Winners of few words
The APRA awards proved that great lyricists can have little to say for themselves — but there are always exceptions.
Music
Peak performance
Is it possible to create the perfect rock ’n’ roll album? The answer is apparently yes.
Building on slavery’s tunes
Smash your piano and pick up an (African) banjo, Mark Twain once said, its music hits you like ‘strychnine whisky’ | VIDEOS
Every track in the book
Tom Loud has struck gold with Hot Dub Time Machine, a rock journey through the ages.
Hard times no bar to star
Merle Haggard, whose songs about the hardships of ordinary people put him in the pantheon of US country music, has died aged 79.
The thrill of the pace
Christoph von Dohnanyi’s performance of Bruckner’s fourth symphony with Sydney Symphony was outstanding.
Fantasy with animated twist
Josh Tomlinson, as the Statue, had a still, gentle presence and his nuanced voice was the best of the evening.
Barnett on song again
The accolades keep coming for Courtney Barnett, with an APRA music award last night to add to her string of ARIAs.
New faces, but the beat goes on
Rockers come and go but a few are irreplaceable.
Scores put audience in the picture
Classical music and film have had a fascinating symbiotic relationship since the invention of moving pictures in the late-19th century.
Vivica does Vivaldi
Vivica Genaux, one of the world’s leading mezzosopranos, had no time for opera as a kid in Alaska.
Jazz with a medieval bent
Dave Douglas, as composer, combines aspects of medieval music with contemporary jazz and eclectic improvisation.
Time for Wilson to quit
Brian Wilson is truly one of the greats but he’s doing his legacy no favours by continuing to perform.
Nash and the path to peace
Forty-eight years after Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young formed, Graham Nash is revelling in a life free of friction.
I was groped by Elton
Elton John denied allegations that he had sexually harrassed a police captain who was working as his bodyguard.
Plenty blues amid range of hues
Bluesfest celebrated its 27th year this year and did so by presenting its most eclectic line-up.
A world of instrumentation
Egyptian-born, Sydney-based musician Joseph Tawadros was among the recipients of Australia Day honours.
High flying Gallagher lands in oasis
Noel Gallagher talks the blues after a star appearance at Byron Bay’s Bluesfest.
‘Travesty I’ve not been invited’
Noel Gallagher says it’s amazing he’s only now playing Bluesfest, “being one of the foremost blues artists in show business”.
Buskers keep up with Jones
International drawcards like veteran Tom Jones aren’t the only names making a big noise at the annual Byron bluesfest.
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