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American musician Bill Callahan Photo: Supplied For Bill Callahan, it's "a version of hell" to play songs the same way every time. The beloved American musician tells Music 101's Charlotte Ryan about the thrill of improvising on his new live album Resuscitate!, the "little sparks" which become songs and why he's planning to explore not songwriting later this year. This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions. Improvised music can sometimes get a little tiring "because there's not always a ground to stand on", Callahan says, but for him, that looseness is also part of its appeal. "I like that unstructured and floating and confused feeling that a lot of like free jazz gives me but I also wanted to combine that with a ghostly, overarching structure so that it was someho...

TV star Matthew Perry died in October 2023 from an overdose. Photo: Gabriel BOUYS / AFP One of two doctors who are among the five people charged in the ketamine overdose death of Friends star Matthew Perry was barred by a federal judge on Friday local time from practising medicine and through his lawyer afterward expressed remorse. Dr. Mark Chavez appeared in US District Court in Los Angeles for a brief arraignment on a single felony count of conspiracy to illegally distribute ketamine and was permitted to remain free on US$50,000 bond. Chavez has previously signed an agreement with federal prosecutors to enter a guilty plea, which defence lawyer Matt Binninger told reporters his client would do at a later proceeding to be scheduled within a few weeks. No plea was entered on Friday. As ...

Donald Trump. Photo: Spencer Platt / Getty Images / AFP Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he will vote against an amendment in his home state of Florida that would enshrine abortion rights in the state's constitution and overturn a current six-week abortion ban. Trump made the comments to Fox News, a day after he caused confusion when he seemed to suggest in an interview with NBC News that he would vote in favour of the amendment. The amendment was strongly opposed by the anti-abortion groups that have backed his campaign in the 5 November election against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. "I think six weeks, you need more time than six weeks," Trump said, adding he also believed the proposed amendment was too permissive. "So I'll be voting no for that reason," ...