Arctic Monkeys set to sweep NME awards
Arctic Monkeys net seven nominations at this year's Shockwave NME
Awards.
Madonna the 'cash Queen of music' - Forbes
Pop star Madonna is still the material girl, earning $A81.13
million last financial year.
Independents' day for the soundtrack
Reluctant star Kimya Dawson is part of the new direction in movie music, writes Ben Sisario.
Get happy? They were in raptures over this finale
To begin with the end may be a little unfair. After all, the
preceding 2= hours traversed a lot of terrain, stylistically,
musically and emotionally.
Last aria as a folk hero
Stay in touch: If all goes to plan, tonight may be Sydney's
last chance to see American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus
Wainwright in full folk-hero flight.
Omens point to Zeppelin world tour
Led Zeppelin have given the strongest hint yet that they are
planning a world tour - likely to be the biggest in the history of
rock music.
Hanging tough: New Kids back on the block
Jordan, Jonathan, Joey, Danny and Donnie are making a comeback.
Wacko Jacko set to thrill fans again
Michael Jackson has recorded a star-studded remake of his hit album Thriller.
Israel woos Beatles 43 years after ban
Forty-three years after banning the Beatles from playing here, Israel is crooning Love Me Do to surviving members of the Fab Four and inviting them to perform at the Jewish state's 60th birthday bash in May, an Israeli daily reported.
Vega is happiest thinking outside the box
A jazz label gave the sensitive singer-songwriter the chance to
find her voice and exorcise some demons, writes George Palathingal.
Small stuff worth the sweating
The rage was for Rage, but the real fun was to be had elsewhere,
really.
Getting high on crowd dynamics
The Big Day Out is never about the music. For that you have the
sideshows at more intimate, acoustic-friendly venues. It is about
being one in a crowd of 55,000.
Not quite the big, scary monster I was warned about
Is it just me, or do parents have a warped sense of reality when it comes to large social events, concerts and unsupervised parties?
Missy's American dream
She might be an all-Aussie singer, but Missy Higgins has moved to
the United States to further her career.
Detours on the road to renewal
Sheryl Crow's new album charts her personal and political growth as
well as her new-found bliss at finally being a mum, writes Phillip
McCarthy.
Lee flies flag for fans with country hat-trick
Newly anointed Australian of the Year Lee Kernaghan picked up
another three awards at Tamworth's Country Music Festival last
night.
GIG PREVIEWS
Nouvelle Vague
Post-punk meets bossa nova with suave results.
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray would rather be on a golf course
than knee-deep in rock's excesses.
BLOGS
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CD REVIEWS
Little Wildflower
Country songbird Catherine Britt latest album plants its feet
firmly in the commercial world.
Rain
Typically, Joe Jackson surprises his audience again by straddling
the styles.
Falling Off the Lavender Bridge
A surprisingly good album from one half of the departed Test
Icicles.
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