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Every once in a while the photojournalist’s stars align! So it was recently upon learning that my favourite local act, …

Perth Festival Postcard 4: Meow Meow and Rufus Wainwright

The word ‘cabaret’ originally referred to the ‘little room’ – typically a tavern, pub, café, restaurant or nightclub – in …

American singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer is a firm favourite with Australian audiences and the feeling is mutual. She recorded her masterful …

Are U2 still relevant? Surely, if rock n roll is a serious art form, artists must continue to be innovative …

Music, art and cultural practice have long been the target of state social control. It’s an old story. Be it …

According to Douglas Adams, the answer to the question of life, the universe and everything is 42. To Professor Brian …

The flower is the mind and the seed is the technique. So said 15th century Japanese playwright, actor and theoretician …

Subtle notes of angst, despair and deep yearning defined a powerful union of the work of musicians Nick Cave and …

Melbourne’s King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are a rare breed in that they are post-Generation X hard rockers who are actually doing …

Daily Review music writer Jacob Robinson and photographer Alison Martyn were there last weekend There is no more famous or important festival …