ABC TV’s Rage has so far weathered the storm of digital disruption to remain an important, and nostalgic, part of Australia’s music industry.
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The mixing desk used to make Dark Side of the Moon fetched a huge sum at auction recently. Its productive life is far from over.
Brisbane’s Rock and Roll Writers Festival rubbed musicians and writers up against each other in just the right way.
The conditions for originality in a piece of writing.
In 2000, Berry’s longtime piano player sued him, claiming he never got any credit for songs he had co-written. Even though the case was dismissed, a St. Louis lawyer decided to investigate further.
Science festivals are booming and with their mixture of music and art they are opening the field to a whole new audience who are keen to be amazed.
From niche player to chart hit, the characteristic sound of videogames has had a considerable influence on music.
Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Art of Fugue is a work of high art. But in keeping with the late works of artists such as Shakespeare, Beethoven and Goya, it contains elements of pathos, humour, gravity, exuberance and tragedy.
Legendary is an overused adjective in popular culture, but Berry’s passing is a salutary reminder of what a giant in the field actually looked like.
Chuck Berry has died age 90, rightly remembered as the legend who shaped rock and roll. But his misdeeds can’t be ignored in the rush to glorify an icon.
For couples, families or friends who share a significant song, the effects of music can be powerful and persistent, lasting well into old age, even piercing through dementia.
Children with difficulty singing can be labelled as ‘nonmusical’ by parents, teachers and pop culture. This toxic idea of ‘talent’ can deprive people of music’s benefits for the rest of their lives.
Grassroots venues are run on tight margins, and have been under pressure for some time from external factors such as rising costs and gentrification.
Unlike vision or touch, sound is much more difficult to control or avoid; music in particular spills across thresholds and intrudes into situations where it is unwelcome.
It was popular music that enabled Chávez to link his political movement with grassroots activism.
With Justin Bieber’s impending Australian tour, it’s time to reassess his creative artistry, musicianship and recorded output.
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The recently deceased funk drummer Clyde Stubblefield created arguably the most sampled drum track in the history of popular music – but he rarely got the credit, or the payment, he deserved.
The Earth’s magnetic field acts like a giant instrument playing magnetic music.
Turns out learning a musical instrument really could benefit your child, in more ways than you might think.
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Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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Head of School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Winchester
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Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne
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