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Paul Kelly To Headline Red Hot Summer Tour 2026

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The Red Hot Summer Tour is set to turn up the heat in 2026 with a scorching all-Australian line-up headlined by one of the nation’s most iconic and enduring singer-songwriters, Paul Kelly.

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Budjerah Drops Funk-Pop Banger “Want You Back” and Preps for Epic Live Shows

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Platinum-selling, 2x ARIA Award-winning singer-songwriter Budjerah has just kicked off an exciting new chapter with his latest single, “Want You Back”, out now via Warner Music Australia. The track is a fresh, nostalgia-tinged slice of funk-pop that nods to the 90s and 2000s while showing off Budjerah’s unmistakable modern edge.

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John Butler Celebrates Sydney Show and #1 ARIA Album With ‘Prism’ Tour On The Way

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John Butler brought his new album Prism to life in Sydney last night, performing to a sold-out Metro Theatre with his powerhouse three-piece band. The set featured former Trio drummer Michael Barker back behind the kit, alongside Ian Peres on bass and Michael Boase on percussion.

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John Farnham in concert Photo by Ros O'Gorman

John Farnham’s Whispering Jack Story to Become a Musical at Sydney Theatre Company

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Forty years after John Farnham’s Whispering Jack changed Australian music forever, his story will be told on stage with the world premiere of Whispering Jack: The John Farnham Musical, opening at Sydney Theatre Company in November 2026.

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Mike McClellan

Mike McClellan Announces Farewell Touring Run Across Australia

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After five decades as one of Australia’s most respected and enduring singer-songwriters, Mike McClellan is returning to the road for a final series of concerts this October and November, 2025.

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Lime Cordiale photo by Mark Gambino

Lime Cordiale and MSO Blend Indie-Pop With Symphony at Hamer Hall

by Paul Cashmere

It’s not often that the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra gets described as “fun.” Respected? Absolutely. Grand? Always. But fun? That’s not the first word you’d reach for. Yet when the MSO shared the stage with Sydney’s Lime Cordiale, fun became the defining theme of the night.

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Steve Kilbey of The Church photo by Ros O'Gorman

On This Day in Music History – September 13

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September 13 has seen a mix of major album releases, breakthrough concerts, and the birth of several prominent musicians. Globally, artists from blues to pop have marked this day with songs and shows that left a lasting impact. In Australia, too, it is remembered for the birthday of Steve Kilbey and Stephen Cummings-icons of alternative rock-among other milestones.

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Tim Freedman The Whitlams with the MSO at Hamer Hall Melbourne 6 September 2025 photo by Rosie Cavanagh

The Whitlams Orchestral Tour 2026 Tickets On Sale Now Following Triumphant Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Shows

by Paul Cashmere

The Whitlams Orchestral ’26 Tour will see The Whitlams partner with Australia’s leading symphony orchestras across the country in 2026.

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Tim Freedman The Whitlams with the MSO at Hamer Hall Melbourne 6 September 2025 photo by Rosie Cavanagh

The Whitlams Have 2027 Sorted For Touring

by Paul Cashmere

The Whitlams already have their 2027 plans pencilled in. Fans can mark the calendar for a full-scale Torch The Moon 25th anniversary celebration, complete with a national tour and a vinyl reissue of the much-loved album.

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Flip performing live with drums on stage, promoting new album Dream Ride

G Flip Sets Fire With New Single ‘Bed On Fire’ From Album Dream Ride

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G Flip releases powerful new single Bed On Fire with video, taken from their third album Dream Ride. The Melbourne-born artist also announces a massive 2025/26 world tour across the US, UK and Australia.

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Tim Freedman The Whitlams with the MSO at Hamer Hall Melbourne 6 September 2025 photo by Rosie Cavanagh

The Whitlams Find New Grandeur With Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Hamer Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Sophistication isn’t difficult to absorb when it arrives at the very un–rock and roll hour of 2pm on a Saturday. Suited up for the occasion, Tim Freedman, Jack Housden, Terepai Richmond and Matt Fell, collectively The Whitlams, joined conductor Nicholas Buc and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for a rare afternoon of class and drama.

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Buzz Bidstrup No Secrets

Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup Sets Dates for No Secrets Book Launch Events

by Paul Cashmere

Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup has lived many lives in music. As drummer, songwriter and producer, he’s been Buzz Throckman in The Angels, the driving force behind GANGgajang, the rhythm on Australian Crawl’s “Reckless”, a key player with Jimmy Barnes, and the creative energy behind the Jimmy Little Foundation. Now, he’s put his story into print with his new memoir No Secrets.

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Mondo Rock Baby Wants To Rock

Mondo Rock’s Baby Wants To Rock – The Story, The Album, The Naked Gun

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When Mondo Rock released Baby Wants To Rock in 1984, they were riding high on a string of Australian hits but still searching for a global breakthrough. The single became a staple on Australian radio, helped cement the group’s reputation as one of the most consistent hitmakers of the 80s, and decades later, found an unlikely new audience with its appearance in the 2025 film The Naked Gun.

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Tom Busby Hits the Road Solo with The Lottery Tour

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Tom Busby, one half of the ARIA-nominated, award-winning duo Busby Marou, is stepping out on his own this November with The Lottery Tour. Following a series of sold-out solo performances earlier this year, Busby is taking his solo career to new heights, previewing songs from his debut album Rockhampton Hangover, due for release in early 2026.

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Maple’s Pet Dinosaur band promo shot

Maple’s Pet Dinosaur: Teenage Sensation Signs With New World Artists for Australian & NZ Live Touring

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Newcastle’s 14-year-old powerhouse Maple, performing as Maple’s Pet Dinosaur, has officially joined the roster of New World Artists for exclusive live touring representation across Australia and New Zealand. Bursting onto the scene with her debut single “Lego”, Maple has taken the global internet by storm, racking up millions of views and streams in just two weeks.

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Renee Geyer debut album 1973

Renée Geyer: Rediscovering the Soul of Australia’s Queen of Funk Through Aztec Records

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Renée Geyer’s self-titled debut album, Renée Geyer, was released in September 1973, marking a pivotal moment in Australian music history. Now, over five decades later, Gil Matthews of Aztec Records has remastered and reissued this seminal work, offering fans both new and old a chance to experience the raw energy and soul of a young artist on the cusp of greatness. This release not only brings back the original tracks but also includes six bonus live recordings from the GTK sessions circa 1973–74, providing a comprehensive look at Geyer’s early career.

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Rising Australian Star Sycco Celebrates Debut Album With New EP and Tour

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Sycco has released a new companion EP, Home Is Where The Zorb Still Is, celebrating the one-year anniversary of her j award-winning debut album Zorb. Out now via Future Classic, the EP continues her kaleidoscopic blend of psych-pop, introspection, and club-ready sounds.

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ARIA Chart Positions Project A 2025 Australian Artist Chart Disgrace

by Paul Cashmere

ARIA’s first six months of published music charts are projecting that Australian artist chart figures for 2025 will be a disaster. All that recent fluff about changing the chart formula looks like just ‘deck chairs being rearranged on the Titanic’ based on how Australian artists have performed on the ARIA chart so far in 2025.

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Jane Gazzo photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Sound Episode Two Details

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Grab a bevy and tune in on Sunday 26 July at 5.30pm on ABC for The Sound – Australia’s new favourite live music show! With an outstanding line-up announced for Episode Two, it’s time to reveal two new special additions you don’t want to miss…

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Angie McMahon

Australian Music Prize Nominees Announced

by Tim Cashmere

The annual Australian Music Prize – one of the most lauded awards in Australian music – has announced their shortlist for 2019 and there are some amazing records on it.

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Holy Holy

Holy Holy Release New Live Clip From Melbourne

by Tim Cashmere

Holy Holy have released a new clip to coincide with their string of Falls Festival dates around New Years.

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Baby Animals photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Baby Animals and Killing Heidi Team Up For Some 90s Rock Around Australia

by Tim Cashmere

Baby Animals and Killing Heidi are joining forces on a nationwide tour to bring female-fronted 90s rock ‘n’ roll to stages everywhere.

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Boy & Bear Announce Massive Aussie and Kiwi Tour

by Tim Cashmere

Sydney band Boy & Bear have been making waves around the world in support of their latest album Suck On Light, but now they’re heading home for a massive 21-date tour.

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Sounds Australia and Dan Rosen of ARIA and PPCA

Sounds Australia Teams Up With ARIA For Funding Deal

by Tim Cashmere

Australian music export group Sounds Australia has announced ARIA as a funding partner, enabling them to offer further support to Australian musicians trying to break overseas.

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The Presets

The Presets and Boy & Bear Head Up Drop Festival Lineup

by Tim Cashmere

The Presets and Boy & Beard head up a superb lineup of acts for The Drop Festival, touring around the country from February 2020.

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5 Seconds Of Summer, Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Australian Radio spun Australian Music over 900,000 times in 2018

by Paul Cashmere

Australian radio paid greater attention to Australian music in 2018 with almost 50,000 most spins this year.

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Stuart Coupe To Present Wild About You Panel At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

Stuart Coupe, the well-known music journo, broadcaster, label owner and artist manager, will present ‘Wild About You’, a panel about the history of Australian and New Zealand music at SXSW in 2013.

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2011 What A Pathetic Year For Australian Music

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye ‘Making Mirrors’ was the biggest selling Australian album of 2011 and the only Australian album to make the year’s Top 10.

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