In Arnhem Land, 500km east of Darwin, you’ll find Maningrida, population 2,518. It is a place rich with history and culture, with dozens of languages
Category: Music
‘There was three of them waiting, like: play this track or else’: DJ EZ, the reality-bending maestro of the decks
One day around the turn of the millennium DJ EZ turned up for his regular slot at Kiss FM. His career was taking off in
‘A road trip like no other’: my epic drive on Kraftwerk’s Autobahn
Ask people what the most iconic musical road trip is and they’ll most likely direct you towards America: take Highway 61 through the birthplace of
MJ Lenderman review – songs of solace and goofy poetry from lauded indie darling
There’s a sense of solace and welcome to MJ Lenderman’s music, a warmth that runs counter to a wet and biting Monday night in mid-November,
The Mars Volta: ‘The world we were in was very sexist and homophobic’
When Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of the Mars Volta moved to the mainland US with his parents from their native Puerto Rico at age 10, he was
‘I was really not OK’: Bladee on PTSD, Charli xcx and being struck by lightning
As one quarter of the Swedish underground-ish rap collective Drain Gang, Bladee (pronounced Blade) spent his 20s on the frontlines of a hyper-online youth culture.
Ed Sheeran: I wish I wasn’t on 40th-anniversary version of Band Aid
Ed Sheeran has said he would rather not be on the forthcoming 40th-anniversary version of Band Aid charity single Do They Know It’s Christmas?, aligning
‘Sometimes it can get tiring’: how Royel Otis became indie’s next big thing
This time last year the Sydney indie band Royel Otis was up for breakthrough artist at the Arias. They didn’t take the gong home but
Khruangbin review – exquisite dreamy grooves get lost in the ether
Houston three-piece Khruangbin (Thai for aeroplane) are a bit bluesy, a bit psychedelic, a bit funky, but always mellow – intricate and sophisticated musicianship in
‘I’m often the only woman in the room’: the female music managers changing the industry’s tune
Black Sabbath’s manager, Don Arden, was nicknamed “the Al Capone of pop” for his ruthless business dealings. His protege, Peter Grant of Led Zeppelin, once