Of the five electric guitars owned by experimental quantum physicist David Reilly, he likes this one the best. The mustard-yellow Fender Telecaster has two pickups, a maple fretboard and country-rock twang. When he's not in the laboratory pondering the mysteries of life, the universe and everything, he likes to lay down tracks on his axe at home, alone. "It's a fantastic way of switching off."
Melvins, Redd Kross and the original line-up of Live all touring Australia in November.
Chart-topping 1990s rock band Live will play three Australian shows in November.
We assess the hits and flops as the year hits the halfway mark.
Bishop Briggs moved from country to country before finding her voice in Los Angeles.
Megan McInerney didn't plan on becoming Meg Mac, but she's enjoying the journey.
In a collaboration with the Australian Art Quartet, Archibald Prize winning artist Wendy Sharpe will create a modern version of Hogarth work.
Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's See You Again has overtaken Gangnam Style to become the most-watched video on YouTube.
The top 10 albums of 2017, so far.
Red Bull Music Academy Weekender is back in Sydney for its second year. And the line-up is impressive.
Ben Connor and Sonia Anfiloff on a break from Europe bring two different concerts to Canberra.
MUSIC MUSICA VIVA: SITKOVETSKY TRIO ★★★★ Melbourne Recital Centre Until July 18
Amid a maze of wires and gadgetry, this has become Mike Nock's finest Australian band.
"Welcome to Melodrama live...". Projected in acid green on the sandstone cliffs of Cockatoo Island, this was what fans of pop's self-proclaimed witch were greeted with when they stepped off the boat and into the church of Lorde on Thursday.
Kesha has released her first solo song in four years, with a brand new album on the horizon.
He is hip-hop royalty, a cultural icon and legendary party boy, but now Puff wants to make the world a better place.
A Swedish women's-only festival is on the cards after the country's biggest music festival was scrapped following rape allegations and reports of dozens of sexual assaults.
In beautifully thoughtful playing, Orli Shaham created her own wordless context for this music.
Animal rights activists slammed a line where Perry tells her dog to "go chase some koalas".
Melvins and Redd Kross bring a double dose of rock 'n' roll to Australia in November.
Owners of a Brunswick live music venue fear noise complaints from a proposed next door apartment block.
Arts news and events in Canberra.
It's like something out of a Paul McCartney song – the most bitter of enemies coming together over the power of music (and a potential chart hit).
Ainslie Wills returns from successful UK tour to play first local headline shows since 2015.
Jack Ladder tells why he feels "very close" to Leonard Cohen.
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