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 / Arts
Ophelia The Timeless Woman
"The designers provide a subtle critique of gender archetypes, literary and cultural — and the 'muse'."
Features / Music
Laura Imbruglia Admits She's "Not A Very Good Host"
"Rather than just watch TV and go to the pub, I decided to give myself another creative project to stay active."
Features / Music
Corey Hawkins
Gritty Biopic About NWA Searches For "The Truth"
"[NWA] kept their foot on the gas instead of pulling back."
Features / Music
James Bay Wasn't Always Fond Of Travelling
“It was music that sort of dragged me out [of London].”
Features / Arts
The Creator Of The Giant Bunnies Loves You Sharing Photos Of Her Art Online
"People are being creative with their digital photos, and video they have taken of my art installations."
Features / Music
The Cool, The Quirky & The Downright Unmissable Acts At Stereosonic 2015
"Despite some hipsters' belief that 'Stereo' is a mega-rave, you actually don't even have to be into 'EDM' to fully appreciate it."
News / Music
The Cool, The Quirky & The Downright Unmissable Acts At Stereosonic 2015
"Despite some hipsters' belief that 'Stereo' is a mega-rave, you actually don't even have to be into 'EDM' to fully appreciate it."
Features / Arts
Reko Rennie's Art Is "Politically Inspired"
"I certainly haven't ever felt like I should limit myself to one area or worry too much about limits that other people might try to impose on me."
Features / Arts
'David Bowie Is' Exhibit Is A Spectacular Diary Of The Enigma's Life
"The spectacular encompasses Bowie's costumes, handwritten lyrics and scores, notes, design sketches, photos… which reveal his creative stimuli, process and control."
Features / Arts
Lido Cinemas Unveils Its Exquisitely Restored Retro-Nuevo Interior
"It's now been exquisitely, and sensitively, restored, Tamir overlaying heritage aspects with a "futuristic '60s-mode" aesthetic."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: The Church
"The biggest twist? The band dutifully play 'Under The Milky Way', their most famous single, and not even for the encore."
Features / Music
Bristol Has A 'Well-Documented Lineage Of Music'
"Many of our extended friends are producers or involved in the music scene in some capacity, so it still feels like a good time for the city."
View More