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Growing up, he faced poverty and addiction. Now he counts Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan as fans
Billy Strings, bluegrass music’s boy wonder, explains how he found his purpose (and a couple of Grammys along the way).
- by Jane Rocca
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From concerts to cooking, maestro Martín conducts his life with brio
At the age of nine, a concert changed the trajectory of Jaime Martín’s life. He hasn’t looked back since.
- by Elizabeth Flux
How this regional Aussie town secured rock legend Lenny Kravitz
Las Vegas, Atlanta, Sydney, Melbourne and … Mildura? The rock star has included the regional town on his touring schedule, but it’s not as random as you’d think.
- by Nell Geraets
Paul Kelly’s latest song sat in a shed for 40 years. It was in good company
The Australian musician has released a song he recorded well before he came to fame – he is among many of the world’s biggest stars to have given old songs a new life.
- by Michael Dwyer
OneFour’s message to the police: ‘We’re different now. We’re good people’
Rap group OneFour is about to embark on a tour around the country in support of their debut album. The only place they won’t perform? Their hometown of Sydney.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Four local music legends got together. What happened next is a gift
Inside a studio in Preston, Bleak Squad’s members parked their egos and came up with something that “messes with your head”.
- by Michael Dwyer
Sabrina Carpenter’s new album cover has sparked uproar. Here’s what you need to know
The star has revealed when her new album Man’s Best Friend is set to drop – but it’s the cover image that has everyone talking.
- by Nick Newling
The brilliant yet troubled life of the Beach Boys’ damaged genius
He wrote some of pop’s most beautiful songs but legend Brian Wilson battled drug addiction and mental illness throughout his life.
- by Ben Sisario
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He heard voices … and music’s soul: The anguished genius of Beach Boy Brian Wilson
His clinical diagnosis was schizoaffective disorder and manic depression, but it is his music that defines him – some of the greatest of his and our times, and all time.
- by Neil McCormick
Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson’s 10 most iconic songs
The music world has lost one of its giants with the death of Brian Wilson, aged 82. Here, we look back at his legacy.
- by Maria Sherman
Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys’ visionary and fragile leader, dies at 82
Wilson’s genius for melody, arrangements and wide-eyed self-expression made him one of the world’s most influential recording artists.
- by Hillel Italie