STACK #195 Jan 2021

MUSIC FEATURE

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Music Factory, M People, and in the case of giant closing track Babylon , Madonna (which riffs on Vogue right down to the spoken- word portions). Chromatica is movement and celebration, but also a request to be heard and supported despite human flaws – and it also is, in turn, a promise to return the embrace with total devotion.” ZKR

Guy Sebastian, T.R.U.T.H. IN NUMBERS

17: Number of years since Guy won the first Australian Idol competition (2003) 2019: Year Guy was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his “significant service to the music industry and charitable initiatives” 3: Number of ARIA #1-debuting albums Guy has released (including T.R.U.T.H. ) 2: Number of ARIAs won last year by T.R.U.T.H. single Choir (Video Of The Year and Song Of The Year)

Powderfinger, Unreleased (1998 - 2010) IN REVIEW

communication: genuine, personal, believable… He still believes that music can save us.” JJ Ocean Alley, Lonely Diamond IN CONVERSATION: MITCH GALBRAITH “Our songwriting process is organic and free-flowing… It’s quite a complex dynamic when I come to think of it, but while it’s all happening, it doesn’t feel

“Most of these tracks display the guts of the band’s earliest material: a little more given to slashy or stumbling (never fumbling) drums, abrupt and angular interludes, fanging away

AC/DC, PWR/UP IN CONVERSATION: ANGUS YOUNG “Yeah, of course, I still

Bruce Springsteen, Letter To You IN REVIEW “In a world of fear and division, Springsteen has given us an album of understanding and hope. As JFK said, ‘What unites us is greater than what divides us.’ Springsteen has crafted a classic that shows that the personal is more important than politics…This is old-school

on an electric guitar chord for far longer than is decent, and swears (“Stick it right up your ar-e” – Lou Dolmand ). It’s a neat game picking out familiar motifs, but you’re just as likely to get a curveball to the crotch if you aren’t paying attention.” ZKR Queen + Adam Lambert, Live Around The World IN CONVERSATION: ADAM LAMBERT “People were really protective of Freddie after the film [ Bohemian Rhapsody ] and I love that, actually; he deserves that,

experiment. I’m not trying yoga or standing on my head – doing a balancing act on my pinky or something. ‘Look at that guy, he can do that thing like the little hand in The Addams Family !’ If I could do that I’d be asking for a bonus. I’m underpaid.” ZKR

that complicated – it’s just what we know. But there’s no rules or guidelines as to what the end product should eventually be.” ZKR

Lady Gaga, Chromatica IN REVIEW “Mining the most

commanding elements of ‘90s dance, Chromatica is a glistening platter of whopping house beats, soaring yells-to- arms, and propulsive, agile synths. We’re

flung into party- caves occupied by the spirits of La Bouche, C&C

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