Category Archive: opinion

Sammy Honeysett on being female in the music industry

Sammy Honeysett has written an open letter about being female in the music industry.

Silky Roads want you to get angry

Ahead of the release of their debut EP, Sydney-based Silky Roads discuss our relationship with the environment.

Weatherstate: The importance of music in young people’s lives

UK band Weatherstate discuss the importance of music in the lives of young people.

Down For Tomorrow: Embracing Vulnerability

Sydney-based indie-punk act Down For Tomorrow have written a piece for us about vulnerability and imperfection.

Band photos on dating apps: am I a tosser?

The Lulu Raes’ drummer Tom wrote a piece for us about the do’s and don’ts of posting band photos on dating apps.

Opinion: Houg on doing it yourself

Houg has just released his latest single, Boy. Here, he tells us about doing things DIY and what’s he’s learnt.

Love’s voice is louder than hate. #lovewins

The colours of the rainbow brightened our Facebook newsfeeds last week as users updated their profile pictures in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in favour of marriage equality. Same-sex couples can… Read More

Friedrich Nietzsche on Pop Music

In the second instalment of our new series, Chloe Mayne looks at legendary German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and his thoughts on popular music: What’s the role of music in our lives? More importantly,… Read More

Martin Buber on Treating One Another Better

Chloe Mayne looks at one of the most striking works by Jewish philosopher Martin Buber: How can we adjust the way that we interact with the world in order to value it in… Read More

Thank you and Goodnight, Carter USM

This weekend, Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine will, over a quarter of a Century since forming, cease to be unstoppable. Bobby Townsend pays his respects: Eastbourne, in East Sussex, isn’t exactly at the… Read More

(Kinda) seeing Arcade Fire at The Forum

Tenley Nordstrom checked out Arcade Fire’s gig last week. Well, she would have done if she could have seen/heard what was happening… Let’s face it, a lot of concerts these days are expensive,… Read More

Cheap Living Vs Being a Dirty Hipster

Part One: The Ownership of Cool. Poor is cool, you know, as long as it’s the right kind. The ‘correct’ type of poor in the West usually involves being young, educated, not-on-too-many-drugs and… Read More