Spice Girls ready to take final bow
Mel C is glad she overcame her reluctance and agreed to a reunion
of the hit group.
Winehouse booed after 'atrocious' tour debut
Troubled soul singer Amy Winehouse kicked off her 17-date British tour with a shambolic performance that saw fuming fans booing and marching out, reports said.
Surf's up, sound's blown
To his very public resentment, Mike Love's claim to be the voice and spirit of the Beach Boys has been consistently overshadowed by the popular notion of Brian Wilson as the band's genius auteur.
Marcia shares her life lessons
Hines calls her new album, Life, the musical equivalent of a
self-help book.
Hip-hop takes rap for poor image
Rap and hip-hop music are not the great cultural rift they might
appear, with black Americans almost as disparaging of their
influence as whites, a new survey of social attitudes shows.
Bathed in warm waves from a beautiful soul
In one sense it's telling that Patty Griffin's audience was dotted with singer-songwriters who all but venerate her and her work.
A valley girl seduces London
This cheese-maker from Queensland is a hit on the UK folk scene,
writes Emine Saner.
Kiss to play Grand Prix
Legendary American band set to rock 2008 Formula One Grand Prix in
Melbourne next March.
In touch with his demons
Back with the band after almost a decade, the Verve's singer still
seeks bigger truths, writes Dave Simpson.
Breathless spectacle ramped up by killer instinct
The Killers are a band at the height of their powers, steaming
through half a dozen of their most memorable tunes.
Geldof to rename daughter of Hutchence
Sir Bob Geldof is trying to erase the memory of Michael Hutchence
by forcing the late rock star's only daughter to change her
surname, Hutchence's sister says.
ARIAs strike consumer chord
THE big winners at the ARIA Awards have experienced a major increase in album sales, with many of the artists re-entering the top 10.
Stars in the picture to play a famous life
Heath Ledger and Colin Farrell are among stars in the frame to play
Michael Hutchence in a biopic about the troubled rock star's life.
Getting better, not older
Robert Wyatt rages against the dying of the light.
Sounds of suaveness
The Swedes find Jens Lekman sexy and he knows exactly why.
GIG PREVIEWS
Royal Crown Revue
The band that revived swing are having a revival of their own.
Cog
Cog recorded in small-town California to get away from their
greatest temptation - surfing.
Bluejuice
Too straight for funk, too too sweaty for pop. Being fun is a
blessing and a curse for Bluejuice.
BLOGS
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CD REVIEWS
Furnace Room Lullaby
Life's a breeze when Neko and her boyfriends are on the case.
Gelignite Jack
John Schumann may be a little too worthy and intense but it is hard
to argue with the decency of his intentions.
The Song Remains The Same
The soundtrack of Led Zeppelin's 1973 Madison Square Garden concert
remastered.
