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Magic Dirt
Magic Dirt Announce 'Dirty Jeans' 25th Anniversary Tour
released as a single from the Melbourne group’s 2000 album, What Are Rock Stars Doing Today . It peaked at #68 on the Australian Singles Chart, becoming their first charting ... years since ‘ Dirty Jeans ’ first made its mark,” the band wrote on social media. “Born from a scrappy cassette demo in a Melbourne share house, it became our first charting
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WILSN
'My First Album Wasn't Quite Where I Am Now’: WILSN Is In Full Flower With ‘Bloom’
Aretha Franklin , Etta James , and Sam & Dave .  "Imagine if I was born in that era, when pop music was soul music," she says wistfully. "I would have thrived ... away from that sometimes!" she quips.  A presser reveals that the "spicy" Big Star is a takedown of a big-noting musician – but, Busch stresses
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Michael Jackson in Perth in 1985
The Curious Case Of Michael Jackson And The Perth Telethon
guru flew home to Melbourne, he still had no idea why the biggest pop star on the planet had agreed to fly halfway around the world for a telethon that ... asking about a band that broke up not long after she was born. When pressed to reveal her favourite Beatles song, she finally replied: Penny Lane . Robert Holmes à Court
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Ruel
'The First Time I'd Written About Love In That Way': Ruel Returns To His Roots On 'Kicking My Feet'
Breakthrough Artist' from presenter Troye Sivan , becoming the ceremony's youngest-ever recipient. The star just wishes that he had enjoyed that "surreal year" more as a young ... cause that's where you get that first-hand reaction to the music." Born in London but raised in Eora/Sydney, van Dijk was precocious musically – strumming guitar, singing, and even
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Harry Vanda
How Old Can You Be Before You Make Your First Solo Record?
Seasick Steve ’s colourful and somewhat exaggerated narrative about his early days, he was born Steven Gene Wold in California. A mechanic at his grandad’s service station taught ... Soul Surfer  were commercial hits.  In July 2011, he got a rock star welcome at the UK’s Milton Keynes Bowl, where Dave Grohl introduced
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Sonnet Cure Performing Live In 2024
‘You Have To Build A Community Of People Around You’: Sonnet And The Breadboys Are Working It Out Together
Headliners with Tim Rogers , Mahalia Barnes and Ella Hooper , Sonnet Cure is a rising star already brightly shining.  With bandmate Max Mollica she explained meeting while studying music ... experience as a disabled artist. Deaf in one ear as the result of being born with a deformed cochlear, her tenacity as a musician has resulted in reaching some amazing
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Zara Larsson
Zara Larsson Cancels Australian Supports With ‘Born To Try’ Cover
Swedish pop star Zara Larsson has broken the hearts of her Australian fans upon announcing that she will no longer be heading Down Under as the special guest for OneRepublic ... opening for OneRepublic Down Under, don’t be pissed at me, because I was Born To Try …” Larsson then broke into song, breathily singing a snippet of the classic Delta
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Gorillaz & The Cure
The Cure, The xx And Gorillaz Lead 2026 Primavera Sound Line-up
music lovers next year, with a roster of icons and rising stars making up the 2026 edition of the Primavera Sound Festival . Held in Barcelona from June ... Computer . The line-up also boasts an honorary Aussie by way of Manchester-born Carl Cox , who is based in the outer Victorian suburb of Frankston. On the whole, Aussie
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CYRIL
'I Like The Original But Don’t Like My Remix': CYRIL 'Hates' His TikTok Hits
about his feelings towards his own music in a recent chat on the Born Funny podcast with Jimmy & Nath . During the conversation, CYRIL admitted that he “hates” his latest ... Back in April, CYRIL dropped his first original release , Tears Dry Tonight , a single starring crooner James Blunt . Could it be hinting at the type of music he wants
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Vassy
Australian Artist Vassy Departs Russian-Hosted Intervision Song Contest
Australian-born singer and electronic music star Vasiliki Karagiorgos – best known as Vassy – has departed the Russian-hosted Intervision Song Contest “at the last minute.” Organisers of the event have
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Lorde
Lorde Kicks Off 'Ultrasound World Tour' With Deep Cut, 'Virgin' Tracks
receiving the biggest showing of tracks aside from Virgin songs. And, the New Zealand-born singer-songwriter played a deep cut, No Better , a bonus track from Pure Heroine ... time live since 2014) GRWM The Louvre (extended intro) Act III Oceanic Feeling Big Star Liability (extended intro) Clearblue (extended intro & outro) Man Of The Year
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S2O Australia
World's Biggest Water-Themed Festival S2O Heading To Australia In 2026
Songkran Music Festival , will head to Australia for the first time in 2026. Born in 2015 in Bangkok to celebrate Songkran – the Thai Water Festival – with the idea of becoming ... make its debut in Los Angeles on Saturday, 27 September. With a line-up starring Afrojack, Steve Aoki , R3hab , Elephante , and more, the event promises “wild visuals” and an “insane