Tag: Music
Ethereal, evocative, and inventive: why the music of Kate Bush spans generations
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Keen observers of popular culture will have become aware of the recent inclusion of Kate Bush’s 1985 song Running Up That Hill into...
Flow state, exercise and healthy ageing: 5 unexpected benefits of singing
Image: Miguel Bautista on Unsplash
Singing with others feels amazing. Group singing promotes social bonding and has been shown to raise oxytocin (the “bonding hormone”) and decrease cortisol (the...
Encanto, TikTok and the art of social storytelling: why music is not just for listening anymore
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We need to talk about Bruno. The theme song from Disney’s hit movie Encanto (We don’t talk about Bruno) has become the first song...
How our album of birdsong recordings rocketed to #2 on the ARIA charts
‘Songs of Disappearance’, a still taken from the animation by Mervyn Street & Bernadette Trench-Thiedeman. The Bowerbird Collective, Author provided (no reuse)
Australia is losing its birds...
Legendary band Yothu Yindi and their trailblazing call for a treaty
Image: Yothu Yindi performing at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. Dave Hunt/AAP
Review: Writing in the Sand: The Epic Story of...
Many define Adele’s voice by its power. But the true artistry comes from her fragile, authentic self
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Adele writes and sings female rites of passage: 19 was the teen experience; 21 the transition to adulthood; 25 relationships. Now, 30...