The Fool Magazine

Widowspeak
Cate Le Bon | RISING
Public Figures
SewnbyMOB
Cakey Sportsman
Miss Kaninna

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The Fool Magazine

2026

Innocence and naivety are prime instruments for discovery; for unearthing the ego and mapping the world with a fresh perspective.

The fool frolics in the garden of the in-between. Here and there are concepts abandoned in favour of the moment, that ubiquitous feeling of harmony that doesn't seek to overstay its welcome and will soon dissolve to be our past.

The Fool is tasked to make the leap feel inhabited, not lonely.

Now, we nurture the buds and worship the weeds. The gates are always open, so please come in

The Fool Magazine is an independent publication showcasing voices in music, art, fashion and culture. Rooted in curiosity and an openness to the unknown, it seeks to invite those who are unafraid to begin, to step off the edge with something to say.

In tarot, The Fool represents beginnings, instinct and possibility. Numbered zero, it sits outside the usual order, unburdened by experience and open to what comes next. It speaks to a creative approach that values risk, experimentation and not having all the answers.
Reversed, it's a reminder to stay aware, to think about where you're headed and what's at stake.

Like an Old Friend: Widowspeak on New Release, Roses

JUNE 2026


Widowspeak excel at finding profundity in the understated. Across more than a decade of music, Molly Hamilton and Rob Earl Thomas have built a catalogue of songs that habitually drift in like a familiar memory. Their latest album, Roses, continues that tradition, but with an intimacy that feels particularly vivid.

Something Wonderful Comes This Way: 
Cate Le Bon is here for RISING

MAY 2026

RISING, the city-wide festival of new art, performance and music, runs across twelve nights, featuring over 300 artists and 65 events stretching throughout the city. Among this year's most anticipated names is Cate Le Bon. The Welsh musician, songwriter and producer who has spent nearly two decades making work that feels entirely at home in a program like this, familiar and strange in equal measure, impossible to file neatly away. 

Public Figures: At Full Volume

MAY 2026

Emerging from the long-running creative connection between Evie Vlah and Gigi Argiro, punk band Public Figures are carving out a place for themselves with an unapologetic sense of intensity. Fresh from stages shared with some of the loudest acts in Australian rock, the band, completed live by Lakota Vella on lead guitar and Mary-Lou Hylands on bass, thrives on instinct, catharsis and complete creative freedom.

SewnbyMOB: Reimagining Fashion Through Culture and Connection

APRIL 2026

SewnbyMOB exists as both a platform and a meeting point, where fashion becomes a way of finding, questioning, and reclaiming identity. Through collaborative photoshoots, Jade Leaman brings First Nations creatives together to create work that is grounded in culture, connection, and self-expression. What started as a personal search for belonging has grown into a space that centres community, amplifies emerging voices, and insists on being seen beyond tokenism, as something complex, evolving, and deeply felt.

Inside the World of Cakey Sportsman

APRIL 2026

Through the non-linear pursuit of an untethered creative expression, Matea Gluscevic aims to integrate our most playful and authentic selves into her designs for her second brand, Cakey Sportsman. At her core, Matea values being silly, things that make you smile, dance and expressive movement of the body and, to her, the playful self is the self that is uninhibited, without judgment and seeking joy and pleasure.

Staying Loud, 
Staying True: 
Miss Kaninna on Mob Ties

MARCH 2026

With her ARIA-nominated debut single Blak Britney, released just shy of three years ago, independent First Nations singer, Miss Kaninna, has made an unmistakable entrance into the Australian music scene. Since then, she has refused to settle into comfort during her rapid ascent in the industry. 

Blush: 
Defining Girly Grunge

MARCH 2026

Perth-based four-piece Blush have kicked off 2026 with the release of their latest single, ‘EMBARRASSED 4 U’; a sharp, high-energy anthem that cements their self-described ‘girly grunge’ sound. Channelling the emotional ferocity of Wolf Alice, Mannequin Pussy and Hole, Blush are fast becoming one of the most compelling emerging voices in Australia’s alternative scene. The band is made up of vocalist and guitarist Skye, guitarist Austin, bassist Holly, and drummer Gianna, each bringing their own intensity and perspective to the group’s signature sound.

M/FW25: OPENING RUNWAY+ IN CONVERSATION WITH MIKE NGUYEN

NOV 2025

Through the vision of eyewear designer and stylist, Lindyn Rowland, the ganbu marra (meaning ‘one mob’ in Woi Wurrung) runway opened an impressive and inspiring week of fashion showcases at this year’s Melbourne Fashion Week.

The now-annual show celebrates Blak excellences with an exhibition of emerging and established First Nations talent. Featuring ready-to-wear collections by esteemed designers including Banbu, Gammin Threads, Goompi’s Girl, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists and more, the opening runway saw meticulously crafted Indigenous prints, woven motifs, western style fringe and plenty of cowboy hats and boots.