Sticky Carpet: Placebo touring in September, Radio Birdman documentary to be released in July, Bella Union closes and more.

Whether rocking out on stage or behind the scenes running an indie record label, Julie Kerr is on a mission to draw attention to Australia's female musical talent. The Sydney singer-songwriter started the Music Love website seven months ago and has since profiled scores of women making a splash.

The Avalanches Block Party is one of the big nights of the Vivid 2017 festival.

Wil Wagner is a big guy. When he throws down his guitar, leaps into the crowd and starts screaming in your face, you will stop punching the person next to you. Regardless of how it all plays out later on in social media.

Sophia Brous wants you to hallucinate. Legally, of course, via the medium of performance.

Album reviews: Apes, Pumarosa, the Charlatans, Crescent and Justin Bernasconi.

The singer confirmed a number of European shows would not go ahead.

After years of subtle subtweets and vague disses in interviews, Katy Perry has finally confirmed the obvious: She and Taylor Swift are feuding.

Carla Bley brings her wealth of experience and passion to next month's Melbourne International Jazz Festival.

Blue Mountains singer Elizabeth Hughes bought a portable guitar, joined some bands then found her own voice.

Jeff Duff presses pause on his David Bowie tributes to look back on his wild years in London.

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Ryan Adams' Tivoli set ran the gamut from his 2000 debut Heartbreaker to his latest album Prisoner.

Life could have been so different for Baxter the Robot. A product of US company, Rethink Robotics, Baxter was designed to perform any dull, repetitive tasks no human would ever want to undertake.

Performers from around the world have begun reacting to news of a deadly explosion at Ariana Grande's concert at Manchester Arena in the UK.

Elton John's 1972 song Rocket Man, about a lonely astronaut on a mission to Mars, has been recast as a tale about a refugee cut adrift from his family in a video unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.

The 38-year-old British host of the Late, Late Show with James Corden delivered an emotional message upon learning news of the explosion at the Ariana Grande concert.

Nobuyuki Tsujii plays Chopin. Sydney Symphony. May 19. Opera House. ★★★★½

The electric shock rips Michaela Davies' left arm into the air before dropping like a dead weight on the double bass.

Melbourne International Jazz Festival: Kage dance theatre

Cher stunned the audience at the Billboard Music Awards by revisiting her 1989 hit If I Could Turn Back Time in the same outfit she wore for the original clip.

Homegrown superstars Sia, Flume and Keith Urban missing out on an armful of trophies at the Billboard awards.

Four players layer infinite depth into a Pollock-like sonic canvas

A year ago Amy Shark had a demo for Adore on her laptop. She had no record label, no management and no fans.

Soundgarden's Chris Cornell had sounded groggy and was slurring his words in a phone call to his wife.