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Jenny Lee Lindberg, the centre of the sound of Warpaint at the Sydney Opera House.

It's all about the bass

In this Los Angeles band it is an instrument normally in the background which leads and creates the room for everyone else.

The new Dylan grows up

Moving on with life: Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst.

After surviving a false rape allegation and a brain cyst, Conor Oberst is working hard on getting his life back.

Album reviews

Dude York, Sincerely

Album reviews: Holly Throsby, Dirty Projectors, Powerline Sneakers, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and Dude York.

Sticky Carpet

Peter Garrett and Midnight Oil will be back on stage this year.

Sticky Carpet: Dom Mariani's Datura4 comes to town, Xylouris White play the Tote, Midnight Oil tickets on sale and more.

Damned durable

The Damned: Dave Vanian, second from left, says his biggest musical influences were films and their scores.

The Damned are going strong after 40 years of never doing things the same way.

No lager, no lust

Old tunes get worked over in the new Trainspotting soundtrack.

It looks the same at first but this soundtrack swaps ugly promise for grim certainty, and a few singlaongs.

All tassels, no hassles

Cathie Guthrie and Amy Nelson of Folk Uke look too sweet to sing their occasionally filthy songs. Which is just how they ...

Outrageous and funny, this next-generation duo won't rule out singing provocative songs about anything, except maybe the P-word.