Bulwer Street Brass fanfare their arrival at WAAPA’s Richard Gill auditorium
David Cusworth
Australia’s most iconic sounds for 2021 have been revealed, with some surprising entries making the list.
Duncan Murray
Rolling Stone has revealed its list of Australia’s greatest ever albums, with an easy choice taking out the number one spot.
Simon Collins
Mozart and Bruckner bring radically different styles and ensembles to the Concert Hall stage, each firmly stamped with the WA Symphony Orchestra brand.
Review website Metacritic have done their annual round up of the best albums of the year. WARNING: No Adele.
Stephanie McKenna
St George’s Cathedral chorister Lydia Gardiner joins Sonus Angelorum (Sound of Angels) with a companion piece using the same lyrics as Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols.
The owner of Playboy is bringing on Cardi B in a newly created role, giving the brand a high-profile collaborator as it tries to re-establish itself in the pop culture landscape.
Janet Freund
ARIA Hall of Fame band heading to Kings Park for big outdoor gig next year
Friends Sally Bishop, Meghan McNally and Kat Tweddle have fine-tuned a trio that aims to bring back the delights of swing dancing
Kellie Balaam
Bunbury’s loss is Busselton’s gain as WA music lovers get new music festival Out of the Woods for 2022.
Shaun Lee-Chen joins the Orchestra Collective for Brahms and Dvorak at WAAPA Richard Gill Auditorium
A Sydney designer has told a court she believed she was going to lose everything when she was sent legal letters from Katy Perry.
Lauren Ferri
The popular regional music festival will skip Bunbury for its 2022 comeback.
Legendary First Nations actor David Dalaithngu has passed away, aged 68.
Michael Traill
Too often horns labour away obscurely at the back, their finest endeavours like an arm wrestle with one hand tied; yet here was their oh-so-brief moment in the sun.
A brand new choir and a debut album lead off a festive season of fine music in Perth
A program patterned on Schoenberg’s Society for Private Musical Performances
West Australian Symphony Orchestra is bringing the festive season sparkle to RAC Arena this year with two offerings in Lotterywest Christmas Spectacular and Home Alone in Concert.
Tanya MacNaughton
Legendary Australian rockers Midnight Oil have unveiled their national farewell tour, which will include a stop in WA, and a politically charged new album.
Peter Jackson’s epic three-part Fab Four documentary takes fans on a very long and winding road. But it may just be too much of a good thing.
Hip hop and R'n'B artists including Genesis Owusu and The Kid Laroi have claimed multiple ARIAs at the annual Australian music awards.
Tony Magnusson
Artists Genesis Owusu and The Kid Laroi are among the top award winners at the 2021 ARIAs.
Spacey Jane, Genesis Owusu and The Kid LAROI lead top Australian music gongs.
What’s the difference between Federal Parliament and a daycare centre? The size of the nappies. Luckily our schools are proving more inspirational places to be for conversations about pressing issues.
Jenna Clarke
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