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Oasis
Noel Gallagher Reportedly 'Shocked' At How 'Great' Oasis Are Sounding
saying he’s kind of shocked by how great the band is [sounding at rehearsals]. I think we’re going to have a good summer.” You can watch the interview ... back to London for two massive shows at Wembley Stadium, then Japan, Australia, and South America. Oasis will make their long-awaited return to Australia this October and November, playing
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Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter Announces New Album 'Man's Best Friend'
hands. You can pre-order/pre-save the album via Universal Music Australia . Earlier this year, Carpenter released the deluxe edition of Short n’ Sweet —and took home the Grammy Awards ... Best Pop Solo Performance (for the hit single Espresso ). She recently headlined Primavera Sound music festival in Barcelona, and will headline Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza festivals
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Katie Noonan
Katie Noonan Adds Extra Shows To 'Jeff Buckley’s Grace' Australian Tour
Grace tour , adding second dates in Adelaide and Perth. Noonan is touring across Australia from September through November and celebrating Jeff Buckley’s beloved debut (and only) album, released during ... released into the world. I was 17 and never had I heard a sound world like this, never had I heard a band that unique and never had I heard
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BASSINTHEGRASS 2025
How Much Artists & Managers Earn Revealed In 'The Bass Line' Music Industry Report
estimated 12 million people attending contemporary live music events and festivals in Australia in the 2023-2024 financial year. However, the figures are stark for Australian artists and their managers ... million in GVA. Sounds good, right? But those figures don’t align with artists’ managers’ income. There are more than 200 artist managers in Australia. According to the report, artist
Features / Interviews
Calum Hood
‘It Wouldn’t Feel Right If I Wasn’t Honest’: Calum Hood Embraces Order & Chaos On His Debut Solo Album
played on five albums with his bandmates: their self-titled debut album in 2014, Sounds Good Feels Good in 2015, Youngblood in 2018, Calm in 2020, and 5SOS5 ... releases his long-awaited debut solo album , ORDER chaos ORDER via EMI Music Australia . Chatting to The Music on Zoom from Los Angeles, Hood admits that his bandmates
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Adelaide Beer & BBQ Festival
Major Music Festivals Continue Trend As Economic Boosters
spend more. Promoter Mark Duckworth told the Gold Coast Bulletin that attendees from around Australia spend 6.5 nights while those from abroad – mostly from the United States, New Zealand ... ages First Nations-led concert at the new Anzac Rail Station, an underwater sound experience at the City Baths (an instant sell-out), and a massive free communal music-making
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Macklemore
Macklemore's House Allegedly Robbed, Nanny Sprayed With Bear Spray
they allegedly stole jewellery, watches and shoes worth “thousands of dollars,” per Consequence of Sound . The nanny managed to escape the robbery after allegedly biting the shorter man’s hand ... apologise to all his fans eager to see the show.” Macklemore toured Australia in May 2024. Check out The Music ’s live review of his Brisbane show and photo gallery
Reviews / Live
Supergrass
Live Review: Supergrass, Rocket Science @ The Forum, Melbourne
record, these songs are arresting, but tonight – near the stage at least – the sound is a loud, muddy mess.  Inspired by bands who made a virtue of their simplicity ... pogo, the band veer into Caught By the Fuzz , their first hit and Australia’s first introduction to them. No other band of the mid-1990s filtered the experience
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Parkway Drive
Live Review: Parkway Drive @ Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
sound reminiscent of a Warped Tour band, with a particularly prominent live synth. However, neither of the above has the musical instinct – or excellence – of Australia’s heaviest exports, Parkway ... Alec Roberts . Unlike other baroque-and-roll experiments, Parkway Drive don’t taper their sound for the occasion; they blast through cuts like Soul Bleach , Chronos , and early career favourite
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Baz Luhrmann
2025 King’s Birthday Honours List: Baz Luhrmann, Bruce Rowland, Iyer Brothers & More
saraswati veena instrument, and have received awards for their work in both Australia and the US. Other individuals included in this year’s honours include John Middleton , Moira Hansen ... arts through music, the late Peter Burgis is recognised for service to music through sound archiving, and Iain O’Connor is singled out for his service to music and foreign
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Inhaler
Live Review: Inhaler @ The Tivoli, Brisbane
latest brainchild of their project BIIG TIME , and it’s flooded with anthemic, addictive sounds reminiscent of the 80s soundscape. Johnny leans into the mic. “This is a new band ... earnest. The world tour of their third studio album, Open Wide, travels again to Australia off the back of their first sold-out tour here last August. Less than
Features / Music
Ross Wilson
60 Things You Might Not Know About Ross Wilson
wonder the records failed to chart? On the sinister Backdoor Man , Wilson sounded like a slimy, depraved 60-year-old guy with nefarious intentions. Not bad for a 17-year ... happen. The live footage was filmed at the Myponga Pop Festival in South Australia, including a shot of Ross’s then-pregnant wife, Pat, clapping along in the front