Australian music
‘If I stopped, I’d go crazy’: Inside this pop duo’s flourishing song factory
Tim Carroll and Oscar Dawson are being inspired by a fresh crop of Australian musicians.
- by Martin Boulton
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‘It feels exploitative’: Musicians demand political action in battle for royalties
The Australian music industry is pushing for the removal of a cap on royalty payments for sound recordings played on radio.
- by Linda Morris
This Perth 24-year-old sang with Bjork and at Dark Mofo. Next stop: Europe
A bid to avoid sitting a guitar scales exam sent Lydia Gardiner down the path towards an arguably more challenging career.
- by Cameron Myles
The Gold Coast’s answer to Vivid is a truly unique Australian festival
For its 12th year, Bleach has designed a festival for locals, which includes them in the process of making art.
- by Hannah Story
Latest Reviews
Sydney live reviews
Get across this singer before her star power has her playing ever-bigger rooms
A wrap of the week’s live reviews, including Mr Bailey’s Minder, Constellations, Mad Scenes with Jessica Pratt, ACO’s Dvorak’s Serenade and Thandi Phoenix.
- by John Shand, Peter McCallum and James Jennings
‘He’d hate it, so I’m doing it’: Telling the Michael Gudinski story
Director Paul Goldman spills the beans on the troubled journey to screen of a documentary about Mushroom group founder and Oz rock pioneer Michael Gudinski.
- by Karl Quinn
‘I understand myself’: G Flip on new album, marriage and reality TV fame
The multi-instrumentalist may be in the biggest spotlight of their career, but what they’re really worried about is whether Collingwood will make the finals.
- by Jules LeFevre
Atmosphere no longer so great as iconic Sydney pub closes
Owners of the hotel featured in Slim Dusty’s song Duncan say complaints from neighbours, landlord disputes and rising costs forced the closure.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Are the ARIA charts really broken, or do they reflect our timid taste?
Amy Shark says going to number one helped build her career, but there are growing concerns it’s becoming almost impossible for Australian artists to replicate her success.
- by Robert Moran
Meet the Aussie hip hop act sharing a stage with Kendrick Lamar and Blur
Dem Mob made their international debut at Primavera Sound in Barcelona earlier this year, taking their English and Pitjantjantjara hip hop to a global audience.
- by Sosefina Fuamoli
Reuben Kaye makes triumphant return to Sydney after Project backlash
A wrap of the week’s live reviews, including Reuben Kaye, Bad//Dreems, Middle Kids, Romeo and Juliet, City of Angels and Live at the Great: 8 Seasons.
- by John Shand, Harriet Cunningham, James Jennings, Lenny Ann Low and Bernard Zuel