Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize in literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition," the Swedish Academy said on Thursday in awarding the 8 million Swedish crown prize.
Australian rapper 360 has revealed his own battled with drugs, saying methamphetamine, commonly known as ice, has been the hardest to beat and watching Victorian government anti-ice television campaigns only makes him itch for more.
From indie-rockers Ratcat to singer-songwriter Jack Colwell, we have live music covered.
Sticky Carpet: the Delta Riggs, Kyneton Music Festival, Parquet Courts, the Barebones and more.
Mariachi El Bronx shows, according to guitarist Joby Ford, attract every single type of person regardless of age or ethnicity.
Making artists wanting to play in Australia pay three times the price for a visa may see ticket costs rise and tours fall.
EG album reviews: The Peep Tempel, Harry Howard & the NDE, Beth Hart, Jagwar Ma and Lost Animal.
Finally learning some lessons about songwriting, and life, after 30 years as a musician has turned Irishman Glen Hansard into somebody new.
The Nation Blue showed Dave Grohl a thing or two about playing through adversity.
The American singer-songwriter keeps her own company on tour and on stage, and is always looking for the next unexpected recording location.
The Melbourne trio temper their post-punk howl with discombobulated piano and industrial squeals.
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? Should the Kaiser Chiefs have teamed up with Girls Aloud's producer? 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.
THE SNOWDROPPERS
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.
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