Neil Finn tops off perfect weekend at Golden Plains
From a '90s love-in with Teenage Fanclub to breakthrough Melbourne artist Olympia, the 11th Golden Plains pleased oldies and young'uns alike.
From a '90s love-in with Teenage Fanclub to breakthrough Melbourne artist Olympia, the 11th Golden Plains pleased oldies and young'uns alike.
"This is just peak Adelaide," one fan wrote on Twitter.
When Justin Bieber coughed a marble of phlegm from the back of his lung a little over halfway into his set, it could have been the moment his Brisbane show went to pot.
This piece of Mahler's makes you feel that enough is enough, but conductor Davis leads with an impressive precision.
"Classic Australian" was the overwhelming theme but a mix of fresher faces had festival goers diving for the "dance pit".
Evening rush-hour buses rumble by as the young artists prepare to start work in a Chippendale rehearsal studio.
Even a solo performance must always be a dialogue of sorts
Joni Sledge, who belonged to the four-sister disco-era group Sister Sledge, best known for its No. 1 hit We Are Family, died Friday at her home in Phoenix, a spokeswoman for the group announced. She was 60.
"It's a funny situation, but both very happy for each other."
Unlike his audience, the Canadian superstar was expressionless through much of his sold-out performance at Etihad.
There are bands and (mostly male) artists who have built careers out of being a representative "everyman": one of us, just a bit better paid and housed. There's a couple of generations of Australian frontmen who would never have dared being anything else.
An electronic music festival based in Sydney has been slammed after unveiling an all-male line up.
They were wobbly when old, didn't always sound hi-fi and threatened to self-destruct at any point. Why would anyone want them back? The return of the cheap, portable and small audio tape.
The choral ensemble is bringing a young Palestinian singer on tour for the second concert of its 2017 season.
Australia's premier album award goes to a duo who have no time for politeness or the claims of "rednecks". It's time to protest and time to get angry.
Bigger than Bruce, Gunners and Bieber. Bigger even than Ed. Adele is pulling in audiences who may not see another show this year.
The only performer endorsed by Yusuf to sing his songs in this format brings his show to Canberra for the first time.
Shortis and Simpson present their own musical tribute to The Beatles' landmark 1967 album.
Suburban rapper Kerser gives a voice to an under-represented section of Australia's underclass, and is rewarded with No. 1 hits all, for the most part, without support from radio and television.
Sticky Carpet: A.B. Original wins the 12th Australian Music Prize, Brunswick Music Festival, Golden Plains, Liz Stringer and more.
"Our music is like a soundtrack for Istanbul," says Mercan Dede. Now based in Montreal, he grew up in the Turkish city on the edge of two continents. "My home is on the European side, but my university was at the Asian side, so every day I would change from one continent to another," he says.
Grammy-award-winning Corinne Bailey Rae, who will tour Australia next month, says the Caribbean has had a big impact on her.
Ed Sheeran, All Our Exes Live In Texas, the Blackeyed Susans, Hurray for the Riff Raff and Holy Holy.
Being an international opera star invariably has its strange moments but being asked to "walk" on Sydney Harbour is up there with the oddest so far for Josè Maria Lo Monaco.
Five years on from coming together, Melbourne duo Habits are starting to take their music more seriously.
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