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I've always loved Cathy Dennis' debut and love it even more after reading @beyondtheencore.bsky.social's thoughtfully written tribute. Highly recommended listening (and reading).

Cathy Dennis’ Debut Album ‘Move To This’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary In the crowded, often transient landscape of early '90s pop, Dennis’ first album emerged as an anomaly—a vibrant, self-possessed debut that married club credibility with melodic intelligence.

Cathy Dennis released her debut album ‘Move To This’ (1990) 35 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/CDennisMTT

Agatha Christie’s ‘And Then There Were None’ @ Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore There’s a strange alchemy that occurs when a play steeped in death becomes a meditation on our hunger for truth and the quiet desperation of guilt. In And Then There Were None , Agatha Christie’s sem...

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/theatre/agat...

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10CC: Ultimate Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour Live @ The AEC Theatre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore Pop, when done with precision, becomes something more than entertainment. It becomes architecture, dramaturgy, subversion—all dressed up in a melody you can’t quite shake. 10cc have always known this....

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/live/10cc-ul...

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Deee-Lite’s Debut Album ‘World Clique’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary With their dynamic debut album, Lady Miss Kier and her tribe permitted us to break the shackles of normality and live confidently within our funky, freaky selves.

Deee-Lite released their debut album ‘World Clique’ (1990) 35 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/DeeeLite-WC

Dear Son (Letters and reflections from First Nations fathers and sons) @ The Odeon Theatre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore There are moments in theatre where silence becomes more potent than words. Dear Son , now playing at Adelaide’s Odeon Theatre, is one such moment — or rather, a succession of them. In this bold yet i...

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/theatre/dear...

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The Pointer Sisters’ ‘Special Things’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary The trio’s seventh album is notable because of what it quietly, confidently achieved: a musical recalibration that refined who the Pointer Sisters were and who they were about to become.

The Pointer Sisters released their seventh studio album ‘Special Things’ (1980) 45 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/PntrSstrsST

Lisa Simone: A Daughter's Tribute to Nina Simone Live @ Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore N.B.: Given that both artists share the professional surname “Simone,” I have referred to Nina Simone as Dr. Simone, out of respect for her legacy and title, and to her daughter as Lisa, to clearly...

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/live/lisa-si...

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Kimberly Akimbo: A Musical @ Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore Of all the curious alchemies theatre can perform, few are as disarming as the way Kimberly Akimbo transforms  sorrow into euphoria. The Australian premiere at Her Majesty’s Theatre, under the d...

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/theatre/kimb...

"Kimberly Akimbo sings with a mischievous grin and a mortal ache, reminding us that life’s brevity is no match for the ferocity of the human spirit." - Beyond the Encore.

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Me and Ms. Simone: Echoes of a Legacy. — Beyond the Encore Of all the moments that shape us, few leave as indelible a mark as those forged in music. I have never shied away from acknowledging the influence that my family has had over my musical education and ...

Me and Ms.Simone: Echoes of a Legacy.

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Aretha Franklin’s ‘Who’s Zoomin’ Who?’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary With a total of five official singles released, 'Who’s Zoomin’ Who?' went onto become the Queen of Soul’s most commercially successful album since 1972’s ‘Young, Gifted and Black.’

Aretha Franklin released her thirtieth studio album ‘Who's Zoomin' Who?’ (1985) 40 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/AFranklinWZW

Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary A commercial juggernaut of an album, ‘Jagged Little Pill’ is about so much more than just groundbreaking statistics—it’s a powerful album about personal experiences.

Our MOST-READ ARTICLES of June include our 30th Anniversary tribute to Alanis Morissette's 'Jagged Little Pill' (1995) by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social | Listen to the album + read more here: album.ink/AMorissetteJLP

Mariah Carey’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘Mariah Carey’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary Polished yet deeply emotive, technically virtuosic yet vulnerably human, Carey’s first studio affair was less a standard debut and more a bold articulation of voice, identity, agency, and future legac...

Our MOST-READ ARTICLES of June include our 35th Anniversary tribute to Mariah Carey's eponymous debut album 'Mariah Carey' (1990) by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social | Listen to the album + read more here: album.ink/mariahcareyMC

Kylie Minogue’s ‘Aphrodite’ Turns 15 | Album Anniversary Minogue chose to stay true to herself and her artistry on her eleventh studio affair, her unrivaled authenticity remaining squarely at the forefront in executing her musical vision.

Kylie Minogue released her eleventh studio album ‘Aphrodite’ (2010) 15 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/KMAphrodite

Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour Live @ The Entertainment Centre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore In a time when many pop stars opt for stripped-back sincerity, drenched in irony or TikTok-fuelled minimalism, Katy Perry's The Lifetimes Tour serves as a defiant, technicolour rebuttal to modern ap...

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/live/katy-pe...

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Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra’s ‘Xanadu’ Soundtrack Turns 45 | Album Anniversary The legacy of ‘Xanadu’ largely revolves around the film itself. But it’s wholly unfair for such a gem of an album to be dismissed as little more than the “accompanying soundtrack.”

The 'Xanadu' Soundtrack (1980) was released 45 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/xanadu

Happy 35th Anniversary to Dusty Springfield’s thirteenth studio album ‘Reputation’ originally released June 25, 1990 | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/DSprngfldRep

Jimmy Barnes: The DEFIANT Tour Live @ The AEC theatre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore There is something exquisitely paradoxical about witnessing Jimmy Barnes live in 2025. It’s not just the thunderous roar of a voice that has scorched the Australian musical psyche for decades, nor the...

Still can't believe that this was two weeks ago.

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/live/jimmy-b...

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David Campbell: Good Lovin’ & More Live @ Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore In an era where many artists recycle nostalgia as a performance device, David Campbell takes a far more exacting path. Good Lovin’ & More , presented at Her Majesty’s Theatre as part of the 2025 ...

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/live/david-c...

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I'm tellin' ya.... @judithowen.bsky.social is NOT to be missed. Run, do not walk to get tix to see her and her smoking hot band! Spread the word...

Unapologetically Judith Owen Live @ The Banquet Room, Adelaide Festival Centre. — Beyond the Encore Judith Owen does not perform. She converses—through song, through silence, through sidelong glances that say more than a thousand lyrics ever could. In Unapologetically Judith Owen , her return to Au...

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/live/unapolo...

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Diana Ross’ Eponymous Debut Album ‘Diana Ross’ Turns 55 | Album Anniversary Ross’ first solo affair didn't simply mark the end of her tenure with The Supremes—it redrew the contours of what artistic reinvention could sound like.

Diana Ross released her eponymous debut solo album ‘Diana Ross’ (1970) 55 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/DianaRoss-DR

Davina and the Vagabonds Live @ The Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore In an age where musical authenticity is often drowned out by synthetic production and performative sincerity, Davina & The Vagabonds offer something rare: not nostalgia, but reclamation. Performin...

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/live/davina-...

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Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary A commercial juggernaut of an album, ‘Jagged Little Pill’ is about so much more than just groundbreaking statistics—it’s a powerful album about personal experiences.

Alanis Morissette released her third studio album ‘Jagged Little Pill’ (1995) 30 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/AMorissetteJLP

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Mariah Carey’s Eponymous Debut Album ‘Mariah Carey’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary Polished yet deeply emotive, technically virtuosic yet vulnerably human, Carey’s first studio affair was less a standard debut and more a bold articulation of voice, identity, agency, and future legac...

Mariah Carey released her eponymous debut album ‘Mariah Carey’ (1990) 35 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/mariahcareyMC

Piaf! THE SHOW Live @ The Norwood Concert Hall, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore There’s a danger in reviving the work of legends. Nostalgia can be a deceptive curator, polishing the past until what remains is less about the person and more about myth. But in PIAF! The Show , the...

Still dreaming about Nathalie Lermitte Offciel in Piaf Le Spectacle / Piaf the Show last week at Norwood Concert Hall.

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/live/piaf-th...

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a-ha released their debut album ‘Hunting High And Low’ 40 years ago on June 1, 1985 | Listen to the album + read our anniversary tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/ahaHHAL

Lady Gaga’s Captivating, Cathartic ‘Chromatica’ Emodies the Powr of Music to Heal and Inspire | Album Review ‘Chromatica’ harks back to Lady G’s dance floor driven roots, while proving to be yet another feather in her already incredibly accomplished “cap” of artistry.

Happy 5th Anniversary to Lady Gaga's fifth studio album 'Chromatica' originally released May 29, 2020 | Listen to the album + revisit our ★★★★★ review by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social‬ here: album.ink/LGchromatica

Tina Arena: Don’t Ask Again Tour Live @ Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore It’s hard to believe that one of Tina Arena’s most important albums—and arguably the one that irrevocably shifted her trajectory from local icon to global contender—recently marked its 30th anniversar...

Review: www.beyondtheencore.com/live/tina-ar...

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