Lars Brandle

Everyone has a Big Day Out memory, though most are turning hazy with each turn of the calendar. For some, it was The Prodigy playing in the sauna that was the Gold Coast leg’s Boiler Room. Or a young…

Fake merchandise and bogus tickets aren’t just mudding the waters. They’re killing artists’ careers, one transaction at a time. That’s at the heart of a new call-out from Tash Sultana, who has put…

The Wiggles taking out triple j Hottest 100 wasn’t to everyone’s taste, but it certainly had socials running hot. The colourful kids’ entertainers scooped the grand prize in triple j’s annual…

Stephanie Cherote, the award-winning Northern NSW singer, songwriter and guitarist, is prepping the release of her debut album, the first through a new deal struck with Native Tongue Music…

Alex Lahey, Sophie Payten (aka Gordi) and Kate Miller-Heidke join the roll-call for the 2021 Screen Music Awards, nominees for which are announced today (Jan. 20) by APRA AMCOS and the Australian…

With the latest surge of COVID-19 infections dealing a crushing blow to Australia's live industry, Support Act launches an emergency appeal. Several leading lights from Australia’s music community…

It’s a new year, and a new job for triple j stalwart Gemma Pike, who now leads editorial for Apple Music’s trans-Tasman activities. Pike is named Senior Editorial Lead at Apple Music for Australia…

With the Omnicron variant all but destroying the live industry’s first-quarter comeback, the NSW government unveils its own disruption scheme, a statewide support network for festivals and events…

When the Sailor Jerry Rolling Stone Australia Awards roll into Sydney this March, the brightest talent in the land will walk the red carpet. Some will wander off with silverware. And behind the…

It’s the end of an era for bricks-and-mortar music retail in far north Queensland, as a raft of Sanity stores close their doors. All three Sanity outlets in Cairns are set to close later in January,…

2021 was a year like no other, a rollercoaster of lockdowns, optimism, of future wins, and golden heroes. It was also the year of the youngsters: Olivia Rodrigo and The Kid LAROI. The newcomers, who…

It’s Groundhog Day again in Victoria, where strict new COVID-19 rules come into play that include a ban on indoor dance floors.From late Wednesday, dance spaces within hospitality and entertainment…