The greatest year in Australian music? No question,it was 2008

The greatest year in Australian music? No question,it was 2008

It was the year local music pivoted away from pub anthems and alt-rock. So why have 2008’s best breakouts been forgotten?

  • byTom W. Clarke

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Rapper Barkaa wants ‘white men to be very scared of me’. This is her victory lap

Rapper Barkaa wants ‘white men to be very scared of me’. This is her victory lap

From a troubled teenager to artist of the year,Barkaa is now living her best life,but she still has no interest in making people feel comfortable.

  • byMeg Watson
Bigsound amplifies Brisbane’s unique role in shaping Australia’s music future

Bigsound amplifies Brisbane’s unique role in shaping Australia’s music future

Music industry leaders and artists have descended on the city for three days of panel discussions and live performances.

  • byCourtney Kruk
The August 31 Edition
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The August 31 Edition

Missy Higgins on music,marriage and midlife| The magic of mongrels| The Australian sculptor carving his way to Italy

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‘I cry in the pantry’:Missy Higgins nailed teenage angst – now for midlife woes

‘I cry in the pantry’:Missy Higgins nailed teenage angst – now for midlife woes

Mining her adolescent pain propelled Higgins into the hearts of music fans 20 years ago. Following her marriage breakdown,she’s reconnecting with them through song.

  • byMelissa Fyfe
Meet the supergroup giving the middle finger to the Aussie music industry

Meet the supergroup giving the middle finger to the Aussie music industry

New hip-hop supergroup 3% are taking an urgent,raw and honest approach to topics such as land reparations and Indigenous deaths in custody.

  • byGemma Grant
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This music journalist amassed 50,000 records. Now he’s selling all of them

This music journalist amassed 50,000 records. Now he’s selling all of them

Renowned music journalist Glenn A. Baker is auctioning off his collection of tens of thousands of records and other music collectables.

  • byFrances Howe
Live music is ‘broken’. This band is trying something radical to fix it

Live music is ‘broken’. This band is trying something radical to fix it

Cash Savage and the Last Drinks are staging a gig aimed at sending all profits straight to musicians,but they’ll be doing more than making music.

  • byMartin Boulton
I’m not willing to do TikTok challenges:singer Christine Anu

I’m not willing to do TikTok challenges:singer Christine Anu

Christine Anu has locked into the magnetic north of her soul.

  • byMichael Dwyer
Jimmy Barnes,Missy Higgins,Bernard Fanning voice concerns over AI in music
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Jimmy Barnes,Missy Higgins,Bernard Fanning voice concerns over AI in music

A new report estimates that by 2028,nearly a quarter of music creators’ revenues will be at risk due to generative AI.

  • byHelen Pitt
Local pop star Sycco delivers on years of promise with her debut album

Local pop star Sycco delivers on years of promise with her debut album

The 22-year-old First Nations artist crafts a coming-of-age marvel on her first album,Zorb.

  • byRobert Moran