Editing Music of Australia (section)

====1990s: Indie rock====
{{Main|Australian indie rock}}
[[File:Livingendonstage2007.JPG|thumb|[[Psychobilly]] group [[the Living End]] were successful internationally in the 1990s]]
The 1990s saw continued overseas success from groups such as [[AC/DC]],<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3496/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} |title=AC/DC > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=18 April 2008}}</ref> [[INXS]],<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4555/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} |title=INXS > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=18 April 2008}}</ref> [[Men at Work]], [[Midnight Oil]], [[the Bad Seeds]],<ref name=AusCultRock>{{cite web|url=http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/music/rock/|title=Australian rock music|publisher=[[Australian Government|Australian Culture Portal]]|access-date=20 April 2008|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20100629230600/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/21007/20100630-0906/www.culture.gov.au/articles/music/rock/index.html|archive-date=29 June 2010|url-status=live}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and a new [[indie rock]] scene started to develop [[Australian indie rock|locally]]. Sydney-based [[Ratcat]] were the first new band to achieve a mainstream following,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=379 |title=Ratcat |publisher=[[Australian Music Online]] |access-date=20 April 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070917100539/http://amo.org.au/artist.asp?id=379 |archive-date=17 September 2007 }}</ref> while bands such as the [[Hoodoo Gurus]] got off to a slower start; their debut album ''[[Stoneage Romeos]]'' earned a small following but failed to captivate a mainstream that at the time "didn't get it".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Guru-worship/2005/04/21/1114028472793.html|title=Guru worship|work=[[The Age]]|author=Michael Dwyer|date=22 April 2005|access-date=26 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117065125/http://www.theage.com.au/news/Music/Guru-worship/2005/04/21/1114028472793.html|archive-date=17 November 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Later reviews described the band as "integral to the story of Aussie indie music", influencing bands including [[Frenzal Rhomb]] and [[Jet (band)|Jet]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/9967/hoodoo-gurus-stoneage-romeos/|title=Hoodoo Gurus: Stoneage Romeos|magazine=[[PopMatters]]|author=Dan Raper|date=31 January 2007|access-date=26 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212094546/http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/9967/hoodoo-gurus-stoneage-romeos/|archive-date=12 February 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> The band became an [[ARIA Hall of Fame]] inductee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/about-hall-of-fame.php|title=Hall of Fame|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=26 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027045844/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/about-hall-of-fame.php|archive-date=27 October 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Church (band)|The Church]], meanwhile, was highly successful in the 1980s, only to see their careers diminish in the next decade; 1994's ''[[Sometime Anywhere]]'' saw the band recede from a mainstream audience.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/cd--gig-reviews/the-church/2005/10/06/1128562925156.html|title=The Church|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|author=Bernard Zuel|date=8 October 2005|access-date=27 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070816110815/http://www.smh.com.au/news/cd--gig-reviews/the-church/2005/10/06/1128562925156.html|archive-date=16 August 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Alternative rock]] began to gain popularity midway through the 1990s, with [[grunge]] and [[Britpop]] styles especially popular, resulting in a new wave of Australian bands. Some—such as [[Savage Garden]], [[the Living End]] and [[Silverchair]]—also gained quick success in the United States,<ref name="Internationalists">{{cite news|title=Internationalists|author=Kelsy Munro|date=November 2001|publisher=JUICE}}<!-- http://www.ozmusic-central.com.au/powderfinger/text/articl33.htm --></ref> while [[You Am I]], [[Jebediah]], [[Magic Dirt]], [[Something for Kate]], [[Icecream Hands]] and [[Powderfinger]] gained more success locally.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bowling Maidens Over|author=Jayson Argall|date=August 2001|publisher=Beat}}<!-- http://www.ozmusic-central.com.au/powderfinger/text/articl40.htm --></ref> Bands such as [[Regurgitator]] and [[Spiderbait]] were hit heavily by the [[post-grunge]] backlash, losing in sales and critical acclaim.<ref name=Internationalists /><ref>{{cite news|title=Fish Tales|author=Samantha Clode|date=December 1998|publisher=JUICE}}<!-- http://www.ozmusic-central.com.au/powderfinger/text/articl11.htm --></ref>

Much of the success of rock in Australia is attributed to the non-commercial [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]'s radio station [[Triple J]], which focuses heavily on Australian alternative music, and has done so since its formation as 2JJ in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Off-the-dial/2005/01/11/1105423476299.html|title=Off the dial|date=12 January 2005|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|author=Gayle Austin|access-date=10 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528195605/http://www.smh.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Off-the-dial/2005/01/11/1105423476299.html|archive-date=28 May 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Throughout the station's history, they have helped jump start the careers of numerous bands such as [[Missy Higgins]] and [[Killing Heidi]] through programs such as ''[[Unearthed (talent contest)|Unearthed]]'', the Australian Music program Home & Hosed and the [[Triple J Hottest 100|Hottest 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Entertainment/Triple-J-Timeline/2005/01/11/1105423476865.html|title=Triple J Timeline|date=12 January 2005|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=10 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817115739/http://www.smh.com.au/news/Entertainment/Triple-J-Timeline/2005/01/11/1105423476865.html|archive-date=17 August 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Big Day Out]] festival has showcased Australian and international acts, with [[Big Day Out lineups by year|line-ups]] spanning multiple genres, with an alternative focus. It has become highly popular amongst musicians; [[Foo Fighters]] lead singer [[Dave Grohl]] said "We play the Big Day Out because it's the best tour in the world. You ask any band in the world – they all want to play the Big Day Out, every single one of them."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/24/1042911545091.html|title=Summer's biggest day out rolls into Melbourne|work=[[The Age]]|date=25 January 2003|access-date=10 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031140145/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/24/1042911545091.html|archive-date=31 October 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Other festivals, such as [[Homebake]], [[Livid (festival)|Livid]], and [[Splendour in the Grass]], are also rock focused, and together with Big Day Out are "united by the dominant presence of the indie-guitar scene".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tasa.org.au/conferencepapers05/papers%20(pdf)/com_cummings.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070903102517/http://www.tasa.org.au/conferencepapers05/papers%20(pdf)/com_cummings.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 September 2007 |title=Australian Indie Music Festivals as Scenes|publisher=[[University of Tasmania]]|author=Joanne Cummings|date=6 December 2005|access-date=10 May 2008 }}</ref> [[Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest|Australia]] made its first appearance in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2015]] after being granted a spot in the final by the [[EBU]].