Culture
Music
Reforming The Saints reopens old wounds but Ed Kuepper is fine with it
The partnership behind one of our most iconic bands ended badly but what happened next is less straightforward.
- by Barry Divola
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I’m not willing to do TikTok challenges: singer Christine Anu
Christine Anu has locked into the magnetic north of her soul.
- by Michael Dwyer
This ain’t your grandma’s orchestra: ACO celebrates 50 years of pushing the envelope
Half a century on, the Australia Chamber Orchestra is flourishing.
- by Nick Galvin
He played 200 days of pure noise. Now he’s performing in Melbourne
Marco Fusinato strummed a guitar eight hours a day for 200 days straight as Australia’s representative at Venice – but didn’t play a single song.
- by Karl Quinn
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Live music
Jimmy Barnes, Missy Higgins, Bernard Fanning voice concerns over AI in music
A new report estimates that by 2028, nearly a quarter of music creators’ revenues will be at risk due to generative AI.
- by Helen Pitt
Opinion
ARIAs
Missy Higgins is a star, but the decision to induct her into the Hall of Fame is ridiculous
The recent additions of Higgins, Kasey Chambers and Jet to the Hall of Fame suggest the ARIA people have no idea how awards should work.
- by Bernard Zuel
MSO musicians pass vote of no confidence in management, board announces review
The MSO has announced an external review into its policies after removing acclaimed pianist Jayson Gillham from a concert and then claiming it acted in “error”, and a vote of no confidence from its musicians.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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Performing arts
The choir helping school boys find their voice, and their tribe
A music program for boys brings together unlikely and often reluctant singers, with heart-warming results.
- by Helen Pitt
Local pop star Sycco delivers on years of promise with her debut album
The 22-year-old First Nations artist crafts a coming-of-age marvel on her first album, Zorb.
- by Robert Moran
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Arts
‘A simple statement of fact’: Musician in censorship firestorm hits back
The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra said it made an “error” in cancelling the performance of a pianist who spoke out against the killing of journalists in Gaza.
- by Elizabeth Flux and Kerrie O'Brien
Music festivals are collapsing, but are governments doing enough?
One festival is coming and another is going: it’s just another day in Australia’s turbulent live music industry.
- by Karl Quinn