The Australian folk band The Paper Kites has a new song called "When The Lavender Blooms." It offers some advice about how to appreciate the present moment.

In the early days, rock music in Australia was much like rock music in the rest of the world. That means the Australian rock in the 1960s was mostly copying the sounds that were popular in the USA and ...

It’s the battle of the bands! We asked 150 musicians - from Judith Durham to Kylie Minogue, Darren Hayes to John Farnham - to take our survey. Here are the results. National music writer Cameron Adams ...

The global music world is mourning the death of Midnight Oil co-founder Rob Hirst, a powerful drummer, songwriter and activist, aged 70.

Mention Australian music and several distinct sounds jump to mind: the dance-rock of INXS; the political punch of Midnight Oil; the ear- shattering metal of AC/DC; and the Top 40 pop of the Bee Gees, ...

The following Scene Report was written by guest contributor Michelle O'Rance of the Australian radio show, The Doc and The Metal Maiden. Scene Report is a new feature where we focus on a specific ...