Stories by media students at Ultimo TAFE
Before Muse, I’d never heard of the genre “space rock” before. But after hearing it, it immediately made sense to me. Science fiction loving musicians trying to best replicate the themes of sci-fi and the sense of awe from the genre. Muse, led by lead singer Matt Bellamy (and his love of magical mushrooms) write […]
Lana Del Rey, was born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant on June 21, 1985, in New York City. Her teenage life in the small community of Lake Placid, was dominated by her drinking habit which her parents would then send her to Kent School, a boarding school in Connecticut. By the age of 18, Del Rey was […]
The late 90’s saw the birth of countless garage rock bands and a whole new wave of alternative music. Lots of bands came and went, delivering often one major release and then returning to obscurity. Some of them get lucky and get a hit single which gives them a lifeline. Seattle band Harvey Danger’s 1997 […]
Maxx Bradford Lester interviews thrash metal drumming legend Gene Hoglan. Featured image: © Markus Felix/PushingPixels/CC/Wikimedia Commons
By Gabrielle Milne @milne_gabrielle Grammy winning singer Billie Eilish, performed a spoken word interlude at her ‘When we all fall asleep where do we go?’ Tour in Miami on March 9. She stripped to a bra on video in protest of body-shaming and slut shaming towards females in society, especially the ones under the Hollywood […]
By Jamie Dunkin @jamie_dunkin For Graeme Growing up, you really absorb the music your parents listen to. It becomes the soundtrack for the early years of your life, and a high chance you’ll end up developing some sort of emotional link with it. I grew up listening to a lot of stuff my parents loved […]
By Emily Vescio Nasty Cherry are an innovative all-female alternative band. The girls were brought together and mentored by Charli XCX. Gabi, Chloe, Debbie and Georgia were hand selected by the popstar and flown to LA to live in the Nasty Cherry House and work on their music, as well as trying to get to […]
By Erin Hughes Recently I’ve found my music taste to consist solely of female artists, I would probably describe my current taste as ‘sad Triple J lesbians.’ I obviously started this niche addiction when I first heard Courtney Barnetts ‘Elevator Operator’ in 2016. Having already grown up with and felt the cool-ness of Lorde’s ‘Pure […]
By Emily Vescio Trying to be objective on a song I’ve been anticipating for months and have now had on repeat for 12 hours is going to be one of the biggest challenges I’ve ever had to face, but I’m going to try my best. The track in question is “Mean It” off Lauv’s album […]
By Bailey Riley Kanye West has been rapping and producing for most of his life and since the release of ‘The College Dropout’ in 2004 up until 2016, he was known for being at the forefront of hip-hop and its ever developing sound and popularity. But since 2016’s ‘The Life Of Pablo’, Kanye has seemingly […]