Aleksia Barron, Journalist

Sydney MC Sky’high is one of the most intriguing Australian hip hop artists. Admired by some of the industry’s biggest names, she’s built a career in just two short years, and recently released her debut album, Forever Sky’high. She spoke to Aleksia Barron.

Sometimes the best theatre happens in the moment, according to Impro Melbourne’s TheatreSports director, Patti Stiles. She chats to Aleksia Barron on the eve of the TheatreSports Grand Final.

This album is a delicious meal of jazz and hip hop, with side orders of blues and funk.

Red Stitch Theatre's The Motherfucker With The Hat is the professional theatre debut for Michelle Vergara Moore, who graduated from NIDA and ended up in New York City. She's back home, and tells Aleksia Barron that she's loving working on stage.

“AG did his verse first, and I still don’t know who’s singing on the hook!” Chasm, Chris Hamer-Smith to his mum, admits to Aleksia Barron of I Am Legend, a track off his latest album.

It must be said that Def Wish is in a league of his own when it comes to lyrical delivery – he nails his rapid-fire lines with precision and precipitous talent.

"There’s something almost surreal about Minaj onstage thanks to her incredible proportions, baby-doll voice and flowing blonde weave. She struts around in a strangely disjointed way, a little like a wind-up toy – almost caricaturing the female pop star trope."

Part of McCarthy’s reasoning lies in the idea that the 1% aren’t as isolated as some might think, particularly in a country like Australia