Culture
Music
‘It’s a strange thing being faced with success’: Pnau’s next move after smash hit
Amid global success and personal illness, the local dance trio return with a new album.
- by Jules LeFevre
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‘What’s going on?’: Punters left hanging over controversial rock festival
The Pandemonium rock festival was supposed to feature Alice Cooper and Blondie, but reports it has been cancelled have left ticket-holders confused.
- by Helen Pitt
‘I’m not proud of the music I’ve made’: Rapper-turned-priest denounces his past
Pio Misa, better known as YP, was part of one of the biggest and most infamous rap groups in Australia. Now, he’s found God and renounced his past life.
- by James Wilson
Wrangling this massive rock/jazz/funk band requires the patience of a saint
Bassist Michael League has learnt a thing or two after 20 years of directing Snarky Puppy.
- by John Shand
Annoyingly, Justin Timberlake chooses dignity on his first album in six years
The star sidesteps years of tabloid infamy - it’s disappointing, and lacking in pop business savvy.
- by Barry Divola, Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen and Robert Moran
Calluses, hickeys, chops: Sales and Crabb learn what it takes to be classical musicians
The hugely successful Chat 10 Looks 3 podcast is going behind the scenes with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
- by Helen Pitt
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Review
Still burning: Peter Garrett’s well-oiled solo show amps up the passion
The Midnight Oil frontman might be 70, but you wouldn’t know it from this galvanising show behind a new solo record.
- by Michael Bailey
Extreme weather is wreaking havoc on Australian music festivals. Can they survive?
The cancellation of Victoria’s Pitch festival amid extreme heat and the death of a patron has restarted urgent conversations about Australia’s beloved festivals.
- by Nell Geraets
This work is so massive, the Opera House stage has had to be rebuilt
Sydney Symphony Orchestra chief conductor Simone Young has long had a passion for monumental works.
- by Nick Galvin
Analysis
Music festivals
Can Kylie Minogue save Splendour in the Grass?
Booking the pop icon is the best decision the music festival has ever made and could boost Australia’s live music industry.
- by Robert Moran
Every Kylie Minogue song ranked
Where do the songs from Kylie’s new album rank among the rest of them?
- by Robert Moran and Annabel Ross