Opinion: New Doesn’t Start or End with Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n’ Roll
BY SAM GILLIES During a break at work, I came across an opinion piece that lamented the commercialisation of rebellion in contemporary music. The […]
April 2014
Explained: Obscure Musical Terminology
BY ANDREW MESSENGER I remember once, in my brief career as a trombonist, playing a bit of music based on Dante’s Inferno. At the climax of […]
CD Review: Brian Wroten’s Tasman
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE CD Release: Tasman by Brian Wroten Brian Wroten’s Tasman boasts all the confidence and passion of a 21st Century composer with a millennium’s worth […]
University: Not as Easy as Disney Says
BY GABRIELLE RUTTICOI recently watched Disney-Pixar’s new release Monsters University. At the time, I was about two weeks from moving out of home to study music […]
Arts Cuts: Where are we Now?
BY ANDREW MESSENGERAndrew Cory sits alone in a small room at the end of the hall. It is crammed with half-a-dozen cubicle-style desks, one of […]
Live Review: Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea
BY SAM GILLIES Perth International Arts Festival ‘Between the Desert and the Deep Blue Sea’West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carolyn KuanA Symphony for […]
Live Review: Bach Magnificat
BY BEN NIELSEN Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Bach Magnificat Sydney City Recital Hall, 19 February 2014 The cathedral-like City Recital Hall was soon brimming with people: […]
Becoming Pro: Tips from the Top
Sam Gillies talks with some of Australia’s top musicians about what it takes to go from being a student to a professional.Recently, I was stuck […]
Key to Jazz: Tom Vincent
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE If there’s one style that’s stayed timelessly cool since it first hit the clubs, it’s gotta be jazz. Australian pianist and composer […]
Network of Lines: Tilman Robinson Talks Debut
BY SAM GILLIES Melbourne-based composer, trombonist and sound artist Tilman Robinson doesn’t restrict himself to one style. Having performed (and premiered) a diverse range […]