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How Andy Warhol’s Darling muse inspired St Vincent’s next move
Annie Clark, aka St Vincent, freely admits to “getting bored easily” and has no desire to repeat herself musically, stylistically or in life.
- by Martin Boulton
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‘Iconic’ stars promised in Central Park mega-concert for NYC reopening
The show would be the latest in a long tradition of Central Park super-productions that paint New York as a peaceful, cosmopolitan haven for the arts.
- by Ben Sisario and Emma G. Fitzsimmons
★★★★½
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‘Like having a gymnast perform in your lounge room’
The intimacy of the Sydney Opera House’s Utzon Room provided the ideal venue for the Australian String Quartet.
- by Peter McCallum
Mariah Carey, Jay-Z perform Heartbreaker
Official music video for Mariah Carey and Jay-Z's Heartbreaker
Courteney Cox ,Ed Sheeran, Elton John perform 'Tony Danza' tribute
Courteney Cox ,Ed Sheeran, Elton John perform 'Tony Danza' tribute for Lisa Kudrow
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Environmental stories tied up in splendid orchestral moments
The Australian World Orchestra’s world may have shrunk without expat musicians and conductors, but the Australian-based musicians produced a dawn sequence of atmospherics.
- by Peter McCallum
Liz Phair is back, sober(ish) but still breaking the rules
The Chicago singer-songwriter loves playing the guitar while high. But she prefers, these days, to actually get some work done.
- by Cat Woods
Liz Phair reclaims her sound from Indie-imitators plus Crowded House
Liz Phair out of retirement, Crowded House’s Dreamers Are Waiting, Arthur Grumiaux’s Complete Philips Recordings and The Dave Brubeck Quartet’s Time OutTakes.
- by Kish Lal, Craig Mathieson, John Shand and Barney Zwartz
‘I don’t quite fit’: Shirley Manson takes on the trash in new Garbage album
The former It Girl has always felt like an outsider in a music industry built on misogyny.
- by Cat Woods
★★★★
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The dream isn’t over: no duds on Crowded House’s ‘perfectly formed’ new album
It’s fair to say the state of the world circa 2021 has lured Neil Finn to a darker turn of mind. The future’s so bleak he needs Crowded House. Turns out so do we.
- by Michael Dwyer