Twitch is no longer just a destination for game streams. Producers, beatmakers, vocalists and electronic artists have built loyal communities by showing the…
Stories
An unreleased song exists in a strange psychological space. It is real enough to imagine, discuss and judge, yet unavailable enough to feel like forbidden…
Independent bookstores are becoming intimate live-music spaces, bringing singers, songwriters and local audiences together among shelves of fiction, memoir and…
A backstage rider can look like a list of snacks, drinks, and technical preferences, yet it often carries far greater meaning. For touring artists, food…
A great album can feel like a whole world: its colours, characters, weather, conflicts and private jokes linger long after the final track. That atmosphere can…
A kick drum, synth patch, guitar texture or field recording can carry a recognisable artistic fingerprint. For producers, sound designers and musicians,…
The overnight recording camp is finding new life far from the familiar studio districts of Sydney and Melbourne. Artists, producers and engineers are booking…
The banjo can sound like a front porch, a bush dance, a bluegrass breakdown or a deliberately strange texture in an indie track. Its bright, clipped attack has…
A community arts centre can give musicians far more than a room with a few microphones. It can provide affordable rehearsal space, mentoring, recording…
A photo booth was once a novelty tucked into the corner of a shopping centre, wedding reception or late-night arcade. Today, the self-serve booth has become a…