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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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Spotify moving into the hardware game, with speaker plans revealed

Spotify moving into the hardware game, with speaker plans revealed

One of the main benefactors of Spotify's market dominance are the companies which manufacture bluetooth speakers, a market that it seems Spotify are now planning to muscle into. This news was…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 26, 2017
Spotify moving into the hardware game, with speaker plans revealed

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Spotify moving into the hardware game, with speaker plans revealed

One of the main benefactors of Spotify's market dominance are the companies which manufacture bluetooth speakers, a market that it seems Spotify are now planning to muscle into. This news was…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 26, 2017
Amy Shark and Allday battle it out for #1 on the ARIA Albums chart

Amy Shark and Allday battle it out for #1 on the ARIA Albums chart

Amy Shark and Allday are both looking to knock Ed Sheeran off the #1 position on this weekend's ARIA Albums chart, and for Christ's sake, can one of them please topple him from the top spot? Amy…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 26, 2017
Amy Shark and Allday battle it out for #1 on the ARIA Albums chart

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Amy Shark and Allday battle it out for #1 on the ARIA Albums chart

Amy Shark and Allday are both looking to knock Ed Sheeran off the #1 position on this weekend's ARIA Albums chart, and for Christ's sake, can one of them please topple him from the top spot? Amy…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 26, 2017
Exclusive: Letters to Lions sign with The Feldman Agency for Canada

Exclusive: Letters to Lions sign with The Feldman Agency for Canada

Sydney four-piece Letters to Lions had a very successful run at this year's Canadian Music Week, signing with Tom Kemp at The Feldman Agency. The Feldman Agency roster is quite impressive, featuring…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 26, 2017
Exclusive: Letters to Lions sign with The Feldman Agency for Canada

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Exclusive: Letters to Lions sign with The Feldman Agency for Canada

Sydney four-piece Letters to Lions had a very successful run at this year's Canadian Music Week, signing with Tom Kemp at The Feldman Agency. The Feldman Agency roster is quite impressive, featuring…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 26, 2017
NSW Parliament to hold Sydney live music roundtable this week

NSW Parliament to hold Sydney live music roundtable this week

The closure of Newtown Social Club on the weekend -- once one of Sydney's most viable live music venues -- is emblematic of the crushing impact draconian lock out laws have had on the local live…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 24, 2017
NSW Parliament to hold Sydney live music roundtable this week

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NSW Parliament to hold Sydney live music roundtable this week

The closure of Newtown Social Club on the weekend -- once one of Sydney's most viable live music venues -- is emblematic of the crushing impact draconian lock out laws have had on the local live…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 24, 2017
Sydney’s Ruby Fields gets BBC radio love after blowing up on triple j

Sydney’s Ruby Fields gets BBC radio love after blowing up on triple j

18-year-old Sydney artist Ruby Fields just received her first spin on UK radio, with BBC Radio 1 DJ Phil Taggart playing her track ‘I Want’ on his show last night. The song caused a stir earlier this…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 24, 2017
Sydney’s Ruby Fields gets BBC radio love after blowing up on triple j

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Sydney’s Ruby Fields gets BBC radio love after blowing up on triple j

18-year-old Sydney artist Ruby Fields just received her first spin on UK radio, with BBC Radio 1 DJ Phil Taggart playing her track ‘I Want’ on his show last night. The song caused a stir earlier this…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 24, 2017
Apple Music teams with James Corden for scouting programme

Apple Music teams with James Corden for scouting programme

Apple Music has teamed with The Late Late Show With James Corden to launch their Up Next programme, which aims to "identify, showcase and elevate developing artists to a global audience". The…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 24, 2017
Apple Music teams with James Corden for scouting programme

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Apple Music teams with James Corden for scouting programme

Apple Music has teamed with The Late Late Show With James Corden to launch their Up Next programme, which aims to "identify, showcase and elevate developing artists to a global audience". The…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 24, 2017
Spotify and Merlin strike new multi-year licensing agreement for indies

Spotify and Merlin strike new multi-year licensing agreement for indies

Spotify and Merlin have agreed to a new multi-year global license agreement for independent record labels. Merlin is the global digital rights agency for the world’s independent label sector. This…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 21, 2017
Spotify and Merlin strike new multi-year licensing agreement for indies

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Spotify and Merlin strike new multi-year licensing agreement for indies

Spotify and Merlin have agreed to a new multi-year global license agreement for independent record labels. Merlin is the global digital rights agency for the world’s independent label sector. This…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 21, 2017
Hermitude, Lisa Mitchell, triple j reps, and more to speak at Feedback conference

Hermitude, Lisa Mitchell, triple j reps, and more to speak at Feedback conference

If you're a young person hoping to break into the music industry, then MusicNSW have the perfect music conference for you. Feedback is a music conference for 12-24 year-olds where you can learn the…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 21, 2017
Hermitude, Lisa Mitchell, triple j reps, and more to speak at Feedback conference

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Hermitude, Lisa Mitchell, triple j reps, and more to speak at Feedback conference

If you're a young person hoping to break into the music industry, then MusicNSW have the perfect music conference for you. Feedback is a music conference for 12-24 year-olds where you can learn the…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 21, 2017
Applications close tomorrow to showcase at Breakout West: Canada

Applications close tomorrow to showcase at Breakout West: Canada

If the idea of breaking the Canadian market sounds good to you, then today will be a day filled with doing paperwork, folding paperwork, and locating past paperwork, as applications close at 6pm…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 21, 2017
Applications close tomorrow to showcase at Breakout West: Canada

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Applications close tomorrow to showcase at Breakout West: Canada

If the idea of breaking the Canadian market sounds good to you, then today will be a day filled with doing paperwork, folding paperwork, and locating past paperwork, as applications close at 6pm…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 21, 2017
Australian Music Week conference dates announced

Australian Music Week conference dates announced

Australian Music Week is back for a third year, returning to Cronulla Beach from November 1-5. The three days of conferences will run from the 1st to the 3rd, with the festival running over the 4th…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 21, 2017
Australian Music Week conference dates announced

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Australian Music Week conference dates announced

Australian Music Week is back for a third year, returning to Cronulla Beach from November 1-5. The three days of conferences will run from the 1st to the 3rd, with the festival running over the 4th…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 21, 2017
Brighton Hotel latest Sydney venue to be granted extended opening hours

Brighton Hotel latest Sydney venue to be granted extended opening hours

Another piece of good news for Sydney's live music scene as Brighton Hotel becomes the latest Sydney venue to be granted extended opening hours. The Brighton Up Bar currently hosts live music three…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 20, 2017
Brighton Hotel latest Sydney venue to be granted extended opening hours

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Brighton Hotel latest Sydney venue to be granted extended opening hours

Another piece of good news for Sydney's live music scene as Brighton Hotel becomes the latest Sydney venue to be granted extended opening hours. The Brighton Up Bar currently hosts live music three…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 20, 2017
Kendrick to knock Ed off the top of the ARIA Albums chart this weekend

Kendrick to knock Ed off the top of the ARIA Albums chart this weekend

Sorry Ed, it's over. Put your acoustic guitar back in the travel case adorned with stickers from all the countries you've dominated, go back to your village mansion, make a lovely cup of lukewarm…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 19, 2017
Kendrick to knock Ed off the top of the ARIA Albums chart this weekend

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Kendrick to knock Ed off the top of the ARIA Albums chart this weekend

Sorry Ed, it's over. Put your acoustic guitar back in the travel case adorned with stickers from all the countries you've dominated, go back to your village mansion, make a lovely cup of lukewarm…

By Nathan Jolly - Apr 19, 2017
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