MISS BLANKS

With her razorsharp take on sexuality, femininity, gender and race, this Brisbane-born rapper is a gale-force wind of grit blowing in the eyes of Australian hip-hop right now. A strong LGBTQI activist – who in her personal life has given TEDX talks on gender – Sian Vandermuelen, aka Miss Blanks, is taking on the beerguzzlin’, ute-cruisin’ boys of Australian rap’s past with style, confidence and a banging EDM sound. PLAYING: St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, February 2-11, lanewayfestival.com 