Music

Rod in the pink and on the ball

Pushing 70 but kicking on: ladies

THE sparkly and fresh stage Rod Stewart and his band perform on could be compared to an Australian Idol or Young Talent Time set. more »

Roger Waters delivers epic performance

Roger Waters rocks the Burswood Dome. Picture: Andrew Ritchie

MOST second generation fans such as myself have heard great and often hazy tales about the extravaganza that is a Pink Floyd concert. more »

Campari fuels musical collaboration

Ian Lilburne and Cathie Travers. Picture: Marcus Whisson

WHEN seasoned Perth singer-songwriter Ian Lilburne made a mid-life sojourn to sleepy northern Italy two years ago, he developed a weakness for the Italian alcoholic aperitif Campari. more »

Veteran Jon English still rockin'

VETERAN actor and muso Jon English – known to many as Judas in the original Aussie production of Jesus Christ Superstar or Bobby Rivers from ‘90s sitcom All Together Now – had an unexpected launch into rock after a fight erupted at his local pub. more »

Medics open hearts

Indigenous indie-pop rockers The Medics are heading West.

WHEN it comes to music consumption, everyone has a guilty pleasure hidden from the rest of the world. more »

Musician battles fears to share gift

Ex-Perth muso Catherine Traicos.

WITH an increasingly busy diary and growing profile, you probably wouldn’t pick former Perth musician Catherine Traicos as someone who has had to overcome a personal struggle with stage fright. more »

Artists turn up the heat

Sean ‘Shock’ Cubitt and Ben ‘Gunn Boy’ Garside are behind the first Heatwave Festival in Perth. Picture: Marcus Whisson

MURDA-US Productions is an independent music promotional touring company and record label founded by Ben ‘Gunn Boy’ Garside (23), from Rockingham and Sean ‘Shock’ Cubitt (22), of Wilson. more »

Summer sounds at Southbound

John Pyke (above) and Tijuana Cartel (below) entertain music lovers at Southbound.

CLEAR skies and an 18 plus crowd got the eighth annual music, camping and arts festival Southbound off to a flying start in Busselton over the weekend. more »

Arctic Monkeys delight fans

The Arctic Monkeys rock Perth. Picture: Nikki Hutchinson

EVERY bit the heart-throb in slick rockabilly garb, effortlessly cool pop-poet Alex Turner and his almighty Arctic Monkeys swung into Belvoir Amphitheatre on Friday night. more »

Big guns get the party started at Summadayze

US rapper Snoop Dogg. Picture: Elle Borgward

IF you didn’t have the stellar New Year’s Eve you’d hoped for – so few live up to our expectations – then you had a pretty darn good chance of kicking off 2012 with a banging great time at yesterday’s Summadayze dance party. more »

Homegrown rapper to ring in New Year

Perth hip-hop artist Fdel. Picture: Martin Kennealey

WHEN notorious LA gangster rappers N.W.A burst onto the music scene in the late '80s, it prompted parent groups everywhere to condemn the expletive-laden and unapologetically violent and sexist protest songs. more »

Harmonious sound of revival

Perth male barbershop chorcus Vocal Evolution.

IT seems reality TV show Australia's Got Talent has worked wonders for the profile of barbershop music across the country. more »

Songwriting legend playing it cool

Aussie music icon: Ross Wilson

YOU probably wouldn't think The Wiggles, horror film Wolf Creek, uninhibited love-making and a 1920s dance performed with outstretched arms shared an obvious common link - but they do. more »

Pioneer of Perth drum 'n' bass

Greg Packer is playing at the RTRFM music fundraiser Seriously Sound System. Picture: Andrew Ritchie

WHEN grandfather of Perth drum 'n' bass Greg Packer began DJing in the '80s, his beloved breakbeat genre - made famous by artists like LTJ Bukem, Roni Size and Goldie - didn't exist. more »

Emily carves her own niche

WA-bred, UK-based Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo.

WA-bred, UK-based folk songstress Emily Barker is growing a little tired of the music media. more »

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