Jeremy Dower speaks about background music, good and bad taste, and the aesthetic principles that underpin his creative practice.
Does the Australian Music Prize want to decontextualise music?
The Australian Music Prize claims ‘excellence’ is the only relevant factor when choosing its winner, but you can’t decontextualise music.
Why does every man in a band in Australia look the same?
Where are the weirdos? Why does every man in a band in Australia look like a 1970s cricketer who’s just redeemed a skate shop gift voucher?
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Cate Le Bon takes on heartbreak with striking candour on her seventh album, Michelangelo Dying, an album rich with its own internal language.
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If Spotify really cares about Australian music, then why has it kindled a culture of fear?
Spotify says it “lives and breathes” Australian music, but meanwhile, the streaming giant has engendered a culture of fear.
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Jeremy Dower, facilitator of aesthetic experience, on his new album of minimal techno and faux jazz
Jeremy Dower speaks about background music, good and bad taste, and the aesthetic principles that underpin his creative practice.
Does the Australian Music Prize want to decontextualise music?
The Australian Music Prize claims ‘excellence’ is the only relevant factor when choosing its winner, but you can’t decontextualise music.
Why does every man in a band in Australia look the same?
Where are the weirdos? Why does every man in a band in Australia look like a 1970s cricketer who’s just redeemed a skate shop gift voucher?
A gradual taking off, disrobing, revealing – Cate Le Bon’s magnificent Michelangelo Dying
Cate Le Bon takes on heartbreak with striking candour on her seventh album, Michelangelo Dying, an album rich with its own internal language.
All I wanna do is have some fun: on pop music nostalgia, comfort listening, and just letting go
Pop music nostalgia is ever-present. But has trend recycling accelerated? And what’s so bad about enjoying Robbie Williams in the club?
If Spotify really cares about Australian music, then why has it kindled a culture of fear?
Spotify says it “lives and breathes” Australian music, but meanwhile, the streaming giant has engendered a culture of fear.
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