“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 / Arts
Catching Up With Street Artist Simon Luxton
"The ticket-holders are what keep it alive. I guess they can almost make themselves feel like shareholders in these events because, without them, they don't exist."
Features / Music
Cumbia Cosmonauts May Have Accidentally Cornered A Niche Market
"I think ['world music'] is an outdated concept ... but I wanna be positive and constructive about it."
Features / Film & TV
On Women Directors, Ripping Off Woody Allen And Adam Scott Acting Like A Creep
"It was very difficult to find somebody who was willing to play someone so shitty."
Reviews / Arts
Desdemona
"Ultimately, Desdemona's narratives transcend time and place."
Features / Arts
The Ladies Taking On Sydney's Just For Laughs
"Sometimes I do get the sense [that], if you don't hit them in the eye straight away as a woman on stage, maybe you'll have your work cut out for you."
Features / Music
Marcus Mumford On Being A B-Boy, Leather Jackets And Their Development
"I'm not a purist. I love too many types of music to be able to call myself a purist. And I respect purists."
Features / Music
Raury Recalls A "Random Girl" Trying To "Tongue [Him] Down" At Last Year's Laneway
"I want a lot of kids to stumble across this album and know that a kid just like me made it."
Features / Music
How To Support Your Rivals
"We've always worked closely together. So us having albums that are coming out at a similar time kinda works well for both of us."
News / Music
Dear Azealia Banks, Why Do You Keep Slinging 'Faggot' As An Insult?
"It's her use of 'faggot' that makes headlines. Banks seems to use it as a default diss."
Features / Music
Sad Grrrls Club Stands Up To Male-Dominated Festival Bills
"It's a way of trying to send the message, not just to the mainstream music industry, but to female musicians and to all musicians."
Reviews / Arts
How Came That Blood
"The connections here between worker exploitation, gender violence and psycho-myth obscure."
News / Music
Banoffee Launches Fashion Line With Melbourne Brand
"All the clothing was designed at the same time that I was making the tracks for this EP, so everything ties in."
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