“It's Such A Trap”: Meg Mac Refuses To Be Another Tragic Tale On 'It's My Party'

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 / Music
New Frontiers: Sexuality, Identity & EDM
"It's really just musings, or observation, on the subject and definitely not trying to write the definitive feminist anthem."
Reviews / Arts
Jasper Jones
"Any grimness is countered by the play's abundant charm, humour and... cricket"
Features / Arts
Why Margaret Cho Calls Bullshit On 'Ab Fab''s Racism
"There's no context in which racism is acceptable."
Reviews / Arts
Edward II
"Edward II is visceral with nudity, passionate exchanges and creeping violence."
News / Music
How Frank Ocean Saved The Art Of The Album
"Creativity shouldn't be restricted by timelines and beholden to industry concerns about sustaining momentum because of short attention spans."
Reviews / Arts
Dracula's Terror Byte
"If local hipsters assume that Dracula's is a haunt for tourists, or their folks, then they're missing out."
Features / Arts
Why Ashleigh Cummings Just Wants To Grow
"To be honest, I just wanna work on interesting projects — good projects, challenging ones."
Features / Music
James Blake Opens Up About Creative Blocks And Depression
"There were so many things in my life that weren't right and I needed to sort them all out..."
Reviews / Arts
Othello
"Truly great, Chong Nee brings nuanced emotion and exquisite enunciation to Othello."
Features / Music
Lisa Crystal Carver On Transgressing Mainstream Feminism
"I was raped as a child... And I got over it. I don't feel anything weird about it anymore."
Reviews / Arts
Courage To Kill
"The men's constant querulousness does become tedious, and, bar Radka, the characters aren't likeable."
Features / Music
How Beyond The Wizards Sleeve Make Magic
"The majority of it started as '60s records, and weird '60s records, but it's gone quite a way beyond that."
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