
Michael Jackson’s life was so mythologised it’s often forgetten a working artist lay behind the fame and controversy. On the eve of the DVD release of This Is It, MAG spoke to a handful of the late Jackson’s collaborators about his working life. By Dan Rule

Pikelet (aka prodigious Victorian pop talent Evelyn Morris) is known for her looped, instrumental solo work. New album Stem explores working with a full band, and she tells MAG’s fully clothed Dan Rule about the transition.

After an ARIA nomination, and winning 2009’s AMP for Primary Colours, Melbourne garage punks Eddy Current Suppression Ring unleash follow up, Rush to Relax. MAG’s Andrew Wallace spoke to Mikey Young aka ‘Eddy Current’.

In The Icon we profile those who change music. This month, Dan Rule explores the canon of soul poet, spoken word activist and hip hop forefather Gil Scott-Heron.

Black Light, the sixth album from iconic British dance duo Groove Armada, nearly triggered their demise. Tom Findlay tells Dan Rule about finding the light.

Michael Adams dissects the ridiculous and shines light on the sublime in film and DVD. This time around, B-movie wonders and trashy treasure.

Daniel Johnston has battled mental illness to become one of America’s most prolific and loved songwriters. By Dan Rule

Watching a Kasey Chambers gig, you’d swear you were at a Sunday jam in the family lounge. A new collaboration album proves that’s not far from the truth. By Julia Gaw

Songwriter Glen Hansard achieved global recognition acting in Once. The film’s pivotal romance became reality, and now the film’s stars play music as ‘The Swell Season’.
By Jonathan Alley

Raised on the lovelorn recordings of Edith Piaf, Martha Wainwright has released a suite of her own live interpretations of the legendary French songstress. By Dan Rule