Poetic outrage bears musical fruit
Strange Fruit, Billie Holiday (written by Lewis Allan) reached No. 16 on the charts on July 22nd, 1939.
Strange Fruit, Billie Holiday (written by Lewis Allan) reached No. 16 on the charts on July 22nd, 1939.
Scrappy farmland on Melbourne’s outskirts seen as the birthplace of a truly Australian brand of rock is to be sold.
Des Keegan was a one of the journalists who owed their start on newspapers to Max Newton, the launch editor of The Australian.
IT didn’t take long before Headless Body in Topless Bar adorned not only T-shirts, but mugs, ties and placemats — and even spawned a film.
THE singer’s gritty voice and ability to adapt put him up where he belonged.
AFTER decades in the wilderness, Russell Morris found an unlikely source of inspiration to reignite his career.
AFTER decades in the wilderness, Russell “The Real Thing” Morris is back with a platinum blues album about Aussie crooks.
JIM Keays’ adventures across a range of Oz Rock genres spanned six decades.
JIM Keays’ adventures across a range of Oz Rock genres spanned six decades.
AN unlikely convergence of circumstances saw a young Barry Humphries encounter an extraordinary range of music.
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