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Discover the story of Dan Phelan, immersed in vinyl culture, reminiscing about iconic bands like the Hard Ons in the '80s. Explore his passion for records & Newcastle's vibrant music scene.

Ten years after the final edition of Big Day Out took place, its time to take a look back at the history, growth and legacy of an iconic Australian music festival.

After years of COVID restrictions, 2SER is getting back into the studios for Radiothon – its biggest revenue raiser for the year – and it’s getting the

From Kath and Kim to Coogi, noisy knitwear has long polarised pop culture. Now a new generation of designers is putting a political spin on 80s Australiana

The Uncaged Festival will now take place across March and April with new additions You Am I, Tex Perkins, The Hard Ons and Shihad.

The new line-up of The Hard-Ons, featuring You Am I’s Tim Rogers on vocals, played their first live show last Friday in New South Wales under the name Clandestine Sausage.

1991 saw the music industry turned upside down, and 30 years later, its echoes remain SatSaturday 6 updated SatSaturday 6 Nirvanas Novaselic, Cobain and Grohl were key in the "quasi-revolution" that up-ended music. ( Print text only In the 1980s the music industry was divided into two worlds. On one side was the big-money mainstream world of MTV-approved pop and rock stars, the all-important singles and album charts, and pay-to-play commercial radio. This is where you would find the likes of Mi...

Everyones life has been affected by COVID-19 in one way or another. Howlin Pelle Almqvist, the larger-than-life frontman of Swedish rock heroes The Hives, is certainly no exception. "It has affected my life being a rock star that travels the world for a living," he tells Double Js Tim Shiel. "It has affected my life quite severely." Audio Player failed to load. Play Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Hear Tim Shiels chat with Howl...