The rise of the female drum major in marching band-inspired pop is less a tidy genre category than a redistribution of visual authority. Brass-heavy…
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Learning how to create a podcast about music history that attracts sponsors begins with a promise the audience can understand in one breath. A strong concept…
A fan meet-and-greet may last barely a minute: a greeting, a signature, a photograph and a few exchanged words. Even so, the encounter can occupy a favourite…
Artists are borrowing techniques associated with autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR, to make live singing feel unusually close. A breath before a…
Most music memorabilia connects fans to a finished release: tour shirts, signed instruments, concert photographs, stage passes and numbered vinyl editions.…
Street art murals are becoming music album marketing billboards by turning blank walls into large-scale extensions of an album’s visual identity. Artists,…
A strong festival lineup can feel like a conversation rather than a catalogue. A neo-soul vocalist may lead into a hip-hop set, a punk band can follow an…
Music releases in Australia now unfold across streaming playlists, social feeds, vinyl shops and live events. For smaller labels, that abundance of channels…
Across recital programmes in Sydney, Melbourne and beyond, a new image of the pianist is taking shape: one performer, a concert grand, a laptop and a forest of…
Blackjack has a rhythm that feels both social and strategic. The cards move quickly, decisions arrive every few seconds, and a strong hand can create the…