Music
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Lashings of schlager
What is ‘schlager’? Our Culture editor, smelling faintly of beer and with party music still ringing in his ears, has emerged from Dortmund’s Grosse Westfalenhalle with the answer. Boom!
Culture
Our usual rounded round-up which this month features, without a hint of irony, Alanis Morissette.
Laurie Anderson: Diverse dish
Meet Laurie Anderson: musician, director, artist, composer and inventor. Here she holds forth on dogs, violins, cheese and Lou Reed.
Arabian audio
How do you hear new music in the Middle East? Two entrepreneurs are launching Dandin, an English-language platform to promote regional talent, from protest songs to perfect pop. It’s an online revolution.
Australian DJs: FBI
Australia’s wireless provides a crucial platform for overlooked stories and offbeat music. Monocle dials into four of the country’s most singular radio voices to meet the people behind the microphone.
Australian DJs: Double J
Australia’s wireless provides a crucial platform for overlooked stories and offbeat music, uniting a country plagued by the tyranny of distance. Monocle meets four of the country’s most singular radio voices.
Australian DJs: Triple R
Australia’s independent radio stations provide a crucial platform for overlooked stories and offbeat music. Monocle dials into four of the country’s most singular radio voices to meet the people behind the microphone.
Vocal heroes
When Qantas wedded its brand to an Australian anthem, it was an ad man’s dream. After nearly 20 years, the campaign is still strong thanks to the children’s choirs that bring it to life.
