Last updated: November 5, 2016

Gaga gets real

Gaga gets real
She’s adorned herself with raw meat and, at times, very little. Now Lady Gaga is letting her music do the talking.

Price of fame

Price of fame
With a growing number of Aussie acts making waves overseas, it’s prudent to put a value on their achievements.

Star tones it down

Star tones it down
There are surprising elements — but no shock value — in Lady Gaga’s fourth studio album.

Why Gaga is stuck in your head

Why Gaga is stuck in your head
Lady Gaga is known for her outrageous outfits. Now she has a new claim to fame: the most pervasive earworms.

Standards benefit from ensemble

Standards benefit from ensemble
Music: Slava, Rodrigo & Beethoven VII. Adelaide Town Hall, November 1.

Americana finds its global roots

Americana finds its global roots
Australian artists are joining the rush to succeed in this new-old hybrid music style.

Standards benefit from ensemble

Standards benefit from ensemble
Music: Slava, Rodrigo & Beethoven VII. Adelaide Town Hall, November 1.

Yunupingu’s guitar found

Yunupingu’s guitar found
Police have recovered more than $60,000 worth of stolen property, including Gurrumul Yunupingu’s favourite guitar.

Rain but the beat goes on

Rain but the beat goes on
Flooding rains in Wangaratta led to some changes: the outdoor jazz stage was cancelled and the blues stage had to be moved.

Expertise and eclecticism

Expertise and eclecticism
The newest young Adelaide pianist to watch, and in many ways the most dynamic of all, is Mekhla Kumar.

Voices rise up to quell doubt

Voices rise up to quell doubt
What makes the Tallis Scholars an atheist’s nightmare is their almost preposterous purity of tone.

Pirates on the good ship Amazon

Pirates on the good ship Amazon
CDs bought online from major retailers are often now fake.

Access all arias

Access all arias
Funding boosts for opera can enrich the arts in general.

Fake CDs flood online trade

Fake CDs flood online trade
Pirates are dealing a new blow to the music industry by supplying unwitting online sellers like Amazon with counterfeit CDs.

Young, very naive and in love

Young, very naive and in love
Life Like’s production of The Light in the Piazza is marred by harsh sound.

Ideal stage for Utzon tribute

Ideal stage for Utzon tribute
Watching an opera about the creation of the Sydney Opera House with it as the backdrop was ­surreal and awe-inspiring.

Dylan ends silence on Nobel

Dylan ends silence on Nobel
Bob Dylan has accepted the 2016 Nobel prize for literature, reportedly saying that getting the award had left him ‘speechless’.

‘I intend to live forever’

‘I intend to live forever’
He said he was ready to go, but Leonard Cohen’s extraordinary new album may have brought about a change of heart.

Necks stretch their circuit

Necks stretch their circuit
Improvisational trio the Necks are heading on an international tour before returning to support Nick Cave.

Who’s the Boss?

Who’s the Boss?
Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography shows him to be a complex artist with a passion for music, family and the USA.

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