Last updated: December 27, 2010

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Hit songs on the double from Nervo

Mim and Liv Nervo

TWO of Australia's most successful songwriters are coming out from behind the producer's desk and taking centre stage at Summafieldayze.

Woodford's a permanent fixture

Woodford's dawnbubble

A 500-year plan shows the Woodford Folk Festival - which will celebrate its 25th event in a few days - is here to stay.

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Snow season for Millencolin

millencamp

A SNOW storm is settling in over the Swedish city of Orebro, home to a rather magnificent 13th century castle, but even more famously the world over, punk band Millencolin.

Fan saves strung-out superstar

Andre Rieu

CLASSICAL music superstar Andre Rieu has credited an Australian fan for helping save his career with a treatment for his debilitating vertigo.

Dylan gig left blowing in the wind

bob dylan

A BYRON Bay music festival risks having a 2011 encore performance by music legend Bob Dylan strangled by local government red tape.

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Bluesfest left blowing in the wind

bob dylan

A BYRON Bay music festival risks having an encore performance from folk protest legend Bob Dylan next year strangled by local government red tape.

Captain Beefheart dead at 69

Obit Captain Beefheart

DON Van Vliet, an avant-garde rocker who performed under the name Captain Beefheart, has died at the age of 69.

My love affair with Australia

Bono

WHAT a magical place this is. People full of fun and mischief, up-front, no-nonsense except the nonsense we enjoy.

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Good Guy likes it like that

Guy Sebastian

GUY Sebastian's latest release Twenty Ten is a retrospective of his eight years in the music industry.

Duffy a little lost along the way

Duffy

DUFFY'S second album heads for a new direction, taking on the likes of Britney Spears.

Joan Jett still sets own rules

joan jett

THEY say it's a man's world. But it's never been that way for Joan Jett.

Bon Jovi basks in blaze of glory

Bon Jovi

THERE'S nothing complicated about the Bon Jovi formula: fist-pumping anthems, loads of sha-la-la's, sing-with-mes, hand claps and simple positive messages.

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The Eagles break from routine

Glenn Frey

SOMETHING unexpected happened part-way through The Eagles' set at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and the crowd loved it.

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Federal Court reverses gym music decision

Pink

GYMS won't be forced to pay musicians more money for playing their songs in fitness classes after a ruling was overturned.

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Free album for Gorillaz fans

gorillaz

JUST over a week away from the highly anticipated gig at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre comes great news for Gorillaz fans.

On Tour Highlights

DAYLIGHT at Cloudland + TWILIGHT at Family

Sun 2 Jan

Family Nightclub

Brisbanes premier gay club night, Fluffy has brought celebration and revelry to Sunday nig..

Future Music Festival - Brisbane

Sat 5 Mar

Brisbane Turf Club (Doomben Racecourse)

Everyones a winner with the Future Music Festival 2011!..

BREAKBOT (ED BANGERFRANCE) Gold Coast Show

Sun 2 Jan

Elsewhere

+he Arcade Crea+ive Presen+s BREAKBOT Featuring Special Guests Sunday 2nd of January ( Pub..

You too might play a round with Bono

U2's lead singer, Bono

A SEMI-RETIRED Gold Coast man got more than he ever bargained for this week during a game of golf at the Hope Island course.

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Bands springing to a new dimension

Dubmarine

YEARS of hard work have brought two bands out of Brisbane to the brink of the big-time.

Gaga waxes lyrical in eight places

Lady Gaga wax figure

NEVER one to do things by halves, Lady Gaga has made her waxwork debut - in eight different costumes and eight different places.

Keith takes tour of his home town

Keith Urban

TAKE a look inside the world of Queensland's international country music superstar Keith Urban with these videos.

Beyonce and Jay-Z enjoy Coast visit

Beyonce and Jay-Z at Marina Mirage

MEGASTAR mania is rife, with Queenslanders on high alert as their idols arrive for the biggest fortnight of international music seen in the southeast.

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Laura's star turn with Bono

laura lortiz

LAURA Loritz travelled all the way from her homeland of Italy to see her favourite band for the first time - but it was worth the trip.

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Going ape over summer

gorillaz

DAMON Albarn isn't impressed as he glares up at the grey sky. He wonders what's happened to Australia's beautiful summer weather.

Rock giants U2 elevate the crowd

Bono

THERE was something at U2's first concert at Suncorp Stadium that was even bigger than the massive stage - the towering sound of the band itself.

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U2 fans camp out for best spots

U2

A RAINY night hasn't dampened a beautiful day for U2 fans counting down the hours until tonight's mega 360 concert at Suncorp Stadium.

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Lennon legacy strong after 30 years

The life of John Lennon

JOHN Lennon is being remembered the world over today, 30 years after he was gunned down near his New York apartment.

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