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‘A wonderful woman’: Jimmy Barnes unveils another grown-up child

‘A wonderful woman’: Jimmy Barnes unveils another grown-up child

The rock’n’roll legend has made something of a habit of discovering grown-up children he didn’t know he had.

  • by Karl Quinn

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The 10 best albums of 2024

The 10 best albums of 2024

It was a Brat summer, but it was also a Short n’ Sweet winter.

  • by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Annabel Ross, Jules LeFevre, Nick Buckley and Robert Moran
Yacht rock – the genre you had no idea you knew so well

Yacht rock – the genre you had no idea you knew so well

The name was coined as a joke in the early 2000s, but this genre of pop music is fast developing a serious fan base.

  • by Neil McMahon
Wild, talented and loud – is this the most Aussie band ever?

Wild, talented and loud – is this the most Aussie band ever?

From early beginnings at a Punchbowl school the Hard-Ons won fans around the world.

  • by Rod Yates
In Bluesfest we trust? The art, and cost, of Peter Noble’s backflip

In Bluesfest we trust? The art, and cost, of Peter Noble’s backflip

At a time when many music festivals are doing it tough, comments by Bluesfest founder Peter Noble have done no favours to the sector.

  • by Karl Quinn
Focus on NAPLAN stifles arts and music education: report

Focus on NAPLAN stifles arts and music education: report

Perceptions that art and music are “bludge” subjects are among factors depriving NSW students of a well-rounded arts and music education, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

  • by Linda Morris
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‘Fighting the good fight’: King Stingray finds new ears for an enduring campaign

‘Fighting the good fight’: King Stingray finds new ears for an enduring campaign

They may have new-found fame in the US (and partied at the NBA), but the Yolngu surf rock band’s heart remains in the Northern Territory.

  • by Michael Dwyer
‘It does something to the soul’: Meg Washington on the power of singing en masse
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‘It does something to the soul’: Meg Washington on the power of singing en masse

The singer-songwriter discusses why she makes music, not being smart with money – and her hatred of leaf blowers.

  • by Benjamin Law
Forget books, we should make more movies based on songs

Forget books, we should make more movies based on songs

It’s time to adapt classics such as Flame Trees, From Little Things Big Things Grow and Somebody That I Used To Know.

  • by Garry Maddox
‘Burn it down’: Band manager slams Music Victoria over awards stuff-up

‘Burn it down’: Band manager slams Music Victoria over awards stuff-up

The publicly voted categories of the Music Victoria Awards, which were announced last month, were hit by a “targeted action”, organisers have revealed.

  • by Karl Quinn
Live Nation Australia boss lifts lid on loathed dynamic ticket pricing

Live Nation Australia boss lifts lid on loathed dynamic ticket pricing

Michael Coppel has fronted the music inquiry in Canberra and offered a rare insight into one of the promoter and ticketing giant’s most controversial practices.

  • by Karl Quinn

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