‘A hell of a life journey’
Birthday Party guitarist Hugo Race shows rare self-awareness as his life and art descend into chaos.
Music
Six of the very best
What a line-up. Six acts of unprecedented collective pedigree have agreed to appear at a festival in California.
Midnight Oil back together
Midnight Oil has announced that the band will reunite for an Australian and overseas tour, their first since 2002.
‘Addict’ Prince tried to see doctor
Prince had arranged to meet a doctor to try to kick an addiction to painkillers shortly before his death, it has been revealed.
Prince’s ‘sister’ claims estate
A woman claiming to be Prince’s half-sister claims she is entitled to part of the late pop star’s estate.
Metal echoes around the world
The genre has a political flavour in some nations.
Get set for a new blitz of Bolero
Nearly nine decades of musical cashflow ended on Sunday when Maurice Ravel’s Bolero entered the public domain.
Prince’s secret vault opened
One of the first things the trustees did was hire a locksmith to break into the vault at the singer’s Paisley Park home.
Mozart undone by fast tempo
In this performance of Mozart’s Requiem, Paul Dyer’s speed-demon tendencies turned out to have considerable drawbacks.
Introducing the new Anohni
It’s difficult to imagine any artist whose journey, on stage and off, has been more complex than that of Anohni.
What Katie did next …
As a concept it’s brilliant, and in its execution it was well-nigh faultless. At the end was a standing ovation.
Beyonce bites back
Beyonce’s new album, Lemonade, is not sweet and it’s not soft but it is a work of art.
Gems from the 70s
As a reward for enduring Martin Scorsese’s car-crash television drama Vinyl, there is always the soundtrack.
Olympia melds artforms
Olympia released her debut album Self Talk yesterday, an electronic art-pop statement informed by many artforms.
Streep the chameleon sings
Meryl Streep has extended her repertoire by playing someone totally unlike herself — a woman lacking talent.
Orderly conduct
The lead-up to a major concert requires heavy lifting from many, as one conductor points out.
Star’s sister needs good lawyer
A 55-year-old mother of six has become arguably the most important person in the lives of Prince fans.
Soprano’s star burned brilliantly
Australian soprano Elsie Morison burst on to the postwar musical scene in London with stunning performances in concert and opera.
Big puzzle over Prince ‘vault’
Prince died ‘without a will’, leaving questions over the trove of unreleased songs known as “the vault”.
What a difference a day makes
Recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey devised an inspired, nature-themed concert experience across two days.
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