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Camp for female musicians tackles sexism in music industry

Neil McMahon For young women trying to make it in the music business, the problem of industry sexism persists. Think of it as "the girlfriend" problem.

Singer Katie Noonan's With Love and Fury sets poet Judith Wright's work to music

NICK GALVIN In the modern sea of overproduced and auto-tuned vocal stylings, Katie Noonan's voice stands out as the real deal.

Jen Cloher delivers milestone 30th I Manage My Music workshop

MICHAEL DWYER Jen Cloher 's 30th I Manage My Music workshop takes place in Melbourne this Sunday, almost five years to the day since her first.

BBC Young Folk Award winners Talisk headline National Celtic Festival

MICHAEL DWYER Una McAlinden has Celtic music in her blood, both as a native of Dublin and daughter of one of the founders of the Port Fairy Folk Festival.

Leaps and Bounds festival to declare Deborah Conway and Phil Kakulas living legends of Melbourne music

MICHAEL DWYER Deborah Conway and the Blackeyed Susans' Phil Kakulas will be declared Living Legends of Melbourne's music scene as part of this July's Leaps and Bounds festival.

Canberra band Lavers dedicate song to the life of Kurt Steel

JIL HOGAN It's been more than 18 months since Kurt Steel was tragically killed when a tourist bus he was on overturned on a sightseeing trip in Bolivia.

Paul McCartney's One on One tour kicks off with Hard Day's Night

It's the title track from the Beatles' 1964 movie that begins with one of the most iconic chords in rock history.

What's the concept behind themed albums from Weezer, M83 and Edward Sharpe?

BARRY DIVOLA Not just a relic of the 1970s, concept albums come in fresh colours.

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Shortlist album reviews: Mayer Hawthorne, Black Stone Cherry and more

Brisbane punks meet LA smooth soul pop man and somewhere in between is hard rock, lightly stepping jazz and fizzing pop rock in this week's round-up of new albums.

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Spectrum music review: Last Shadow Puppets, Julien Wilson and Lapsley

A side project continues to blossom, a final contribution from a giant and a new voice emerges.

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The Shortlist's album reviews: April 15

The Shortlist's album reviews: PJ Harvey, Dandy Warhols, Patrice Baumel, Clairy Browne and Kristin Berardi.

The Axeman's Benefit to celebrate Spencer P. Jones

Patrick Emery "He's the Keith Richards of Australia, without the stardom,'' says the Violent Femmes' Brian Ritchie about Spencer P. Jones.

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NO ZU's mixing up a heat-beat stew

Andrew Drever "Somehow, we've attracted the right vibe of people,'' says NO ZU bandleader Nicolaas Oogjes

Regurgitator bring The Velvet Underground and Nico to NGV

CRAIG MATHIESON Regurgitator's Quan Yeomans first heard about 1967's The Velvet Underground & Nico album more than 25 years ago.

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Alex Turner and Miles Kane still pulling the strings of The Last Shadow Puppets

BERNARD ZUEL This may be a side project relocated from Britain to California, but up close it feels like a very successful and sexy band.

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Top gigs in Sydney: Montaigne, the Stranglers, David Bowie Tribute, With Confidence, Odesza

Bronwyn Thompson From old-school punks the Stranglers, to bright young thing Montaigne and a tribute to lost legend David Bowie, we have your week in live music covered.

Record Store Day grows with a resurgence in vinyl

CRAIG MATHIESON Record Store Day is celebrated around the world and this year Melbourne has some extra special treats in store for cutomers.

Boy and Bear's new album two dreams come true

Jade Lazarevic There are hard-working bands.

Sticky Carpet: The Cure, The Strokes heading Down Under

Mary Mihelakos Splendour in the Grass rolls out mammoth line-up, Leaps and Bounds Festival, Savages, Triple R after dark and more.

Tuned in: Eric Burdon's Animals bring bluesy rock'n'roll to Canberra Theatre

Dan Bigna Eric Burdon will next month remind a Canberra audience of that astonishing mid-1960s era when English bands brought electric blues music to international attention.

Arj Barker's Get in My Head in Canberra

Greg Chamberlain Arj Barker promises not to forget to mention fondue when he returns to Canberra next month.

Bataclan to reopen a year after Paris terror attacks with shows by Pete Doherty, Youssou N'Dour

SARAH THOMAS The concert venue where 89 people were killed in the Paris terror attacks will reopen in November.

Black Keys' Dan Auerbach blasts 'unpleasant' Steve Miller after Rock Hall of Fame complaints

Steve Miller won many admirers for his blazing attack on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last Saturday, but one person who was much less impressed was the man who inducted him, Dan Auerbach from the Black Keys.

Aziz Ansari and Eric Wareheim mock Kanye West in Famous spoof

Has there been a better insight into Kanye West's mind than his song Famous? 

On the road with singer-songwriter John Flanagan

We chat with folk singer-songwriter John Flanagan.

The Shortlist's top 5 gigs: April 15

The Shortlist's top 5 gigs: Black Sabbath, Dorsal Fins, Warped and more.

Splendour 2016: The Strokes, The Cure, Flume, Courtney Barnett, DMAs among headliners

PETER VINCENT One veteran rock band, a classic pop act and a slew of groups which have 10 or more years under their belts give a huge Splendour in the Grass line-up announcement a more retro feel than usual.

Keith Urban to reunite with Carrie Underwood on Australian leg of Ripcord tour

SARAH THOMAS Keith Urban is going back out on the road with Carrie Underwood, as the pair announce they will tour together when he hits Australia in December.