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Definitely, maybe the most rock’n’roll band ever: Why Oasis matter
Part theatre, part poetry and purely for the people. As Britpop’s self-declared kings will tell you themselves, they are really all that.
- by Karl Quinn
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MSO managing director departs, Peter Garrett to lead independent review
After weeks of controversy and a vote of no confidence from its own musicians, the managing director of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has left the organisation.
- by Gemma Grant and Elizabeth Flux
Are Oasis getting back together? Everything we know about the rumoured reunion
After decades of public feuds, Noel and Liam Gallagher are teasing a joint announcement.
- by Meg Watson
This music journalist amassed 50,000 records. Now he’s selling all of them
Renowned music journalist Glenn A. Baker is auctioning off his collection of tens of thousands of records and other music collectables.
- by Frances Howe
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Cancelled pianist hires legal team, threatens action against MSO
Jayson Gillham is pursuing legal action against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for cancelling his performance, after he spoke out about Israel’s war in Gaza.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
‘I can’t order milkshakes any more’: Kelis on the downside of her hit song
How do you make your subject comfortable enough that they talk about the ugly side of the music industry? I could teach you, but I’d have to charge.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Live music is ‘broken’. This band is trying something radical to fix it
Cash Savage and the Last Drinks are staging a gig aimed at sending all profits straight to musicians, but they’ll be doing more than making music.
- by Martin Boulton
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
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