Natasha Rainey

NCTJ-qualified journalist with over five years of experience capturing contemporary culture through compelling profiles, interviews, and reviews. My work in publications like Bricks Magazine and RANGE Magazine showcases my inquisitive voice — always delivering incisive analysis despite the frequent comedic relief. I explore cultural moments in my writing and translate them into unlikely narratives that invite readers into intimate conversations with artists while contextualising their work within broader movements. My approach balances accessibility with substance, entertaining readers while delivering meaningful insights that expand cultural horizons.

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Scrolling Through the Years With Tariq

Tariq has been in the music game for over 30 years, gaining widespread recognition in 1997 with debut album The Basement Songs and Juno nominated track “Chevrolet Way.” Through his lyrical explorations of racism and religious issues as a South Asian artist, soundtracked by folk rock, Tariq firmly cemented his spot in the late ‘90s zeitgeist. 
Succeeding his newfound fame, his widening catalogue of music, released independently, gave way to work with experimental outfit Brasstronaut. These days,...
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Paesler’s Ode to Nostalgia and Home

She comes to depict this universal longing through commonplace imagery: a video store, windows and a big red barn. “I’ve seen pictures of when it was first painted and it’s bright, bright red. Now it’s burgundy and it’s chipped, so it’s kind of like how things change over time,” she says. The album’s cover art depicts this duality, featuring the image of the red barn plucked from her grandmother’s box of slides of the retreat. 
“If you don’t take time to acknowledge and appreciate and really get...