Alasdair Belling, Journalist
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Live Review: Sigur Rós With The Sydney Symphony Orchestra @ Sydney Opera House
It was hard not to feel like this, in a formal concert hall with a full orchestra, was where this band, and these songs, truly belonged.
Live Review: Good Things Festival Sydney 2024
Good Things has become a wonderful staple of the heavy music festival calendar. Not even the rain and the heat could detract from what was a - for the most part - fun day.
Live Review: Heilung @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Heilung’s performance lived up to its ritual billing: a collection of tribal songs and dances, each hypnotising the assembled.
Live Review: Teenage Wrist @ Mary’s Underground, Sydney
A lot was “underground” about Teenage Wrist’s first Sydney show.
Live Review: Blind Guardian @ Metro Theatre, Sydney
As the setlist unfolded, each song was greeted with genuine cheers for both new and old material, a testament to the enduring appeal of Blind Guardian's music.
Live Review: P!nk @ Allianz Stadium
P!nk is changing what it means to be a pop star, and if this tour is anything to go by, she’s also changing what stadium performance looks like.
Live Review: Ghost Roar To Life At First Date Of Aussie Tour In Sydney
After several decades in the cultural wilderness, Ghost are getting heavy music culture back on track.
Live Review: Billie Eilish, Dora Jar
“If you have a problem and you want to scream about it, just scream."
Album Review: You Am I - 'The Lives Of Others'
"'The Lives Of Others' provides their sharpest output this side of the Millennium..."
The Music 2020 Writers' Poll: Alasdair Belling
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