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Higher visa fees for touring artists could cripple the Australian music industry warn promoters
Making artists wanting to play in Australia pay three times the price for a visa may see ticket costs rise and tours fall.
Making artists wanting to play in Australia pay three times the price for a visa may see ticket costs rise and tours fall.
Auriel Andrew was a regular little country music fan as a girl. She remembers her mum standing her up on the table when she was small, to do her party dance to *Guitar Boogie*.
The return of a residency like this might be just what the doctor ordered
When your sister is a brand and a star recognised around the world it can seem like you're forever playing second fiddle. But no more for one "little sister".
Have Green Day self-produced themselves out of the sound that made them appealing? Has Barry Gibb still got night fever? Who will bow down before Banks' Altar? Does Devendra Banhart deserve a little slap?
The American violinist and pianist will perform works by Janacek and Saint-Saens and a premiere of an Australian piece.
A century after the Easter Uprising, there's a treasure trove of literature worth singing about.
Anthony Callea found out he had achieved a major career milestone through a call from Sony boss Dennis Handlin.
A blur of heels and an impaling voice were the highlights of Paco Pena's flamenco show
A dollop of pop, a slab of EDM, and a smattering of rock should give you just about the right portions for a two-hour set with Ellie Goulding.
The Drones, Camp Cope and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard snare big share of The Age Music Victoria Award nominations.
The 12-song record is a tribute to the blues artists who inspired Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts and their bandmates in the early 1960s.
''I wouldn't go to a gym that only accepts white people,'' says Toby Francis, explaining why he won't tie the knot until the law changes.
From the Jezabels and the Superjesus to a David Bowie tribute, we have live music covered.
Classical is as classical does it seems as the music industry's awards leaves it up to the artist to decide what kind of music they're making, and which award suits them.
Sticky Carpet: The Age Music Victoria Awards, Melbourne Music Week, Prince's former band in Melbourne and more.
Nominees in The Age Music Victoria Awards reflect a vibrant, diverse music scene that encourages creative development.
MUSIC THE SAINTS ★★★ The Gasometer Hotel, October 5
The Goss is right, the brothers who asked When Will I Be Famous return in 2017 for, they hope, a big show.
The singer known only as Banks felt disconnected by social media, so she made her phone number public and found that 'there's amazing people out there who connect with you'.
Rod Temperton, the musician and songwriter behind the Michael Jackson classics Thriller, Rock With You and many other hits, has died of cancer in London aged 66.
One time wild children of pop punk, new kings of the concept album and stars of Broadway, return for arena shows in 2017.
Ellie Goulding's Brisbane concert Wednesday night was to music what a good rom-com is to cinema – a little predictable, flat in parts, a hit with the girls, yet with a moment towards the end where even the guys thought this wasn't so bad after all.
He got his start on Australian Idol, but Shannon Noll says reality TV music shows can be dangerous for kids trying to kickstart their careers, as another Idol contestant struggles to find money for her music.
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