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  1. Issue · Sep 16, 2026

    Spin To Win #87: Shooting The Breeze With Mali Jo$e (opens the original)

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    It’s been a big year for Western Australian rapper Mali Jo$e. He’s currently down in Naarm as part of Miss Kaninna’s BLACKPRINT tour, with a couple of huge shows scheduled for Friday and Saturday night, at Northcote Theatre and Theatre Royal in Castlemaine respectively.It’s been a pleasure watching Mali’s growth as an artist over the last few years. I caught him live at an in-store event for LOWF Apparel back in 2023, which coincidentally was the last night I drank (I missed my stop on a replace

  2. Issue · Sep 8, 2026

    Spin To Win #86: A Chat With Kayps About His Debut Album ‘BUNUBA BABY’ (opens the original)

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    There’s always been something in the water over in WA, but in recent years, WA rap has been on fire. Walmatjarri and Bunuba rapper Kayps recently dropped his debut album, BUNUBA BABY, and I think it’s one of the strongest Aus rap releases I’ve heard in years — and it’s currently my Aus rap AOTY.It’s a powerful exploration of his identity, and what it means to truly understand who you are. Comparisons to Kendrick’s historic one-two punch of GKMC and TPAB feel fair, but to me, this is more an albu

  3. Issue · Sep 1, 2026

    Spin To Win #84: More Music I’ve Been Enjoying Recently (opens the original)

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  4. Issue · Aug 22, 2026

    Spin To Win #85: Why Emily Wilson Wrote A Book About Stella Donnelly’s ‘Beware Of The Dogs’ (opens the original)

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    It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Apologies for that. I’ve been writing a lot, but have neglected the newsletter. I can’t promise it won’t happen again, but I do have a great chat for you today.Music journalist Emily Wilson is one of my favourite writers in Australia, and she recently finished her book on Stella Donnelly’s landmark debut album, Beware Of The Dogs. One of the finest Australian singer-songwriter projects in recent memory, I’m very keen to get my hand on this book when it’s released.<d

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