Posts Tagged: features

Defiant, not divisive: Yungblud on genre-bending punk with a conscience

Originally written for Beat Magazine. At just 19 years old, Yungblud is an exciting, chaotic figure at the peak of a fresh punk movement, boasting social consciousness and talent in spades. Dominic Harrison, as he’s otherwise known, released his debut

Defiant, not divisive: Yungblud on genre-bending punk with a conscience

Originally written for Beat Magazine. At just 19 years old, Yungblud is an exciting, chaotic figure at the peak of a fresh punk movement, boasting social consciousness and talent in spades. Dominic Harrison, as he’s otherwise known, released his debut

Download Festival 2018: Punk and hardcore’s triumphant return to the Australian festival scene

Originally published in Beat Magazine. Australia’s first Download Festival ripped through Flemington Racecourse on a typical Melbourne afternoon, leaving a bunch of poncho-clad then sunburnt punters in its wake. The punk, metal and hardcore festival was born in the UK

Download Festival 2018: Punk and hardcore’s triumphant return to the Australian festival scene

Originally published in Beat Magazine. Australia’s first Download Festival ripped through Flemington Racecourse on a typical Melbourne afternoon, leaving a bunch of poncho-clad then sunburnt punters in its wake. The punk, metal and hardcore festival was born in the UK

Indonesian Women Pave Their Way to Online Success

Originally written for JG Insight. With Joy Muchtar and Cameron Carr. With only half of Indonesia’s women being economically active, the country is deprived of significant resources to achieve its development goals. But some women are adamant to change this.

Indonesian Women Pave Their Way to Online Success

Originally written for JG Insight. With Joy Muchtar and Cameron Carr. With only half of Indonesia’s women being economically active, the country is deprived of significant resources to achieve its development goals. But some women are adamant to change this.

A hand-crafted oasis in an upmarket community: Sunday Market at Pondok Indah

Originally written and photographed for the Jakarta Globe. With Cameron Carr. Jakarta. The 2nd annual Pondok Indah Sunday Market was held yesterday, bringing music, arts, fashion and food to the streets of Pondok Indah. A celebration of the local community,

A hand-crafted oasis in an upmarket community: Sunday Market at Pondok Indah

Originally written and photographed for the Jakarta Globe. With Cameron Carr. Jakarta. The 2nd annual Pondok Indah Sunday Market was held yesterday, bringing music, arts, fashion and food to the streets of Pondok Indah. A celebration of the local community,

Il Conduttore e La Sarta

An in-depth look into my family’s migration history. Written, produced, coded and published independently through GitHub – read the full story here. A snippet from the piece is below.  

Il Conduttore e La Sarta

An in-depth look into my family’s migration history. Written, produced, coded and published independently through GitHub – read the full story here. A snippet from the piece is below.  

Rival Fire on the journey to their debut album

Originally published in Beat Magazine. I went to my first over-18 gig in 2015. Drunk Mums were playing at Ding Dong Lounge, and my mates and I got there as the first supports were setting up. Eventually, the band began to play,

Rival Fire on the journey to their debut album

Originally published in Beat Magazine. I went to my first over-18 gig in 2015. Drunk Mums were playing at Ding Dong Lounge, and my mates and I got there as the first supports were setting up. Eventually, the band began to play,

Driven by Music: Behind the scenes of Baby Driver with Ansel Elgort and Lily James

Originally published in Catalyst Magazine. Baby Driver feels more like a collection of music videos than a feature film. You’ll struggle to find a writer/director that uses a soundtrack as tactfully as Edgar Wright does in his latest. Much of the

Driven by Music: Behind the scenes of Baby Driver with Ansel Elgort and Lily James

Originally published in Catalyst Magazine. Baby Driver feels more like a collection of music videos than a feature film. You’ll struggle to find a writer/director that uses a soundtrack as tactfully as Edgar Wright does in his latest. Much of the

Melbourne’s music industry and mental health: the system is broken

I wrote a feature piece on mental health in Australia’s music industry – with a focus on the Melbourne scene – for Beat.

This was off the back of a report which showed that those in the Australian music industry are ten times more likely to suffer from anxiety and five times more likely to suffer from depression than the average person.

Melbourne’s music industry and mental health: the system is broken

I wrote a feature piece on mental health in Australia’s music industry – with a focus on the Melbourne scene – for Beat.

This was off the back of a report which showed that those in the Australian music industry are ten times more likely to suffer from anxiety and five times more likely to suffer from depression than the average person.