Music
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Gilbert O’Sullivan celebrates 50 years in music with Australian tour
16 Jan 2018
The stature of songwriters can be easily determined by the calibre of the artists who record their songs. There is probably no greater tribute to a musician than for another... -
Tips from a music traveller
14 Mar 2018
By CHRIS JOHNSONAs the airport shuttle approached my hotel in Auckland’s CBD I gazed out the window to see a large neon sign on the front of a building that screamed Real Groovy... -
Getting out of your comfort zone at the National
11 Apr 2018
BY CHRIS JOHNSONCruising from tent to tent and stage to stage at a music festival will always turn up a surprise act.A musician or band you didn’t know about, or one you didn’t... -
Classic blues album deserves its place in history
14 May 2018
By CHRIS JOHNSONBluesman Robert Cray is currently touring Australia with his band. He is not so well known in the mainstream these days, but he retains a dedicated following of... -
A quartet that sure has the swing
12 Jun 2018
BY CHRIS JOHNSONWhen a Louisiana-born jazzman comes to town, it is well worth venturing out on a cold winter’s evening to hear him play.Saxophonist Branford Marsalis, who has been... -
Soaking in the Baths of Caracalla
10 Sep 2018
By Chris Johnson When in Rome….Surely a visit to Italy has to include a night out at the opera?After all, the Italians invented the opera. They know how to put one on.At the... -
Paul McCartney and his welcome return to Australia … finally
08 Dec 2017
BY CHRIS JOHNSONBy the time this edition of Australian Medicine arrives hot off the presses, Sir Paul McCartney’s One on One world tour would have not only found its way to... -
A Beatle in Brissie … yeah, yeah, yeah
19 Dec 2017
BY CHRIS JOHNSONPaul McCartney has left our shores. Sad but true. And who knows when or if he will return?Enough of the melancholy – Macca rocked the joint.I travelled to Brisbane... -
Country blues guitarist in the Deep South … of NSW
13 Nov 2017
BY CHRIS JOHNSONRagtime – it’s that feel-good sound of yesteryear that is currently enjoying a healthy revival among music lovers everywhere.Fast, earthy and complicated, it is... -
Tommy thrills at the Opera House
03 Oct 2017
BY CHRIS JOHNSONAustralia has no greater guitarist than Tommy Emmanuel. Full stop. End of story.In fact, he is probably the best guitarist in the world.In his hands, he can make a...
