Mad, bad and brilliant. We explore the rise and fall of the Romantics.

The March 2015 issue of Limelight hits the newsstands today, available at retailers across Australia and digitally through Zinio.

Cover Feature: The Incurable Romantics



They burned brightly, argued passionately and died mad, disillusioned or worse. But who were the Romantics? Beethoven was their God, but did they have a revolutionary plan? And what is it about their music that makes it more popular than ever today?

John Bell at 75

John Bell may be retiring but he’s not throwing in the towel. We take a look at the man and his music, with a little help from his friends.

Primitive Urges

Andrew Ford explains why the revolutionary Russians knew a thing or two when it came to giving their music a bit of a roughing up.