Welcome to FUSE 04!

Music is a big part of our lives and I’ve spent the last few weeks writing down the list of songs from my own personal soundtrack. I came up with some real doozies like “Let’s Hear it for the Boy” from the Footloose soundtrack, which I played in my first car and “It’s Raining Men” by the Weather Girls, which was a hit when I first ventured overseas. I was surprised by just how much of my life’s big moments had a song attached to them and what they meant to me. It sent me on quite a nostalgic journey and I started to realise just how music affects our everyday lives and feelings.

Photo: Yasmin Element, Nathan Brown, Alexander Thatcher & Christopher Powell. The FUSE editorial team went to the opening of the Vanity Fair Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery where we pretented to be all fancy and hoitey-toitey. Photo courtesy National Portrait Gallery.

This issue has three articles about music in addition to our regular Ear Candy (p36) by Damien Pratt which is always worth a read. Our cover story is about a woman who has worked hard at being the best she can in the music scene. You’ve probably heard her on RAWFM or at Cube Nightclub, she’s Canberra’s electro pop princess, Tori Mac.

We talk to Tori about her music career, being a female DJ and having her own national radio show. She’s a pretty cool chick with loads of talent (p08). We share our thoughts on why we think God actually is a DJ, life is a dance floor, love is the rhythm and why you are the music (thanks Pink!). It’s a “deep and meaningful” with a beat (p12). Last, but certainly not least, another local DJ, Miss Yetti tells us about his most rewarding DJ experiences and what they mean to him (p37).

But hey, it’s not all about the music. We’ve got an awesome article about Wonder Woman, her panties and an invisible plane — or was it a plane and invisible panties? You’ll have to go and find out for yourself (p16). Stu, our Top Queer motoring expert writes about getting serviced (p41) and Brendan Farnhill, from Alive! Health & Fitness, tells us about serotonin, dopamine and endorphins (p34).

As usual there is a whole lot more of FUSE for you to enjoy. Don’t forget to drop us an email if you would like to comment on an article and tell us what you think. We’d love to hear from you and you might even score some free movie tickets from Dendy. Email - Click here!

Enjoy!
Alexander Thatcher