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| UpdatedAustralian rock legends Midnight Oil have never felt "fresher, nastier, sweeter" as they announce their first world tour in two decades, with lead singer Peter Garrett declaring it feels incredible "walking back into the room".
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Amanda Palmer is an American musician and crowdfunding pioneer whose life is a series of artistic collaborations, risqué performances and digital outpourings. Fearlessly outspoken, she frequently finds herself at the centre of controversy.
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| UpdatedThirteen young Sydneysiders facing issues including homelessness and substance abuse join Mission Australia's Sounds of the Street program to shake off their demons and record their own album titled Mess.
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| UpdatedHardcore Guns N' Roses fans come out in droves to see the rock 'n' roll heroes of their youth together on stage again.
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| UpdatedGlam rock legends Guns N' Roses got off to a rough start at last night's MCG concert after the Melbourne crowd was greeted as "Sydney".
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| UpdatedA Melbourne boy's piano that can be played inside a pocket earns him Australia's top student inventor's prize.
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| UpdatedAdele may have dominated the Grammys, but even she bowed down to Beyonce, declaring she could not accept the Album of the Year award over her idol "Queen Bey".
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Two very different rock acts from China are on their way to Australia; one is the voice of a disempowered generation, while the other is pushing musical boundaries.
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Although you may not know it, you are probably familiar with the music of acclaimed composer Ludovico Einaudi, which frequently features on TV and has also been played amidst icebergs.
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Adelaide-born percussive acoustic guitarist Geordie Little teams up with five acrobats for an exciting stage show at the 2017 Fringe festival.
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| UpdatedWearing the same t-shirt he bought 32 years ago at his first ever Bruce Springsteen concert, superfan Mark Ryder arrives in Sydney to see The Boss for the 100th time.
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| UpdatedWhat makes a song a hit? Andrew West explains the secrets behind three classic pieces of songwriting.
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| UpdatedWhen Lady Gaga was announced as the headline performer of the Super Bowl halftime show, it was widely expected she would use her set to make a political statement — but what viewers got were a series of veiled messages that made a subversive statement in a quiet way.
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Brass band Quintagon adds to the experience of the Gunns Plains Caves in northern Tasmania by performing about 25 metres underground.
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| UpdatedThe story of a missionary, a choir, and how The Sound of Music found its way to remote Papua New Guinea.
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Bruce Springsteen mocks the reportedly hostile phone call between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull by playing a cover of 60s song Don't Hang Up during his Melbourne show.
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Desert Pea Media founder Toby Finlayson, Bourke High School student Julie Knight and teacher Shirlee Rowland speak about the B-Town Warriors and their hip hop song People of the Red Sunset.
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Indigenous teenagers from across Australia use hip hop to bring attention to social issues affecting their communities.
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