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.

Features / Arts
Anti-Cupid Daniel Sloss Is Breaking Hearts & Saving Lives With His New Show 'So?'
"I never intended, when I wrote the joke, for it to have that effect - but it's definitely something that makes me laugh."
Features / Film & TV
Aussie Star Rebecca Breeds On The 'Vampire Diaries' Spin-off 'The Originals'
"The writers were setting me up to kinda be the big and bad in the end."
Features / Music
Peking Duk On Choosing Dogs Over Otters, Rats And Goats As Their ARIA Dates
"But then we thought, 'Hang on a minute, if we get a goat, he's gonna go and eat Jimmy Barnes' suit or Tina Arena's hat'."
Features / Music
How "600 Little Soundbites" Helped Mend The Rift Between Caiti Baker & Her Dad
"It is a nice little circle of closure, I guess. He's still crazy and I love him."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Laura Mvula
"Longevity and credibility are hers. Expect more tours."
Reviews / Arts
Aaron Chen: The Infinite Faces Of Chenny Baby (MICF)
"This is definitely an act to watch; Chenny Baby could go far."
Reviews / Arts
Daniel Sloss: So? (MICF)
"The comedy provocateur remains as mercurially insensitive and outrageous as ever."
Reviews / Arts
Alice Fraser: Empire (MICF)
"For those seeking a gig that'll get the neurons firing, it's quality."
Features / Music
Gregory Porter: 'You're Never Quite Ready For The Grammys To Call Your Name'
"I had a dream of a successful music career, but the Grammy and all of the trappings that come along with that, they have been gravy."
Reviews / Arts
Resurrection (MICF)
"It's lavishly produced avant-vaudeville."
Features / Music
Turin Brakes Got Too Busy For Rob Allum To Keep Playing Cricket
"I think, if we weren't a strong team, we wouldn't still be doing it."
Features / Music
Horrorshow. Photo by Cole Bennetts
MC Solo Is Staying True To What He Does In Horrorshow
"The world is in a dark place at the moment, it seems - there's a lot of xenophobia and backwards-thinking out there."
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