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NYC string quartet bound for Perth

New York

A LEADING New York string quartet is set to perform at Perth Concert Hall on May 25 for its third Australian Musica Viva tour. more »

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The Wombats - This Modern Glitch (Warner Music)

Like their furry, burrowing namesake, Liverpool indie-poppers The Wombats are oddly adorable. more »

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Foo Fighters - Wasting Light (Sony Music)

OUR favourite fun-loving rockers and UFO enthusiasts are back with their seventh offering touted the heaviest and rawest yet. more »

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Jebediah - Kosciuszko (Dew Process/Universal)

Seventeen years have passed since Jebediah helped put Perth on the musical map, paving the way for fellow local outfits Eskimo Joe, The Sleepy Jackson, Little Birdy, End of Fashion et al more »

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Herbie a hit and miss affair

All that jazz: Herbie Hancock in Perth. Picture: Marcus Whisson

EFFERVESCENT jazz keyboardist Herbie Hancock (71) played plenty of other people's music at his Perth Concert Hall gig on Friday, the last of his current Australian tour. more »

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Musical Anzac Day salute

Dan and Paul Kelly entertain the punters. Picture: Kaitlyn Offer

IT was only fitting that in celebration of Anzac Day, some of the most beloved Australian and New Zealand singer-songwriters came together – and it seemed 5000 people thought the same with Red Hill Auditorium’s second ever concert selling out. more »

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Jones fires as Dylan flops

The eccentric Grace Jones. Picture: Hazel Buckley

AN overcast West Coast Blues 'n' Roots defined the end of the summer festival season this year as the rain held out on what was mostly a top event. more »

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In the Pines promises to be a hoot

Perth

RTRFM community radio station's biggest annual fundraising event heads in a more diverse direction this year as it steers away from its traditional indie roots. more »

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Miss Mauboy enjoys rapid rise

Get em girl: Aussie R&B

FROM Australian Idol runner-up to Flo Rida and Snoop Dogg collaborator, Jessica Mauboy has enjoyed a rapid ascent in the ruthless music business. more »

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Lupe Fiasco - Lasers (Warner)

LUPE's highly accessible take on hip-hop (pop-rap) has never appealed to me, though Kick Push from his Grammy-winning 2006 debut Food & Liquor wasn't bad. more »

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Britney Spears - Femme Fatale (Jive Records/Sony Music)

SHE'S been through two marriages, stints in rehab and was infamously embroiled in a lip-synching (surprise, surprise) scandal during her Australian Circus tour 18 months ago, and she's now in the headlines again…for all the right reasons. more »

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The Strokes - Angles (Sony Music)

The heyday may be over for arguably New York's coolest band, but their newest offering (first in five years) is nothing to sneeze at despite several music critics hailing it as “disappointing.” more »

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Mandurah boys come good

Tim & Jean

THE party had already started by the time Tim & Jean hit the stage at Amplifier on Saturday night. more »

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Lionel laps up the Perth love

Lionel Richie at nib Stadium last night . Picture: Will Russell

IN an age where over-saturation via television, the internet and social media seems to be the key to success in the music industry, it is easy to wonder whether artists even need to invest in their live performance skills. more »

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Drapht blows in

Perth

THE winds of change are sweeping through 'skip-hop' and Perth rapper Drapht is right in the thick of the action. more »

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