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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
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All the gigs in August you won’t want to miss
Bands hitting town this month include a home-grown Americana outfit, an Aussie rapper and shoegaze pioneers Ride.
- by James Jennings
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
Acclaimed festival darlings Khruangbin on how mistakes can be cool
Houston’s groove masters are returning to Australia for three headline shows.
- by Martin Boulton
An enthralling sonic voyage from one of Australia’s most poetic composers
Iranian-Australian tar player Hamed Sadeghi carves out an idiom all his own.
- by John Shand
‘I felt alive again’: How a brother’s death restored this musician’s mojo
After a 24-year absence, Matt Johnson’s The The return with a new album and world tour.
- by Barry Divola
‘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
‘A true original’: Music industry mourns ‘Dunedin sound’ pioneer
Martin Phillipps - widely regarded as one of New Zealand’s greatest songwriters - penned heavenly pop hits across a five decade long career, while overcoming some of life’s hardships.
- by Hamish McNeilly
Billy Joel says goodbye to New York after 104 shows over 10 years
The Piano Man has performed his final concert of a historic residency at Madison Square Garden.
- by Caryn Ganz
Musician, model, producer: what the world needs now is Eartheater
On her way to Australia, the genre-defying Alexandra Drewchin takes a moment out of her head-spinning schedule.
- by Sarah-Jane Collins
‘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