Springsteen’s Australian tour winner
BRUCE Springsteen’s Australian tour generated more money than tours by Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran.
Tours
Rolling Stones to play Glastonbury
THE Rolling Stones will be taking the stage again this summer at one of Britain’s leading music festivals.
Walk this way to see Aerosmith
AMERICAN rock band Aerosmith have announced their first Australian tour in 24 years.
The Irish boys are back in business
WHEN Ronan Keating met a 15 year old Brian McFadden in 1995 one was a popstar fronting a successful boyband and the other in a boy band desperate to be a success.
How Rita got stranded with Snoop
BRITISH singer Rita Ora found a way to unnerve the calmest man in music – Snoop Dogg.
It’s D-Day for the ‘Greatest Band’
TENACIOUS D have no beef with Hugh Jackman. Honestly. It is all a media creation.
Jennifer Lopez’s leg steals the show
JENNIFER Lopez has done an Angelina Jolie and let her leg lead the way on the Grammy red carpet.
Carole’s Oz tour could be her last
CAROLE King’s Natural Woman tour of Australia may be her last. “I have no plans to do anything after this tour,” the 70-year-old songwriting legend says.
Tegan and Sara keeping it simple
ARE you ready for the Ace of Base revival?
Dig up those hard rockers, again
LAST year The Hoodoo Gurus unleashed Dig It Up!, the festival where they toured the country with some of their favourite performers.
Punk passion in frontman’s DNA
IT took Descendents more than 30 years to get around to visiting Australia for their first tour, but they’re making a relatively swift return.
Grohl takes the key to Sound City
ALMOST three decades ago, The Beatles inspired a young Dave Grohl to follow his musical destiny.
Seeking the source of the Murray
AS PETE Murray contemplated what to do next, the solo artist’s creative mind turned to collaboration.
Killer heat, then redder, hotter Chilis
AFTER a long day of sunburn and sweat, a southerly and a searing set from The Killers brought brought the Big Day Out to a very cool close.
An inspired walk on the wild side
CHARLES Dickens often did creative work as he made long walks around London – and Richard Hawley knows the feeling.
A Childish shot at fame name game
HE’S the shy guy who name-drops famous women in his rhymes in the hope they contact him.
Buzzing and ready for big day out
KAREN O is ready to go go go with Yeah Yeah Yeahs again.
Big Day Out to stay on Gold Coast
THE Queensland government says it has struck a deal to keep the Big Day Out musical festival on the Gold Coast for years to come.
Review: Morrissey – Melbourne, Festival Hall
MORISSEY’S first visit to Australia in a decade is much like being a Morrissey fan in the first place – it’s about time.
Unknown Mortal’s solitary solace
A PRIVATE Twitter account is “the oxymoron of 2012”, according to Ruban Nielson, the musical linchpin behind band Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
Vampires happy in broad daylight
SOME bands just don’t like playing in the middle of the day at festivals.
Lemonheads still sweet, not sour
THEY started as friends, became bandmates and were the platonic power pop couple of the ’90s even as they fronted their own bands.
Nicki Minaj plays the credit card
NICKI Minaj has a message for the haters and the pretenders to her throne.
Clean Gene and his Motley Crue
KISS superstar Gene Simmons is a drink- and drug-free zone.
Neil Young set to pump out jams
“SO what are we going to talk about today?” Neil Young asks.
Kelly and Finn take to the road
WE ALL wished we had been there.
Mixing it up again no-fi style
BECK’S word of the day is “discombobulated”. He’s feeling it, too – 42- year-old Beck Hansen is rattled.
Coldplay’s troubles & triumphs
THE launch sounds like it could be a space shuttle flight.
Costello is keeping it creative
IN 2012, major rock ‘n’ roll tours are big business with every element organised in fine detail. That’s not just behind the scenes.
Four Minutes With…The Rubens
THE Sydney band talk about recording with A-list producer and mentor David Kahne, upgrading their sound and being mouldable.
Panther are laugh out lewd funny
PROPER rock stars aren’t averse to a little self-mythologising. Satchel (probably not his real name) from Steel Panther knows the score.
Meet Michael, your new soul mate
FOR a troubadour finding his voice in the unforgiving arena of festivals, Michael Kiwanuka has come a long way to brave the hordes at Splendour in the Grass.
Rockers say bigger is better
THE Big Day Out has a reputation for being ‘the big day off’ among many bands.
Madonna tour to Australia scrapped
MADONNA has scrapped plans for her first Australian tour in 20 years.
Five things you need to know
FIVE things you need to know about happenings in the entertainment world this week.
Band of Skulls top the rock body
RUNNING the microscope over the Splendour in the Grass lineup, it soon becomes apparent the bill is anatomically correct.
Coolest Brit rockers head Down Under
BRITISH band Coldplay ended months of speculation by announcing they will head to Australia for a national tour.
David Guetta keeps crowd trance-like at Creamfields
HEDONISTIC, groundbreaking – for some even spiritual? Not this year at Creamfields as commercial acts dominate.
Rise of retro rockers Stonefield
THEY may struggle to share a bathroom, but when these four sisters meet in their back shed they create an exciting sound.
Homebake’s return worth the wait
THE summer music festival season kicks off tomorrow at Homebake in the Domain which took a year off.
Red carpet battle starts ARIA Awards 2011
BEFORE a trophy is delivered or opening act MC Drapht strikes a note, the 25th ARIA Awards kick off with a red carpet showdown.
The day of the Triffids approaches
WHEN David McComb died in 1999, what he left behind were songs. Hit speaks to the Perth band ahead of their Queenscliff concert this weekend.
Beyonce’s baby bump steals the show
By Daniela Elser LADY Gaga dressed as a dude, Katy Perry won the top gong, but Beyonce was the talk of the MTV Video Music Awards.
‘They don’t care’ – Singers slate MTV
Video Music Awards: MAROON 5 singer says MTV only pretends to care about music while Amy’s god-daughter hates tribute acts.
Music lovers turning to boutique festivals
WHILE an increasing number of festival-goers are tuning out of the big name festivals, boutique festivals around the country are struggling to keep up with the demand.
Parkilfe bringing dubstep to Australia
THE sound of London dubstep will make its loudest assault on Australian soil when Parklife returns this spring.
A rare musical awakening
I’VE been going to gigs for 40 years. I know greatness when I see and hear it. It doesn’t come along all that often.
Faithless give Good Vibrations
FAITHLESS’ Sister Bliss explains why their definitive sound is back and her love for Dougy Mandagi.
Big Day Out hot weather alert
BIG Day Out organisers have warned festival-goers in Melbourne they face 40 degree conditions this weekend.
Kings Of Leon postpone tour
KINGS of Leon have postponed their Australian tour by eight months due to a “bum wing.”
BDO star pops the question mid-set
THE BDO may not be too romantic, but Bliss N Eso MC Max McKinnon thought otherwise.
Stones rolling on with hottest 100 glory
SIBLING superstars Angus and Julia Stone top off stellar year with music lovers voting Big Jet Plane 2010’s hottest tune.
BRIT Awards
ALL the action from the 2009 BRIT Music Awards in London
Axle returns to where it all ended
AXLE Whitehead will return to the scene of his TV career-killing crime at the ARIA Awards on Sunday.
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