onto Johnston Street as I arrive at The Old Bar, later than I’d planned. Anyone who knows me can attest to how much I ... Read More...

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Album Review: High Tension – Bully

Slinking in on a dredging low humming bassline, Bully stares you down from hooded eyes as the menacing line “Show you how it is, show you how it’s done bitc... Read More...

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Dancefloors, Women and Anger: Natasha Vomit’s ‘ur future is bright’ & Melbourne’s club scene.

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Dancefloors, Women and Anger: Natasha Vomit’s ‘ur future is bright’ & Melbourne’s club scene.

Sahara Beck at The Gasometer, May 12th

Album Review: Fatima Al Qadiri – Brute

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Dancefloors, Women and Anger: Natasha Vomit’s ‘ur future is bright’ & Melbourne’s club scene.

Sahara Beck at The Gasometer, May 12th

Album Review: Fatima Al Qadiri – Brute

Jaala at The Gasometer, March 1st

Ecca Vandal at Howler, February 27th

Melting Under The Melbourne Sun: Laneway Festival 2016

Waxahatchee at the Oxford Art Factory, February 17th

EP Review: Ecca Vandal – End Of Time

Girlpool at The Reverence Hotel, January 27th

Earopund at Newtown Social Club, January 23rd

Simona Castricum at MPavilion, January 22nd

Where we are at: LISTEN Conference, 31st Oct – 1st Nov

Horses feat. Jen Cloher, Courtney Barnett, Adalita and Gareth Liddiard, Oct 18th

Showcases are Strange: Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Bigsound

Claws and Organs at The Old Bar, Sept 4th

Album Review: High Tension – Bully