Will a coronavirus lockdown prompt a permanent change in the way we experience live performance?
Fortitude Valley is unique in Australia for its concentration of live music venues, like The Valley Drive In, in one small neighbourhood.
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The good news is that the growth of live music continued under Queensland’s liquor licensing reforms. The bad news is that venues rely on late-night alcohol sales to cover costs.
Hendrix’s version of the National Anthem combined reverence and revolution.
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Live performances account for more than 40 percent of their income, while profits from streaming and record sales amount to only 5 percent of their earnings.
At some point, jazz went from the music of youthful rebellion to that of the cultured elite.
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The film of Cave’s first tour since the death of his son is powerful and evocative.
Music festivals tend to be geared toward young audiences, and may constitute the site of sexual harassment and assault against younger women.
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New survey from the Australia Council shows pretty much all Australians engage with the arts, and 8-in-10 do so online. However more people are ambivalent about public arts funding, and more people think the arts are too expensive.
Melbourne’s Flinders Street station is transformed into a stage for the 2013 White Night.
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Melbourne may be the self-proclaimed music capital of Australia, but industry data suggests Sydney may have the upper hand. Meanwhile the UN recognises Adelaide as the country’s only city of music.
Music festivals have been a boon to the music industry, but now we’re starting to witness some pitfalls of commercial success: consolidation and creeping conformity.