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in progress April 3, 2021
Working under lockdown on her new album, while contending with a diagnosis of ADHD, meant a wholly different process for musician June Jones.
music March 27, 2021
Lana Del Rey’s Chemtrails over the Country Club
Lana Del Rey’s sixth album, Chemtrails over the Country Club, is an exquisitely rendered journey through a dark night of the soul.
in progress March 27, 2021
Musician Ben Salter is ensconced in a studio at MONA, making music in front of the museum’s patrons as a kind of performance art.
music March 13, 2021
Jason Arrow will be bringing his own interpretations to the title role in the highly anticipated Australian production of Hamilton.
music December 19, 2020
In 2020, the inequities between major-label artists and indie musicians became untenable – and it has led to a surging politicisation of the music industry.
music December 12, 2020
The Avalanches’ third album is their most explicitly spiritual record – and their best yet.
music November 21, 2020
Snoee Badman – the first Australian to release an EP from inside a maximum-security prison – embodies a punk defiance to institutional brutality. “I have a lot of violence to write about. Jail is not good for anyone … Prison gives you a lot of hatred.”
music November 7, 2020
The Bull sisters took their gospel-singing Tongan background and perfectly blended harmonies and carved a decades-long career as both quintessential musician’s musicians and popular favourites. “I like the challenge of creating something out of nothing,” says younger sister Linda. “And then what happens at the end of that process is you get a song that you can sing for years.”