Tommy Emmanuel: ‘I never coast out there, ever’
Ahead of an Australian tour, the master guitarist speaks about giving his all on stage, avoiding retirement, searching for silver linings and being inspired by the music of Taylor Swift.
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Tom Morello: ‘Good political art is always created on enemy territory’
Ahead of an Australian tour, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist speaks about knocking on Springsteen’s door bearing hellraising ideas, raising a 13-year-old guitar hero in-the-making, and the impossible task of separating his politics from his art.
Rocked by weather when on a roll
When dangerous weather forces concerts to be rescheduled, the cost for touring artists can be significant, as Brisbane band The Butterfly Effect discovered.
‘The endless cycle of maintenance’: hard rocker Tim Rogers’ big life change
After a deeply personal confession about his drinking made headlines, the You Am I frontman reveals his relationship with booze now, taking up team sport in his 40s and ‘outrunning the black dog.’
What happens when AI infiltrates the art of songwriting?
Artificial intelligence is fast becoming ubiquitous. But what are the consequences for music when the creative struggle is reduced to a set of text prompts? We meet some of the globe’s greatest songwriters to find out.
Honeymoon exhumed: ‘It’s very traumatic, being in a band’
Life, loss and longevity: behind the scenes with The Cruel Sea amid a surprise victory lap for the veteran rock act — with no less than Cold Chisel watching on in a packed arena.
The verdict? Kylie’s still got it
On stage for her new world tour, the 56-year-old singer was magnetic, and despite the surrounding gloss and glitter, it was hard to look anywhere but at this wonder of a performer.
Stunning sounds of silence, and emphatic joy, at Billie’s tour debut
Now 23, and having ridden the wave of fame to its highest crest, it’s undoubtedly an older, wiser Billie Eilish who began her fifth Australian tour in Brisbane on Tuesday.
Symphonic gig offers a blank canvas for Byron’s lords of the moshpit
In 1999, one of the world’s biggest metal bands collaborated with an orchestra to produce S&M: Symphony & Metallica. In June, Australia’s own heavy metal leaders Parkway Drive will make a similar creative leap at the Sydney Opera House.
Rappers outgrow their demons
Getting off alcohol was ‘hectic’, and learning about food has been life-changing: these chart-topping hip-hop artists talk about how they have stayed fit and healthy across their ARIA Award-winning career.
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