Coming up roses after the Savage days
Darren Hayes's Whore's Bath. Look out for that perfume in the
future.
Music of heart tops pops, weddings and funerals
The songs from James Blunt's 2005 debut album Back to Bedlam
were more than just chart-toppers.
Lost and found
Jimmy Barnes, the hard man of Oz rock, is back on stage, David
Astle writes.
The Cat Empire hitting the right environmental notes
The name suggests a feline step but one of Australia's busiest
touring bands leaves a heavy environmental footprint.
Diamonds in the rough
Oddities and fabulous finds are lifeblood for producer Katalyst.
Snoop Dogg gets down and dirty
Rapper to spend 160 hours picking up rubbish for carrying a weapon at an airport.
Up all night, playing all day
Four years after their breakthrough album, Up All Night, the
Waifs have reunited for a new album and a new Australian tour.
Stars bypass record labels
IN THE past 24 hours Radiohead's seventh album bypassed a record company and went out directly to fans, some of whom were getting it free. The record industry gave a small shudder. In the next year Madonna may jump from her long-time record company and sign up with a tour promoter to distribute her music.
Madonna dumps label in $134m deal
Pop singer in unprecedented direct deal with concert promoter.
Worst-lyricist label has Sting to it
The Police have cancelled gigs because of Sting's "serious voice
problems", but it's the lyrics Blender magazine doesn't
like.
New spotlight on the unjoyous boy
Ian Curtis from Joy Division has inspired another film, writes
Simon Reynolds.
Black Eyed Peas cancel gig mid show
A show in El Salvodor was part-way through when Fergie announced
she was sick.
Good Charlotte bassist falls from stage
Paul Thomas kept playing despite a serious ankle injury in Brisbane
last night.
Beyonce, Timberlake nab AMA nominations
The public will be able to vote online for the awards for the first
time this year.
Plum job for Delta the vamp
It was the red carpet debut of the new Delta - sexy, smouldering
and all grown up.
Sting tops worst lyricists list
"Mountainous pomposity" and "cloying spirituality" is how
Blender describes his work.
GIG PREVIEWS
Parkway Drive
Metal heads Parkway Drive are a word-of-mouth phenomenon.
The Three Strikes Tour
Every influential artist has their cross to bear. Tim "Urthboy"
Levinson has several.
Josh Pyke
Between collecting awards and touring, the Sydney singer-songwriter
has little time for rest.
BLOGS
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CD REVIEWS
We Are the Pipettes
A modern take on the classic girl group, the Pipettes are
bucketloads of fun.
The State of Things
Reverend and the Makers prove that it is possible to think and
dance.
I Am Sun
That jazz pianist Sean Wayland should make an out-and-out pop album
should come as no surprise.
