Kelly does his tours by the book
PAUL Kelly is on the road for the third time this year, giving him plenty of opportunities to catch up on his reading, writes Kathy McCabe.
Tours
Rocker makes a Vool of himself
KARNIVOOL is a serious rock band and Ian Kenny is a serious rock dude.
Poster reveals Big Dates Out
NEXT year’s Big Day Out will return to having two Sydney shows, as well as a show in Auckland, and will take place in Melbourne on a Friday.
Pink wants you in her new DVD
PINK fans seeing the star in concert tonight and tomorrow in Melbourne will be caught on film for a DVD release.
Which music festival is for you?
DO you prefer your festivals include a picnic blanket and a glass of chardonnay, or an army of moshing teens? Our festival guide will help you choose.
Eurovision song winner crowned
SPOILER ALERT: THE winner of the wackiest song competition on Earth has been named. If you don’t want to know, don’t click here.
Flume floods Dubbo for One Night only
HE’S the Manly born and bred beat-maker who developed an entire album from his childhood bedroom. This weekend, Flume hits Dubbo for Triple J’s One Night Stand.
Springsteen’s Australian tour winner
BRUCE Springsteen’s Australian tour generated more money than tours by Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran.
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.
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