Culture
Music
How this organ superstar picked up 4 million followers on social media
Anna Lapwood has become one of the best recognised classical musicians of her generation playing one of the most unlikely instruments.
- by Nick Galvin
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Chrissy Amphlett’s ‘third act’: New songs emerge as stage show returns
New songs and the reprise of a one-woman stage show realise the last creative risks of a rock legend.
- by Michael Dwyer
Opinion
Live music
If the Bluesfest era has ended, I’ve lost something more precious than money
Bluesfest set perilously high standards for itself, which is probably why, in the end, it burnt out instead of fading away.
- by David Free
‘Such a wonderful, wonderful journey’: Eurogliders star dies after cancer battle
Guitarist, songwriter and vocalist Bernie Lynch was remembered by his bandmate Grace Knight in an emotional social media post.
- by Michael Lallo
Artists ‘devastated’, ticket holders out of pocket after Bluesfest cancellation
Thousands of revellers are unlikely to be refunded the festival’s more than $23 million in ticket sales, said the liquidator.
- by Kayla Olaya
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Music festivals
Bluesfest music festival cancelled as organisers appoint liquidator
Organisers of the northern NSW festival said it was “incredibly difficult” to scrap the April event that was to have featured Split Enz and Earth, Wind and Fire.
- by Kayla Olaya and Karl Quinn
Kim Gordon, a rage-rap icon at 72
The Sonic Youth star continues her late-life pivot as hip-hop’s most unexpected rager.
- by Robert Moran
The festival that helped us step out of the world, just for a moment
Once the gates opened on this festival of world music, arts and culture, the burdens of the everyday simply fell away.
- by Jessica Nicholas
Meet rock’n’roll’s ‘greatest failure’: John Otway
Fans of the cult “microstar” buy T-shirts with slogans like “I can’t believe it’s not better” and “It’s nearly rock’n’roll but I like it”.
- by Michael Dwyer
Woman charged with attempted murder over shots fired at Rihanna’s home
The singer, her partner A$AP Rocky and their three children were all home when a woman allegedly fired shots at their house in Los Angeles.
- by Andrew Dalton
After the clouds cleared at Golden Plains, it was clear we were all waiting for one thing
This year’s festival was meant to be its coming of age, but a turbulent political cloud hanging over the weekend meant it struggled to get into top gear.
- by Calum Jaspan