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Ellie Robinson, Contributor

Ellie Robinson

Ellie Robinson is a Naarm/Melbourne-based music and pop culture writer/editor, dog connoisseur and giant dork, working as Commercial Editorial Manager across The Music, Purple Sneakers, Kill Your Stereo and Countrytown. Her work has also been published globally in flagship publications like NME, Junkee, Australian Guitar, BLUNT and Mixdown, and she’s scribbled up copy for record labels like UNFD, Domestic La La and Cooking Vinyl. 

Ellie gravitates closest to emo (all waves), alternative and pop rock, but she’s just as big a fiend for dubstep, country, hyperpop, indie… Her ears know no bounds. As a writer, she’s passionate about exploring the ways creativity is informed by identity; she’s devoted to amplifying the voices of queer and trans artists, destigmatising mental illness, fighting for social justice and mining from the philosophical and spiritual sides of art.

When she’s not writing, Ellie can be found fawning over vinyl records, enamel pins and plushies (shoutout to Blåhaj, the most iconic trans ally), snuggling up to her dog, or getting way too hyped over the latest MCU movie/show. And yes, she knows she did the horns facing the wrong way – she cannot, in fact, name three Metallica songs.

You can keep up with Ellie on her website, Twitter and Instagram.

Industry / News
WAM SOTY 2024
WAM Secures $1 Million In Govt. Funding As It Plots ‘New Strategic Direction’
“This funding underscores the crucial role that WAM plays in supporting and nurturing the Western Australian music industry.”
Industry / News
Spotify
Spotify Pulls Music From Russian Artists Who Support Ukraine Invasion
Spotify reps confirmed the artists affected had “explicitly violate[d their] content policies or local laws”.
News / Music
Yard Act
Yard Act Announce 2024 Australian Tour
The tour comes in support of Yard Act’s crash-hot second album, ‘Where's My Utopia?’
News / Music
JPEGMAFIA
JPEGMAFIA Plots ‘Lay Down My Life’ Australian Tour For 2025
The genre-bending rapper’s fifth album is due out later this year.
Reviews / Live
DZ Deathrays
Live Review: DZ Deathrays @ Corner Hotel, Melbourne
An explosive celebration of the DZ Deathrays we loved in 2014, charged by the dynamic energy of the DZ Deathrays we love in 2024.
News / Music
Ability Fest
Ability Fest Returns For Expanded 2024 Edition With Brisbane Debut
Ability Fest will return to Melbourne this October, alongside the inaugural Brisbane edition.
News / Music
Scene Queen
Scene Queen Announces ‘Shake Your Aus’ Tour For This September
It’ll be Scene Queen’s first time ever touring Australia, supporting her scorching debut album ‘Hot Singles In Your Area’.
News / Music
Tonight Alive
Tonight Alive Announce Intimate Comeback Show To Celebrate ‘The Other Side’
It’ll be Tonight Alive’s first live performance in more than four years, after they announced their long-awaited reunion last November.
News / Music
Miss Kaninna / Becca Hatch / SOPHIE
This Week’s Best New Music: Miss Kaninna, Becca Hatch, SOPHIE & More
The latest update to Purple Sneakers’ ‘Best New Music’ playlist also features fresh tunes from KLP, Allday, Trippie Redd and Lil Nas X – to name just a few.
Features / Music
G Flip / Flowerkid / Alex The Astronaut / Charlotte Le Lievre / Forest Claudette
The Future Of Australian Music Is Queer & Gender-Diverse
From grassroots festivals and DIY releases to the top of the charts, sold-out arenas and even Eurovision, the new age of Australian music is unapologetically queer.
News / Music
Ceres
Ceres Drop Heartrending New Singles 'Humming' & 'MAXi'
Ceres frontman Tom Lanyon aptly describes 'MAXi' as "sadness and optimism in two and a half minutes".
News / Music
The Belair Lip Bombs
The Belair Lip Bombs Lead Epic ‘Jerry Can And A Van’ Tour
Each show on the jaunt, backed by the legends at Yours & Owls, features a jam-packed slate of local supports.