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Photo by @gconcamm From hip-hop studios to contemporary stages, London-based dancer James Lambert has built a career navigating multiple artistic worlds. In conversation with STRAND, he reflects on creativity, resilience, and what it really means to make a life in dance. Dance has always been part of Lambert's life. Long before professional stages, commercial performances and choreography, movement was simply a way of expressing himself. Today, Lambert works across multiple c

To graduate from Central Saint Martins in 2026 is to step into an industry changing faster than anyone can predict. Nonetheless, these graduates confront this moment in their work

Photo by Daria Slikker There is something unmistakably cinematic about wing!'s music. Whether it's the restless momentum of his latest single, 'GET UP AND GO OUT', or the introspective pull of earlier releases like 'Pack It In' – which has since amassed over 80,000 Spotify streams – his songs feel like the soundtrack to life unfolding across sprawling city streets. It's fitting, then, that his music has found listeners everywhere from London and New York to Los Angeles and Me

Photo by Josh Sabini Over a few years, Adelaide indie rock band Swapmeet have gone from self-recording music with friends to culminating multiple South Australian Music Awards wins. Formed in 2022 by longtime friends Venus O'Broin, Maxwell Elphick, Jack Medlyn and Joshua Doherty, the group first built a following through the local Adelaide scene before releasing their debut EP, Oxalis, in 2024. The project's blend of folk-inspired songwriting, expansive arrangements and metic

Photo by Josh Nai In just two years, Melbourne post-punk band sleepazoid have gone from a new project born out of a relocation to one of Australia's most promising emerging bands. Formed in 2024, the five-piece quickly found momentum after an early writing session produced their debut single, ‘RATS’. What followed was a rapid rise: a self-recorded debut EP, running with the dogs, support slots with Faye Webster across Australia, appearances at Bigsound, and a growing audience

One may argue that Schiaparelli died with Elsa Schiaparelli; however, Daniel Roseberry’s commitment to honouring her legacy while simultaneously creating a world of his own is deeply inspirational.

When one intertwines the complexities of both fashion and art on the biggest night of the fashion calendar, one creates something far beyond clothing. An ephemeral masterpiece that exists for a single night yet echoes through culture long after the final flash of cameras fades.

Photo by Jordan Matyka Chiminyo, the London-based drummer, producer, and performer, does not limit his interpretation of jazz to the traditional expectations of the genre. While jazz figureheads John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, and Miles Davis, formed Chiminyo's earliest musical influences, other inspirations span from Flying Lotus to Jorge Ben Jor. Chiminyo and his collaborators’ take on jazz is subtle. Instead of centering saxophones and solos, jazz influences how they i

Photo by Alexa Viscius / Courtesy of Polyvinyl Records Few bands have left a mark on emo and math rock quite like American Football. Formed in Urbana, Illinois in 1997 by Mike Kinsella, Steve Holmes and Steve Lamos, the band’s original run lasted only a few years, but their 1999 self-titled debut album would go on to become one of the defining records of the Midwest emo movement. Its intricate guitar work, open emotional honesty and quiet suburban atmosphere resonated far bey

Review of Hamilton the musical and its place in todays society