The maxim “Youth is wasted on the young” is attributable to Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw, who later elaborated, “they’re brainless and don’t know what they have”. That is not quite true; young people do indeed have brains. However true Shaw’s original proclamation was, there’s a case to be madeContinue Reading
Art has long been a tool for responding to injustice. Like how Impressionism created tides during the Industrial revolution, postmodernism has turbo-charged liberalism in a power system desperately tightening the reins, art in all forms is capable of engineering social change and starting a discussion on often vague constructs, helpingContinue Reading
rooms are a lowercase slacker indie rock outfit from Vancouver, spearheaded by the charming lyrics and irreverent songwriting of Beshele Caron. As rooms, Caron and co have landed on three albums; It takes a lot to show up in 2016, You’re like the wind, a big gust of nothing in 2019, and the mostContinue Reading
Photo by Hayes Potter The Fuchsias – Elephante instrumental rock Brighton instrumental two-piece The Fuchsias have released the blistering single “Elephante”, taken from their debut EP ‘Isle’ which asserts the group as a reckoning force in the experimental instrumental scene. Recorded in Brighton and Amsterdam, the track slowly sprawls outContinue Reading
Australian folk-jazz singer Jack Phemister is from the small town of Yass in New South Wales but now resides in metropolitan Melbourne. His folk-jazz stylings are imbued with soul-pop, and if two hyphenated genres aren’t enough, throw in indie-rock and singer-songwriter for good measure. This amalgamated modus operandi rests onContinue Reading
Hailing from the sunny West coast, the curiously named 1 Rebel Nation are an alternative pop duo who dexterously bend between adult contemporary and experimental hip-hop. Californian-based musicians Dejon La Quake and Dakota Love create lush and diverse pop songs that put mood paramount by way of impressively textured mixes.Continue Reading
The Italian city of Padua is home to the oldest botanical gardens in the world and was the scene for Shakespeare’s “The taming of the shrew”. Such a connection to history may lead one to imagine its artists are still inspired by antiquity. However, as evidenced on “Mindflux” by Tracya,Continue Reading
The “American Dream” has long promised a life of freedom and financial prosperity to those willing to work for it. Coined by James Truslow Adams in 1931, the term is now used ironically to point out the injustices and despair that come when faced with the cold reality of aContinue Reading
Norwegian painter Edvard Munch once said, “Art comes from joy and pain, but mostly pain.” And while the cliched tortured artist trying to realise their vision has been heavily romanticised in our culture, art has a more utilitarian function as a salve. Perhaps the greatest pain is that of a parent whoContinue Reading
In the days of the Roman Empire, salt was a much sought-after luxury. The now-ubiquitous seasoning was once so valuable that “salt money” was the name given to soldiers’ pay, a term which eventually evolved into the modern-day word “salary”. In our current epoch, Salt Money are a Brisbane-based hardcoreContinue Reading