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Music
How a new generation embraced the complex sounds of the ’70s
Fifty years since peak prog, streaming has resurrected what punks tried to bury.
- by Michael Dwyer
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Cassie Ventura speaks after Diddy assault video
Ventura said domestic violence had broken her down “to someone I never thought I would become”.
- by Danielle Broadway
US moves to break up biggest music company in Australia after Taylor Swift fiasco
Live Nation’s controversial merger with Ticketmaster has been under the microscope since fans struggled to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s massive Eras tour.
- by Tony Romm and Perry Stein
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Live music
The plan to use White Bay Power Station to fix Sydney’s live music crisis
The decommissioned power station is proposed to become a concert venue, dance hall and home for production spaces once the Biennale of Sydney packs up.
- by Linda Morris
This year’s Vivid Music program is massive – here are the must-see acts
This year’s festival features more than 70 artists. We’ve narrowed it down for you.
- by James Jennings
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Soul sessions: late nights, deep thoughts and good music collide at Vivid Sydney 2024
This year’s music line-up makes for some thought-provoking late nights.
- by Katie Cunningham
‘This is not an opera’: Macklemore tells Perth crowd to stand up and put their phones away
The constellation of distracting mobile phones, emanating from mostly young people filming much of the show, is one of the more infuriating aspects of modern-day gigs.
- by Sarah Brookes
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits beating singer Cassie, says he’s sorry
Security footage emerged over the weekend of the rapper beating his then-girlfriend and protégé in 2016. Combs has now released his own video, saying his actions were inexcusable.
- by Andrew Dalton
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New music
How Billie Eilish reckoned with fame to create her astonishing new album
In an exclusive interview, the 22-year-old dual Oscar winner opens up about making her new album and how the process transformed her.
- by Brodie Lancaster
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
‘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