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Disco ain’t dead: how Beyoncé resurrected dance music and its queer history for Renaissance

Image: Jason LaVeris/ GettyIf you felt the world stop turning for a moment in July, it’s because Beyoncé dropped her new album, Renaissance.Rolling Stone has...

Three lessons Olivia Newton-John taught me about music – and life

Photo by Roger Allston/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesMy default mental image of Olivia Newton-John is from the mid-1970s: long, flowing floral dresses; long, centre-parted light...

50 years since Mike Oldfield began writing Tubular Bells: the pioneering album that changed the sound of music

    Musician Aidan Roberts performs Tubular Bells for Sydney Festival in 2012. AAP Image/April Fonti English composer and multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield began writing Tubular Bells 50...

With his signature guitar style, Eddie Van Halen changed rock music

The legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has died aged 65. One of the most influential guitarists of the modern age, Van Halen was known for his...
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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.