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Fifty years ago, I went to Australia’s Woodstock. On Saturday, I went back
In the 1970s, the Sunbury festival celebrated rock music and youthful indulgence. On the weekend, the crowd returned. This time their clothes stayed on.
- by Tony Wright
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Paris Hilton, a Blur spray and Taylor Swift: Highlights from Coachella
The iconic festival gave us the return of No Doubt, a surprise duet from Billie Eilish and Lana Del Rey and an on-stage spray courtesy of Blur frontman Damon Albarn.
- by Thomas Mitchell
First KISS, next Taylor Swift? Meet the unlikely band opening for the stars
A group of young Central Australian musicians want to inspire the youth of Alice Springs, currently under curfew until Tuesday.
- by Helen Pitt
Meet Australia’s biggest performing artist you’ve probably never heard of
Pub Choir is the art of teaching a song they’ve never heard to a bunch of beery strangers who might not be able to sing. It’s a hell of a ride.
- by Michael Bachelard
Engelbert Humperdinck on his feud with Tom Jones, Lesbian Seagull, and doing it at 88
“I didn’t dabble in drugs… I’m afraid that’s why I’m still around.”
- by Robert Moran
Festivals ‘in the thick of a real crisis’, says Music Australia chief
The number of 18 to 24-year-olds attending music festivals has dropped in the past five years, with a new report warning rising costs and overpolicing are key factors.
- by Karl Quinn
Peach PRC: former stripper turned TikToker in her element on stage
TikTok’s pop princess proves she is as captivating on stage as she is on-screen.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
I’ve sent Bob Dylan love letters for years, and I just got a reply!
When I interviewed legendary music promoter Michael Chugg this week, he had a surprise for me.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Albanese reckons they’re legends, but Radio Birdman are ready for a rest
The mercurial Sydney band’s 50th anniversary tour will probably be their last because even trailblazers need to sit down.
- by Barry Divola
Another one bites the dust: Mona Foma cancelled in further blow for live music
The festival, which featured acts including Queens of the Stone Age and Nick Cave, has been permanently cancelled just a month after its most recent event.
- by Nell Geraets
Her father’s a legend, her mentor’s an enigma, and she’s just made the year’s best debut
Fabiana Palladino’s debut album is a pop masterpiece a lifetime in the making.
- by Robert Moran