70 Years On: Celebrating Capitol Records The term “institution” is one of the most overused in the world, with one of the biggest culprits being the entertainment industry. Yet in looking...
Band Charges $4.6K To Download New Single In Protest Against “Valueless” Music They’ve been described as a female Polyphonic Spree, a screechy impression of Sioxsie and the Banshees, and a French and Saunders sketch gone wrong, yet...
Queensland Proposes Music Venues Foot The Bill For Policing The state of Queensland has been attempting to tackle the problem of alcohol-related violence for some time, and since the introduction of the Drink Safe...
Regional NSW Going Beatlemania For New Music Festival Following on from news that Ballarat would be receiving a dose of 50s nostalgia next year, with the launch of the inaugural Ballarat Beat Rockabilly...
Melbourne Music Week Breaks Record, Tripling Attendances From Last Year Melbourne Music Week, the city’s yearly celebration of its thriving music scene and cultural community, saw record attendance this year, with the third annual edition...
Springsteen Won’t Play Adelaide Or Perth, “No Disrespect But No Time,” Says Promoter The Easter season next year will be bringing much more than chocolate to Australian music fans with a swag of international acts set to grace...
Gurrumul Refused Taxi Ride Based On “Colour Of His Skin” Says Manager You’d think given his popularity, including holding audience with the Queen for her Silver Jubilee and performing for US President Barack Obama, that Geoffrey Gurrumul...
Deezer Taking Aussie Artists To The World With Launch Party Since launching in France in 2006, digital music business Deezer has grown rapidly and consistently and is now available in more countries than any other...
iTunes Launches In 56 New Countries Love them or hate them, it seems the world is increasingly coming to terms with the fact that Apple are taking over the universe (for...
Music Can Actually Get You High, Reveals New Scientific Study Musicians are often regarded as the athletes of the arts, physically performing their ideas, lyrics, tunes, and emoting their feelings across the room and directly...
Aussie Musicians Demand Funding After Community Radio Group Shafted By Government With this year’s ARIA Awards fast approaching, the music industry is once again readying to celebrate some of the best home grown talent of the...
Spotify Raises $100M, Including $10M From Coca Cola Since launching in Sweden in 2006, music streaming service Spotify has expanded its reach to 17 countries; becoming available in Australia and New Zealand earlier...
