Other Music fuelled New York’s 00s indie boom, boasting Vampire Weekend and Animal Collective among its fans. Then it closed. A new documentary tells the story of the store’s tragic demise – and its ‘terrifying’ staffA lot of skulking went on at Other …
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‘Take what’s in front of you’: Erthlings on tackling uncertainty – and the HSC – amid a pandemic
As the teen band wait for their final results, they reflect on the year they were supposed to take over the world – before it ‘kind of all crashed’ When Jessame Stepto left class one day in late March, her whole year group was “standing there in tears”…
Read moreRegards sur l’Infini review | Erica Jeal’s classical album of the week
Dain/Armstrong(7 Mountain Records)Katharine Dain and Sam Armstrong have used lockdown to produce a memorable, effortlessly polished albumFor most chamber music partners, 2020 has been a year of jarring discontinuity, but for a few – those with a spare …
Read moreDrake calls for Grammys to be replaced after snubbing Black artists
Singer’s demand follows absence of the Weeknd in all categories of the 2021 awards despite huge success this year and dismay at exclusion of Lil Uzi VertDrake has called for the Grammys be replaced with “something new that we can build up over time and…
Read moreLorde urges climate action ahead of new book on Antarctica trip
New Zealand singer says Donald Trump, Great Thunberg and California wildfires spurred her to visit before it turns ‘to slush’The singer Lorde has written an impassioned entreaty for the world to face the climate emergency head-on after visiting Antarct…
Read moreDan Sultan: indecent assault charge dropped against singer
Charge struck out against 37-year-old at a hearing in Melbourne magistrates court An indecent assault charge against the Aria-winning singer-songwriter Dan Sultan has been dropped.The 37-year-old had been accused of indecent assault at Brunswick in Mel…
Read moreTaylor Swift: The Long Pond Studio Sessions review – cosy campfire confessions
The pop star’s Disney+ movie about quarantine album Folklore reveals the potency of her songwriting, though it’s hazy on any ‘pandemic epiphanies’Pre-pandemic, few artists were so keenly attuned to the music industry’s calendar as Taylor Swift. She tim…
Read moreAria awards 2020: Archie Roach and Sampa the Great electrify as Tame Impala win big
Roach’s performance through an oxygen tube was a highlight of the ceremony, which also featured a strong statement from one of its biggest winnersHip-hop artist Sampa the Great called out the lack of diversity of the Australian music industry in genera…
Read moreFrom Vivaldi to Vaughan Williams: more musical voices who have changed our world
Over the past few months, our Know the Score series introduced 20 great composers. But what of the many we couldn’t write about? Martin Kettle suggests some other names whose music is well worth exploring The aim of the Know the score series was straig…
Read moreJeff Tweedy on songwriting: ‘The hardest part is getting started’
In this exclusive excerpt from the Wilco frontman’s irreverent new book of creative prompts, he finds inspiration is overratedI happen to love deadlines. Not everyone does. I do, because they fit with my belief that art isn’t ever really complete. As t…
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