Music

Liv the drummer/songwriter alongside Saskia the bassist/songwriter are the founding members of brand new UK band, x blond. Based in Cornwall, they hope to start making change in the male dominated music industry and strive to be a voice for young people growing up in small towns around the world who don’t always see themselves [...] Read More... from Interview with x blond: Upcoming UK Band

Yasco, aka Sol Hamon, is a musician with a difference. Her multilayered ethereal harmonies have a spiritual edge reminiscent of Medieval sacred music. Yasco sings and talks to David Barr. [...] Read More... from Interview and Performance with Sol Hamon

Opera singer and vocal coach Rebecca Scott stops by Wednesday Drive to promote the Open Academy at the Con, which offers music and voice courses to anyone interested in the Sydney community. A former student of the Con herself, Scott discusses her own vocal education and operatic career, reminiscing on her trajectory of dedication and [...] Read More... from Interview with Rebecca Scott

Viola da gamba player Jenny Eriksson discusses her progression as an artist and the vastly different projects she has dipped her toes into. Eriksson also recounts her history with Norwegian jazz pianist and composer Jan Gunnar Hoff, with whom she’ll be performing in Sydney this October in Northern Lights – Southern Cross. Jan Gunnar Hoff [...] Read More... from Interview with Jenny Eri...

Sydney based band, Fathom, have just successfully attempted a new world record for the most gigs within twelve hours! The group played one gig at nine different venues and completed the record with only fifteen seconds to spare. From car crashes, road rages, bush fires, speed limits, helicopter rides and more, Jaxon Italiano explains the [...] Read More... from Interview with Fathom; The most gigs...

The Pacific Opera Studios is ending its 2026 season with a performance from their Young Artists of the year. The concert is curated by Peter Coleman-Wright and Cheryl Barker and features collaboration with the Modést Orchestra. Peter details the work behind the Young Artists preparations for their final performance at Pacific Opera which will be [...] Read More... from Interview with Peter Coleman...

Bassist and composer Reid Anderson joined Matt on Blow to discuss the final tour of his band, The Bad Plus. Anderson reminisces on the band’s trajectory, his own personal musical influences, and collaborative creation. Aside from their original compositions, The Bad Plus was known for their improvisational jazz arrangements of contemporary songs, something Matt highlights [...] Read More......

As the Head of Contemporary Music at the Sydney Opera House, Ben Marshall has spent over a decade transforming the World Heritage-listed venue into a vibrant hub for cutting-edge sound. In his role as the curator of Vivid LIVE, he oversees an ambitious takeover of the House’s stages, consistently programming a mix of global icons, [...] Read More... from VIVID LIVE 2026 – An Interview With I...

In the world of contemporary music, few bands are as fiercely protective of their sonic DNA as Radiohead. Tony Roma’s guest managed to do the near-impossible: he decoded that DNA, translated it for eighty-eight keys, and earned the band’s rare stamp of approval in the process. Josh Cohen didn’t just create piano covers; he created [...] Read More... from Radiohead for Solo Piano at City Reci...

It’s getting cold. We need to warm up. How about this: the cauldron of life. The source of earthly paradise. A great way to have a cheerful conversation. One of the things that drive us all crazy. This week: songs about sex. The Hairpin Turn has a lot of records about sex. I’ll show you [...] Read More... from The Hairpin Turn: Sex

One of the most anticipated fixtures on the 2026 cultural calendar: SIMA’s Jazz:NOW program isn’t just a concert series; it’s a living, breathing pulse of where the music is heading and the program is a masterclass in modern improvisation. Joining us in the studio is Novak Manojlovic—a pianist and composer who has spent the last few [...] Read More... from An Interview with Novak Manojlovic &#8211...

This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the first performance by Ten Part Invention at the Adelaide Festival in 1986. The ten piece ensemble was an inspirational part of the Australian Jazz scene for three decades.  Jazz writer and critic John Shand described them as the Rolls Royce of Australian jazz.  This podcast, The Making of Australian [...] Read More... from The Maki...

Missed the Mardi Gras parade? Or were you there, but it was all a blur? Fret not (or, indeed, frot not): The Hairpin Turn is here to provide 90 minutes of juicy four-to-the-floor goodness to accompany your own parade, wherever you may wish to hold it. Put your dancing shoes on, keep hydrated and shimmy [...] Read More... from Go Bang! A Mardi Gras Megamix

We live in an age where overweening arrogance seems to be rewarded instead of pilloried. But as certain world figures either face or try to duck under the glare of their own come-uppance, The Hairpin Turn offers a playlist of songs about hubris. [...] Read More... from Just Wait ‘Til I Get Through With It: Songs about Hubris

To celebrate Tom Waits’ 76th birthday, The Hairpin Turn offers a playlist of Tom Waits songs performed by the man himself and a select group of cover artists. [...] Read More... from Independent as a Hog on Ice: a Tom Waits Playlist

Samin, frontman and creator of packingdhaka visited us in the studio early Monday morning. We spoke to this wonderfully vibrant individual about his growth as a musician. Formation of the band Packing Dhaka, it’s iterations, his farewell show This Saturday December 6th @sneakypossumbar. [...] Read More... from In the studio with Samin with Packing Dhaka

What impact does your physical environment have on you? How does it affect your mood? The way you behave? Are your movements through the city just a way of getting from A to B – or is there more to your relationship with your surroundings? Situationist philosopher Guy Debord came up with the idea of [...] Read More... from Let’s Get Lost: A Psychogeographical Playlist

On the occasion of Billy Strayhorn’s 110th birthday, The Hairpin Turn celebrates the life and work of one of jazz’s great geniuses. Strayhorn’s career is inextricably linked to that of Duke Ellington. With the exception of a two-year period in the early 1950s and a single solo album recorded in 1961, all of Strayhorn’s surviving [...] Read More... from The Quiet Genius of B...

Joe Camilleri, the Maltese-born Australian music legend of bands such as The Black Sorrows, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and the Revelators has had a profound impact on the nation’s music scene. His unique style of soul, rhythm and blues and rock n’ roll had captured the attention of Australia and New Zealand for [...] Read More... from Music Legend Joe Camilleri reflects on his career...

Once upon a time in 1970s Zambia, WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc) turned fuzz pedals and freedom into a movement. Their blend of psychedelic rock, garage funk, blues, and Zambian rhythms defined Zamrock – raw, rebellious, and alive. Now, decades later, original frontman Jagari Chanda and keyboardist Patrick Mwondela return with a fierce new [...] Read More... from WITCH

Vivid Live is the accompanying music program that supports the spectacular light festival Vivid held annually across winter in Sydney. It comprises a multitude of performances at both Carriageworks and the Sydney Opera House as well other prominent locations such as City Recital Hall and Tumbalong Park to name a few. Julian Ramundi from Destinations [...] Read More... from Julian Ramundi Destinati...

In this episode, Tony speaks with filmmaker Ben de Hoedt about his striking new film Disappear Here, launching this week at The Ritz. They delve into the film’s gritty inspirations, its subversive take on modern Australian identity, and why it’s already generating buzz as a future cult classic. A must-listen for cinephiles and curious creatives [...] Read More... from Interview with Be...

Join Matthew Ottignon as he celebrates Marshall Allen and his new album from 2025 New Dawn. Marshall Belford Allen (born May 25, 1924) is an American free jazz and avant garde jazz alto saxophone player. He also performs on flute, oboe, piccolo, and the EWI. Allen is best known for his work with Sun Ra, having recorded and performed mostly in this context since the late 1950s, [...] Read More... f...

Allison Russell is one of the outstanding musicians of our time. The multi award winning and multiinstrumental has produced two solo albums and has worked with many other artists and groups including Joni Mitchell. She recently played Persephone in the broadway version of Hadestown. She will be playing at the City Recital Hall on 17 [...] Read More... from Allison Russell is returning to Australia

The wonderful Karen Lee Andrews sits down to talk about her life as well as her latest musical gig with Jade Macrae at the Factory Theatere. She talks about her musical influences and what she’s been up to lately and also her new album titled “Survival” Listen now! [...] Read More... from Karen Lee Andrews joins Deep Blues to talk about her new album