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David Byrne on why kindness and empathy is the new punk

David Byrne is still asking a lot of big questions about human behaviour with his colourful, curious new solo album, Who Is the Sky?

David Byrne wearing a pink breast suit poses with left arm resting on blue table top, peering over his own shoulder upward

Duration: 22 minutes

Published: FriFri 5 Sep 2025 at 2:15amTopic: ABC News

Take 5 with Zan Rowe starts this week!

Hollywood stars, pop gamechangers and songwriting royalty are all on board for the next season of Take 5 with Zan Rowe

a man in glasses and a woman with curly hair sit side by side in an old theatre. the woman is smiling

Published: 10 Aug 2025Sun 10 Aug 2025 at 11:00pmTopic: Music Reads

Australian music has issues — talent and volume aren't among them

A couple of hundred eager emerging artists just proved that neither quality nor quantity are at the heart of Australia's music industry woes.

A woman with curly red hair stands against barred windows in a dark outside setting.

Published: FriFri 5 Sep 2025 at 11:00pmTopic: ABC News

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Ella Thompson's favourite Australian soul tunes

This September, Melbourne musician and songwriter Ella Thompson takes over as your Artist in Residence on Double J.

Ella Thompson sitting in front of a mixing desk with flowers in the foreground. She is wearing a long sleeve shirt.

Duration: 1 hour

Published: YesterdaySun 7 Sep 2025 at 7:00amTopic: Artist In Residence

Desko: Fruit

Dive into an hour of fibrous, fun and fruity tunes from The Strokes, Charli XCX, The Beatles, Gwen Stefani, Pnau and more.

An assortment of tropical fruit including grapes, pineapple, watermelon, mangoes and kiwis

Duration: 1 hour 1 second

Published: FriFri 5 Sep 2025 at 1:00amTopic: Desko

How David Byrne stays inspired

Our favourite musical Talking Head is back with a brand new album.

Duration: 22 minutes

Published: FriFri 5 Sep 2025 at 12:00amTopic: Lunch

Sky High

Hau Latukefu brings you the latest music to make you move. From hip hop, to soul, funk to R&B.

Duration: 1 hour

Published: ThuThu 4 Sep 2025 at 9:00amTopic: Sky High

Music Reads

David Byrne on why kindness and empathy is the new punk

David Byrne is still asking a lot of big questions about human behaviour with his colourful, curious new solo album, Who Is the Sky?

Duration: 22 minutes

Published: FriFri 5 Sep 2025 at 2:15am

The Beths will tour their excellent new album next April

Don't miss your chance to witness the power and beauty of The Beths playing live, off the back of their brilliant new LP.

A woman and three men stand in a row before a purple background.

Published: TueTue 2 Sep 2025 at 11:00pm

From slacker rock to cult art-punk, these music docos are must-sees

From fascinating films on underrated cult bands to fresh perspectives on The Beatles and Cold Chisel, here's the latest and greatest music cinema.

Jimmy Barnes sings alongside a guitarist and pianist in a lavish family living room.

Published: 28 Aug 2025Thu 28 Aug 2025 at 3:00am

On the cusp of 40, Meg Washington is re-considering why she makes music

With her first record of original music since leaving a major label, Gem, Meg Washington has approached songwriting from a fresh perspective, where she sings about what feels good.

Meg Washington with her long hair out crouches on a rock at the beach with the sea and stormy sky in the backgroun.

Published: 19 Aug 2025Tue 19 Aug 2025 at 5:00am

Classic Albums

The Cure - The Head on the Door

The creative leap that transformed the cult indie heroes into international pop stars

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: 2h agoMon 8 Sep 2025 at 8:00am

Sarah Blasko - The Overture and the Underscore

A standout Australian debut and a stunning introduction to a brilliant career

Duration: 1 hour

Published: 1 Sep 2025Mon 1 Sep 2025 at 8:00am

Bruce Springsteen — Born to Run

The record that made The Boss an American cultural icon and cemented his legacy as one of the greats of rock

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: 25 Aug 2025Mon 25 Aug 2025 at 8:00am

Bodyjar - How It Works

From go to whoa, a cracking pop punk missive and an underrated Australian classic

Duration: 59 minutes 59 seconds

Published: 18 Aug 2025Mon 18 Aug 2025 at 8:00am

Take 5

Take 5 with Peaches

The transgressive trailblazer celebrates 25 years since The Teaches of Peaches. A boundary-blurring blend of electroclash, sex-positive feminist themes, and fun.

Duration: 28 minutes 13 seconds

Published: FriFri 5 Sep 2025 at 12:00amTopic: Take 5

INTRODUCING: Brand new TV episodes of Take 5 with Zan Rowe

Take 5 with Zan Rowe is back on your screens from Tuesday 9 September, and Season 4 is our biggest yet. Kevin Bacon Melanie C from the Spice Girls Lorde Paul Kelly Comedian Aaron Chen (Fisk, Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee)

Kevin Bacon in a blue check long-sleeve collared shirt sits in a New York recording studio

Duration: 5 minutes 1 second

Published: 29 Aug 2025Fri 29 Aug 2025 at 12:00amTopic: Take 5

Mac DeMarco shares 5 essential songs

Mac DeMarco has long been loved for his laid-back guitar noodlings and so called “slacker” rock. He sometimes calls it "jizz jazz", but whatever it is, it’s gained him a loving fanbase across the world.

Mac DeMarco does a peace sign standing on rocks on the edge of a lake with a green forest and water behind him

Duration: 39 minutes 15 seconds

Published: 22 Aug 2025Fri 22 Aug 2025 at 12:00amTopic: Take 5

Bert McCracken from The Used

Bert McCracken from The Used shares 5 songs that 'got him through'. The frontman and founding member of The Used found his tribe through music, and he’s gathered a huge community of fans over the last 25 years.

Bert McCracken from emo-punk band The Used wears a grey band jumper with 'The Used' written in orange writing on the front

Duration: 36 minutes 30 seconds

Published: 15 Aug 2025Fri 15 Aug 2025 at 12:00amTopic: Take 5

The 50 Best

The 50 best albums of 2024

In a blockbuster year for music releases, nothing excited us more than these 50 albums.

composite image featuring Waxahatchee, Amyl & the Sniffers, Emily Wurramara, and Kacey Musgraves

Published: 10 Dec 2024Tue 10 Dec 2024 at 7:23pm

The 50 best albums of 2023

These 50 works of art helped us escape, make sense of the world, and kept us thankful for those who make it.

composite image featuring dave grohl, little simz, caroline polachek, jen cloher, dan sultan, frenzal rhomb, jessie ware, rvg

Published: 12 Dec 2023Tue 12 Dec 2023 at 6:00pm

The 50 Best Debut Singles

The songs that defined careers, started movements, disrupted genres.

Published: 18 Sep 2021Sat 18 Sep 2021 at 6:55am

50 game-changing women of Australian music

The artists who shifted the needle in our local scene

Christine Anu, Alison Wonderland, Tkay Maidza, Chrissy Amphlett, Sampa The Great, Courtney Barnett, Adalita, Stella Donnelly

Published: 7 Mar 2021Sun 7 Mar 2021 at 9:00pm

Feature Albums

John Butler — PRISM

Going solo and bigger in sound, the prolific WA artist's latest is a reminder there's always horizons to expand and mistakes to be learned from.

psychedelic collage of John Butler against cactus-lined horizon at night, with skull figure playing tambourine behind him

Published: 14h agoSun 7 Sep 2025 at 8:00pm

CMAT — Euro-Country

The ascendant Irish star's brand of country pop masterfully marries heartbreaking drama with good-natured humour.

Redhaired woman in glamorous blue suit climbs out of a fountain with a novelty Euro coin in the court of an outdoor mall

Published: 31 Aug 2025Sun 31 Aug 2025 at 8:00pm

Deftones — Private Music

Their 10th album arrives amid a Deftones renaissance, perfectly showcasing their mix of brutal and brooding.

A coiled, white snake with tongue hissing, sits atop a bright green background.

Published: 24 Aug 2025Sun 24 Aug 2025 at 8:00pm

Meg Washington — Gem

The four-time ARIA winning artist's new album provides a tropical sonic fantasy to escape to in the face of existential angst.

Portrait of Megan Washington standing at a shoreline, framed by a border of another shoreline at sunset.

Published: 17 Aug 2025Sun 17 Aug 2025 at 8:00pm

Double J

Featured

David Byrne on why kindness and empathy is the new punk

Take 5 with Zan Rowe starts this week!

Australian music has issues — talent and volume aren't among them

Listen Back

Ella Thompson's favourite Australian soul tunes

Desko: Fruit

How David Byrne stays inspired

Sky High

Music Reads

David Byrne on why kindness and empathy is the new punk

The Beths will tour their excellent new album next April

From slacker rock to cult art-punk, these music docos are must-sees

On the cusp of 40, Meg Washington is re-considering why she makes music

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Classic Albums

The Cure - The Head on the Door

Sarah Blasko - The Overture and the Underscore

Bruce Springsteen — Born to Run

Bodyjar - How It Works

Take 5

Take 5 with Peaches

INTRODUCING: Brand new TV episodes of Take 5 with Zan Rowe

Mac DeMarco shares 5 essential songs

Bert McCracken from The Used

The 50 Best

The 50 best albums of 2024

The 50 best albums of 2023

The 50 Best Debut Singles

50 game-changing women of Australian music

Feature Albums

John Butler — PRISM

CMAT — Euro-Country

Deftones — Private Music

Meg Washington — Gem

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