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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Customising Your Own Hell With Plea Unit
Consisting of EndlessProwl behind the boards, alongside the bars of Teether and Bayang (tha Bushranger), Plea Unit is a project that pairs otherworldly visuals and off-kilter, in-your-face rap music. The trio talks us through their latest EP, forming during COVID, and how scary can become silly.
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Changing the Trajectory With Church & AP
Before closing out their first Australia tour in Sydney, Auckland rap duo Church & AP and producer Dera Meelan, sat down with us to touch on their musical upbringings, political consciousness, and the next era of creative endeavours to come.
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Jesswar is Living Big
Jesswar talks us through undergoing a rebirth through creation, the power in using nature as a muse, and living big on the eve of their debut mixtape, Life’s Short, Live big.
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Acclaim Digital Cover 024: BBGB
Our latest digital cover features Sydney collective BBGB. The group explains their mission to uplift and empower their community, tackle adversity, and navigate their place in so-called Australia.
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ThatKidMaz Celebrates His Debut EP With an Insightful Display of Self Awareness
Three years on from dropping his first single, Melbourne artist ThatKidMaz returns with the release of his debut EP, Lil Eritrean Boy.
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5 Years of Flower Boy: Tyler, The Creator’s Coming-of-Age Opus
The 4th studio album from this influential music renaissance man serves as a turning point in an already impactful career, allowing him more freedom emotionally and creatively, and setting the tone for his transition to megastar status.
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Joy Crookes: the Blessing and Curse of Living in Your Skin
With a Bloody Mary in one hand, and her heart in the other, Joy Crookes handed over the insights of some of her most intimate moments on her debut album ‘Skin’ to us whilst on her tour stop in Sydney. She speaks on the gentrification of South London, music as a remedy, and the state of flow that keeps her afloat.
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Speed: Redefining Sydney Hardcore
Offering a new philosophy for hardcore, the Sydney band are combining elements from the past with their stranglehold on the scene's future.
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Delving Into the History and Mind of Sudan Archives
Equipped with her violin, iridescent vocals and solid production skills, US musician and artist Sudan Archives offers a beautifully captivated celebration of hair in her latest single, Selfish Soul.
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Lisi Teams Up with Queensland Symphony Orchestra for Red Bull Symphonic
Two musical worlds will collide for a one-night-only performance at Brisbane’s Princess Theatre on June 25.
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Fivio Foreign and The B.I.B.L.E of New York Drill
Using his higher power and personal growth as inspiration, the New York rapper serves as a beacon of change in hip-hop’s most grimy subgenre, foreshadowing its limitless potential.
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Sampa The Great on Afro-Futurism and Reconnecting With Her Younger Self
A captivating artist taking over the global scene, Sampa The Great speaks on connecting with her younger self, working with Denzel Curry, and her upcoming Australian shows dubbed 'An Afro Future'.
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