Music
Don't mess with Hanna - she's too cool to fool
Kate Kingsmill There is cool, there is super cool, and then there is Kathleen Hanna.
Jordie Lane "Not Built to Last" album review
Arne Sjostedt Lane's beautiful tones and Americana folk conjure images of the lonely travelling musician.
Ceberano's new realm
Josephine Huynh For someone who has been in the music industry for three decades, you would expect Australian soul, jazz and pop singer Kate Ceberano has seen it all.
Busby Marou's soulful journey
Josephine Huynh When you listen to the soulful sounds of Rockhampton duo Busby Marou, you experience an aural illustration of the friendship and connection between the two friends, their adventures and train of thought while travelling on the road together.
Little Stevies "Diamonds For Your Tea" album review
Arne Sjostedt Little Stevies (Sybilla and Beth Stephens) and producer Jono Steer should stand up and take a bow.
Adalita "All Day Venus" album review
Sean Palmer Adalita's second solo album suggests not only an appreciation of the '90s grunge era, but also a love of the alt-rock songs her band Magic Dirt perfected so well.
Q&A
On the road with the Baby Animals
Australian rock goddess Suzi De Marchi tells us about life on tour with the Baby Animals.
Q&A
On The Road with Steve Clisby
6:52pm The Voice semi-finalist and veteran performer Steve Clisby tells us about life on tour.
Dig Music
Triple J is digging a digital evolution
Peter Vincent 5:00pm Triple J has taken control of the ABC's Dig Music station in a bid to win back listeners aged 30-50.
Ten years on, going strong
Andrew Drever 5:13pm The Cribs are proudly hanging on to their brattish punk-rock rage.
Chugg
Homebake mudslinging continues over axing
CHRISTINE SAMS 2:23pm The blame game and finger-pointing surrounding Homebake's collapse has continued, with the event's co-promoter Michael Chugg now blaming the Royal Botanic Gardens Trust.
Are these the Top 25 albums of all time? NME thinks so
GEORGE PALATHINGAL 2:29pm British music magazine New Musical Express has come up with its best ever albums. And the results might surprise.
Sunday Night
Katy Perry can't have it both ways, Darren Hayes
CHRISTINE SAMS 12:28pm The Savage Garden artist is wrong to call Sunday Night's interview with Katy Perry "bullying".
Forbes
Jackson named top-earning dead celebrity
11:09am Singer Michael Jackson has been named the top-earning dead celebrity of 2013.
ARIA
Air Supply to join ARIA hall of fame
BERNARD ZUEL 10:24am They were never cool, they were never given any respect by the critics and many of their peers mocked them but Air Supply still managed to laugh loud and now laugh longest.
Music
Beyonce dancers celebrate in style
Toni Brient As Beyonce fans flock to Rod Laver Arena for another night of the self-styled pop queen's run of Melbourne concerts, her dance crew is making the most of Melbourne's entertainment scene.
Grammy winner Chaka Khan gives free Sydney Festival concert
STEVE DOW US singer Chaka Khan will headline a free concert in The Domain on the 2014 Sydney Festival's opening weekend, as organisers defend the festival against criticism it now lacks an opening day of free entertainment in the CBD.
Brian Cox to present Journey Through the Cosmos
NATALIE BOCHENSKI The Queensland Symphony Orchestra has moved heaven and earth to bring superstar physicist Brian Cox to Brisbane next year.
Music
Festival bubble bursts as Homebake cancelled
Peter Vincent The festival scene lurched further into crisis with news on Wednesday that the iconic Homebake music festival has been cancelled.
Glitch
Redfoo's record label lost his song on iTunes
Redfoo's record label Universal Music has taken the blame for his latest hit single Let's Get Ridiculous disappearing off iTunes.
Music
Genius of music lights way
PHILIPPA HAWKER Eclipse, the Melbourne Festival show from celebrated Mali musical duo Amadou and Mariam, takes place in pitch blackness.
Rich list
Five heading in just one direction - all the way to the bank
NICK GALVIN The boy band has been named the richest British celebrities under the age of 30.
Music
Golden Plains festival straddles music genres
Martin Boulton Public Enemy will headline next year's Golden Plains festival, but the wealth of local and international acts playing in March straddles musical genres.
iTunes
Redfoo says his song Let's Get Ridiculous vanished from iTunes
International artist Redfoo is seriously unimpressed after discovering his latest hit single disappeared off iTunes at the weekend.
Singles
Scarlett Johansson forms girl band
Actress Scarlett Johansson has formed an all-girl band called The One & Only Singles.
Festival
Bluesfest adds Jack Johnson and Elvis Costello
Peter Vincent The Byron Bay music festival’s 25th lineup gets stronger – and younger – by the month.
Music
Tables turned as commuters become conductors ... for MSO
BARNEY ZWARTZ Legendary Russian conductor Sergei Koussevitzky had such a quavery beat that it was impossible to follow. Asked how the Boston Symphony knew when to start playing, as it was impossible to tell when the downbeat turned into an upbeat, the concertmaster replied: ''Simple. As soon as the baton reaches the third button on his waistcoat, we play.''
Charts
Katy Perry's Roar sets ARIA singles chart record
Katy Perry's Roar has stretched its run atop the ARIA Singles chart to eight weeks, equalling Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines as the longest-running No.1 of the year.
Rap God
Eminem to headline Rapture hip-hop festival
Peter Vincent The biggest selling rapper of all-time will play in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.
Pop heaven
Flume and Lorde keen to work together
GEORGE PALATHINGAL It's a match made in antipodean pop heaven: a collaboration between Australia's multi-ARIA-nominated electronica wizard du jour, Harley "Flume" Streten, and the latest Kiwi we're trying to claim as one of ours, teenage chanteuse extraordinaire Ella "Lorde" Yelich-O'Connor.
Photos
NME's top 10 albums of all time
Brit music-magazine institution NME has released its list of the top 500 albums of all time. Here are the top 10.
Fairfax Archive: In tune
A collection of images from the Fairfax Archive. Like these photos? Go to Fairfax Photos. Follow us at http://twitter.com/photosSMH
Queen B: Beyonce's career in pictures
Ahead of Beyonce's Australian tour, we take a look over her career to date.
Lion King returns to Sydney
The Lion King musical returns for a season in Sydney. Herald photographer Steven Siewert captures the fun of the rehearsal and takes a look backstage at the puppets and costumes, Carriageworks October 16, 2013.
In Their Shoes
Check out some designs that musicians including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Moby, Billy Bragg, Macklemore & Lewis and Owl Eyes have made as part of the 'In Their Shoes' custom sneaker auction. The auction starts this week and runs until Oct 24, with all the money going to a breast cancer charity. www.intheirshoes.com.au
Video
Talk to the Birdy
At just 16, Birdy reflects on what is an already big career.
Psy gives Giles dance tips
Giles Hardie sits down with K-pop and internet sensation, Psy.
Barney Zwartz conducts the MSO
Writer Barney Zwartz tries his hand at conducting the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as the public is offered the rare opportunity to lead them through Beethoven.
Wagner - Das Rheingold - Entry of the Gods Into Valhalla
Wagner - Das Rheingold - Entry of the Gods Into Valhalla
Baby Animals - Email
'Email' by Baby Animals, from their latest album 'This Is Not The End'.
Eric Bogle - The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
Recorded live at Stoneyfell Winery, Adelaide, South Australia.
A moment with Havana Brown
Singer and dancer Havana Brown sat down to talk to Fairfax music editor Peter Vincent
