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Top Five Tracks to Hear This Weekend

Five new songs to soundtrack your weekend.

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Newtown About to Get a Lot More Social

Live music will still grace the former Sando spot.

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Happy Monday, Here’s Some Good News from Happy Mondays

One of the most influential bands of their generation finally tours Down Under.

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Bernard Fanning Departs – for Australia

The Powderfinger frontman is back, and everywhere.

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New Interactive Music Video Puts Viewers on the Line

Connect with humankind via the humble cursor.

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A Splendid Splendour Announcement

There's sure to be a little somethin-somethin for everyone.

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Modular Takes a Trip for New Festival in Croatia

Indie pop on an island paradise.

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A Handful of Extra Tickets to Daft Punk Album Launch Released

One listen and we're addicted.

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MONA Reveals Dark Mofo Festival Program – And Will Fly You There for Free

Enough art, music and jet fuel to blast through the winter chill.

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Marrickville Council Votes to Back Live Music

Things may be looking up for the venues of Sydney's inner west.

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Five Cool Dads You Didn’t Expect to See at Coachella

No dad jokes; all party.

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Daft Punk Are Winning the Internet

The excitement builds in in anticipation of the album launch in Wee Waa.

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Top Five Tracks to Hear This Weekend

Playlist for the weekend: check. Aural satisfaction: check.

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Daft Punk Throw a Party in Wee Waa

That's right, Wee Waa.

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Martha Wainwright Tours Come Home to Mama

Rejoice the return of Martha Wainwright to Australia for a massive, 12-date national tour.

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Eight Genre-Defining Beards of Modern Music

The Beards aren't the only band with facial hair that says a lot about their music.

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Ten Inspiring and Insightful TED Talks by Musicians

Amanda Palmer isn't the only industry luminary with a penchant for both lyrics and discourse.

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Splendour in the Grass Moves to Its Permanent Home

The North Byron Parklands are prepped and ready to go for July 2013.

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Thursday, May 16 - Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Various cinemas in Sydney

Instead of aliens in 'A Quiet Place' and its sequel, John Krasinski ponders a world where imaginary friends are real in this warmly whimsical family-friendly fantasy.
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Change the Course

Friday, May 31, 2024
Darling Quarter, Sydney

Darling Quarter and Two Good Co are teaming up for a long lunch for an excellent cause.

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Event
Spanish Film Festival

Wednesday, June 19 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Say hola to the Sydney's annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American movies — including a celebration of Salvador Dalí in cinema.

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Your Tweets Control the Music in SXSW’s Interactive Vending Machine Stage

With Doritos' Bold Stage concert you can choose the songs, special effects and even performers with nothing more than a tweet

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The Off-White Album: How History and Decay Affect 45-Year-Old Records

No matter what their colour, condition or quality, Rutherford Chang wants your iconic 1968 Beatles 'White Album'.

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Register to Land Tickets For Kraftwerk at Vivid Live 2013

The German artists and sonic revolutionaries will perform their eight groundbreaking albums across four nights.

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Earn Yourself Free Festival Tickets with Optus RockCorps

Exchange community service for 'money can't buy' festival tickets with Optus RockCorps

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Top Five Tracks to Hear This Weekend

New stuff from High Highs, Pond, Van Hoorn, JaysWays, and Jagwar Ma.

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Bjork Turns to Kickstarter to Spread Biophilia

The musician turns to crowdfunding to get her educational music app reprogrammed for Android and Windows 8.

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Groovin’ the Moo Confirms 2013 Line-Up Leak

Tegan and Sara, The Kooks, Tame Impala and Flume are set for a regional Australia takeover.

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Secret Garden 2013 Announces Line-Up (Not That It Needs To)

A weekend for lovers of food, music, dress-ups, and adventures.

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Concrete Playground meets Mitzi

Disco's not dead.

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The xx announce April tour

The dark darlings of indie pop return with a sexxier sound than ever.

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Pitchfork’s Top Five Albums Of 2012

2012 saw the release of some truly awesome and at times groundbreaking new music

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Funny Pictures of Serious Musicians

The music industry often takes itself too seriously. Funny photos of serious musicians are scarce, but hilarious.

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Win Tickets To Fat Freddy’s Drop at the Sydney Opera House

Watch New Zealand's favourite seven member band present their animated and illustrated Blackbird album preview.

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Secret Garden Festival 2013 Announces Ticket Details & Family Ballot

Start deciding on your spirit animal.

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Ten Musicians On Why They Make Music

These ten quotes from ten songwriting legends provide a fascinating insight into what drives these musicians to be musicians

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Field Day Announces 2013 Lineup

Hot Chip, SBTRKT, Mark Ronson and The Vaccines head up the 2013 bill.

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Future Music Festival Announces 2013 Lineup

The Prodigy, Dizzee Rascal and Azealia Banks headline Future's "biggest line-up yet".

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St Jerome’s Laneway Festival Announces 2013 Lineup

Bat for Lashes, Nicolas Jaar, Yeasayer and Perfume Genius among this year's headliners.

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Win a Double VIP Pass to Parklife

Do you like music, burgers and free stuff?

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Astral People and Strawberry Fields Present Land of the Giants

A four-headed audio experience said to span continents, planets and timeframes.

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Surry Hills Festival 2012 Announces Musical Line-Up

Sonic accompaniments to everything from single-origin lattes to craft amber ales.

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You+1 Floating Festival with Steve Aoki, Rudimental and Flight Facilities

Sound waves meet ocean waves at Sydney's brand new floating festival.

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Weird and Wonderful Celebrity Transformations

Musicians are notorious for their reason-defying epiphanies that are usually indicative of either groundbreaking creativity or mid-career slumps.

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Ten Cool Artists From Across the Ditch

New Zealand artists have been making big waves recently in musical fields that have nothing to do with dubstep or flying anything.

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