King Woman: Celestial Blues

<p><span><span>- One of my favourite musical experiences is, without a doubt, the involuntary Patrick Bateman stinkface I pull whenever a reality shifting riff washes over me in an awesome wave and its peal alters a small part of my being. After this sonic cleanse, you retroactively feel your life prior to that point was pure guitar novitiate and that you are now, subsequently blessed. I made that pursed-lips expression so many times during this new King Woman<strong> </strong>record.

Sycco's First EP

Powered by shimmering, hooky choruses and impressive psych-pop production – the now-signature Sycco style – the EP's textures sound like what a lava lamp looks like: glowing, fluid, sometimes joyfully surprising in the direction it moves. Throughout the seven tracks, love is a constant but it's not all heart-eyes and hopeful prospects. "A lot of the EP is about my angry feelings that I bottle up. I write about what I'm going through in my day to day and about love … and being scared of love." This contrast between exultation and melancholia throughout the EP might just capture the core of Sycco: glimmering choruses that will refuse to leave your frontal lobe, and the secret, scared confessions scrawled between beats.

Of the release, Sycco shares: "I can’t even begin to explain how excited I am that ‘Sycco’s First EP’ is actually out there. It’s psychedelic, it’s random, it's enthusiastic, it's colourful - it’s everything I wanted ‘Sycco’s First EP’' to be." 

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Police crackdown in Brisbane CBD ahead of expected anti-lockdown protests

A hard police crackdown is underway on those flouting stay-at-home orders in Queensland with a few infringement notices being issued for non-compliances. 

The concern over rallies in Brisbane today are also rising, with a strong presence of police throughout CBD Brisbane ahead of those expected anti-lockdown protests.

Canberra Institute of Technology begins practical education program for Indigenous youth

Canberra Institute of Technology is running a new program for Indigenous youth to learn practical skills and life skills. 

For four days per week the students work and learn on-the-job skills in Worldview's e-waste recycling warehouse in Fyshwick. 

Canada recognises the end of slavery on Emancipation Day

On Sunday, Canada officially marked the abolishment of slavery nearly 200 years ago in its first nationwide Emancipation Day.

Canadian parliamentarians unanimously voted in March to recognise Emancipation Day across the country on August 1st, the same date in 1834 that an act came into effect banning slavery in former British colonies, including Canada.