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A Newcastle musician who once harboured dreams of stardom as a guitarist now writes music for Blizzard Entertainment titles World of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch.
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| UpdatedThe suspected suicide of a Hollywood sound mixer has led local practitioners to speak out about the industry's shocking working conditions.
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With the outback town of Birdsville set to host one of the country's most isolated music festivals, how does the remote pub plan for an influx of tourists — and stock enough beer?
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| UpdatedFolk group The Seekers had six top 10 hits during 1965 and 1966 – making singer Judith Durham a household name. She went on to pursue a successful solo career and has recorded more than a dozen albums over fifty years. It's Judith Durham's birthday tomorrow and to celebrate, she's releasing a new record.
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| UpdatedA small rural Victorian town has announced a crowdfunding campaign to build a larger-than-life statue of Nick Cave, their most famous son.
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| UpdatedThe Howling Girls ditches words and goes for a full-body experience, to explore how we deal with trauma.
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| UpdatedDoes Missy Higgins or Nick Cave have the more verbose lyrics? And between Courtney Barnett, Paul Kelly and Kasey Chambers, whose lyrics are more readable?
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Mason Chamberlin has struggled with psychosis since he was nine. Nearly 30 years later he has written a symphony about his experiences.
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Aussie musician Ben Lee has always been a fearless experimenter, writes Samantha Selinger-Morris, but might his new "cuckoo" side projects be a step too far for his fans?
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| UpdatedA group of music-loving Melburnians have set the record for the most people wearing Australian music t-shirts in a single photo.
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| UpdatedIt's a song that brought Australia's Vietnam veterans together, but it's not a work of fiction. It's about a real soldier: Mick Storen.
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| UpdatedThe story of the Gibb brothers is set to live on in Brisbane after it secures the nation's largest collection of Bee Gees material, including home-recorded, never-before-released tracks by Barry Gibb.
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| UpdatedHomegrown Riverland singer-songwriter Kelly Menhennett considered giving it up and finding a 'real job'.
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Triple J's Mornings presenter Zan Rowe discusses Adele's return to the limelight along with the irrepressible David Bowie.
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| UpdatedFiona Joy isn't exactly a household name, but the pianist and composer did write a song on a Grammy winning album for 2015.
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