As we seek to reconnect after several summers without large, in-person gatherings, we reflect on the significant and often transformational role that music festivals play in our communities.
Legend has it that African Americans soldiers brought back a love of cognac after service in Europe in World War II. It’s a lovely story, but the history goes back much further.
Evolutionary geneticist Jenny Graves loves classical choral music, but grew tired of its biblical themes. So she set out to write an alternative based in science.
Engineer and producer Tony Cohen made an astonishing contribution to Australian recorded music in the 70s and 80s – working with acts like The Saints, Nick Cave’s various bands, and the Go-Betweens.
Composer Nicholas Britell festoons earnest Romantic music with sounds that gleefully desecrate it, underscoring the show’s emotional core: a lust for power joined by immense self-loathing.
Recent coments by ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd reveal a jarring discrepancy between our support for Australian musicians and our actual listening and spending habits.