Live music
Such great heights: The extraordinary viral sensation of Postmodern Jukebox
From a one-bedroom flat in Queens to the stages of the world, Postmodern Jukebox has come a long way, star Ariana Savalas says.
- by Nathanael Cooper
Latest
After four decades Radio Birdman are still on the outside
Radio Birdman are flying again this month ahead of an upcoming European tour.
- by Martin Boulton
Drugs
Question mark hovers over 'tragic' music festival deaths
"These are healthy young people and these are lives that should never be lost."
- by Broede Carmody
Slave to the jazz master's rhythm
For this husband and wife duo, playing in big-name ensembles means always being ready to pack your bags and follow the leader.
- by Jessica Nicholas
Entertainment
Dave Grohl's mum hits Brisbane with rock stories and cautionary tales
Foo Fighter Dave Grohl's mother Virginia Hanlon Grohl tells how musicians' mothers help their sons and daughters negotiate the snakes and ladders of the rock and roll industry.
- by Tony Moore
Ellen Degeneres
Neil Finn makes debut with Fleetwood Mac on Ellen
The Crowded House frontman joined the band in April after they fired leading songwriter Lindsey Buckingham.
- by Robert Moran
Hold the line: '80s power-rockers Toto to play Falls Festival
The dad-rock stalwarts will bless the rains down at the next Falls Festival, leading the festival's lineup reveal on Friday morning.
- by Robert Moran
Phil Collins to bring Not Dead Yet tour to Australia in January
The famed drummer and singer will make five stops down under.
- by Martin Boulton
Opinion
Opinion
The day Aretha Franklin turned the tables on me
"I had a question for you," the Queen of Soul said, as the rest of the starstruck table looked on. It wasn't what I expected.
- by Jeff Apter
Crime
'Zero-tolerance policy': Falls Festival cracks down on sexual assault
Organisers of the popular music festival have taken action after a string of assaults at the event in the last two years.
- by Genevieve Rota
Musicians demand 'long-term vision' from federal inquiry
Parliament will conduct an inquiry into everything from digital streaming to the importance of music festivals.
- by Broede Carmody & Martin Boulton