Purple Sneakers

Fred again.. currently has the country in a chokehold - and he's showing no signs of slowing down.

Things went from bad to worse for Pitch Music and Arts Festival with three overdoses as fire authorities cancel the event.

The site for Pitch Music & Arts Festival is included in the Extreme Fire Danger Rating for the South West Weather District.

From pop to metalcore to country to dance music to woozy folk, here are The Music's picks for this International Women's Day.

Ahead of Tim Hecker's return to Australia for the ΩHM Festival of Other Music, The Music caught up with the Canadian musician for a chat about inspiration.

“I think the record is something that I would listen to front to end, and I would be taken on that journey with the artist. Because I genuinely enjoy listening to the songs.”

“I think you will see festivals cancelling and or taking a year off more so than a national touring festival skipping a NSW leg."

We've looked at artists' touring schedules, new albums, and acts who are well overdue to perform at Splendour In The Grass ahead of the line-up dropping next week.

“Guys I think this is going to be the most epic/beautiful pop-up we’ve done yet.."