Live music
Youth Group on Forever Young and finding contentment in middle age
“I remember everything kept getting bigger and better and thinking, ‘I’ve got to be cool hanging backstage with Coldplay'."
- by Rod Yates
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Retail
No fretting: How guitar maker Fender survived the music retail implosion
Industry analysis estimates revenues for music instrument retailing have declined 33.3 per cent since 2004 as household expenditure on instruments has dropped.
- by Dominic Powell
Music
Still going hard, the Hard-Ons deliver their 12th album
Three migrant kids who started a band in Punchbowl almost four decades ago just keep powering on.
- by Andrew Stafford
Music
George Michael and me: Andrew Ridgeley charts Wham! friendship
A loving portrait of a young, striving Michael is offered in a new book by his closest friend and former Wham! bandmate, Andrew Ridgeley.
- by Mark Kennedy
ARIAs
Chart-topper Tones and I leads 2019 ARIA Awards nominations
The Dance Monkey breakout claimed a field-leading eight nominations.
- by Robert Moran
Jimmy Barnes
Cold Chisel set to tour for 'maybe the last' time
"If the fans come they're going to be pleased. And if they miss it, they'll be really f--king sorry," said frontman Jimmy Barnes.
- by Robert Moran
Obituaries
Wild and brilliant Cream drummer Ginger Baker dies
Ginger Baker wielded his blues power and jazz technique to help break open popular music and become one of the world's most admired and feared musicians.
Music
Tiny Ruins' Hollie Fullbrook finds healing in solo life: 'I got burnt out'
The New Zealand songwriter is working hard but smart after recording her own version of her band's album.
- by Craig Mathieson
Spotify
Straight outta Baulkham Hills: Australian hip-hop's ground zero
Spotify's upcoming A1 Live concert showcases how Western Sydney is dominating Australia's hip-hop scene and producing world-class artists.
- by Robert Moran
Music
'Things have changed': Australian Rock's female trailblazers
Mia Dyson, Liz Stringer and Jen Cloher have offended some with their debut album, and also worn some really fabulous suits. That's rock'n'roll.
- by Michael Dwyer
M&A
Ticketek snapped up by US private equity firm in billion-dollar deal
Ticketek's parent company has been seeking a buyer for the past year.
- by Dominic Powell