The Loud Achievers

Brit rockers the Charlatans shunned the mainstream for a quirkier path to success.

Tearing Us Apart

Aussie rockers Augie March have created a brilliant pop album but success hasn't come easy, reports BERNARD ZUEL.

Only Rock'n'roll, But It's Costly

DAMN you, ageing rockers. Damn you to the dark distant past from whence you came. All right, I know I am speaking like a 200-year-old dag, but I am ... well, shall we say "about" 50.

Hansel

HANSEL Medical students and doctors by day. Glam rockers by night.

Old Rockers Never Die Party

The Basement Refurb Circular Quay

Practical Dirt

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Return To The Big Day

NEWCASTLE rockers Silverchair are about to return to the main stage of the Big Day Out.

Wollongong Rockers Roll Out Unique Sound

WHILE most South Coast bands are churning out rock, punk and blues, five-piece band The Rockers are creating dark and magical soundscapes.

Live It Up With Rock'n'rolling Revheads

QUIFF up and frock out, residents were told at yesterday's preview to Rockers and Revhead nights, one of Live Sites most popular events of the year, which will be held every Friday night this month at Wheeler Place.

Rockin' Devlin On A Roll

OLD rockers never die - they just get better.

Straight Line To Awards Night

NEWCASTLE rockers Silverchair will be a dominant presence at the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) awards this year.

Reeling In The Years

After nearly 40 years, perfectionist rockers Steely Dan are touring Australia with

Maroning Through Ramones Catalogue

THE year was 1987. The world had punk rockers The Ramones, but only Newcastle could lay claim to The Marones.

Treetop Tenants Get Things Started

SYDNEY band The Tenants are the latest rockers to lend their support in the battle against climate change.

A Tiger Through And Through, Richo's The Club's Fan On The Field

"Every hand I shook, every gesture from the stage, every smile to every fan was my way of letting them know that one of us was up there ...." C.J. Ramone, former bass guitarist with American punk rockers, The Ramones.

Hip-hop Plot Going For A Top Shot Slot

NEWCASTLE indie-rockers The Seabellies will swap the Triple J airwaves for video stardom this weekend when they compete in The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival.

Rockers Request Taste Of Top Drop

THE Hunter's Wyndham Estate has won the Grand Vinitaly Award, the first winery in the southern hemisphere to take out the international honour.

Live Earth: Useful As A Green Bracelet

Unplug world-changing rockers, urges Michelle Griffin.

Music Box Benjalu

MANY teenagers look forward to turning 18 so they can enter licensed premises, but for the young rockers in award-winning band Benjalu, pictured, turning 18 meant getting gigs at pubs and clubs became a lot easier.

Byron Blues

Take a handful of old rockers, an equal amount of rising talent, and add Byron Bay's annual deluge of rain and you've got the East Coast International Blues and Roots Festival, held every Easter long weekend.