Australian music
From unimpressed mums to Peter Garrett’s butt: The Spicks and Specks stories you haven’t heard
For the quiz show’s 20th anniversary, its stars Adam Hills, Myf Warhurst and Alan Brough reflect on its history and their unique “three-part harmony”.
- Louise Rugendyke
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From the inner west to the world, Sydney’s buzziest band is going places
With their debut album And Go Nowhere, Egoism are going somewhere fast.
- Jules LeFevre
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
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