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Could Countdown be reborn on the ABC?
The landmark music program is celebrating its 50th birthday. Its impact on local artists was undeniable, and there are calls to bring it back.
- by Michael Dwyer
From making gravy to making love, Paul Kelly on his ‘toey’ record
Australia’s greatest songwriter on life, love, lust and learning from Taylor Swift.
- by Thomas Mitchell
The heartbreaking truth about Brian Jones, rock’s first lost boy
A new documentary, <i>Stones and Brian Jones</i>, traces the short, inspired life of a forgotten man.
- by Michael Dwyer
Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91
The “master orchestrator’s” vast legacy includes some of the richest moments of American rhythm and song, producing Michael Jackson’s historic Thriller album among them.
- by Hillel Italie
Who are the real Britpop kings? This doco puts Blur v Oasis to bed
A new documentary sorts the champs from the chancers in Britpop’s long game.
- by Michael Dwyer
‘I fear for their safety’: The reckoning of teenage pop stardom
Since Liam Payne’s death, questions are being asked about the negative effects of fame on young performers, and the overhaul the entertainment industry needs.
- by Meg Watson
Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, dies at 84
The classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of the iconic band.
- by John Rogers
‘I play a chord and she says, play a better one’: Finneas on making hits with Billie Eilish
He’s won Grammys and Oscars with his famous younger sister. But for Finneas O’Connell, going solo is a necessary “coping mechanism”, he says.
- by Annabel Ross
Meet the rising country-pop star who left Charli XCX on read
CMAT wanted to be a cult figure. But her dry wit, brutal honesty and catchy country-pop already have some calling her “Dublin’s answer to Dolly Parton”.
- by Nell Geraets
Christie Whelan Browne on smashing her own personal beauty myth
In her upcoming cabaret show Life in Plastic, the musical theatre triple threat reveals intimate details of her life.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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