The pleasures of not thinking

Sometimes not thinking is the best way to feel music and the same goes for writing it says Holly Throsby, who almost gave it up to be a novelist.

Black lives matter; English ones matter, and win, more

Black lives matter, but maybe not quite as much as white English ones when it comes to the Grammy Awards on a night of triumph for an Englishwoman.

Grammys 2017: Flume wins award for best dance album

Australian electronic music producer Flume has taken out best electronic album at the 2017 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles for his second studio album, Skin. 

The Grammy that could change a life; the nomination which won't

Three artists with eight chances to win the music industry's best known award. Can the Australians do it? What it will mean to their careers if they can?

Ryan Adams announces first Australian arena tour

On the eve of a new album the prolific Americana/rock/country artist announces a short return to Australia.

Bruce Springsteen live in Sydney: a trust exercise in the age of Trump

Have a little faith Bruce Springsteen asked, and trust in the good in others. It wasn't just a rock'n'roll show then.

Million Reasons to protest but Gaga opted for feel good Super Bowl show

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The politics was kept to the subtext in a performance high on chrome and spectacle but low on Beyonce-style commentary.

Front man, Big Man, every man

Whether it's his new solo album or the hours on stage with The Boss, this "nephew of" has picked up plenty on what it takes to be a front man, a Big Man and an every man.

Stop making sense

A festival which is not about sense or suitability works for just that reason.