Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Cyclone Wehner, Contributor

Cyclone Wehner

Cyclone Wehner is a Melbourne journalist writing about R&B, hip hop, dance music, synth-pop, and film/TV. She's interviewed everyone from Beyoncé to Daft Punk to Jane Campion. Cyclone has also DJed at feted clubs like Revolver. She is obsessed with vampires and, currently, curating concept playlists.

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Teyana Taylor
"Teyana Taylor is an experience."
News / Music
EXCLUSIVE: Jade MacRae Is Back In A Very Big Way
"I feel like for the first time I'm really doing it on my own terms."
Features / Music
Street Culture Icon Robert 'Bobbito' Garcia On Making Music With His Best Pal
Robert "Bobbito" Garcia visits Melbourne this month for an exclusive DJ set and screening of his latest doco, 'Rock Rubber 45s'. Talking to Cyclone, he reminisces on his career at the forefront of street culture in NYC, before looking to the future.
Features / Music
Year Of The Yeehaw: Why Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Is Even Bigger Than You Think
"This is the era of hyper-hybridisation."
Features / Music
AURORA Isn't Scared By Australia's Deadly Spiders; She Actually Quite Likes Them
Norwegian singer Aurora Aksnes, known as AURORA, is back in Australia for Groovin The Moo. She tells Cyclone she's looking forward to getting to regional Australia – and she's not afraid of the bugs there.
Features / Music
You Might Know MØ From Her 'Lean On' Vocals But There's A Whole Lot More To Learn
MØ, aka Karen Andersen, tells Cyclone about turning fans of her guest work into fans of her solo output, and how she's getting into the art of collage now.
Features / Music
A Random Woman At A Festival Changed Gary Clark Jr's Life Forever
Guitar wizard Gary Clark Jr is back in the country on the back of new album 'This Land' for Bluesfest. He tells Cyclone about his drink of choice, trying his hand at acting and why he always has to raise the bar for himself.
News / Music
Buckley Played There, Kylie & Hutchence Partied There: We Farewell Melb's Iconic Lounge
Melbourne's much-loved nightclub Lounge is closing its doors after nearly 30 years. Cyclone looks back at the venue's history, its impact and just what its loss means to the city.
Features / Music
Digital Renegades Billie Eilish & Khalid Are Reinventing The Pop Idol
#OGFlavas
Features / Film & TV
Ian Somerhalder On His Toxic 'Vampire Diaries' Character & Causing Mid-flight 'Lost' Panic
Resident 'The Vampire Diaries' expert Cyclone caught up with Ian Somerhalder, who's currently in the country for Supanova Comic Con & Gaming, to talk all things vampires and what he's working on next.
Reviews / Arts
Supanova Comic Con & Gaming
"The Melbourne edition of Supanova, branded 'a celebration of fandom', has again delivered in 2019."
Features / Music
This Is What Happens When Basement Jaxx Meets An Orchestra
Felix Buxton of Basement Jaxx tells Cyclone about staying true to their house music roots – even when collaborating with an orchestra.
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