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Image from @lifesawreckpodcast Instagram I have been listening to a mental health podcast called Life's A Wreck since January this year and two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to interview the host, Kyle, over zoom. We talked about many things including how he go started in podcasting, his philosophy on life, why men don't talk about their mental health and how we can take care of our mental health in lockdown.  Read the interview here.  What is your podcast about? Life's a Wreck is a mental health podcast that I started back in 2019 originally as a way for me to document what I was going through mental health wise and steadily, it grew from a podcast that was just started for personal use to something that was a little bit bigger and had the opportunity to talk with some amazing people about the importance of everyday mental health and wellness. Life’s A Wreck is a bit of a philosophy that life is not always supposed to be good and sometimes you kind of have to laugh at a...

Last month, I had the opportunity to interview Lauren Yeates, an entertainment reporter, celebrity interviewer and founder of the entertainment news website and podcast  Rave It Up . We had a chat about many things including how she got started in journalism and the media industry, some of the celebrities she has interviewed, the Rave It Up podcast and the book she has written. Have a read of the interview here.   Photo: Lauren Yeates What attracted you to Journalism? Journalism wasn’t something I really wanted to do . I just loved entertainment and it was after I did an interview with Justice Crew , I realised I loved interviewing. Before that, I never thought of interviewing at all. It was after Justice Crew that I had a light bulb moment and was like, I love doing this! I love having that up close and personal time with these celebrities and get to ask the questions I want to know the answers to which a lot of other people as fans want to know as well. Also, becaus...

Hello! In this post, I will share with you my interview with Grace, a young BJP Physie dancer. Could you tell is what BJP Physie is? Physie is a form of dance and exercise to music. It combines elements of aerobics, jazz, ballet, contemporary and hip hop. It is a unique Australian sport that is affordable, community based and lots of fun. You can start from the age of 3 all the way into your old age. Last year, BJP Physie celebrated 125 years of the sport. When did you start participating in Physie? I started physie when I was 3, I'm 14 now so this will be my 11th year. What inspired you to start doing it? It first started as just exercise for me as a little girl but I've become more focused as I've gotten into the older age groups. Do you do it at school or a club? It's mainly clubs all over Australia. My club is Brindabella in North Canberra. We are all one big family and we support each other, not just in physie, but in other things as well. All  the...

Hello! In this post, I am sharing with you an interview with a young, up-and-coming musician named Harvey Karate. Harvey Karate What inspired you to get into music? Listening and seeing other musicians play music. I wanted to be just like them. Has it always been a passion or have you wanted to do anything else, like sports or acting? I used to do tennis and tap dancing but music has always been underlying throughout my life. What type of music are you into? I enjoy many genres as long as they are interesting. My favourite genre would probably be psychedelic rock or alternative music. Who are your favourite artists? The Beatles, Tame Impala, Pond, the Flaming Lips, MGMT, Alex G, Melodys Echo Chamber, Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Grandaddy. You go to a performing arts school. How is it different to a normal, non performing arts school? I assume that other schools have extra subjects such as religion, society and stuff like that. At my school, those ...

Hello! On 27th December, Ethan Karpathy announced he was leaving In Stereo after almost three years, leaving fans and shocked and devastated. Chris Lanzon and Jakob Delgado are continuing as a duo and their posts on Instagram have caused excitement in the fandom. As we wait for news, I spoke to five of In Stereo's fans about their experience with the boys, the fandom, their thoughts on Ethan leaving and asked them to reflect on the past two years of In Stereo.   Photo Credit: @ingrids_photos on Instagram  When did you become a fan of In Stereo? Kirrilee (Melbourne): Around the end of 2015. Hayley (Sydney): I watched Ethan and Chris on The Voice Kids but never really watched it a lot. Then my friend.introduced me to them and their music early in 2016. Ashleigh (Gold Coast): I liked the boys when they were on the X Factor but I started to love them in January 2017. Anonymous (Sydney): I became a fan of Ethan and Chris ever since The Voice Kids and then became a...

Hello! Today I had the opportunity to interview Jakob and Chris from In Stereo! I had a chat to them about a few things including their experience on the X Factor their latest EP and music video, how they deal with haters and juggle school and music and what they love about their fans. I also asked them a couple of questions from fans.   Here's the full interview. Hi Jakob and Chris! You were on the X Factor in 2015. How was your experience on the show? Chris: The experience was great. We were very grateful to be a part of it and the exposure and the audience gave us the opportunity to perform to and grow with. Do you keep in touch with your mentor Guy Sebastian or any of the other contestants? Jakob: Yeah we've kept in touch with Guy a little bit. We wrote a song with him and got to hang out with him a little bit after the show and we're really good friends with a lot of the other contestants we were on the show with as well and we see them around w...