Ka: The Descendants Of Cain

<p><span><span>Ka is the quintessential New York MC. A fire captain by day, his spoken word poetry is innately nocturnal. Wisdom delivered and derived from the street corner, mumbled flows muffling the significance of what's held within. The forty-seven-year-old Brownswood rapper, real name <strong>Kaseem Ryan</strong>, writes what he's lived, through an allegoric lens.

Jack Colwell: Swandream

<p><span><span>- Australia’s music industry does have its “issues” - the preponderance of cisgender, heteronormative, white male voices that, at times, effectively drown out anything that is not. Elsewhere there is a wider market for difference in content, particularly in the United Kingdom and Europe where differing styles of musical development are actively encouraged and celebrated. Australia’s homogeneity is a product of our development as an outpost of an Empire that has long since decayed and vanished, and the change is coming – slowly, but it is happening.

Custard: Respect All Lifeforms

<p><span><span>- The last time we heard from beloved Brisbane institution Custard, they were maturing gracefully with their last long-player 2017’s <em>The Common Touch</em>. Their trademark way with a catchy ditty was balanced by strings, horns and a reflective feel that one may not traditionally associate with the band. </span></span></p>

Cavern Of Antimatter: In Fabric OST

<p><span><span>- Cavern Of Anti-Matter have just released their soundtrack to <strong>Peter Strickland</strong>’s 2018 film <em>In Fabric</em>. Strickland, who is unapologetically indebted to old Euro-horror and giallo films really outdid himself with <em>In Fabric</em> (in my opinion). Wryly funny and absurd, it’s a sprawling movie that takes you through different textures and mise-en-scene. This is realised in part by the rich imagery and by the exceptional score.

Ultra Material: EP3

<p><span><span>- Brisbane based dreampop / shoegaze outfit Ultra Material have been releasing high quality music for five years, including two albums and two EPs. This has now been added to with a third EP, appropriately titled yeah, you got it ... <em>EP3</em>.</span></span></p>

Various Artists: Eurovision 2020 The Album

<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>- COVID-19 could be subtitled “The Great Canceller”, similar to the way that The Black Death, was known as “The Great Dying” in the middle ages. For the first time since it stepped into the cultural spotlight in 1956 at the ‎Teatro Kursaal‎, Lugano, Switzerland, the world’s biggest international televised music event did not happen.

25th May 2020

Party Dozen: Pray For Party Dozen (Grupo Records)^

Pray For Party Dozen by Party Dozen

Becca Hatch Girl Like Me (Single)(UMA)^

Kim Jong-Un to bolster Nuclear Capabilities after stalled talks with US

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been in discussions to bolster the country’s nuclear capabilities amid stalled denuclearisation talks with the US.

The North Korean leader hosted a military meeting with the ruling Worker’s Party’s Central Military Commission which marked his first public appearance in three weeks.

North Korean state media say the meeting discussed new policies to strengthen the country’s armed forces and contain military threats from hostile forces.
 

Protests over China's National Security Law in Hong Kong

Police in Hong Kong have fired tear gas and used water cannons at protesters against Beijing's plan to impose national security laws on the city.

On Sunday protesters took to the shopping district of the city for the first time since Beijing proposed the national security laws with protestors calling the legislation an "evil law". The new law is expected to be passed May 28th however international concern has been raised with figures around the world saying the laws are a "comprehensive assault on the city's autonomy, rule of law and fundamental freedoms".