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climbed to #16 on the national singles chart) the album reached #12 on the Australian charts.   Yet Kelly was unhappy with how the band was proceeding and started ... belly. In this same session Freud heard Duffield playing around with some calypso music and was inspired to write the lyrics for what would become Barbados (although they couldn

11th annual  Australian Music Prize  is beginning to take shape, with judges having announced the first 11 albums to be considered on this year's longlist of local

musicians most deserving of career support, coming armed with more than $15,000 in prizes to help the cause. The competition spans a wealth of categories, including Popular Contemporary (comprising ... Wagga Indigenous Australian musician  Brendon Boney , who with his wife Tessa performs in the spousal "pop-folk-love" duo  Microwave Jenny . Speaking to The Music  from Darwin

battling the mighty corporations who want to suppress their individuality and their love of music. They need a hero who can help them in their struggle, and we have ... power and energy of the extraordinary music of Queen in a fun rock'n'roll musical, and this is especially true of Australian audiences," Elton said. "I can't wait

October launch and puts a new spin on a classic tale. Developed by Nobel prize winner Toni Morrison, singer-songwriter Rokia Traore and revered stage director Peter Sellars, Desdemona ... theatrical experience draws on a 19th century German vibe and makes its Australian debut at Thalia Theater under director Jette Steckel, with a new and exciting take on the Robert

West Australian music-maker  Mathas  has a busy few months ahead, as he continues working on his hotly awaited second studio full-length,  Armwrestling Atlas ... part of triple j's Next Crop initiative last year, and took out the prize for Best Music Video at this year's WA Screen Awards for Stone Cold Sober

recognised with the 2015 return of the  South Australian Music Awards , under the custodianship of the non-profit  Music SA , this November, with nominations opening as early ... under Music SA's purview, following three previous iterations directed by Fowler's Live owner Peter Darwin — over which time recipients of the evening's various prizes have included

outstanding contribution" to the Australian performing arts industry. As it turns out, he probably could have also made off with the prize for "best acceptance speech", if such an honour ... acceptance that pays more homage to those who shaped and supported him on his musical journey than it does his own voluminous talents - not that Kelly's ever truly been

annual  Grant McLennan Fellowship , a $25,000 prize that has been bestowed upon talented, hard-working Queensland musicians every year since 2007 in a joint initiative ... order to further their professional and creative development in the "foreign and vibrant musical culture" of their choosing. "APRA AMCOS is pleased to continue our support