
SXSW Sydney 2025 Unveils First Round of Music Conference Speakers
Jen Malone, Lucy Atkinson and Dr Marcus Collins are among the international guest speakers at this year's edition of SXSW Sydney

Get The Magazine
The best in culture from a cultural icon. Subscribe now for more from the authority on music, entertainment, politics and pop culture.
Subscribe Now
Jen Malone, Lucy Atkinson and Dr Marcus Collins are among the international guest speakers at this year's edition of SXSW Sydney

Jones defends her Britney-sampling song 'Taste': "Shall I be allowed to go through all of my influences or only the traditional R&B ones?"

We try to figure out why some huge names failed to make it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year

The first artists have been confirmed for SXSW Sydney 2025, with just under half of them being homegrown acts

We get to know the music tastes of artists through their favourite records. Next up, New Zealand alt-pop artist Isla Noon.

We discuss Chappell Roan's hard push for 'The Giver,' look at Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem' triumph, and admire Selena Gomez's collab album with Benny Blanco

Teenage Joans have dropped a new song right in the middle of their mini tour, serving up 2010s pop-punk nostalgia

Don't miss this one-off Mexican-inspired party featuring Client Liaison, Lotte Gallagher and Melbourne’s all-women mariachi band Queen of Hearts

From Perry Farrell thinking Green Day was a boy band to Courtney Love throwing punches, here are the festival's wildest moments

Metallica's lead guitarist, who has a new book out called 'The Collection: Kirk Hammett,' looks back at his career in our in-depth new interview