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‘If Bono and Springsteen can run around and do their art, why can’t LL Cool J?’
At 56, the rap great is looking to bust hip-hop’s age barrier with his first album in 11 years.
- by Robert Moran
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Dance music’s reigning superstar has the stadium-sized hooks, but where’s the personality?
Ten Days must be the only album ever to feature both Emmylou Harris and Skrillex.
- by Robert Moran and Annabel Ross
How Alison Moyet tamed her demons and embraced her ‘otherness’
Debilitated by agoraphobia and depression in the 1980s, the English musician – who has a new album and a global tour – learned to find purpose in her struggles.
- by Michael Lallo
MSO boss at centre of censorship row wrote to supporters about free speech
Half a year before the MSO became embroiled in a free speech row, its managing director wrote to subscribers extolling the importance of freedom of expression.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Legal stoush between MSO and sacked pianist escalates
Relations between pianist Jayson Gillham and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra appear to have reached a new low with the exchange of angry legal letters.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
The joyful Soweto choir that even Nelson Mandela wanted to join
The three-time Grammy Award winners are back with a concert about the struggle against apartheid.
- by Garry Maddox
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Among Glenn A. Baker’s greatest hits was knocking over Stevie Nicks
Glenn A. Baker is to Australian rock music what Bob Woodward is to American politics. But questions remain. The “A”? The hat? What happened backstage at Countdown?
- by Peter FitzSimons
US rapper Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing on stage
The singer, 53, was seen struggling as he climbed onto a platform during Friday’s performance in Connecticut, before passing out.
Meet the crew crazy enough to open a free live music venue in 2024
A shared passion for live music and country pubs has driven the new owners of the Punters Club to relaunch the Brunswick Street venue.
- by Martin Boulton
Call yourself an Oasis fan? Darren spent $200k to become Liam Gallagher
As the lead singer of Noasis, Australia’s most successful Oasis tribute band, Darren Spiby can lay claim to being the group’s biggest fan - and he’s got the receipts to prove it.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Meet the supergroup giving the middle finger to the Aussie music industry
New hip-hop supergroup 3% are taking an urgent, raw and honest approach to topics such as land reparations and Indigenous deaths in custody.
- by Gemma Grant