Australian music
- Opinion
- Opinion
Think Untouched shouldn’t have been in the Hottest 100? You may just be out of touch
It will fill a wedding dance floor or a gay club, and its inclusion shows there’s more to Aussie music than pub rock.
- Mary Ward
Latest
‘Don’t stress if you don’t know’: A rock star’s guide to the HSC
Kirk Pengilly knew he wanted to be a musician from an early age. He went on to become a member of one of Australia’s most successful rock bands.
- Emily Kowal
Australia’s ‘Abbey Road’ produced a generation of musical genius. It’ll never happen again
Armstrong Studios – later AAV and Metropolis – produced countless hits and a generation of producers and audio engineers. Roger Savage doubts Australia will have anything like it again.
- Cassandra Morgan
‘It’s easy to get complacent’: Ben Lee’s bold plan to save Aussie music
The singer believes the youth radio station should be doing more to promote local music, and it begins with overhauling the Hottest 100.
- Thomas Mitchell
How the Philippines helps make or break Aussie pop stars overseas
Australian music is booming internationally – with the Philippines, Brazil and Germany among our fastest-growing markets.
- Michael Lallo
‘Don’t be fooled by our positive sound’: Why Mental as Anything are afraid of everything
Brothers Reg Mombassa and Peter O’Doherty are full of existential angst, but they’re still determined to make happy music about sad subjects.
- Thomas Mitchell
Homegrown hits: the best new Australian music to hear this month
Including Folk Bitch Trio and saxophonists Sandy Evans and Andrew Robson in full flight.
- John Shand, Nick Buckley and Robert Moran
‘I don’t date often’: Calum Hood on the reality of being a boy band member
The 5 Seconds of Summer member on the important women in his life.
- Jane Rocca
‘We have no choice’: Bar owners drive a levy to make sure the music won’t die
It’s not sexy, but the cost of insurance is one of the greatest challenges facing live music operators and festivals. Now one bar owner is taking a bold step to tackle it.
- Karl Quinn
Paul Kelly’s latest song sat in a shed for 40 years. It was in good company
The Australian musician has released a song he recorded well before he came to fame – he is among many of the world’s biggest stars to have given old songs a new life.
- Michael Dwyer
Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/australian-music-1niz