By Jenna Dreisenstock In order for a music scene to flourish, the need for committed and driven artists with unique styles and auditory personality is what builds the foundation for the love of these genres. However, it is imperative to remember that with this foundation we need to keep on
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Written by Jenna Dreisenstock “Sometimes I regret it’s not 1937.” This admission by a Russian police officer, captured in recording as members of the punk activist music collective Pussy Riot find themselves detained after their demonstration during the FIFA World Cup final is frightening to say the least. 1937 refers to
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By Jenna Dreisenstock The excitement of a music festival is an unprecedented feeling for all of us – the thrill of seeing our favourite acts live, the vivid light shows and immersive displays, the delicious artisan foods and most of all – partying the nights away with the people we’re
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Written by Jenna Dreisenstock Not long ago, I wrote an article about womxn in history who shaped the ways in which we create, explore and understand electronic music today: and how their names have been erased, their contributions glanced over and the ways in which their work built the foundation
As the middle of the year draws to a close and we are beginning to embrace the second half of 2018 (Yeah, we’re almost at the end of 2018. Pretty crazy.) It’s a good time to reflect on the great releases that have graced our auditory sphere within the last
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Written by Jenna Dreisenstock The perception of video games is skewered in the eyes of many; a vast majority of those uninvolved in the gaming world may perceive video games solely as mindless, violent games in which the main objective is to destroy everything. However, this misconception is based on
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By Jenna Dreisenstock The month of June has brought us a brilliantly vivid sea-soaked shoreline, with Wave glittering amongst the royal blues, rich purples and flickering stars as city lights doused in atmospheric moonlight. Graced with the likes of tracks such as Øfdream’s ‘Protagonist’, beat-heavy and progressive in it’s rich
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Written by Jenna Dreisenstock ‘To define is to limit.’ Once said by the ever-flamboyant Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray: Wilde’s character Lord Henry wove into the the sweet-blonde curled Dorian, that allowing ourselves to fall victim to the ever defining boxes of society, in which
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Written by Jenna Dreisenstock Do non-human animals perceive and enjoy music the same way we do, or is it humanity’s own egocentric self-projection? In its complexity, diving into the realm of human perception and the understanding of ourselves as human beings is twisting, turning rabbit hole of unanswered questions –
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Written by Jenna Dreisenstock Within the erratic, ever-expanding world of the film and television industry: with constant new releases, everyday hype and media saturation – the unfortunate side effect of the incredible mediums we have at hand, is that sometimes masterpieces can fall deep beneath the radar, loving artworks barely
