Lauren Ziegler
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Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Everything We Learned Inside Dark Mofo, Australia's Most Fucked Up (And Glorious) Festival
We spent a week inside Hobart's Dark Mofo festival. From art walks and installations, to musical performances and talks, here's what we learned. → Read More
Antisemitic Hip-Hop: It's Time To Drop The Jewish Stereotypes
Eminem is not a homophobe. Or so he says. Despite dotting a huge portion of his earlier (and later) work with gay slurs, Marshall Mathers has argued that the word “faggot” is just a turn of phrase. It’s “more like calling someone a bitch or a punk or an asshole,” he says. “The word was just thrown around.” It’s an argument Boy George, for one, wasn’t buying. “My feeling is at the moment with… → Read More
Listen to Radiohead’s twangy cover of “Rhinestone Cowboy” by Glen Campbell
A rare gem from the band's early years resurfaces in the wake of Campbell's passing. → Read More
Dan Harmon to adapt classic Kurt Vonnegut novel The Sirens of Titan
The Community and Rick and Morty creator zeroes in on his next project. → Read More
Linkin Park cancel US tour following the death of Chester Bennington
Including co-headlining dates with Blink-182. → Read More
Eddie Vedder leads teary performance of “Black” in tribute to Chris Cornell: Watch
The singer paid tribute to his close friend through Pearl Jam’s most emotional song. → Read More
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his summer Spotify playlist
Featuring songs by Drake, Robert Plant, Hans Zimmer, Fiona Apple, Neneh Cherry, and more. → Read More
Freddie Mercury biopic starring Rami Malek and directed by Bryan Singer is officially a go
Pre-production for the film, titled Bohemian Rhapsody, begins next week. → Read More
Dave Chappelle interviews Kendrick Lamar on DAMN., fan theories, and importance of self-expression
The legendary comedian chats with the legendary rapper for Interview Magazine. → Read More
Charlize Theron says script for Mad Max prequel Furiosa is ready to go
The as-yet-unannounced film would focus on her own character’s backstory. → Read More
Jaume Collet-Serra is the frontrunner to direct Suicide Squad 2
Spanish filmmaker is predominantly known for his work in horror and thriller genre, including The Shallows. → Read More
Phoenix takes you to Italy in new “Goodbye Soleil” video — watch
The French band unveils new single ahead of Friday's album release. → Read More
SZA shares new track “Broken Clocks” — listen
TDE’s first lady will finally release her new album next week. → Read More
Arcade Fire sign with Columbia Records, launch cryptic live stream
New music is imminent from the Quebec art-rockers. → Read More
That Time I Tried (And Failed) To Interview Lil Yachty
Within about twenty seconds it was clear this interview wasn’t going to go well. → Read More
We Interviewed Vanilla Ice And He Said Some Real Weird Stuff
When I get on the phone with Vanilla Ice, he’s hanging out with Salt N Pepa at a radio station in California, fondly recalling the early ’90s. “I had a three year weekend,” he says. “We went out and made the party happen.” Born Robert Matthew Van Winkle, the 49-year-old rapper and entrepreneur is synonymous with ’90s culture and music. When he was 16, he wrote ‘Ice Ice Baby’, the song that would… → Read More
The National Have Finally Returned With An Incredible New Single
It's been a long four years since their last release. → Read More
Chet Faker Officially Rebrands As Nick Murphy On New EP ‘Missing Link’
Also, he has a beard again. → Read More
Australian Promoters Have Schooled Ja Rule And His Mates Over The Fyre Festival Fiasco
"The fact that Fyre let people arrive to those conditions is gobsmacking." → Read More
“We Got Laughed At”: Bliss N Eso On The Early Days Of Aussie Hip-Hop
Australian hip-hop has never been as diverse and important as it is right now. You’ve got A.B. Original winning the Australian Music Prize, Sampa the Great promoting gender equality, L-Fresh The Lion representing Australia for YouTube’s Creators For Change program, and Remi opening up about mental illness and substance abuse — and that’s just in the last few months. But it wasn’t always this way… → Read More