Sculpting with voltage
Robin Fox reflects on the inventors, accidents and radical ideas behind electronic sound and synthesisers.
Who Listens to the Radio? An NFSA podcast
Who Listens to the Radio? dives into the rich audio culture that shaped our nation.
Music
Punk nights at Crystal Ballroom
What were the cool kids of 1980 Melbourne into?Age of Love dance party with DJ BeXta
Dreamy, transformative and live from Sydney's Metro theatre.Nominate your Sounds of Australia
What Australian audio recording echoes in your memory?Yumi Stynes Introduces Hilltop Hoods at Schoolies
A Channel V Schoolies beach party captures the essence of 2006.
Sculpting with voltage
Robin Fox reflects on the inventors, accidents and radical ideas behind electronic sound and synthesisers.
Who Listens to the Radio? An NFSA podcast
Deep DivesWho Listens to the Radio? dives into the rich audio culture that shaped our nation.
Dancefloor dreams
Paul Mac and Lorna Clarkson talk the birth of Australian EDM.
Archie Roach collection
The powerful songs of Archie Roach.
Flashback
Explore the stories behind Australia's key recordings, performances and music anniversaries.
Listicles
Australia's best novelty songs
Articles
Rare footage of the Angels: Am I ever gonna see this film again?
Listicles
Rewind: From mosh pit to main stage
7 minute read
Kylie Minogue: 50 fun facts
2 minute read
Yothu Yindi's 'Treaty'
4 minute read
Feminist rockers you've never heard about
4 minute read
Archival Obsessions: Friday on My Mind
2 minute read
David Bowie on the Don Lane Show
2 minute read
Silverchair's Frogstomp turns 30
4 minute read
INXS The Swing 40th Anniversary
Have a rummage
Search or browse decades of pop culture. We’re made of memories — find yours.
From the collection
A crate-dig through music history.
Posters
The paper trail of concerts, tours and late-night shows.
Object
2SER poster for Rick Tanaka’s ‘Tokyo Hit Beat’
1981
Image
Wet Fest III poster
2016
Object
Mental As Anything poster for single 'Egypt"
1979
Object
No Fixed Address poster
1985
Object
Courtney Barnett poster
2018
Object
2JJ ‘Double Jay rock’ poster
1978
Object
Sunbury Music Festival Aztecs film poster
1972
Object
Silverchair poster, 1992
1992
Object
EON FM poster and calendar
1985
Object
Poster promoting Top Forty Countdown on 2UE
1965
Wired for sound
A cross-decade sweep of machines built for listening.
Image
Sony Sports Walkman WM-FS191 and Sony CD Walkman (Discman)
1980
Object
JVC portable radio and cassette recorder/player
1987
Object
Sony Walkman 4G digital media player
2007
Object
iRiver S10 2GB MP3 player
2008
Image
Elac Miracord 90 Record Player 423994
Object
iPod Nano, 3rd generation MP3 player
2009
Object
Goldair digital clock radio
1980
Object
HG Palmer Three-in-One home entertainment unit
1963
Object
National Panasonic Sing-O-Ring R-72S radio
1969
Object
Zenith Royal portable transistor
1958
Object
Saphon Portable Gramophone
Memorabilia
T-shirts, badges, fan club swag and the odd promotional curiosity.
Object
Signed AC/DC Lil' Devil drum head
2018
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Object
Adelaide ticket for ABBA: Live in Australia
1977
Image
The Living End: Live in Europe 2018
2018
Object
The Kid LAROI tour T-shirt
2022
Object
'The Wild One' tour program cover
1962
Object
Pacifica CD by the Presets
2012
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Object
Tkay Maidza promotional T-shirt
2023
Object
Ring My Bell 12" single signed by Collette
1989
Object
‘We Love Tom Jones’ underwear
2000
Object
Mo'Ju promotional T-shirt
2020
Object
His Master's Voice gramophone needle tins
1925
Object
PBS 106.7 FM subscriber kit and membership items
2002
Object
Dame Joan Sutherland souvenir tea towel
1982
3 minute read
The Johnny O'Keefe scrapbooks
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