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Features / Interviews
Macy Gray
Macy Gray On Living Without Regrets & How Nicole Kidman Made Her A Better Singer
single Can't Hold Back, and, in 2021, she competed on The Masked Singer Australia . What keeps her returning? "The beaches and the men are good-looking ... minute.  "But he won… We had this huge studio at Sunset Sound [Recorders in Hollywood], and we had all these crazy instruments that I had never seen before
Industry / Opinion
Industry Opinion
14 Music Industry Problems That Should Get More Press
long time for terrestrial and digital radio to be treated the same. In Australia, we have our own radio woes, with PPCA currently fighting for the lifting ... part of it is driven by the fact that audiences expect a performer to sound exactly like they do on the record. This expectation is silly. The stage
News / Music
Justin Timberlake in Brisbane
Justin Timberlake Charged With Driving While Intoxicated
Australia. In an interview with Variety last year, Timbaland revealed that Timberlake’s new album would echo 2006’s FutureSex/LoveSounds . "We just finished up, and everything sounds great
News / Music
LANY
LANY Announce Rescheduled Australian Tour Dates
recovery and stated that he feels “fortunate” to be alive. LANY last toured Australia in May 2022 with special guest  Sasha Alex Sloan . Catching them at Margaret Court Arena ... lower seated area to sing amongst the excited crowd stage left.” Secret Sounds presents LANY - a beautiful blur: the world tour Tuesday 17 September - Perth – HBF Stadium Wednesday 30 October
Reviews / Live
Vika & Linda
Live Review: An Evening With Vika & Linda @ Frankston Arts Centre, Melbourne
Night , we marvel at Vika & Linda’s effortless timing – their ‘t’ sounds landing in perfect unison every single time “ night ” is sung. While Linda prepares a “bucket of clank ... bottle shop”. Vika’s apology for snubbing her grandpa when her Tongan grandparents visited Australia, this song’s backstory is touching beyond belief. Because she was “really embarrassed” about being
Features / Music
Silverchair
All Tomorrow’s Parties… The Amazing True Story Of Silverchair’s First Single
with a new sound or something identifiably Australian,” he wrote. “Silverchair’s image and sound is blatantly – despite constant protests from the band – Nirvana meets Pearl Jam .” But veteran rock ... program director at Triple R , and now chair of the board at Green Music Australia . But nothing quite compares to discovering Silverchair. “It was pretty intoxicating to be around
Features / Interviews
Reliqa
Reliqa: 'There’s So Much Space For Positivity In Heavy Music'
February, they signed to Germany’s premier heavy music label , Nuclear Blast , and Australia’s own Greyscale Records . A month later, Reliqa announced their debut album , Secrets Of The Future ... they’re here to stay.  Secrets Of The Future is packed with diverse sounds and songwriting – exactly what you’d want from a futuristic progressive metal album with that
News / Music
Andy Summers
The Police Legend Andy Summers Announces 'An Evening With' Australian Tour
only member of The Police who’s been keen on visiting Australia; Sting toured down under last February. While Sting is undoubtedly a star, Rolling Stone rightfully recognised Summers ... roll. Summers played as sparely as possible, constructing clipped twitches or dubby washes of sound, leaving ample room for Sting and Stewart Copeland .” AN EVENING WITH ANDY SUMMERS THE POLICE
Features / Music
Empire Of The Sun
Ten Deep(-ish) Cuts We’d Kill To Hear On Empire Of The Sun’s 2024 Aus Tour
ready beat (which led to the track being certified Platinum 12 times over in Australia) and keeping eyes locked on themselves with their deliciously gaudy, over-the-top outfits. Since ... reviewing a Sydney show of theirs last February, Mick Radojkovic wrote for TheMusic.com.au , “The sound in the grand old Enmore was sublime, the light show as glitzy
Industry / News
Spotify
Spotify Reportedly Planning To Launch Hi-Fi Music Tier This Year
year, Spotify's Premium subscriptions went up from $12.99 a month to $13.99 in Australia. In March, Neil Young returned to “low-res Spotify” after a two-year boycott. “Spotify ... lovers at all, so I have returned to Spotify, in sincere hopes that Spotify sound quality will improve and people will be able to hear and feel all the music
News / Music
The Saints
Original The Saints Members Reunite With Special Guests For Australian Tour
will showcase the albums ( I’m ) Stranded (1977), Eternally Yours (1978) and Prehistoric Sounds (1978). Kicking things off at the Hindley Street Music Hall in Adelaide on Wednesday, 13 November ... around the first three albums, including stuff that hasn't been performed live in Australia before... or, at least, for a pretty long time...  very much looking forward
Industry / News
AViVA with her gold and platinum records
AViVA Goes Gold In The US & Canada, Platinum In Australia
Canada and platinum in Australia. GRRRLS , released in November 2017, is an energetic alternative rock banger that wouldn’t sound out of place in playlists alongside Halsey , Lorde and CHVRCHES ... artist. In addition to going gold in the US and Canada and platinum in Australia, AViVA dropped the music video for her latest single, Fake Friends , last month. The latest