Pure Nowhere

PREMIERE: Indigo Mckeon - If Only (Music Video)

Indigo’s angelic voice & nostalgic video-style soothes the heart, even as she handles issues of such pain and emotion.

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Tame Impala and Clairo @ Pechanga Arena

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CLEWS — Exploring a New Decade

A conversation with Sydney-based dynamic duo CLEWS, about female-fronted rock, mentors, and exploration and expansion in a new decade.

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Electric Guest @ Music Box

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PREMIERE: Jordan Borg X The Kerps: Groove Train

Artist Jordan Borg and Lachie from Melb band The Kerps catch up after a few beers to talk the new clip for Groove Train — plus moving cities, GarageBand disco, green screens, 3am creativity, and originally hating each other?

Friends, MusicAbby StrangwardFebruary 24, 2020musicComment

Mario Kart and Banter with Eliza & The Delusionals

With their 2019 breakthrough hit Just Exist racking up over a million streams in a week, Aussie Indie-rockers Eliza & The Delusionals are set for a massive 2020. We chat with Eliza and get to know the band cementing their place as one of Australia’s fastest rising acts.

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Beach Fossils & Surf Curse @ Gramps

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Let’s Play Dress Up

Laurel Kho interviews friend Tosca Webb about Dress Up Collective — the adult dress-up party inviting guests to come dance and leave their boring street clothes at their door.

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PREMIERE: Siam Jem - "No Luck"

The video paints an ethereal picture of feeling caught between the present and the future.

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Josh Kern: Love Me. (Or Don’t. Both is Fine.)

A conversation with Josh Kern about his new photo book, Love Me - and a little on distraction, creation, self-destruction, an artist’s process and more.

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forget the “right time” - an interview with musician Anna Dellaria

about perfection, loneliness, and trusting the process.

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Circa Waves: All Happy Moments Have a Sad Afterglow

A short conversation with English Indi-rockers Circa Waves about their new album HAPPY/SAD, the intersection between those feelings, and how to navigate the seesawing emotions of our modern world (especially as an artist).

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That's Just Reality with Alai Landa

The whole night, I was drifting around in my little fairy wings, tuning in to everything, and honestly, it’s the people who bring the space to life and create so much meaning with all the interactions they have. Just observing all the connections made was magical.

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still high from the night before

These pictures are about moving to another side of the world for 6 months. About losing and finding yourself again, about struggling to be creative and then being overwhelmed by the beauty of everything, and playing guitar in your driveway at 8am on a Sunday, still high from the night before.

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Small Joys, Quiet Towns

There is always an exuberant joy to be found in the colour of the sky and the connection with the people around me. My Nowhere is not a transient state — it’s just off the map.

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An Authentic Plastic City: a Shallow Love Letter to Pre-Protest Hong Kong

While the protests rage on in Hong Kong, unlikely feelings have been flooding into my stream of consciousness. Of all of them, one prevails: homesickness. Seems unlikely when your hometown is falling to pieces.

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