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This album helped define the ’90s, now the band will play it in full for the first time
As Air plays 1998’s Moon Safari live for the first time, the odd couple reveals the story behind the era-defining album – and their own relationship.
- by Barry Divola
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‘She looked as though she was dying’: The Australian show that saw the unravelling of a diva
When Judy Garland arrived at Mascot Airport, customs officials made a decision that would likely prove fateful.
- by Patrick Gallagher
An ‘alien vibe’ and no fear of death: this singer is full of surprises
Kazu Makino thought her days with Blonde Redhead were behind her. But Covid changed all that.
- by Michael Dwyer
‘I probably wanted to be a politician’: The Sydney Shire boy who made it big in opera
A lover of cocktails, cigars and conservative politics, Stuart Skelton isn’t your typical opera star.
- by Nick Galvin
Acclaimed producer behind Nirvana, Pixies dies at 61
Steve Albini engineered albums like Nirvana’s In Utero, but took no royalties from it and railed against the music industry.
- by Ben Brasch
New rule could force superstars like Taylor Swift to promote Aussie musicians
The Australian music industry has united in a campaign to help boost the struggling live scene.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Security guard shot outside Drake’s mansion in Toronto
The shooting comes amid a heavyweight rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
- by Herb Scribner
While his band was away on tour, a military coup erupted at home
On new album Funeral for Justice, Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar lets rip ferocious riffs steeped in urgent anti-colonialism.
- by Nick Buckley
Anatomy of a rap feud: The real winner of the Kendrick and Drake beef
While fans debate who is winning between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, there’s a key victor no one is talking about.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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The Fairlight Story
It is one of the greatest innovations in music history, and it came from Sydney, Australia. Video by Tom Compagnoni.
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Live music
This program is supposed to support live music. So why are venues so angry?
The Victorian government’s 10,000 Gigs fund has got some of its intended beneficiaries up in arms.
- by Karl Quinn