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Neil Finn, Crowded House

Something so strong pulls Neil Finn back to the open road, even 40 years on

Crowded House will headline the Red Hot Summer Tour this October and November.

  • Robert Moran

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Wet Kiss

Home-grown hits: the best new Australian music to hear this month

Including anarchic rock from the country’s best live band and globe-spanning club sounds from Mount Druitt’s finest.

  • Nick Buckley, Jules LeFevre and Robert Moran
Musician Paul Bender is battling Spotify to get music falsely uploaded under his name off the platform.

This musician was getting millions of streams. Then fake tracks appeared under his name

It’s alarmingly easy to upload music to Spotify and other big streamers under someone else’s name – but a lot harder to get them down.

  • Michael Dwyer
Jan Gawel, chief executive of Hair & Beauty Australia, says many salons are unaware of their obligation to pay a licensing fee to play music to customers.

Hair salons bristle over background music licence fees

Businesses pay a combined $132 million a year to play music for customers and employees, and could be taken to court if they don’t cough up.

  • Madeleine Heffernan
Guy Blackman and Ben O’Connor, owners of record label Chapter Music, surrounded by decades of indie ephemera.

They’ve defined the local indie underground for decades. Now a Chapter closes

More than 33 years since launching Chapter Music, founders Guy Blackman and Ben O’Connor are celebrating the end of an era.

  • Brodie Lancaster
Spacey Jane, featuring Caleb Harper, Peppa Lane, Kieran Lama and Ashton Hardman-Le Cornu. The Perth band are back with a new album and a national tour.

‘We have our sights set on world domination’: How Spacey Jane became Australia’s biggest band

After years of gruelling hustle, their management told them to take a break. Now Spacey Jane is back with a new album and big plans.

  • Jules LeFevre
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Teether and Kuya Neil, sonic explorers from Melbourne’s underground.

The best new Australian music to listen to this month

A monthly spotlight on our favourite new albums, EPs, singles and videos from local musicians.

  • Nick Buckley, Jules LeFevre and Robert Moran

The Aussie TikTok crooner with a ‘weapons-grade’ talent

Plus: Get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • Jonathan Seidler, Frances Mocnik, Damien Woolnough, Barry Divola and Nicole Abadee
“There’s a therapeutic value I get from sitting back and listening to something that I’ve penned.”

Angus Stone: ‘I just wanted to have a beer and write music’

The award-winning singer-songwriter on his composing rule, his superpower and where he goes instead of church.

  • Benjamin Law
Australians are spending on big name stars like (clockwise from top left) Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Oasis, Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney – but not smaller local gigs.

Your superstar FOMO is hurting Australian music, report finds

A new report by Music Australia finds some fans are willing to “break the bank” to see a touring international act.

  • Linda Morris

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