What will stem the tide of Australia’s music festival closures?
NME speaks to promoters and industry leaders about the post-pandemic struggles faced by Australian music festivals and what needs to be done to secure their future
Nick Buckley
“A real trip down memory lane”: Courtney Barnett and Jen Cloher on the legacy of Milk! Records
After a final release by co-founder Barnett, Milk! Records will close. NME speaks to the musician and her colleagues, Jen Cloher and Anika Ostendorf, about the label’s bottled magic and the community it created
Now or Never 2023 review: a breathtaking debut by Melbourne’s new music and knowledge festival
Kelela, Serpentwithfeet and Giant Swan leave mouths agape over the second weekend of this new festival
Rin McArdle: “You can come out of crushing, devastating things with a real sense of empowerment”
The singer-songwriter’s self-titled debut is a story of survival, one finally told thanks to the encouragement of friends Courtney Barnett and Camp Cope
June Jones releases new standalone single ‘Good Girl’
It's the first single released by her new label home, Chapter Music
Tkay Maidza announces new album ‘Sweet Justice’
She has also shared new single, ‘Ring-a-Ling’
John Farnham cancer-free one year after mouth surgery
John Farnham is said to be cancer-free one year after undergoing mouth surgery, according to his son
Watch DMA’S perform live at Mona’s new studio
The band performed ‘Something We Are Overcoming’ at the stunning Frying Pan Studios
Here’s the Byron Bay weather report for Splendour in the Grass 2023
See the predictions after last year’s washout
Masego announces Australian tour
The saxophonist-rapper will make six stops in October