‘It helps to have rich parents’:How to stop music becoming a pastime for the privileged

‘It helps to have rich parents’:How to stop music becoming a pastime for the privileged

Becoming a professional musician takes more than talent. An innovative program aims to give aspiring artists a chance at making it.

  • byKerrie O'Brien

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Bad gateway! Naughty gateway!
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Bad gateway! Naughty gateway!

Edgy behaviour from the edge server.

Machine learning,a liability
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Machine learning,a liability

And wolfing down chilli on chilli.

Jemma grew up reading and didn’t listen to pop music. Now she’s the musical gatekeeper on a hit show

Jemma grew up reading and didn’t listen to pop music. Now she’s the musical gatekeeper on a hit show

From Enya’s Orinoco Flow to New Order’s Bizarre Love Triangle,choosing a song for a television show soundtrack is a trickier job that in may seem.

  • byKarl Quinn
Festivals ‘in the thick of a real crisis’,says Music Australia chief

Festivals ‘in the thick of a real crisis’,says Music Australia chief

The number of 18 to 24-year-olds attending music festivals has dropped in the past five years,with a new report warning rising costs and overpolicing are key factors.

  • byKarl Quinn
Albanese reckons they’re legends,but Radio Birdman are ready for a rest

Albanese reckons they’re legends,but Radio Birdman are ready for a rest

The mercurial Sydney band’s 50th anniversary tour will probably be their last because even trailblazers need to sit down.

  • byBarry Divola
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Less than $6000 a year:Australian musicians in dire straits,survey shows
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Less than $6000 a year:Australian musicians in dire straits,survey shows

Australian musicians are making less money than during the pandemic,and the collapse of the festival circuit is only going to make life harder.

  • byLinda Morris
From criminal to cancelled:How Spanian became a social media sensation

From criminal to cancelled:How Spanian became a social media sensation

After a recent visit to a Queensland suburb ended in multiple arrests,Australian rapper-turned-influencer Spanian is back in the headlines. But who is he?

  • byThomas Mitchell
Every Kylie Minogue song ranked

Every Kylie Minogue song ranked

Where do the songs from Kylie’s new album rank among the rest of them?

  • byRobert Moran andAnnabel Ross
Angie McMahon:‘I was scared to acknowledge that level of queerness for a long time’

Angie McMahon:‘I was scared to acknowledge that level of queerness for a long time’

“It was hard to bring it out of myself with all of my Catholic upbringing,but it’s been liberating,and my family has been supportive,” says the musician.

  • byJane Rocca
‘I’m into getting dolled up’:How singer Gretta Ray nails her onstage looks

‘I’m into getting dolled up’:How singer Gretta Ray nails her onstage looks

“I’m fortunate that my job has educated me about fashion,but when I was younger,I really had no idea.”

  • byGeorgie Gordon