Rudd happy to learn the ‘rock star’ ropes from dad
With his rock band Calypso Cora, Finojet Rudd is at the start of what he hopes is a long career in music – but when it comes to studying persistence, the roots of his inspiration began at home.
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Coldplay frontman falls through trap door at Melbourne concert
The British rocker was reading signs held by fans in the crowd while walking backward when he accidentally stepped into a hole | WATCH
How a little-known Arnhem Land act took Yolngu surf rock to the world
Four years ago, before King Stingray’s live debut, none of them knew where this music might take them; the prospect of playing at venues filled with up to 15,000 Americans would have felt like a pipe dream. But now they’re here.
‘When we did Jesus Christ Superstar, we were the hip generation’
Tim Rice says his days being part of the “in” crowd are over. But that’s not to say he doesn’t understand mass populism, he did, after all, write a musical about the most famous person to have walked the Earth: Jesus Christ.
Reignited jazz festival flags its first hurrah
The Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival is making a robust four-day return this weekend and that owes much to the initiative shown by Andrew Nunn, its new chair.
Cold Chisel‘s new live show is no victory lap — it’s a masterclass
Familiarity can breed contempt in popular music, to the point where you may not be sure if you really need to hear Khe Sanh again. But you’ve never heard it like this.
Dark rock legends The Cure release new album
The 14th studio album from the post-punk British innovators, entitled Songs Of A Lost World, will be released on vinyl, CD and cassette as well as on streaming platforms.
Radiohead frontman clashes with pro-Palestine protester at Melbourne gig
‘Don’t stand there like a coward, come here and say it’: Thom Yorke left the stage during his Melbourne concert after a protester interrupted to voice opposition to the Gaza war.
New dad’s even more in tune with the brilliance of Bluey
Bluey’s cartoon storytelling centres on play and the relationships between young children and their parents – and having recently become a first-time father, composer Joff Bush will now be drawing from real life.
Lost Chopin waltz is played at last
The manuscript is believed to be one of perhaps 10 missing Chopin waltzes.
Wait may soon be over for Kate Bush fans
News of more songs from Bush is quite an event because she is the musical equivalent of Daniel Day-Lewis: uniquely talented but brutally stingy with her output.
‘He drugged me for years’: Farnham reveals predatory industry, life after cancer in memoir
In the early years of his music career, John Farnham’s life was dominated by a manipulative, egomaniacal manager whose control over the young star was so absolute that he was secretly plying him with drugs: amphetamines to keep him working all night, followed by sleeping pills in his morning coffee to knock him out cold.
Faith no more: how losing her religion saved Sarah Blasko
From an apocalypse-obsessed church to a busy family home, it’s been a long road for songbird Sarah Blasko, whose seventh album deals with highly personal subject matter.
Kylie shakes it loose all over again on Tension II
Album No. 17 has some great and euphoric moments, but there’s nothing quite as arresting as Minogue’s 2023 career-redefining hit Padam Padam here — granted, it’s a high bar.
A leap into rare air for Paul Kelly after 50 years
At 69, it’s tricky for Paul Kelly to find firsts – but next year, the ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted artist will do something he’s never done before.
Jazzmeia Horn’s problem with silence
American jazz singer and songwriter, Jazzmeia Horn, 33, on what she looks for in every country, growing up in Dallas and her biggest inspiration.
Liam Payne toxicology report reveals presence of ‘pink cocaine’
Post-mortem tests ‘show the singer had consumed multiple drugs’ before his death as music industry insiders call for safeguards for teen stars.
Police hunt Liam Payne’s drug dealer
Police in Argentina are interviewing five witnesses as they attempt to reconstruct the One Direction singer’s final moments before he fell to his death from a hotel balcony, as his father retraces trip.
What Liam Payne said about the ‘manic merry-go-round’ of fame
The late One Direction star opened up about the pressures of social media and the price of global superstardom.
One Direction a package deal but Liam Payne was different
The pop singer, who died on Wednesday at 31, wasn’t the boy band’s leader. But even as he struggled with mental health, he acted as a kind of glue.
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