Australian music
A local pop star is born: Becca Hatch’s club classics are so good
The Western Sydney singer’s debut release is a mini dance-pop masterpiece.
- by Robert Moran
Latest
Vanessa Amorosi wins court battle against her mother
Nine months after the property dispute with her mother wrapped in court, a judge has ruled in the singer’s favour. Mostly.
- by Karl Quinn
Forget Eye of the Tiger, these are the songs our athletes use to pump up
Ever wondered what Olympians listen to get in the zone? Shayna Jack loves hip-hop, while one of our favourite Matildas can’t get enough of Troye Sivan.
- by Frances Howe
‘We weren’t sure what we were doing’: How Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey found their sound
The Powderfinger and Something for Kate frontmen have stepped back to the 1980s for their new joint project Fanning Dempsey National Park.
- by Michael Dwyer
‘Anti-competitive’: Calls mount to break corporate live music domination
Australian musicians are calling for authorities to investigate the market power of major corporate players like Live Nation.
- by Linda Morris
The Australian hardcore band that’s on the precipice of unlikely stardom
The tight-knit hardcore scene has an aversion to outside interest. But that hasn’t stopped Speed from becoming Australia’s biggest musical export in years.
- by Nick Buckley
Perspective
Live music
‘Small, loud and a bit hot’: Brisbane venues where bands most love to play
From a little studio above a tyre shop to the Aussie Nash – we asked local musicians about their favourite places to play, and this is what they told us.
- by Courtney Kruk
Exclusive
Live music
How the Teskey Brothers finally found rock-life balance on the road
Constant touring was taking its toll on the band even as they were cracking the big time internationally. So they ripped up the formula and started again.
- by Karl Quinn
Kamahl to fight charge of intimidating woman on mental health grounds
The 89-year-old entertainer is accused of intimidating a 38-year-old woman in two text messages.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
Tex Perkins rallied to save it, but ‘world-class’ wildlife hospital could still close
Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital, a registered charity, has treated more than 7000 creatures since it opened in October 2020.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Two of Us
Good Weekend
‘My default position is melancholy; Alice’s isn’t’: You Am I’s frontman on love
After two failed attempts at a relationship, musician Tim Rogers and choreographer Alice Topp have made a home among the kangaroos in rural Victoria.
- by Jane Albert