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The ‘accidental musician’ who found fame and toured stadiums with REM
Former Go-Between Amanda Brown says it’s ‘absolutely nuts’ to be releasing a solo album at 55, but ‘Nick Cave wouldn’t think that for one minute’.
- by Louise Rugendyke
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Turning toxic fame and misogyny into a musical catharsis
London Grammar have dug deep for their third album, Californian Soil, which reflects on the grief, fear and disillusion that came from the touring treadmill.
- by Cat Woods
Jana Kramer's husband reveals how he cheated on her
Jana Kramer and her husband Mike Caussin spoke to Access Live about how they overcame Mike's cheating scandal during her first pregnancy.
Jim Steinman, Bat Out of Hell songwriter, dies at 73
Among many other songs, Steinman also wrote It’s All Coming Back to Me Now, a top 10 hit for Celine Dion in 1996, and Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse of the Heart.
- by Neil Genzlinger
The year of nothing and everything
Becoming a mother has brought profound creative changes for The Middle Kids’ Hannah Joy.
- by Bernard Zuel
Standout stars: Joe Strummer, AJ Tracey, Vikingur Olafsson and more
AJ Tracey’s Flu Game, Vikingur Olafsson’s Debussy/Rameau, Joe Strummer’s Assembly and Berardi/Foran/Karlen’s Haven.
- by Barney Zwartz, Kish Lal and John Shand
Funk/hip-hop bonanza fires sparks in a tinderbox
Genesis Owusu provided the perfect return to the dancefloor for the throng which turned out to revel in his high-energy brand of post-funk jazz-soul.
- by Divya Venkataraman
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You Am I: faded greatness gets lost in a muddy mix
The epic, generational anthem Berlin Chair and the energetic Get Up had the 40s-plus Enmore crowd revelling in nostalgia.
- by Shamim Razavi
After five years, Big Scary are back with disco effervescence
Recorded during last year’s lockdown, the acclaimed Melbourne duo’s new release, Daisy, is a joyous party album
- by Craig Mathieson