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Giant seagulls and a new, low-cost blues festival headed to Sydney
Director Olivia Ansell says next year’s Sydney Festival will have a particular emphasis on the harbour, which she hopes will impress even ‘the most jaded Sydneysider’.
- by Nick Galvin
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Judge ticks off Amorosi mother’s lawyer over ‘outrageous’ late move
As the bitter family feud wound up in the Supreme Court, lawyers for the mother of singer Vanessa Amorosi delivered one last curveball.
- by Karl Quinn
Why is this 10-year-old hit the biggest Australian song right now?
Vance Joy’s Riptide has been the top Australian song on the ARIA charts for much of this year. But its success signals a bigger issue in Australian music.
- by Hannah Story
‘Not for the fragile’: Film charts Nick Cave and co’s ascent into hell
Forty years after it all ended, the Birthday Party’s rise is retraced in Mutiny in Heaven.
- by Michael Dwyer
Called on by Beyonce and Drake, his unmistakable voice now takes centre stage
Mercury Prize-winner Sampha has turned a six-year spiritual odyssey from grief to fatherhood into a landmark of contemporary R&B.
- by Nick Buckley
‘So rare to see musicians like this’: Jazz stars swing into Melbourne
We asked local musicians for their must-see acts in the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, ahead of its launch on Friday night. Here are their tips and advice on the gigs you really don’t want to miss - especially if you’re a drummer.
- by Martin Boulton
Inside the $US2.3b venue that will transform the concert industry
It has immersive video as high as a skyscraper, with sounds, scents and special effects. As U2 inaugurated the spherical arena in Las Vegas, the music industry put Hollywood on notice.
- by Michael Idato
Know this guy? What becomes of a head-turning popstar when the crowd moves on
The singer-songwriter doesn’t miss being a head-turning pop star, but don’t call him “literary”.
- by Michael Dwyer
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Sydney Opera House 50
Tim Minchin hopes ‘people feel lightened’ by new Sydney Opera House song
Performer Tim Minchin has written a song to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sydney’s world-famous Opera House.
- by Helen Pitt
Music video from Pop Choir
The community singing group Pop Choir release their first single entitled 'Windows with Smiles'.
Vanessa Amorosi’s mother accused of ‘inventing’ pact over family home
There were no written property agreements between the California-based singer and her mother because the pair trusted each other, a civil trial has been told.
- by Karl Quinn