Media
Our members are experts in popular music studies, and often feature across the media. Here’s a few of their latest articles and appearances:
The rock music legacy of KISS guitarist Ace Frehley after his death at 74 | ABC NEWS
John Encarnacao, Western Sydney University
Could this be Taylor Swift’s biggest album?
Kate Pattison, RMIT University
How visionary Beach Boys songwriter Brian Wilson changed music – and my life
Jadey O’Regan, University of Sydney
Politics, protest and some seriously inappropriate songs: who gets censored at Eurovision, and who doesn’t?
Catherine Strong, RMIT University
Loss of an idol: response to Liam Payne’s death highlights the power of childhood and music
Liz Giuffre, University of Technology Sydney
Are market giants endangering Australia’s live music scene? Industry veterans and local artists are worried
Ben Green, Griffith University and Sam Whiting, RMIT University
Down and under pressure: US and UK artists are taking over Australian charts, leaving local talent behind
Tim Kelly, University of Technology Sydney
Is Raygun BRAT? It’s Raygun's world and we're just living in it.
Liz Giuffre, University of Technology Sydney
The WA government spent $8 million on Coldplay – but this tourism sugar hit comes at the expense of local music
Sam Whiting and Justin O’Connor, University of South Australia
Technically accomplished, sonically subversive and fiercely independent, I’ll remember Steve Albini for his rare humility
Samantha Bennett, Australian National University
The budget has earmarked $8.6 million for live music. Is it enough to save the flailing industry?
Catherine Strong, RMIT University; Ben Green, Griffith University, and Sam Whiting, University of South Australia
From ‘On The Street’ To ‘Drum Media’ To ‘The Music’
Liz Giuffre, University of Technology Sydney
New Disney documentary The Beach Boys tells the iconic band’s story – but not the whole story
Jadey O’Regan, Sydney Conservatorium of Music (University of Sydney)
‘I’m looking for a man in finance’: how a sampled sound bite can turn a dance track into an earworm
Timothy Byron, The University of Wollongong
Kiss’s debut album at 50: how the rock legends went from ‘clowns’ to becoming immortalised
Charlotte Markowitsch, RMIT University
The Today Show: Are you one of the lucky Aussies with a Taylor Swift ticket?
Kate Pattison, RMIT University
ABC News: Australian music festivals are an unlikely casualty of climate change
Ben Green, Griffith University
Diddy is just the latest in a long line of musical abusers. How should fans respond?
Catherine Strong, RMIT University; Bianca Fileborn, The University of Melbourne; Paige Klimentou, RMIT University
Fifty years on, the Australian hip hop industry still gets a bad rap
Dianne Rodger, University of Adelaide
A long-dead soprano has taken to the stage with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Are holograms the future?
Shelley Brunt, RMIT University
Australia and the Nutbush: the quest for the origin of a cultural phenomenon goes on
Jon Stratton, University of South Australia
Step inside the world of mega-fandom
Ailsa Lipscombe, Victoria University of Wellington