There are many heartbeats behind the current Magandjin music scene, and Jordan Royal, or more famously known under her radio show Sonic Alien, is one of them. If you have ever dialled your radio into 102.1FM, you would know her voice, as she dominates the airwaves with her passion for local music.

We got to sit down with Maisie, Mike, Jimmy and Dev during their Australian album tour and chat all about their past shows, the release, and their touring habits.

"For me, it was about accepting my abilities and working with what I had rather than constantly striving for something more impressive. Deciding what was best for the song and not feeling like I had to keep working at it over months."

A project as large as ‘Feel So Good Around U’ let LB explore different genres - drum & bass, house, elektroclash, reggaeton, mumble rap, and French techno, paying homage to the scene that paved the way before him. It has showcased that his artistry runs deeper than club music and DJing.

"I think the tackling of those ideas is not what I do as some kind of social commentary or some project where I'm intending to use my voice to converse about these ideas. It's more about how in the world we live in, things are crazy and it’s on my mind all the time. And this is me processing stuff."

A Q&A with Stella Donnelly

"Creativity is my way of understanding myself, and it's my way of engaging with the world, interacting with the world."

Territory and intensity are prioritised within GODSPEED, leaning into new sounds, genres and influences, leaving no stone unturned. TNSW has always made music to respond to something, as the best art does. GODSPEED dives deeper into the same topics that characterise TNSW: criticism against conservative society, self-development and honest storytelling.

As guitars return to the forefront of rock in the form of clean, bite-sized sketches for the age of playlists, it may come as no surprise that indie’s internet darlings Car Seat Headrest have opted out of this cultural chapter and written a high-concept rock opera.

With so many interviews under their belt for “Stumpwork”, the trio are copacetic to beginning our chat in a more trivial direction.

“It has become a depressing world right now; the climate is shit and everybody’s fighting and shooting other people. There was a mass shooting in Denmark this week…it all starts to feel like a Cave World . Everyone is starting to act like monkeys.” Tor Sjödén is on the other side of the line talking about Viagra Boys new LP released last week. Instead of being on the tour bus with the rest of the band he is on parental leave and taking in the slower life at his home in Sweden

Spiritualized's "Everything was beautiful" treads on the familiar territory of comfort and solace.

"It was like building Paris with your toenails. It was the hardest thing I've ever done"

Crywank bundle together modern feelings of anxiety and isolation, tying it with a bow of anti-folk.

Ahead of Lucy Dacus' first Australian tour we spoke about tarot cards, middle school and collaborating with Julien Baker and Phoebe Bridgers

You haven’t experienced true honest and relatable lyricism until you’ve listened to Phoebe Bridgers.

There are some times in life where things just seem to fall in place, for me, that moment came in 2014 when I found Foxing.

Indie big-band icons Beirut are coming out with their first record since 2015’s No No No, their sixth full length effort so far.

If you haven't heard of Interpol, maybe it's time to take a long hard look at yourself, your workplace, friendship groups and dare I say family just to consider what is going on within your social circle. Interpol aren't just another band from New York City, as far as I'm concerned they are the band from New York City. Since their inception in 1997 and with the release of one of the most important indie, post-punk albums of all time, Turn On The Bright Lights in 2002, the ba

Peter Bibby's second album Grand Champion came out last Friday. If you haven't heard it yet, save yourself the bother of reading the rest of this paragraph and head straight to your favourite music streaming platform. After you have made yourself comfortable, hover your mouse over the "play" button and don't look back. ​ Hailed by many as Australia's favourite maverick poet, Bibby's lyrics have the rare ability to drive you to rock bottom and then proceed to offer you an EMU