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Labels can seem so essential when selling someone on the unfamiliar. If you had never heard the name Buffy Sainte-Marie, how could this writer ever hope to describe her to you? And yet hanging a label upon her – even one like ‘pioneering woman in electronic music’, ‘activist’, ‘indigenous entertainer’, ‘protest singer’, or ‘inspirational mother’– […]
After half a decade away, electronic pop duo Purity Ring have returned, announcing new album Womb and sharing lead single ‘stardew’. The third album from the Canadian band, Womb follows 2015’s Another Eternity and is slated for release Friday, 3rd April through 4AD. It was written, recorded and produced entirely by bandmates Megan James and Corin Roddick. According to […]
University of Sydney’s Manning Bar will cease trading during daytime hours when students return this month. As the Sydney Morning Herald reports, student attendance at the venue, which is independently owned and run by the University of Sydney Union (USU), has regularly dwindled over the years. The student union recorded a combined loss of $245,000 between […]
If you missed watching the live television stream of last weekend’s massive bushfire relief fundraiser Fire Fight Australia at ANZ Stadium in Sydney, never fear – you’ll have a second chance this Saturday night (22nd February). From 7pm on Channel 7 and 7plus, you’ll be able to catch all the highlights from the 10-hour broadcast […]
The London rapper takes on the government, before winning his first-ever Brit for album of the year. Source
As they prepare to release forthcoming album The New Abnormal, just-announced Splendour headliners The Strokes have shared a video for new single ‘Bad Decisions’. The song, debuted at the band’s Bernie Sanders rally appearance in New Hampshire earlier this month, is heavily indebted to 80s new-wave. As Pitchfork points out, it gives a writing credit to Billy […]
Tyler, the Creator has used his acceptance speech for Best International Male Solo Artist at the BRIT Awards last night to thoroughly stunt on former British Prime Minister Theresa May. Back in 2015, Tyler, the Creator was banned from entering the UK for a period of three to five years, based on lyrics he’d written […]
The day is finally here. After weeks of rumours, false starts and fake leaks, we finally have the lineup for Splendour In The Grass 2020 – and it’s a certifiably big one. Headlining this year’s festival – their 20th anniversary in fact – are Tyler, The Creator, The Strokes and Flume. There are some other massive […]
The best of Britain’s musical talent and some top international stars are out to impress. Source
The presenter’s death has prompted calls for people to “be kind” on social media and in the press. Source
