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Image of Doctor Who producer Verity Lambert reviewing sound-effect tapes produced by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Time Lords
The Radiophonic Workshop, creator of those ‘Doctor Who’ sound effects, is back
By Anwen Crawford
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Feel the divine
A new compilation celebrates the devotional music of jazz legend Alice Coltrane
By Anwen Crawford
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Crossing over
On George Michael, race and pop
By Anwen Crawford
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Image of Bruce Springsteen
Who’s the boss now?
Bruce Springsteen is the consummate live performer
By Anwen Crawford
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Image of Prince
Towards joy
Pop music is more than lyrics on a page
By Anwen Crawford
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A survival guide for outsiders
Australian hip-hop artist Tkay Maidza brings a lifetime on the move to her debut album, ‘Tkay’
By Anwen Crawford
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The party goes on
Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’ bemuses but rewards
By Anwen Crawford
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Please stand
National anthems reflect all the complexities – and oddities – of the countries they represent
By Andrew Ford
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Image of Angel Olsen
Someone, anyone
Angel Olsen’s ‘My Woman’ and Sarah Mary Chadwick’s ‘Roses Always Die’
By Anwen Crawford
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Stuck in a moment
The Avalanches’ ‘Wildflower’ isn’t the comeback we needed
By Anwen Crawford
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Briggs
Smart black man with a plan
Briggs on hip-hop, humour and a new generation of Aboriginal leaders
By Anwen Crawford
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Beyoncé in Lemonade
The reckoning
Beyoncé’s powerful ‘Lemonade’
By Anwen Crawford
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Anohni by Alice O'Malley
In distress
Beautiful suffering in PJ Harvey’s ‘The Hope Six Demolition Project’ and Anohni’s ‘Hopelessness’
By Anwen Crawford
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The Drones
Australian ugliness
Gareth Liddiard on The Drones’ ‘Feelin Kinda Free’
By Anwen Crawford
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Rihanna
Songs for the 3 am
Rihanna’s ‘ANTI’ and Future’s ‘EVOL’
By Anwen Crawford
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One of the great Australian albums
The Triffids’ ‘Born Sandy Devotional’ 30 years on
By Anwen Crawford
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The last of his kind
Stravinsky’s works, collected
By Andrew Ford
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Grimes
Blank space
Grimes’ puzzling ‘Art Angels’
By Anwen Crawford
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