Writing & illustration by Claire Wastell // Claire Wastell reflects on the transformative experience of going to a gig alone, and the powerful music of African-Australian hip-hop/soul/experimental artist Sampa the Great.
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Writing by Naila Karim // Photograph by Clemence Leclerc // Ultimately, there is rarely any type of music that I don’t like. It’s taken me most of my life to realise that I’m lucky enough to have people in my life who have introduced me to the wide range of music that I listen to today.
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Writing by Sinead Simpkins // Photograph by Jasmine Rubio // Representation of women in the music industry does not only refer to the artists that we listen to. According to The Guardian, 30% of executive roles in the music industry are currently held by women. The industry is still heavily influenced by men both onscreen and behind the scenes.
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Advice by Miss Blanks // Not only can Brisbane’s Miss Blanks rap, but her rich experiences as a singer, provocateur, fashionista and unashamedly sexual babe make her a prime candidate for Ramona’s very first guest advice columnist!
Writing by Anya Trybala // Photographs by Claire Hardman // My earliest memory I can recall was sitting in the living room watching a record spin and voices coming out from the tall brown things sitting upright beside the player.
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Writing by Elena Robustelli // If you’re an avid music listener like I am, you’ll notice that regardless of genre, the artists that we listen to are so often male n’ pale.
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Writing by Julia Pearl-Schwartz // Photograph by Hannah Davis // Let’s say that each time you heard a Lorde or Adele song you were overcome with irritation and disappointment.
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Writing by Erandhi Mendis // Photograph by Sophie Pellegrini // To be blunt about it: music shaming is the need to openly criticize others who entertain different music tastes to yourself.
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