SXSW is the world’s biggest music gathering. The conference and festival takes place in Austin, Texas each March.

SXSW is the world’s biggest music gathering. The conference and festival takes place in Austin, Texas each March.

Face The Music 2011: Mr Henry Wagons discusses the time Joe Pug almost killed him, and how playing in churches might finish the job.

Face The Music 2011: Jarrad Brown of Eagle & The Worm talks songwriting and his collab with Hypnotic Brass Ensemble and Juiceboxxx.

Through The Gin Club, Giants Of Science, Wilson Pickers and more, Ben Salter became a lynchpin of the Brisbane scene. And now he's gone solo.

From the beaches of Maroubra to the main stages comes rising urban pop star Kid Mac.

Face The Music 2011: We ask Becky Ayers from Liverpool Sound City about what makes the home of the Beatles such a vital musical town.

Sepia-toned strummers Georgia Fair discuss their recording session with Bill from Band of Horses, and why they're not really a folk band.

Folk Uke come from true music pedigree. Amy Nelson is the daughter of Willie Nelson. Cathy Guthrie is the daughter of Arlo Guthrie and granddaughter of Woody Guthrie.

The Whitlams’ Tim Freedman has released his first solo album ‘Australian Idle’, his first album of new music since the last album from The Whitlams ‘Little Cloud’ almost six years ago.

Urban pop star Stan Walker goes track-by-track through his new, half-personal half-party album Let The Music Play.

Pennsylvania post-hardcore outfit Balance And Composure ponder their majestic debut album Separation.

Evocative Sydney indie rock stylists Ernest Ellis & The Panamas visit to discuss their most recent album Kings Canyon.

One of Australia’s stage greats Nancye Hayes will become the aged Edith Bouvier Beale in the Production Company production of ‘Grey Gardens’, on from November 25 to December 4 at the Playhouse in Melbourne.

Nathan and Nic from Sydney's sharp new-wavers Faker talk new EP, new album, new line-up, new ideas and have a laugh about The Cure.

On the back of their gutsy new self-titled album, Melbourne rock trio The Vasco Era discuss the heady times in between.

Billy ‘Bushwalla’ Galewood first hit our radar when a song he had written with his mate Jason Mraz became a pretty big hit worldwide.

Ricki-Lee is back, baby! The young diva returns to spill the beans about her new, huge club single 'Raining Diamonds'.

Many think the True Blood theme 'Bad Things ' is by Chris Isaac. Nope, it's by the equally-charismatic Jace Everett.

Reinvented Californian indie power pop act Hellogoodbye drop in to talk about a tough five years after emo stardom.

Singer-songwriter Laura Imbruglia explains her new, more ambiguous lyrics and new, more psychedelic sound.

After a break, country star Kirsty Akers sells her house, goes independent and gets 'Naked' on her third album.

Il Volo are three opera singing Italian teenagers Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble.

Juanita Stein of Howling Bells drops in to talk about the expat band's new album The Loudest Engine.

Gareth Liddiard from The Drones explains their new live double-DVD and how they're getting weirder.

The Cat Empire's Harry James Angus talks about his solo album full of fascinating little folk tales.

The Face The Music conference and music industry summit will be held in Melbourne on November 18 and 19.

The Angels have a new frontman … Dave Gleeson from Screaming Jets. Doc Neeson has departed one of Australia’s greatest ever live bands and Dave has stepped up to the mic.

Actor, writer, director, political wonk, and larrikin Rhys Muldoon adds a new title: children's music performer.

The origins of Ball Park Music go back to 2008 when Sam Cromack hooked up with Dean and Daniel Hanson, Brock Smith Jennifer Boyce and Paul Furness in Brisbane.