We’re gathered here today to pay tribute to an Australian classic. On October 22 Kylie Minogue’s Impossible Princess turned 21 years old. Although a popular album that spawned the moderately successful singles ‘Some Kind of Bliss’, ‘Did it Again’ and … Continue reading Musicology: Revisiting Impossible Princess on its 21st Birthday
The summer sunlight made our arrival time of 6:30pm seem even earlier, but there were a lot of acts to get through before the Sidney Myer Music Bowl’s 11pm cut off time. The woman behind the counter flipped through some … Continue reading The Jacksons, Kool and the Gang, The Pointer Sisters, The Village People, Sister Sledge – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne (16/1/19)
It was a 30 degree day and the kids who were strutting about excitedly were all wearing variations of the same wardrobe: the girls in as little as possible + dashes of glitter paint, and the boys dressed as either … Continue reading FOMO – Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne (13/1/19)
Is there a bolder, more dramatic move in pop music than the key change? When done wrong it can make a weak song even cheesier, and it’s pretty obvious when songwriters or producers are merely trying to stretch an underwritten … Continue reading The Top 11 Key Changes in Pop History
Here’s some food for thought: Australia is rich in natural resources, with over 90% of fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, eggs and milk sold in supermarkets being domestically produced. We make so much that we’re able to export more than half … Continue reading From pies to polony, it’s time to talk about Australians’ love of mystery meats
Maybe we left later than planned or perhaps many more sensible minds had taken note of the oncoming 38 degree heat and made sure to arrive while the sun was still a distant threat. For a brief moment we feared … Continue reading Meredith Music Festival 2018
Music doesn’t and should not stand still; instead it follows a continual arc, complete with sidesteps, repetitions and leaps, pushed forward by a combination of innovations and happy accidents. The early 1950s saw the emergence of a new style of … Continue reading Musicology: The History of ‘The Nashville Sound’
Chicago rapper Noname’s excellent album Room 25 — technically her debut following the critically acclaimed 2016 mixtape Telefone — was released exactly a week before tonight’s sold out show at The Forum. That she barely touched on the new material … Continue reading Noname – The Forum, Melbourne (21/09/2018)
The Art of Pretending to Swim, the fifth album by Dublin quintet Villagers, is a focused affair that places singer-songwriter Conor O’Brien’s gentle voice, unnerving poetry and acoustic guitar in a carefully sculpted soundscape of digital bleeps, orchestral swells and … Continue reading Villagers – The Art of Pretending to Swim (2018 LP)
August 29th marked what would have been the 60th birthday of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson and the Internet paid tribute to him accordingly. Social media was flooded with dedications of all kinds, ranging from DJ sets, dance choreography, … Continue reading Here’s How The World Paid Tribute to Michael Jackson on his 60th Birthday
Even the greats weren’t immune to the lure of doomed technology — and thanks to some internet randos, you can still play these ‘games’ online. The early ‘90s were a strange time for the music industry. Advances in digital technology … Continue reading Remember When Prince and Bowie Released 90s AF CD-ROM Games? No? Well Luckily The Internet Knows Everything
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that Korean pop bands have recently made history in the US charts. This is just one part of a methodical global expansion. Last month, in a staggering achievement for the Korean music industry, South … Continue reading How K-pop is changing the game for the global music industry
