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NORTHERN Territory author, poet, journalist and musical satirist Andrew McMillan died at the weekend after a long illness. He was 54.

Northern Territory writer, journalist and musical satirist Andrew McMillan has died at the age of 54 after a long illness.

You won’t catch Wayne Nelson going Down Under any time soon. Curious, considering he captains a classic band still so much associated with Australia.[...]

A member of legendary alternative rock band the Violent Femmes will become a citizen on Australia Day.

There are plenty of sounds to avoid on Australia Day. Our bastardised version of Oggie-Oggie-Oggie is the worst, but there is also plenty to hid from in Richard Kingsmill’s annual airing of his favourite songs.

A member of legendary alternative rock band the Violent Femmes will become a citizen on Australia Day.

NO PURISTS and nothing conventional. Backsliders are all about the blues, but there's no hard and fast rule about what they play. And that goes for both their sound and their equipment.

An interview with: Robin Pemberton and John Darby NASCAR press conference: NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Director John Darby Photo by: Eric Gilbert KERRY THARP: Good afternoon, everyone, and appreciate everybody's attendance here. Great turnout at the media center here at the world center of racing. We knew that you folks would be interested in ...

The man with the beret, Dave Bickler, walks the mean streets to the big drum beat. Welcome to music in 1982 as Bickler’s band, Survivor, delivered the year’s biggest hit, Eye of the Tiger, which still features in boxing gyms and at the starting gates of sporting events everywhere. Buoyed by the movie in which it featured, Rocky III, Eye of the Tiger spent six weeks at number one.

There's some pretty good college basketball on the tube tonight, even aside from the Michigan-Penn State game. Check out the "big" intrastate "rivalry" between North Carolina and Elon at 7 p.m. on ESPNU and then burn the midnight oil with Brigham Young vs. St. Mary's (Calif.) at 11 p.m. on ESPN2 and UCLA vs. Stanford at 11 p.m. on FSD.

You'll need more than just chops to make a living as a musician. by Robert Bell This is the first in an occasional series called Nightlifers, in which the Times chats with some of the hardworking souls who toil long into the wee hours to keep Central Arkansas entertained. We'll talk to DJs, bouncers, comedians, musicians, promoters, bartenders, actors, lighting and sound techs and others to find ...