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Nathan Jolly

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Nathan Jolly is a Sydney-based writer and zen master, who also led the Chicago Bulls to six championships in the '90s.

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When John Fogerty was sued for sounding too much like John Fogerty

When John Fogerty was sued for sounding too much like John Fogerty

The most ridiculous lawsuit in music history.

By Nathan Jolly - Jul 3, 2018
When John Fogerty was sued for sounding too much like John Fogerty

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When John Fogerty was sued for sounding too much like John Fogerty

The most ridiculous lawsuit in music history.

By Nathan Jolly - Jul 3, 2018
The most unwittingly funny boasts in hip hop history

The most unwittingly funny boasts in hip hop history

Sometimes hip hop braggadocio is just hilarious.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 29, 2018
The most unwittingly funny boasts in hip hop history

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The most unwittingly funny boasts in hip hop history

Sometimes hip hop braggadocio is just hilarious.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 29, 2018
It's time to admit that Bluetooth is a failure

It's time to admit that Bluetooth is a failure

Failing to pair, or preparing to fail.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 28, 2018
It's time to admit that Bluetooth is a failure

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It's time to admit that Bluetooth is a failure

Failing to pair, or preparing to fail.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 28, 2018
Everything is forgiven after death

Everything is forgiven after death

The charts prove it.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 27, 2018
Everything is forgiven after death

Opinion

Everything is forgiven after death

The charts prove it.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 27, 2018
Inside Ween's extremely offensive (and extremely rejected) Pizza Hut jingle

Inside Ween's extremely offensive (and extremely rejected) Pizza Hut jingle

The only fast food jingle to date to include the words 'bitch' and 'motherfucker'.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 25, 2018
Inside Ween's extremely offensive (and extremely rejected) Pizza Hut jingle

Opinion

Inside Ween's extremely offensive (and extremely rejected) Pizza Hut jingle

The only fast food jingle to date to include the words 'bitch' and 'motherfucker'.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 25, 2018
Melbourne is getting a bronze Molly Meldrum statue

Melbourne is getting a bronze Molly Meldrum statue

First the statue. Then Molly for PM.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 22, 2018
Melbourne is getting a bronze Molly Meldrum statue

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Melbourne is getting a bronze Molly Meldrum statue

First the statue. Then Molly for PM.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 22, 2018
Will higher Australian music quotas for radio make people buy Australian?

Will higher Australian music quotas for radio make people buy Australian?

Or will they just play the same few songs more.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 22, 2018
Will higher Australian music quotas for radio make people buy Australian?

Opinion

Will higher Australian music quotas for radio make people buy Australian?

Or will they just play the same few songs more.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 22, 2018
Punk-O-Rama: a gateway drug

Punk-O-Rama: a gateway drug

These cut-price compilation CDs opened up worlds for so many people in scattered neighbourhoods around the world.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 21, 2018
Punk-O-Rama: a gateway drug

Opinion

Punk-O-Rama: a gateway drug

These cut-price compilation CDs opened up worlds for so many people in scattered neighbourhoods around the world.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 21, 2018
Midem to launch data-driven music awards to shine light on ‘artists from all corners of the world’

Midem to launch data-driven music awards to shine light on ‘artists from all corners of the world’

Aussie musos, there’s another new set of trophies to chase. Just be prepared to travel.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 20, 2018
Midem to launch data-driven music awards to shine light on ‘artists from all corners of the world’

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Midem to launch data-driven music awards to shine light on ‘artists from all corners of the world’

Aussie musos, there’s another new set of trophies to chase. Just be prepared to travel.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 20, 2018
"The cops shot the kid": Inside the most-sampled hip-hop song ever

"The cops shot the kid": Inside the most-sampled hip-hop song ever

The new Kanye-produced Nas record samples it, including the ever-popular sample of the song 'The Cops Shot The Kid' by Nas.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 20, 2018
"The cops shot the kid": Inside the most-sampled hip-hop song ever

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"The cops shot the kid": Inside the most-sampled hip-hop song ever

The new Kanye-produced Nas record samples it, including the ever-popular sample of the song 'The Cops Shot The Kid' by Nas.

By Nathan Jolly - Jun 20, 2018
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