Her own place
FRENCH actress and model turned singer Lou Doillon has come to terms with the influence of her famous parent.
Music
Performance anxiety
LIKE many of us on the eve of our 40th birthdays, the iconic Sydney Opera House is at a crossroads.
Stroke of genius as Seeker on song
DAYS after suffering a brain haemorrhage, singer Judith Durham could deliver a pitch-perfect recital of the Seekers’ classic Morningtown Ride.
Here’s one for the road
IF you’re a budding performer it’s not too late to have your name added to the bill at the Falls Festival’s Byron Bay debut.
Haydn for the people
AN innovative concert program celebrates the prolific and popular composer.
Dallas delivers thanks to pals
NO one is more suited to becoming a country music artist than Ashleigh Dallas.
Crucible: The Songs of Hunters and Collectors (Various artists)
WHO the hell would be game enough to take on that most wrenching yet deceptively simple creation, Throw Your Arms Around Me?
Hidden Seam (Lisa Knapp), 20 (Kate Rusby)
WHILE both bask in the embers of the British folk boom, Lisa Knapp and Kate Rusby are poles apart.
Bliss n Eso perform for troops
AUSSIE hip-hop heroes Bliss n Eso spent a week entertaining audiences overseas for whom touring is not so much a pleasure as a duty.
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier (Renee Fleming, Christian Thielemann, Munich Philharmonic)
THIS recently issued CD of Der Rosenkavalier is based on a 2009 stage production from Baden-Baden that was released previously on DVD.
Honest and real
BUSBY Marou are making waves across the world with their infectious style of music, but they still call Rockhampton home.
Float Along – Fill Your Lungs (King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard)
MADE for radio it ain’t.
Adam Katz (Adam Katz)
FOLLOWING the release of this new album, pianist Adam Katz was nominated for the Melbourne Prize for Music Development Award.
Arts, thinking kid’s guide to success
MUSIC teacher Katie Eury does not need to be convinced of the benefits of arts education on young people.
Sex by numbers
IT was pure sex on display at Rihanna’s concert.
Hungry Ghost (Violent Solo)
EXACTLY 55 days after Brisbane garage-grunge quartet Violent Soho released its debut album, they got a call from Thurston Moore.
The Last Ship (Sting)
AH Sting, bonny lad, is there nowt tha canna dae, man?
Rakshasa (Simon Thacker’s Svara-Kanti)
SCOTLAND is the source of an innovative collaboration between Indian and Western musicians.
Brownswood Bubblers 10 (Compiled by Gilles Peterson)
SINCE Gilles Peterson formed the Talkin’ Loud label with Norman Jay in 1990, he has been synonymous with musical exploration.
Another music festival bites the dust
IT has been quite a week in festival world.
Duende (Resurgence)
THIS latest album from Resurgence maintains the same quintet as its 2011 recording, with one addition: vocalist Briana Cowlishaw.
Talk of the town
SD spent the best part of the week ensconced with the music industry cognoscenti at Big Sound, the annual music biz powwow in Brisbane.
Steps in time
THE man called the most gifted classical choreographer working today is bringing his Cinderella to life with the Australian Ballet.
Bowie favourite for Mercury
THE reclusive David Bowie can still command respect. His latest album is short odds for one of Britain’s major music prizes.
Getting in tune with Wagner
A BRASS band and warrior goddesses marching down Swanston Street will herald the start of the Melbourne Ring Cycle in November.
Nadur (Clannad)
FIFTEEN years have elapsed since Clannad released new material, yet it seems time has stood still for the folklore-driven family band from Donegal.
Sweethearts (Sam Anning Trio)
EACH player in this trio is foremost in Australia on his instrument.
Making his own luck
DISCO mastermind and guitar legend Nile Rodgers has garnered a new generation of fans.
Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): Bob Dylan
THE Bootleg Series, since it was launched 22 years ago, has invariably served up delectable, and often irresistible, offerings from the Bob Dylan vaults.
MSO’s Requiem answers a prayer
DESPITE there being many superb recordings, nothing compares with hearing Verdi’s mass live.
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