On May 8th, American music festivals returned. After a year-long hiatus the need for profit and glory, and no doubt escapism on partons’ part, saw Flordia’s Rolling Loud push ahead. It cast…
In 1995, Patrizia Gucci hired a gunman to assassinate her husband. The mafia-style execution of the former heir to the Gucci Empire shocked the world. To the public, she was a socialite…
In February 2018 Billie Eilish covered Michael Jackson‘s ‘Bad’ on Australian radio. In March the following year came the joyous frenzy of breakthrough pop single ‘Bad Guy.’ On the momentum of this…
Phoebe Bridgers songs document a life defined by terrific highs and devastating lows. Regardless of their subject matter, they showcase a burning intelligence. Which makes it no surprise she has chosen a…
On March 27, 1995, Maurizio Gucci was shot dead. His mafia-style execution shocked the world. As head of Gucci, Maurizio had become notorious in the 1980s after masterminding a hostile takeover of…
The use of the word queerbaiting arises from a very real concern. People are worried. Individuals and corporations are exploiting the Queer community. They are using Queer identities which they do not…
Three things have changed since ASAP Rocky last wore a mask on a music festival stage. The first is that he is now dating Rihanna. Partnered with one of the most influential…
The beginning of third Tame Impala album Currents finds Kevin Parker in a period of transition. “I heard about a whirlwind that’s coming ’round,” he sings, “It’s gonna carry off all that…
US music listening has jumped 13.5% in the last six months. According to MRC’s Data’s Mid-Year US Report, music was streamed 555.3 billion times. This is an almost 10% (54.3 billion) increase…
Syd Barrett was the catalyst for Pink Floyd. After giving the band its breakthrough album, he threw himself into 1960s psychedelia (and the drugs which accompanied it) with wild abandon. And like…