Journal

Pop music has always moved with the technology available to its creators. A new recording machine, synthesiser, vocal effect or distribution platform can…

Reggae can sound relaxed, spacious and immediately danceable, yet its rhythmic design is remarkably precise. The style depends on the relationship between the…

Classical music’s influence on modern film scores can be heard in the tension of a string section, the sweep of a full orchestra and the quiet force of a solo…

A successful dinner party jazz set should feel effortless: warm enough to welcome guests, lively enough to support conversation, and varied enough to carry the…

Released in 1959, Kind of Blue remains one of the most influential jazz albums ever recorded. Its spacious trumpet lines, elegant piano voicings and quietly…

Children’s music is far more than cheerful background noise. A song gives young listeners patterns to predict, words to remember, beats to follow and sounds to…

Folk rock has returned to the centre of modern listening without abandoning its handmade character. Acoustic guitars, close harmonies, brushed drums and…

A well-crafted morning can shape the rest of the day, and few things influence how a morning unfolds more than sound. The right combination of rhythms, voices…

The punchy swell of trumpets, the smoky glide of a baritone sax, the cheerful punctuation of a trombone glissando - horn sections have long been the emotional…

Walk into any country pub from the dusty edges of Tamworth to the suburbs of Brisbane, and you'll hear a sound that has changed dramatically over the past two…