December 2024
Barnesy, Farnesy... blue Wiggle? The best music books of 2024
Some icons of music wrote their story this year – or had it written for them. Here’s our pick of the greatest music book hits for when the Christmas carols are done.
- Michael Bailey
March 2024
Kylie Minogue, Jimmy Barnes’ record label wants more money from radio
Mushroom Group pays $14 million a year to promote Aussie artists, but that is steadily falling as streaming and social media change the music industry.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
August 2023
- Opinion
- Mining
Andrew Forrest plots a new future
The market was stunned by Fortescue announcing a new CEO. It now wonders if Andrew Forrest’s success with iron ore will be repeated with green energy projects.
- Jennifer Hewett
May 2023
Don Walker on Chisel, lyrics and why Qantas is dead to him
Don Walker, the physicist-turned songwriter of Cold Chisel classics such as Khe Sanh and Breakfast at Sweethearts, is back with a new album – and a gripe about his last (Qantas) plane out of Sydney.
- Michael Bailey
February 2023
Manufacturers reboot to ride the vinyl revival, but can it last?
Australia has three pressing plants riding the vinyl wave, with surging demand meaning there is plenty of work to go around. But competition may be about to get fierce.
- Gus McCubbing
April 2022
- Opinion
- Federal election
Crucial week as Albanese must regain momentum
The Coalition is relying on a broad scale assault on Anthony Albanese’s economic credibility to drown out the criticisms of its various policy failings.
- Jennifer Hewett
September 2020
Daughters of late property magnate list $12m pad
The three-bedroom spread in Sydney's CBD Quay Grand last traded in 2000 for $3.92 million and is next door to the bolthole of Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest.
- Lucy Macken
'Super Tuesday' as publishers unleash hundreds of new books
New titles by Trent Dalton, Craig Silvey, Jessica Townsend and Jimmy Barnes are among post-COVID releases set to enthral book-lovers.
- Tom McIlroy
Michael Gudinski on triple-vinyls and his double act with Dan Andrews
The veteran promoter says he's never worked so hard and lost so much money while putting out Australia's second-ever triple album, but it's been worth it for the distraction from the pandemic's devastation of the music industry.
- Michael Bailey
May 2020
Michael Gudinski aims to return music to prime time TV
Former Nine executive David Leckie's catchcry used to be "rock doesn't rate". The Mushroom Group founder just proved the contrary.
- Michael Bailey