-To possess one's Venus in the house of Leo, in an astronomical sense, is to possess intense romantic and artistic inclinations, like no other: an abundant appreciation and desire for affection, drama and art. It is to be warm, romantic and loyal, yet possessive and jealous, with a mind for symbolism & sentiment.

- Reviewing a new Summer Flake album is kind of difficult. Not because Steph Crase's music is hard to describe – it's pretty straight-down-the-middle, guitar-based indie-rock – but because on paper it seems like it could be kind of unremarkable.

- For a band as wracked by nihilism as Hope Drone, it sometimes seems a wonder they manage to put out records at all. Certainly it goes some way to excusing the four years it’s been since their last album, Cloak Of Ash. Summoning all their remaining strength the Brisbane black-metallers have surged back on to the recorded medium, a testament in stone amidst the dust of failure, an Ozymandian tribute to the pointlessness of it all. Actually that’s not quite true and it marks a key difference between the band’s latest material and what came before.

- As hip-hop approaches the half-century mark we’re beginning to see rappers age within a youth-centric genre. Albums like Jay-Z’s 4:44 or Phonte’s No News Is Good News have been jokingly labelled ‘dad rap’ for their mature subject matter and contemplative nature.

- Far from the bright lights of the music industry, a subculture of folk-punk healthily maintains its existence, played on acoustic instruments and often in informal venues.