Music

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Landmark festival brings First Nations culture to life

If you want to learn more about First Nations culture but don’t know where to start, the Clancestry festival at QPAC may provide some answers. The festival has been
Read more 15 July 2025
Teen magazines from the 1960s and 1970s - Newsreel

The teen idol era quietly fades into history

By Shane Rodgers In a world before Tik Tok and Snapchat there were teen magazines. The currency of teen magazines was a small number of young men known as teen
Read more 14 July 2025
Elderly man playing guitar. | Newsreel

Learning an instrument at any age preserves memory

Learning to play a musical instrument can delay memory decline and new research has shown you are never too old to start. Scientists in Japan have found that practicing
Read more 8 July 2025
Beach Boys – Surfin Safari Album publicity shot

Good Vibrations with The Beach Boys nostalgia

By Susan Schwartz The death of The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson has created renewed interest in the band and their music, with the announcement of a number of shows
Read more 7 July 2025
Minette Cooper celebrates the reopening of birdees nightclub. | Newsreel

birdees back in full flight from tonight

Iconic Brisbane nightclub birdees is back after a multi-million makeover. From tonight (June 27) the Fortitude Valley nightspot will welcome back partygoers. Group
Read more 27 June 2025
Fleetwood Mack. | Newsreel

Dream of enduring chart appearances over for music stars

Australia’s music charts are changing in response to streaming services which allow popular historic songs to linger in the charts at the expense of new
Read more 27 June 2025
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Lenny Kravitz breaks Aussie tour drought

Just as Lenny Kravitz sings It ain’t over till it’s over, he’s returning to Australia for the first time since 2012 with his Blue Electric Light Tour. The
Read more 24 June 2025
ACDC 2025 tour

ACDC is Back in Black for Australian tour

Australian ACDC fans are preparing to be thunderstruck when the band returns to their homeland for just five shows in November and December. The 2025 Power Up Tour will
Read more 23 June 2025
Jaws promotional image. | Newsreel

50 years on and Jaws’ two notes still quicken heartbeats

By Alison Cole Our experience of the world often involves hearing our environment before seeing it. Whether it’s the sound of something moving through nearby water, or
Read more 19 June 2025
Lucky Country

Melt Festival colours Brisbane culture

By Susan Schwartz Brisbane’s Melt Festival is back for 2025 after last year’s phenomenal debut celebration of the vibrant LGBTQIA+ arts and culture scene. It will
Read more 19 June 2025