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Songs of Brisbane

Songs of Brisbane is Guardian Australia's celebration of the past, present and future of music in Brisbane

19 September 2018

  • Lindy Morrison, Robert Forster, Grant McLennan, John Willsteed and Amanda Brown

    ‘It’s a widely misunderstood song’: how the Go-Betweens made Streets of Your Town

  • The Go-Betweens

    Go-Betweens' Streets of Your Town takes out top spot in Songs of Brisbane poll

14 September 2018

  • Kev Carmody

    Kev Carmody: Peter Garrett, Missy Higgins and more on his poetry and protest

  • The Go-Betweens

    Go-Betweens lead Songs of Brisbane poll as countdown begins to close of voting

13 September 2018

  • Powderfinger

    Songs of Brisbane poll: 10 reasons why Powderfinger should beat the Go-Betweens

    Jon Coghill
    In a letter to the editor, Powderfinger’s ex-drummer Jon Coghill goes hard at Guardian readers for being too cool – and lobbies Australia to vote for his band

11 September 2018

  • Cloudland: The life and death of a Brisbane icon – video

    In 1982 Brisbane awoke to discover that its beloved hilltop music venue had been razed in secret. QUT lecturer and former member of the Go-Betweens John Willsteed looks back

10 September 2018

  • IV League plays Bigsound 2018

    Brisbane's best new music: a snapshot of the city's scene

    Moving south or abroad was once the first step for a Brisbane band. But these days, some of the best stay put – despite occasional setbacks

9 September 2018

  • Police arrest a woman during a demonstration for Aboriginal land rights at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane

    Our songs of Brisbane: Guardian readers tell the stories behind their favourites

    Readers have been telling us about the songs that are quintessentially Brisbane to them. Here are some of the best responses so far

8 September 2018

  • Lindy Morrison at the University of Queensland Refectory. From Paul O’Brien collection, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.

    Go-Betweens' Lindy Morrison: Brisbane in the late 70s was fast and furious

  • One of The Beatles’ performances at Brisbane's Festival Hall

    Cloudland, Xero and Festy Hall: Brisbane's music scene from the archives – in pictures

6 September 2018

  • Songs of Brisbane: Screamfeeder, Total Pace and more cover their favourites – video

    Brisbane acts Total Pace, Emily Wurramara, Austen and Screamfeeder – who are currently in the poll's top 10 with their song Hi Cs – covered some of their favourite local tunes for the Songs of Brisbane poll

5 September 2018

  • Brisbane-based authors Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Nick Earls and Benjamin Law

    Benjamin Law, Nick Earls, Yassmin Abdel-Magied and more tell us their songs of Brisbane

    Six Brisbane writers talk about the songs that soundtrack their city, from These Kids to Brisbane Blacks

4 September 2018

  • Australian musicians Katie Noonan, Megan Washington and The Kite String Tangle

    Lindy Morrison, Megan Washington, Regurgitator and more pick their favourite Brisbane song

    Who better to talk about the influence of Brisbane music than Brisbane musicians?

3 September 2018

  • Composite of Darren Hayes, Bernard Fanning, Megan Washington, Lindy Morrison, Chris Bailey and Patience Hodgson

    What is the best Brisbane song? Have your say in the Guardian's poll

    Guardian Australia is celebrating the past, present and future of the city’s music – and with your help, we’ll pick the best
  • The audience at the Pig City Concert Brisbane July 2007

    Brisbane: brave music from a city that keeps pulling people back in

    As Guardian Australia asks readers to vote for the best Brisbane song of all time, Andrew Stafford spotlights the legacy and sound of music in the city
  • Vote for your favourite songs of Brisbane in Guardian Australia's music poll

    Songs of Brisbane poll: vote for your favourite

    Guardian Australia is running poll in order to find the best song either from or about the city

30 August 2018

  • Brisbane bands and musicians

    Open thread: what's your favourite Brisbane song?

    Next week at BigSound, Guardian Australia is celebrating the rich legacy and future of music in Queensland’s capital. But first we want to hear from you
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