NZ duo Broods tell you how they wrote breakthrough hit 'Free' as a secret message to the people around them - a middle finger to the man.

The Preatures burst out of the gate in 2013 with the tense, impeccably produced and irresistibly catchy "Is This How You Feel?" - a perfect synthesis of the band's playful style and classic rock sensibilities.

The Australian icon on how the line at the pub and '80s comedian Yahoo Serious both had a hand in the making of one of Aussie rock's evergreen classics.

They'd just wrapped recording on their then-untitled second album - and then inspiration struck in the middle of the night.

Despite the huge success of first album Alright, Still, Lily Allen still felt pressured by the music industry to conform. Hear how she went against the grain, in this episode of Inspired.

For their fifth album Snow, Angus & Julia Stone holed up in Angus' Byron Bay studio to write and record.

Blue Mountains duo Hermitude know their way around a banger, and they're meticulous in the way they craft their drops.

Enigmatic Swedish outfit Little Dragon scored a big crossover hit with the wonderfully complex Ritual Union - a reflection on the cyclical nature of relationships.

London quartet Wolf Alice's second album 'Visions Of A Life' was a critical and popular success, with stand-out track Beautifully Unconventional an off-the-wall tribute to one of singer Ellie Rowsell's school friends.

1997 saw the Melbourne trio release 'Prisoner Of Society': a short, sharp invitation to thrust your fist in the air and shout.