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The June 7 Edition

In our cover story, Zan Rowe opens up about embracing things that scare her, and how she gave a great love a second chance.

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Ecca Vandal on her new album: “This entire process has been independent; we’ve created this album on the smell of an oily rag.”

‘I’ve had label people tell me to pick a lane’: Ecca Vandal on the industry advice she had to ignore

The genre-defying Melbourne musician went her own way – now she counts Travis Barker and Tony Hawk among her fans.

  • Jules LeFevre
Dylan Lewis on the set of Recovery in 1997 with the Enforcer, played by Angus Sampson.

‘There were lots of complaints’: How Dylan Lewis survived and thrived on the chaotic Recovery

The ABC’s popular Saturday morning music show became iconic for its wild performances and complaints to parliament.

  • Craig Mathieson
Kylie Minogue in the upcoming Netflix documentary.

‘Music kept us going’: Netflix’s new Kylie Minogue series digs deep

The trailer for the three-part documentary – which lands on Netflix in two weeks – shows a stripped-back Kylie.

  • Kayla Olaya
Cairns-born and Byron-based singer-songwriter Emma Louise has released her first album in almost a decade, Sunshine For Happiness.

After a ‘big old menty b’ the songs started to pour out of her

A divorce from Grammy-winner Tobias Jesso Jr and a retreat from LA led Emma Louise to her best music yet.

  • Jules LeFevre
This month’s best local releases includes new music from Parissa Tosif, Becca Hatch and The Amity Affliction.

Homegrown hits: The best Australian music to hear this month

A monthly spotlight on our favourite new albums, EPs, singles and videos from local musicians.

  • Nick Buckley, Ben Madden, Ify Obiegbu, Jules LeFevre, Tom W. Clarke and Robert Moran
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Sydney-based rap collective Lonely Souljaz are taking over: (from left) Shotta, 4orttune, DON!, Jords and lil golo.

Lonely Souljaz are Australian music’s most potent provocateurs

The local rap collective are chaotic, audacious and taking the internet by storm.

  • Ben Madden
Amyl and The Sniffers receiving the award for Song of the Year during the APRA Music Awards 2026 at Hordern Pavilion.

They’ve got success: Amyl and the Sniffers sweep APRA Music Awards

Punk rockers Amyl and The Sniffers have bagged three top gongs at the Australian music industry’s APRA awards.

  • Liz Hobday
James Valentine - best wishes and get well soon

Witty and warm, James Valentine lifted the spirits of a city

James Valentine had a crazy-brave attitude to radio that left his fellow presenters in awe and his audience devoted.

  • Richard Glover
The Beechworth School Band in 1931, one of many supported by the Gillies Bequest.

He gave a fortune to Victorian children, but lies in an unmarked grave

William Gillies made a small fortune writing textbooks on history and nature studies. He left almost all of it to Victoria’s schoolchildren.

  • Tony Wright