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Promoter faces 10 years in jail after multimillion-dollar festival fiasco
Billy McFarland has told a judge he "grossly underestimated the resources that would be necessary to hold an event of this magnitude".
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Jessica Mauboy locks in We Got Love as Australia's song for Eurovision
Jessica Mauboy says We Got Love was chosen because it was a strong song with a simple message.
- by Michael Idato
Mogwai review: post-rock pioneers turn it up to '11'
Some adrenalin junkies ride massive ocean waves for thrills. Others seek their rush by surfing the epic soundscapes of Mogwai.
- by Matt Teffer
Kamasi Washington pours jazz into hip-hop and beyond
Kamasi Washington has received some heavy accolades in recent years - "the future of jazz" and "the jazz voice of Black Lives Matter," among them.
The Rubens review: Wearing success easily
A glimpse into the natural musical progression of The Rubens' latest work.
- by Nicole Economos
Sabine Meyer, Lisa Batiashvili review: Add a clarinet for extra sax appeal
The classical saxophone quartet has much to recommended it in terms of homogeneous balance, virtuosic agility and surprising capacity for both power and softness. However, it lacks a repertoire of significant music, and there is a certain sameness to the sonic textures, issues the Sabine Meyer and Alliage Quintett dealt with by appropriating the great music of other ensembles and adding a piano and the individuality of a great clarinettist.
- by Peter McCallum
The Vampires review: Snarling guitar adds edge to Caribbean grooves
After 11 years the Vampires have hit upon a vein that's all their own.
- by John Shand
Naima's fairytale journey from mall to opera stage
Naima Amar Lopez is used to drawing a large, appreciative crowd when she stages her dramatic flamenco show in Pitt Street mall.
- by Nick Galvin
DZ Deathrays: Total Meltdown was made for screaming
'It's quite hard to get it right – dumb enough that people can pick it up quickly, good enough to last years of gigs.'
- by Craig Mathieson
A clean-living Moby, back from the depths, is pumping out new albums
A clean-living Moby rocketed to fame after pushing electronica into the mainstream, Then the wheels fell off. Now he is sober again, creatively prolific and battling for animal rights.
- by Barry Divola
La Traviata review: Nicole Car triumphs with debut
Nicole Car's debut as Violetta in Elijah Moshinsky's classic 1994 production of La Traviata is a significant rite of passage in her auspicious career trajectory.
- by Peter McCallum