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 / Interviews
Hunters & Collectors
How 'Holy Grail' Nearly Broke Up Hunters & Collectors Before Breaking Big
The remarkable true story of Hunters & Collectors' 'Holy Grail': “Regardless of what happens, you’ve got to stay true to the quest.”
Industry / News
Down For The Chart Count: Taylor Swift 17. Australia 0
The Aussie chart smackdown has been Swift and humiliating.
Features / Interviews
Kevin Borich, The La De Da's 'The Happy Prince'
Did The Rock Opera Concept Actually Originate Down Under?
Kevin Borich reflects on what might have been for The La De Da's and their rock opera, 'The Happy Prince'.
Features / Music
40 years of the ARIA charts
The ARIA Charts Have Turned 40. But Is It Really A Happy Birthday?
Over the course of four decades, the weekly ARIA Charts have shifted a fair bit in their relevance. Do they really still matter in 2023?
Features / Music
Image of Painters & Dockers
Dock On! Painters & Dockers Clock 40 Ridiculous Years
“The thought of being a normal, mainstream pop star appalled me. With a murdered brother forever lurking on my mind, I couldn’t tolerate normal and relaxed."
Features / Interviews
How Tragedy Shaped John Farnham Doco 'Finding The Voice'
"Convincing them all to trust me with the story was something I took very seriously.”
News / Music
An Aussie Act Tops The Albums Chart… That’s The Only Good News
The bad news – it’s the only Aussie entry in the Top 40 on both the albums and singles charts.
Features / Interviews
John Schumann On 'I Was Only 19' At 40: 'You Do These Things Because You Believe In Them'
The remarkable story of the song that changed the way we saw our Vietnam vets.
Features / Music
The Remarkable Story Of Delta Goodrem’s Debut Album ‘Innocent Eyes’
A lifetime in just one album.
Features / Music
'Bombora' Turns 60: Why Aren’t The Atlantics In The ARIA Hall Of Fame?
As Australia’s greatest surf single, 'Bombora', turns 60 and The Atlantics release a brand-new album, we ask… why aren’t they in the ARIA Hall of Fame?
News / Music
This Week’s ARIA Top 40 Doesn’t Feature A Single Aussie Album
Here Comes Everybody… apart from Aussie artists.
Features / Music
Are Album Reviews Dead? We Investigate
Just one Australian album made the Top 40 for the entire month of February. The nation’s biggest-selling paper hasn’t run an album review for nearly two years. What’s going on?
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