Women call for an end to toxic culture in the Australian music industry
CONTENT COURTESY AWMA Just so you know, this article includes mention of sensitive topics surrounding sexual assault, harassment, rape, and coercion. If you or anyone […]
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Tasmania is about to get a brand new record label
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Since its inaugural concert in 2017, Van Diemen’s Band has spread its love of baroque music across Tasmania. It has performed intimate […]
My first concert back
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Can you remember the experience of a pre-COVID concert? If you haven’t thought about it for a while, I’d invite you to […]
Dan Thorpe is going through an emo phase, and it’s “shreddy, emotional, and virtuosic”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Think of the word “emo” and you might be propelled straight back to your youth. Long black sleeves. Eyes lined. Ears blasted […]
7 new compositions for countertenor
BY CUTCOMMON Seven artists have been selected as winners of the Panoramic Music and Melbourne Composers’ League Inaugural Solo Performer Commissioning Competition. Some emerging, some […]
Dreambox Collective is exploring safety and housing in the lives of women
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) The newly formed Dreambox Collective opens its 2021 season with A Space of One’s Own; a musical exploration of […]
LIVE REVIEW // Miranda rocks up to Live At Yours
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) Live At YoursHarpist Emily Granger and flautist Joshua BattyKen Done Gallery, 31 March I recently had the pleasure of […]
LIVE REVIEW // Alison goes to see Dots+Loops
BY ALISON PARIS, LEAD WRITER (CHILDREN AND EARLY LEARNING) Dots+Loops VibrationsNewstead Brewing Co, Milton, 27 March Dots+Loops curator and founder Kieran Welch describes Vibrations as […]
Nainita Desai composes the experience of living with autism for The Reason I Jump
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Every year in April, Autism Acceptance Month (previously Autism Awareness Month) is celebrated across the world. […]
How to release an album (without a label)
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Imagine you have complete freedom to release the album of your dreams. You could design the artwork. Choose the music. Distribute it […]