Rock

This week's listening recommendations are eclectic, to say the least, but well worth your time.

Chris Stein tells the inside story of the beloved band he co-founded with Debbie Harry in his new memoir, 'Under a Rock'.

Voice of Baceprot are a devoutly Muslim all-female thrash metal band hell-bent on shattering the genre's masculine image and misconceptions about Islam.

The disgraced music mogul was awarded the honour last September, but has now returned the key following a request from New York City mayor Eric Adams.

This week marks 60 years since The Beatles' first and only tour of Australia and New Zealand. Former rock'n'roller Johnny Devlin recalls what it was like opening for the Fab Four. 

From brand new Crowded House to Cosmo's Midnight's long-awaited third record, these are some of the best albums released recently.

The This Is Me…Live tour was originally slated for 30 dates, hitting massive arenas all around the US, but now it is no more. We unpack the potential reasons why.

Cold Chisel is hitting the road for a national tour to celebrate their golden musical anniversary.

A study by universities in SA and WA has sought to shed light on the origin of the popular Australian dance routine to American singer Tina Turner's 1973 song Nutbush City Limits, and has determined it was invented by the NSW education department.

A new tribute to the Talking Heads' 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense offers something for fans, old and new.

British-born Australian country music singer Frank Ifield has died at the age of 86 at his home in Dural, NSW. He had multiple number one hits and famously helped give The Beatles their start when he was approached by their manager, Brian Epstein.

David James Young, affectionately known as DJY, went to so many shows in 2023 he now holds the world record for it.

The legendary producer who recorded music for bands including Nirvana, the Pixies, and PJ Harvey dies after a heart attack.

The in-demand woman behind the desk for multi-Grammy winners boygenius tells us about dumping architecture for music, and why communication matters.  

One of the founding members of Australian rock band The Masters Apprentices, Gavin Webb, has died aged 77 after a six-year battle with cancer.

Less than two weeks before the first concert, Pandemonium Rocks has ditched six acts from the music festival's line-up and made two venue changes. Fans are unhappy, but event boss Andrew McManus says there is no other choice.

Pophouse Entertainment Group, established by ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus, is also the founding investor in the ABBA Voyage show.

It's hard to fathom how one singer-songwriter and his little rock band could have such a profound impact on music, but perhaps the best way to explain it can be found by examining the musical landscape from the year he died.

You'd be surprised by how many of your favourite hits are about God or Jesus in one way or another.

Ahead of their Australian tour, we speak with Sleater-Kinney about processing trauma through music and celebrating 30 years of this era-defining band.

A criminal trial is set to open over the handwritten lyrics to the Eagles' legendary hit Hotel California.

Larger-than-life singer Elvis Presley offers storytellers plenty to play with. Here are our favourite portrayals of the king across the years, from small cameos to award-winning performances.

The top 10 tracks from triple j's Hottest 100 of 2023 include songs from Doja Cat, G Flip and Dom Dolla. Here are your favourite songs of the year.

Between 2017 and 2020 we were blessed with three albums of fantastic First Nations music, the Deadly Hearts series.

The Tamworth Country Music Festival attracts some of the genre's biggest stars from around the world, but veteran and aspiring talents alike can still be found honing their craft on the streets.