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Saving lives for 20 years: The Fray return to Australia
To mark the 20th anniversary of their chart-topping debut album, American band The Fray is returning to Australia. How to Save a Life, The 20th Anniversary Tour will kick off in Perth on December 3.

The Second High from Liz Stringer
After nearly a decade sober, Liz Stringer releases her new album ‘The Second High’.

There’s a chair in there… Silverchair’s Frogstomp turns 30
It’s hard to believe that Silverchair’s debut album is all grown up. It seems like only yesterday that we heard ‘Tomorrow’ for the first time.

JB vinyl chart: Lady Gaga stays up top
This week in the JB vinyl chart, Lady Gaga camps up top for a third week, with Doechii snapping at her heels with a number two debut, and Old Mervs making an impressive chart assault as well.

Backflips and big hits with Grentperez
Sydney’s Grentperez is set to backflip his way to the top of the charts with new album ‘Backflips in a Restaurant’.

Courtney Barnett’s landmark debut turns 10
A record company friend noted the impact of Courtney Barnett’s debut album, 'Sometimes I Sit and Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit', which was released ten years ago today.

Old Mervs take us to Kingswood country with their debut long-player
Western Australia’s Old Mervs release a ripping debut with their self-titled new album.

Please allow me to introduce myself… 10 great debut album titles
As Melbourne’s Mia Wray issues her first album, 'Hi, It’s Nice to Meet Me', we thought it time to celebrate some great debut album titles. Sure, it’s easy to go the self-titled route, but these acts have been much more creative. Here are ten favourites.

First time/Last time: Mick and Keith’s first chart-topper
Sixty years ago today, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards scored their first number one as songwriters.

You Am I’s Hi Fi Way is 30: Is this the best Aussie album of the ’90s?
You Am I’s second album, ‘Hi Fi Way’, has cemented the band’s place in Australian rock history. With a celebratory blue vinyl release out now, here are 13 things that you should know about this classic record.

Here comes Spiritbox's Tsunami
Spiritbox ride the wave to a cracking second album in ‘Tsunami Sea’.

5 things about David Bowie’s career transforming album Young Americans
It would take a bold move for the Thin White Duke to turn his back on glam. That bold move would become his superb 1975 album, 'Young Americans', marking an intrepid artistic evolution.
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