Farnham makes first public appearance since jaw cancer surgery
Photos of Australian singer John Farnham have been made public for the first time since his jaw reconstruction, as he attended his son Rob’s wedding.
Music
Sound familiar? Missy’s Scar in our 60 best songs
The Weekend Australian has named the 60 best Australian songs of the past 60 years, and Missy Higgins’s 2004 breakthrough hit Scar is among a rich mix of styles and genres.
Shiny Happy People: REM back for award
REM have performed onstage together for the first time in almost two decades, reuniting for the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
The 60 greatest Aussie songs of the past 60 years
Two of The Australian’s greatest musical minds come together to pick the best songs since 1964, from The Easybeats, Cold Chisel and AC/DC to Tina Arena, Nick Cave and Sia. Which songs defined these eras for you?
Dave Faulkner: ‘Egos can be out of control in this business’
The Hoodoo Gurus frontman confesses about fame, fitness, 40 years of Stoneage Romeos, and being insulted by Lou Reed.
Taylor Swift really does make the earth move
During Taylor Swift’s performances in Edinburgh recently the stadium rocked so hard that seismologists picked up the tremors 6km away.
Rock maestro strikes a new chord
Former Powderfinger bassist John Collins becomes a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia in recognition of his significant service to the arts through music, and to the community.
New, but songs remain the same
Starting this weekend, an enterprising band of Australian musicians will undertake a national tour to perform Led Zeppelin’s classic 1971 album in full.
After losing her voice, Jenny Morris found her heart
Her chart-topping music career was cruelly cut short but a decade after she stopped performing this pop star has carved out a new creative life – one that changes lives.
Richard Thompson retains folk-rock chops on solo album No.20
A testimonial from the LA Times proclaimed Richard Thompson the finest rock songwriter after Bob Dylan and the best electric guitarist since Jimi Hendrix — and at 75, he’s still going strong.
Nick Cave’s favourite live band: ‘They’ll blow your doors off’
Ahead of Dirty Three’s ninth album and a national tour, violinist Warren Ellis – Nick Cave’s closest creative collaborator – reflects on the instrumental band’s long, strange trip.
Musical, film? Swiftie sleuths eye Taylor’s next move
How do you follow the highest-grossing tour to date? Here’s what the pop megastar could be lining up.
Do we really want our pop stars to be punctual?
In her first Australian live performance in a decade, the American pop star arrived on stage 80-minutes late and was backlit so intensely you could hardly see her. It was thrilling.
Tough year for a pop princess. Can things get any lower for JLO?
An album and film based on her love story with Ben Affleck have tanked; her tour has been cancelled; her marriage may be next. What went wrong for Jennifer Lopez.
Sky Ferreira: ‘I never feel like an adult, but I’ve never felt like a child either’
As she prepares for her first Australian shows in a decade, pop’s enigmatic rebel opens up about ‘feeling defeated’ by the music industry, her battle with record labels, and her long-delayed second album, Masochism
The Beatles’ Australian ‘youthquake’, 60 years on
The Fab Four’s culture-shaping 1964 Australasian visit has been brought back to life in a meticulously researched new book, titled When We Was Fab, which contains more than 500 photographs.
My life with Bowie and the Spiders from Mars
Hairdresser Suzi Ronson was thrilled to walk into the world of Ziggy Stardust. But soon, she had a front-row seat for David Bowie’s wild sexual escapades.
Stones on a roll with music mentoring program
The indie-folk duo will mentor aspiring Australian musicians as the industry faces a wave of uncertainty following the cancellations of beloved festivals.
Near-death experience leads to Chisel regroup
When Cold Chisel played the last show of its national tour in February 2020, at least one of the musicians on stage thought they were writing the final chapter of the band’s storied live career.
‘It’s more dangerous if we are having fun making a revolution’
Ahead of their debut Australian tour, Swedish artist Karin Dreijer, aka Fever Ray, talks art as activism and imbuing politics with humour.
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