Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Jeff Jenkins, Journalist

Jeff Jenkins

Jeff Jenkins is the author of several music books, including 50 Years of Rock in Australia. His all-time favourite band is Horsehead, and he barracks for Essendon and the Melbourne Storm.

Features / Music
Hoodoo Gurus
The Amazing True Story Of Hoodoo Gurus’ Debut Album
Dinosaurs, cyclones, necrophilia, kamikaze pilots and… greyhounds? This is the remarkable true story of the Hoodoo Gurus’ debut album 'Stonage Romeos'.
Features / Music
'We Are The World' music video
'The Greatest Night In Pop'… And The Aussie Who Was There
'The Greatest Night In Pop' is the new Netflix documentary about the making of 'We Are The World'. But did you know that an Aussie star was in the room that night?
Industry / Feature
Spunk Records
25 Years Of Spunk Records: ‘Incredible, Life-Changing, Lucky, A Roller-Coaster, Eventful’
As Spunk celebrates a quarter-century, founder Aaron Curnow sits down with The Music to look back at nearly 700 albums, beers with Philip Seymour Hoffman and Lou Reed, and the time he nearly drowned Bill Callahan.
Features / Interviews
Queen
Sunbury 1974: The Day Queen Were Booed In Australia… And What Happened Next
“Go home, ya Pommy w***ers!”
Features / Interviews
Real Life's 'Send Me An Angel' music video
The Remarkable Real Life Story Of 'Send Me An Angel', The Aussie Song That Hit The US Top 40… Twice
“It was so good, I thought I must have ripped it off.”
Industry / News
ARIA logo
Australian Music’s Annus Horribilis: No 2023 Local Releases Make End Of Year ARIA Charts
“We are just as frustrated as the rest of the music industry.”
Industry / Feature
Michael Gudinski
‘How Could You Play Music That Loud?’ Michael Gudinski’s Life Story In 13 Songs
After trying to tell the Gudinski story in 13 tours, here we attempt to do it in just 13 songs.
Features / Music
Archie Roach & Ruby Hunter
'Songs From The Kitchen Table’: New Book Celebrates Archie Roach & Ruby Hunter
When Archie and his manager were compiling a new book of lyrics he and Ruby Hunter wrote together, there was one obvious title.
Industry / Feature
Margret RoadKnight
The ARIA Hall Of Fame Should Have More Women. Here’s One Of Them
"She’s a commanding figure, a special person and a great artist."
Industry / Feature
Michael Gudinski with The Police in 1981
Michael Gudinski’s Life Story – In 13 Tours
"Thank you, Michael Gudinski, for giving us the best night of our lives."
Industry / News
Is It Over Now? ARIA’s Annus Horribilis For Aussie Acts Continues
Taylor Swift: 8, Australia: 0
Features / Interviews
Things Of Stone & Wood's Greg Arnold On How MeToo Inspired New Album 'In The Sky'
“The irony of it is not lost on me that I’m singing at the top of my lungs about how I should shut up and listen...”