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Here’s looking at you, Kid
The Kid Laroi first show in his home town since becoming a global superstar was an emotional victory lap.
- by Michael Bailey
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Nils Frahm’s music: a mind-altering beat or a mind-calming tone?
After eight years since his first run of sold-out shows at the Sydney Opera House, Nils Frahm returns to the building, to soothe Sydney audiences.
- by Bernard Zuel
Slow moments of stillness that lacked luminosity
The Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra’s latest performance of Eybler’s String Quintet in D major has lightness but lacked light.
- by Peter McCallum
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I’m hooked on YouTube reaction videos. Why are they so addictive?
It’s never long before I’m dabbing my eyes, feeling slightly dirty to be spying on someone’s sorrow, but also feeling connected to people I’ve never known.
- by Anson Cameron
Sony’s first female boss takes control almost a year after Handlin’s departure
Vanessa Picken has been revealed as the replacement for one of the largest figures in Australian music and will take up the role of chair and CEO of Sony Music Australia in September.
- by Nathanael Cooper
Chill out, what ya yellin’ for? Avril was the best, and we took her for granted
It’s been exactly 20 years now, since June 2002, when Avril Lavigne released her breakout debut album Let Go.
- by Robert Moran
‘Nineteen years of silence is our finest work’: Beloved satirists TISM reform after two decades
TISM bounces back on stage for the Good Things festival in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
- by Martin Boulton
‘We promise we will return someday’: K-pop group BTS take a break to pursue solo projects
Global superstars BTS said they are taking time to focus on solo projects, but the company behind the groundbreaking K-pop group said they are not taking a hiatus.
From Ricky Martin to Morricone: The seven best World Cup anthems of all time
What better way to celebrate the Socceroos qualifying for their fifth FIFA World Cup in a row than by revisiting some of the tournament’s most iconic songs?
- by Osman Faruqi
Why Neneh Cherry had no interest in a duet with Nicki Minaj
The iconic 90s musician always resisted being an “empty shell that looks great”, she says.
- by Andrew Drever
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The seven best World Cup anthems
Counting down the all time best World Cup anthems.