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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: Australian Open Finals Festival @ Kia Arena Sunday 29th Jan
Forest Claudette, Flight Facilities and more wowed crowds at the Australian Open Finals Festival.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Australian Open Finals Festival @ Kia Arena Friday 27th Jan
Vanessa Amorosi stole the show at the Australian Open Finals Festival.
Features / Interviews
Peaches: ‘People Couldn't Tell If I Was A Joke Or If I Was Super Serious’
"The [electroclash] movement was confusing, but I was extra confusing because I was there alone. I just had my machine and people didn't understand that electronic music was 'music'."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Falls Festival Sidney Myer Music Bowl 29-31 December
The first Falls Downtown Melbourne was a surprising success – so much so that it should become permanent.
Features / Interviews
Richie Hawtin On Hardware 30, Fashion, Grimes, The Future & More
He asks, "How do you continue to move forward but also stay unique and stay connected to the story you've been telling for so many years – and keep bringing those people who have supported you along the way with you at every step of the way without losing them?"
Features / Music
30 Years Of Hardware: Iconic Events, Poster Wars & More
"The thing is to try and get the book in as many hands as possible, especially to some of the newer, younger audience that weren't around then, so they can learn about that history and put a value on it and kind of preserve and respect it."
Features / Music
Flume: “Honestly, ‘Palaces’ Didn't Do As Well As I Thought It Was Gonna Do"
“It hasn't continued this unstoppable rise that I've been feeling for many years.”
News / Music
Photo Credit: Jade D'Amico
PANIA: 'I'll Love You From A Distance, But I'm Still Gonna Win'
"The fact that people can resonate with the words that I'm putting into my music was a good indicator for me that it was connecting with people."
Features / Music
The Australian Trip-Hop Story: Part Two
"It was just interesting to see how people responded to that. Some people were like, 'Yay!' Some people were like, 'Nah, go back to being that one-trick-pony please.'"
Features / Music
The Australian Trip-Hop Story: Part One
"It was so unique – nothing had ever been done like that in Australia."
Features / Music
Vicious Recordings (1995)
30 Years Of Vicious Recordings: 'You're Only As Good As Your Next Track'
"I don't actually see them as challenges – I actually see them as opportunities for the label."
Features / Interviews
Marlon Williams: ‘I Definitely Wanted To Be Less Broody On This Record’
"You make a quote, unquote 'break-up record' and then you sort of spend a lot of time ruminating as a consequence while you're on tour and you're doing media and stuff and you're rehashing the songs all the time…"