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“I was really surprised, because I’m not really that good at it,” laughs San Cisco's Nick Gardner about his WAMi nomination for Best Bass Player. He joined five of Perth’s best musicians for a healthy debate about the WA music industry, in the lead up to this year's awards.

You’d be hard pressed to find a DJ more dedicated to his craft than Desyn Masiello – sometimes 20-hours-a-day dedicated, as Troy Mutton discovers.

Fiona Horne's active online fanbase has stuck out 15 years of absence.

Musically gifted people are the best people to give advice and tell stories about music, and experiences with it, so here's Namine.

With Kevin Rudd's apology given time to sink in, Archie Roach says, "We do, as a people, have to meet the rest of Australia half-way."

International acts touring, Perth bands heading out into the world… Leading the charge is Soundworks honcho Glenn Dyson – musician, promoter and above all, a fan. Simon Holland catches up for a chat.

“The only time I really relax when listening to songs is when it’s in a language I don’t understand," says WAMi keynote speaker Pat Pattison. The Berklee songwriting professor is ready to dissect the creative process with 'his peeps'.

32 years ago Ian Curtis left the world, but the music of Joy Division will continue to live on forever.

Devin: 'You want us to lick Iggy Pop's face? Challenge accepted.'

There are a heap of WAMi Festival Showcases that will be arresting your ears over the next few weeks, here's overview of just a few from the curators.

Clairy Browne is bringing her Bangin’ Rackettes back to Brisbane for the Love Letter tour and, as she tells Steve Bell, the fun has only just begun.