Fousheé on Unpacking Her Feminine Rage
Fousheé’s latest album softCORE is a stern dive into her journey of balance. Exploring the pretty and ugly, the good and bad, the happy and sad, we caught up with the New Jersey artist in Sydney to discuss the album, touring with Steve Lacy, and embracing her gritty side.
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DJ Nino Brown’s Trailblazin’ Triumph
The DJ, curator and producer arrives at his debut album after a 20+ year journey in the music industry, using it to highlight Australian talent and enhance the memorable moments of a night out. He talks us through being independent, producing for some of the best in the country, and the essentials you need to create a good club song.
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Ravyn Lenae on the Messy, Wonky, and Honest Path to Hypnos
7 Years since signing with Atlantic Records, Chicago's Ravyn Lenae has webbed us into her world of iridescent vocals and captivating storytelling on her long-awaited debut album Hypnos.
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Channel Tres On The Freedom of Feeling
Compton-house trailblazer Channel Tres wants nothing more than to make music that speaks rawly and truly to his emotions. In the lead up to his forthcoming EP Real Cultural Shit, we dive into the idea of feeling and how that has enabled him to explore who he is now as an artist.
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Pierre Bourne’s Directorial Debut
The producer/rapper extraordinaire is heading down for his first headlining Australian tour next month. In anticipation, he talks us through the film-like structure of his latest album, trying out different directions, and his undeterrable self-belief.
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Embracing the Beautiful Nightmare with Oliver Cronin
Eora artist Oliver Cronin’s having a bumper 2022, and it’s largely thanks to one word that’s defined his year: consistency. We spoke to Oliver about his debut EP Beautiful Nightmare, spending time in Los Angeles and finding his sound after going back to the drawing board.
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Uncle Waffles is Flying The Flag for Amapiano
At just 22, Swazi Artist, Producer and DJ Uncle Waffles has become one of the faces of South Africa's rapidly rising Amapiano scene. We caught up during her debut Australian tour to hear about her viral come up, the spiritual power of Amapiano, and how she plans to push the limits of the genre.
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Diving into PANIA’s World
In the current climate of Australia’s R&B music scene, Naarm-based artist PANIA has solidified herself as one of the most prominent names on the rise. With her debut EP out now, we spoke to her about the project, and the importance of being as human as possible during its creation process.
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Acclaim Digital Cover 025: Kenny Beats
The mega-producer traverses the tumultuous terrain of family ties as he arrives at his debut album, finding acceptance in the adversity, the beauty in the imperfections, and the winding paths to love along the way. For our latest Digital Cover, we spoke to Kenny Beats to find out more.
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Joyce Wrice Finds a Motive Amongst the Mayhem
Since debuting her first album Overgrown in the midst of the pandemic, Joyce Wrice tells us she’s ready to release herself from the bounds of her last piece of work and take her sound to the next level. We caught up with the LA-based artist to talk about her new EP Motive, and how everything came to be.
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Hau Latukefu: A King’s Journey
From Queanbeyan, to Sydney, to the Triple J airwaves, Hau has successfully allowed his voice to traverse across different music plains for decades. Pioneering an authentic Australian sound in hip-hop, we sat down with the Tongan musician to reflect on his life in the industry and the bits in between, as reflected in his memoir KING: Life, Death & Hip Hop.
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Melodownz is Carrying on the NZ Hip Hop Lineage
New Zealand’s Melodownz has spent the last 5 years breaking down barriers for the Aotearoa rap scene and opening doors for the next wave of NZ talent. Now, having released his debut album LONE WOLF, the Avondale local reflects on the evolution of his artistry, the power of his indigenous roots and pushing the culture forward and beyond expectation.
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Bodega Collective and Alizé: Building Towards a Collaborative Creative Culture
Bodega Collective's Peter Sabbagh talks us through the origins of this collaboration with the brand behind our favourite blue drink, and how it resulted in a revamped studio, revealing content series, and the framework for a refreshing live event.
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MAVI: Grinning Through the Grim
The North Carolina rapper’s sophomore album is an internal journey of tragedy, traversing adversity through food-for-thought raps. He talks us through the grief that guided him to this point, and how it’ll propel him to his penultimate destiny.
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