Live Music
Stadium singalong with Paul McCartney is cathartic and magical
At 81, the Beatle gives Melbourne a marathon three-hour set with more than a hint of the cheeky Liverpool schoolboy who started a musical revolution with a little help from his friends.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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Why one of Australia’s most in-demand singers felt like a ‘failure’
Angie McMahon’s first album was a hit and her career was flying. But she was struggling. Her new album reveals why.
- by Jules LeFevre
Inspired by School of Rock, these Aussie punks are making music their way
Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers are preparing to support rock legends Foo Fighters following the release of their debut record.
- by Hannah Story
Country superstar Zach Bryan announces first Australian show
The record-breaking Oklahoma native recently scored his first Billboard number one and is part of a new wave of artists taking country mainstream.
- by Thomas Mitchell
‘The Sydney Opera House of rock’: Save the Tote crowdfunding campaign pays off
The iconic Collingwood music venue has been bought by the owners of The Last Chance - and the community - thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
8-bit Bach: There’s more to video game music than bleeps and blops
From Donkey Kong and Bach to Tetris and Tchaikovsky, music in video games is vast and varied, yet some still associate it with 8-bit electronics.
- by Nell Geraets
The Sydney band that’s more popular overseas than in Australia
Take seminal Detroit group the Stooges, mix in a splash of Radio Birdman, a generous dash of Celibate Rifles, shake, and C.O.F.F.I.N could be your new favourite rock band.
- by Martin Boulton
I was exhausted with the sound of my own voice: Courtney Barnett
The singer-songwriter says it’s nice not to have the added stress of lyrics, for which she has been so well known previously, on her new album.
- by Michael Dwyer
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Christina Aguilera to perform one-night show in Melbourne, government announces
The genie is out of the bottle: After a long absence from our shores, Aguilera will perform in Australia, under the Victorian government’s Always Live program.
- by Martin Boulton
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Melbourne live reviews
Orderly and mechanical, Chunky Move’s new production is stimulating
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Chunky Move’s 4/4, Miss Peony at Arts Centre Melbourne, Alistair Baldwin’s Telethon Kid, and Musicians of the Gewandhaus Orchestra.
- by Sonia Nair, Tony Way and Andrew Fuhrmann
KISS keen to play AFL grand final after Crowded House reportedly pulls out
The band is willing to perform for Melbourne one last time and leave the crowd gobsmacked, but says the AFL is yet to reach out.
- by Nell Geraets