The most abstract of our arts is also one of the things that defines our humanity, writes Andrew Ford
08 May 12 Comments (7)
Misinterpretations
What would Leonard Cohen make of the use of “Hallelujah” as a community anthem, asks Andrew Ford
16 Mar 12 Comments (4)The art of the cover
New Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney albums in a single week? Close enough, writes Andrew Ford
16 Feb 12 Comments (0)Vanishing acts
Glenn Nicholls reviews Albrecht Dümling’s study of refugee musicians from Nazism who came to Australia
Comments (0)Musical alchemy
If you think every combination of instruments has been tried, think again, writes Andrew Ford
10 Feb 12 Comments (0)The decadent adventure of life
Darren Tofts reviews a new account of David Bowie’s transformation as the swinging sixties gave way to the glam seventies
03 Feb 12 Comments (0)The art of relevance
Telling our own stories through the arts is obviously a good thing, writes Andrew Ford, but what does it mean in practice?
08 Nov 11 Comments (5)The Kid who wouldn’t grow up
Ageing pop musicians find themselves caught between expectations, writes Andrew Ford
22 Oct 11 Comments (0)Every good boy deserves favour
Musical notation is both more and less precise than writing and reading words, writes Andrew Ford
05 Oct 11 Comments (0)
Looking at music
Increasingly people are watching rather than simply listening to recorded music, writes Andrew Ford
10 Aug 11 Comments (0)
Dark pop
MUSIC | Andrew Ford explores the darkness at the junction of pop music and other genres
06 Jun 11 Comments (0)The new trend
It was 1958, the year Brazil won the World Cup. National pride was at its zenith, writes Andrew Ford, and you can hear it in the music
10 May 11 Comments (0)Black Dyke days
How do you compose for a brass band? Andrew Ford went to Yorkshire to find out
15 Mar 11 Comments (1)Lillian and Germaine in New York
Robert Milliken recounts the fraught relationship between two Australian women who made enormous contributions to the international literature of the counterculture
20 Jan 11 Comments (0)Less is more
BOOKS | Andrew Ford reviews Stephen Sondheim’s autobiographical masterclass in lyric-writing
13 Dec 10 Comments (0)Arts, culture and different kinds of humbug
Culture and the arts have not featured prominently in this year’s election campaign. That’s a shame, writes Ben Eltham, because we badly need to debate cultural policies
29 Jul 10 Comments (4)The copyright cops
When it comes to the prices they pay for copyrighted music, Australian consumers are being stung everywhere from the gym to the pub, writes Ben Eltham
15 Jul 10 Comments (10)
