Danny Widdicombe And Ant Aggs: FACE

- There are precious few good things about COVID-19 and self-isolation. Even the store of music recorded pre-pandemic, that continues to be released and thus stops me going insane, is going to run out at some point. However, homes and bedrooms don’t have to be purely claustrophobic hells and it’s nice to be able to draw attention to the artists who’ve turned adversity into opportunity and -really only in a couple of months- produced the music of our new reality.

Coriky: Coriky

<p><span><span>- The term "influential" is thrown around a lot by music critics, but few artists can legitimately claim to have changed the course of rock'n'roll as much as Ian Mackaye.</span></span></p>

Trump Shares "White Power" counter protest video

US President Donald Trump has shared and now taken down a video showing one of his supporters shouting "white power" at a protest against his administration.
 
The video on Twitter, shows rival demonstrators shouting profanities at each other in Florida.
 
The White House has come forward saying they "did not hear the one statement made on the video."
 
The tweet has recently been removed from President Trump's account. 
 

Major American Companies Pull Advertisements from Facebook

More than 160 American companies, including Coca Cola, Hershey’s and Starbucks, have vowed to pause their Facebook ad spending for one month over July this year. 

The ad boycott is a part of the ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ campaign. 

The campaign aims to stop Facebook generating revenue from hateful content. 
 

NSW MLA Moselmane claims not a suspect in Espionage case after AFP raids

NSW Labour MLA Shaoquett Moselmane says he is not a suspect in the espionage investigation after his Sydney home and office were raided by the AFP last week.
 
The raids come from an investigation into allegations that the MP's office had been infiltrated by a Chinese Government agent.
 
Mr Moselmane will be taking a leave of absence from parliament during the investigation. 
 

QLD Governmnet announces Second Round of COVID-19 funding for Small Business

The second round of coronavirus relief funding will open this week for Queensland small businesses.

The first round of grants saw 96 million dollars of the allocated 100 million dollars snapped up in just a couple of days. 
    
Businesses with an annual turnover between 75 thousand dollars and 1.3 million dollars, who employ less than 20 employees and who have suffered a loss of 30% since March will be eligible for grants of up to $10,000 dollars each from the 1st of July.
 

Chloe x Halle: Ungodly Hour

<p><span><span>- While never avoiding the party sounds of the 2000s, R&amp;B in the 2010s was consistently focused on either depressive attitudes or political statements. As the sound shifts away from statements, it makes sense that the return to more joyous, infectious R&amp;B is being led by a sister duo, spearheaded by <strong>Beyoncé</strong>.