Music
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, to tour Australia
Ali Gripper 11:45pm The Choir of King's College brings the music of the Renaissance period back to life. Prepare to be enthralled with their concerts here this month reports Ali Gripper.
Angus and Julia Stone have 'done a shitload to be cool with each other'
Darryn King 11:45pm Julia Stone had her first guitar lesson at 19, from her younger brother Angus, then 17.
CD reviews: Anna Calvi, Vijay Iyer and Guerre
11:45pm If an EP of covers sounds like a space filler or throwaway between albums, you are yet to hear Strange Weather.
Country twang from across the globe
BERNARD ZUEL 11:45pm Four women delve into country music, with albums that veer from the middle of the road to 'heading for the ditch'.
Music speaks in spatially complex ways
Joel Carnegie 5:00pm There has been since the 1980s a movement of music called New Complexity. But there is a problem. According to New Complexity thought leader Richard Barrett it doesn’t exist.
Forest Collective offer immersive experience in The Garden
Michael Dwyer 3:55pm Mozart, Sondheim and Coldplay are equal partners in The Garden, the second production by the multi-disciplinary Forest Collective premiering at Kew Courthouse this Friday through Sunday.
Jazz man Allan Browne turns 70
Michael Dwyer 4:03pm Revered jazz man Allan Browne has had to concede after six decades behind the kit that "it's easier to play the drums than set them up."
Paul Kelly goes old school
Michael Dwyer 3:57pm Paul Kelly is going old school with The Merri Soul Sessions: eight new tracks spread over four vinyl singles.
DJs face the music in DMC event
Sean Palmer Canberra's Transit Bar will be pumping to the sounds of the best up and coming DJs.
MTV
Sia, Iggy Azalea, 5SOS lead Aussie MTV charge with 11 nominations
PETER VINCENT What a week for Sia Furler. First her album, 1000 Forms of Fear, reached the No.1 spot in the US Billboard charts, and now she’s been nominated for video of the year and best choreography at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Tour news
5SOS announce 2015 Australian arena tour
Teen pop rock sensations Five Seconds of Summer have announced their first headlining arena tour of Australia and New Zealand, to take place in mid 2015.
Debashish Bhattacharya: born to the strings
Michael Dwyer Indian guitar master Debashish Bhattacharya has a handy stash of disclaimers for his phenomenal gift.
Nostalgia INXS in mid-year album charts
PETER VINCENT Whoever said nostalgia isn't what it used to be can't have been a music fan.
Tori Amos: 'Some people have an issue when the woman is her own pimp'
CRAIG MATHIESON It is 11am in Istanbul and Tori Amos has a point she’d like to make.
Joe Bonamassa finds the blues in the heart of Nashville
Samuel J. Fell Joe Bonamassa is not used to the "challenged sideman" role. And yet this is where he found himself recently in Australia.
CD review: King Creosote, From Scotland with Love
Anthony Carew Glasgow 2014 has one thing on Brazil: instead of endless awful corporate anthems, it’s soundtracked by King Creosote.
CD review: Lowtide, Lowtide
Patrick Emery Lowtide’s long-awaited debut album is so compelling it verges on hypnotic.
CD review: Joe Henry, Invisible Hour
Warwick McFadyen It’s a sign of Joe Henry's craft that he can colour clarity in haunting hues.
CD review: Morrissey, World Peace Is None Of Your Business
CRAIG MATHIESON Death is prominent on Morrissey’s first solo album in five years.
Swedish sisters keep fans guessing as First Aid Kit
Andrew Watt Swedish sisters Klara and Johanna Soderberg, who perform together as First Aid Kit, are somewhat of a curiosity.
Ry Cuming passes the Acid test
Anthony Carew The former pop-folk troubadour from NSW found a new name and sound in the German capital's dance music scene reports Anthony Carew.
Lowtide sound rides on solid bass
Patrick Emery Much of Lowtide’s music is reflective – ‘‘it’s definitely not music to thrash around to'', says co-bassist Lucy Buckeridge.
The crate: music and a message from Fela Kuti
CHRIS JOHNSTON The Nigerian bandleader's life was about confronting trouble and blasting it out of orbit by the power of his ideas and his wondrous music.
Sticky Carpet: The weekend and more in music
Mary Mihelakos From Ballarat and Bendigo to inner-city Melbourne, there will be sounds to satisfy every music lover.
On The Road - Burlesque Idol & Noir Revue
The performers are inspired by their show and they hope the audience will be as well.
Lessons in losing it all from Robin Thicke
Kate Kingsmill How do you blow a brilliant, international pop career to smithereens? Just ask Robin Thicke reports Kate Kingsmill.
Record labels promise to play fair with artists
BERNARD ZUEL Independent musicians are promised better treatment in the digital world.
Line-up
Splendour in the Grass changes: Foals in, Two Door Cinema Club out
PETER VINCENT Irish three-piece Two Door Cinema Club withdraws from Splendour in The Grass after lead singer has to be hospitalised.
Columns
The Crate
Chris Johnston digs into his music collection for a record a week.
Sticky Carpet
Your weekly wrap of music news.
Photos
Bakehouse Studios Open Day
The walls of Bakehouse drip with the history of Australian music. One of Melbourne's great secret locations, this is where the music is created, musicians meet, form bands, write songs, rehearse, record, shoot film clips and photos and generally prepare the presence that the general public finally witness. Bakehouse is a secret hideout where International Rock Royalty hangout with Melbourne’s musicians.
The best of Glastonbury Festival 2014
From Dolly Parton to Lily Allen, the Glastonbury Festival spanned the full spectrum of music.
Dark Mofo: Winter solstice weekend
The winter solstice weekend was time to praise the darkness - and embrace the cold - at the Museum of Old and New Art's festival, Dark Mofo.
Beatles play Sydney, 1964
The Beatles played their first Sydney show at Sydney Stadium on June 18, 1964. Crowds greeted them at the airport, crowds waited outside their hotel, and crowds filled the stadium, screaming for the idols. This collection of images shows what the Beatles did on the day... and how the papers covered them.
Street Requiem Rehearsals,Melbourne
Rehearsals at Federation Square today of Street Requiem, a new choral work that aims to bring a sense of peace, remembrance and hope to many communities that struggle to come to terms with street violence and a loss of safety on our streets.
