Teezo Touchdown: Nailing The Fundamentals
In a breakout year marked by co-signs and collaborations, Teezo Touchdown's debut album, How Do You Sleep at Night?, extends an open invitation into his vibrant world. We caught up with Teezo Touchdown to discover what makes him your favourite artist's favourite artist.
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700 Feel: Creating the Canvas for Sydney Living
Comprised of Myspacejuan and Jonny Rebook, 700 Feel’s uncharted approach to creating ambient and experimental music is laced with their experiences in Western Sydney. We delve into the duo’s origins and the impact of their environment on their two-part EP series, ‘Muscle Memories’, featuring insights from Archie, a collaborator recently released from incarceration.
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Larry June: Freedom vs Fear
We caught up with the San Francisco-born rapper ahead of his upcoming AUNZ tour to speak about freedom, meantime money, and the pursuit of peace.
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Paris Texas Propel to the Skies with MID AIR
The genre-bending duo talk us through their new album, which finds them inciting chaos from the skies, with no plans of planting their feet on the ground.
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Lil Durk: Healing to his Highest Potential
On his latest album Almost Healed, the Chicago rapper introduces us to the man behind the moniker, as he embarks on a quest to nurture his vulnerabilities, champion the ones he’s lost along the way, and solidify himself as a leader in the hip-hop community.
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BLESSED’s Home Run and the Journey to Come
Trading the Australian sun for the London breeze, boundless musician BLESSED enters a holistic and spiritual chapter in his new home of the UK. Having described the music to come as the best of his career, the artist speaks on the concept of home, the interwoven message between his latest singles and the journey that awaits.
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ONE OFF TRAKS: The Push To Female & Non-Binary Prominence
Across three days in Sydney’s inner-west, the ONE OFF TRAKS writing camp was welcomed and warmed by the energy, talent and enthusiasm of a community of 21 female or non-binary artists, all set with one shared goal - to create and inspire. We chatted to the minds behind the camp, as well as a selection of its participants, to discuss the journey of it all and the hopeful future for female and non-binary artists in music.
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Learning To Be Your Own Hero with Scan + SUS1ER
Emerging from the depths of the Australian SoundCloud underground, MC Scan and producer SUS1ER's debut album, Trying To Do Better, sees them embracing the role of hero in both their individual and combined journeys. We spoke to the duo about the value of community, embracing the learning curve and operating in a music industry that doesn't always embrace sounds outside of the norm.
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Acclaim Digital Cover 027: TiaCorine
For our latest Digital Cover, we spoke to North Carolina's TiaCorine about creating without limitations on her new project I Can't Wait. The 'Freaky T' artist breaks down her come up, proving herself as a serious artist in her hometown and gives us the run down on the illustrious chicken spot Bojangles.
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The Perspectives of Pardyalone
With his debut full-length on the way and constant motivation to connect, the Minnesota artist talks us through his diverse influences, unabashed vulnerability, and how he always seeks substance within his music.
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Truth, Understanding, and Immortality with Jean Dawson
On his latest album CHAOS NOW*, the multifaceted artist unleashes a three-headed beast from the underworld of his inner psyche and emotions. He talks us through the truth, understanding, and sense of immortality he’s experienced bringing it to the surface.
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Bad Apple, triple j Host and Yuin Mc Nooky is Continuing to Shake Shit Up
We caught up with Bad Apples signee and Yuin MC Nooky to talk about his latest track Black and White, the growth of the Indigenous hip-hop scene and his upcoming plans for We Are Warriors—a platform he created to inspire, equip, and empower First Nations youth
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Tony Shhnow, and his Plugg Pursuit
The Atlanta rapper’s latest project is a return to his roots, paying homage to the hip-hop subgenre his consistency helped popularise. He talks us through the escapism of plugg, how music can educate, and why he’s in no rush to be a poster boy.
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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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