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Twenty One Pilots are fine as long as you don't get too caught up about the style music.

The enjoyable ultimately outweighs the contentious

Depending on your age, watching a Twenty One Pilots show feels like either the equivalent of an adult looking at a teenager and shaking their head, or of a young adult enjoying the angst and drama of being a young adult.

In bed with John, Yoko and Petula Clark

Petula Clark sang for Winston Churchill, danced with Fred Astaire and declined a ménage à trois with Elvis Presley and ...

Staying a star is a challenge, says British singer Petula Clark, whose '60s hits still resonate, and who transfixes with tales of a frisky Elvis and a visit to John and Yoko's bedroom.

Sydney's top gigs

Jazz singer Emma Pask plays an intimate hometown show.

Emma Pask, The Waifs, Repressed Records and RIP Society Duel Gig, Ukelypstix, Renee Geyer

Sticky Carpet

Queens of the Stone Age are booked for Splendour in the Grass.

NGV's live Friday Night Series with Van Gogh, Splendour in the Grass line-up, Bill Callahan and more.

Green Day's revolution

Green Day: Back on the road, surprising both themselves and fans.

Green Day's non-stop work ethic was both a strength and what led the Oakland trio to unravel.

Defence against the dark arts

Jesca Hoop says her singing is not a dark art, but can we be sure?

You will want to make love, or a pie, after seeing her. Is there a defence against singers who know how to change the way you hear? Why fight it when they sound like Jesca Hoop?

Staying off the carousel

Folk singer Martha Tilston never wanted a steady office job.

It may not pay well, it may never make your famous, and there is no super, but making the music you love has its benefits, a second generation musician finds.