Music

20 Jan 2024 | If the Australian music scene is getting you down and you're handy with a guitar, the Smashing ...

12 Jan 2024 | Over 1968-73, Gram Parsons shook up Nashville country music, wrote durable songs, made notable ...

6 Jan 2024 | A new year means new musical discoveries, and IA's music guru, David Kowalski, has some local and ...

29 Dec 2023 | Music columnist Dave Kowalski has really brought the funk to Independent Australia during 2023 ...

16 Dec 2023 | One of the most prominent figures in the Australian music scene has stepped down from his role ...

12 Dec 2023 | Critically acclaimed English musician and singer-songwriter Denny Laine has passed away following ...

5 Dec 2023 | Shane MacGowan, iconic frontman of the Irish punk group The Pogues and the voice of Irish angst ...

2 Dec 2023 | While many think the life of a musician is fun, fame and fortune, things haven't been stacking up ...

2 Dec 2023 | A young Paul Kelly raises his guitar to the crowd after a street concert in Melbourne's CBD.

18 Nov 2023 | As we near the end of 2023 and find our lives busier than ever, IA's music guru David Kowalski is ...

18 Nov 2023 | Australian record executive-royalty Michael Gudinski AM posing with his "pride and joy", a sig ...

4 Nov 2023 | Welcome to November, which in recent years has been regarded as Australian Music Month... in some ...

21 Oct 2023 | In the news this week, everything is grim. Let’s listen to a few tunes and, as Billy Joel sings ...

7 Oct 2023 | The release of a new book by Silverchair's Ben Gillies and Chris Joannou has created further ...

23 Sep 2023 | The co-founder of Rolling Stone has released a book being accused of racism and sexism, while the ...

17 Sep 2023 | Steve Harwell, the incendiary lead singer of the American alternative rock band Smash Mouth, has ...

9 Sep 2023 | Australians have a history of coming together through music, sports and culture, and the Voice ...

9 Sep 2023 | In the midst of controversy over the mainstream media not giving Australian music a platform to be ...

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