Music Network

An exhibition celebrating 40 years of Mushroom Records and the music of Melbourne launched today and will run until March 3 at the RMIT Gallery in the city. The Music Melbourne Me: 40 Years Of…

Bad Religion | Suffer There have been so many records that have changed my life throughout the years, but one that comes to mind would be Bad Religion, Suffer. I remember the day that my buddy Joey…

You’ve come off the back of The Sapphires, and completely changed gears. Certainly. I must say the decision for the direction of the album was due to a number of things. Coming off the back of…

UK record companies have blocked 21 more popular file-sharing websites. Early this morning (Australian time), through action initiated by their industry trade body BPI, the UK’s six biggest Internet…

It’s still early days, but 24% (or one in four) Australians prefer to watch content through mobile devices and tablets than on TV. It is mostly for news and live sports, say analysts Frost Sullivan.…

Queen, Universal, renew deal: film, albums Queen and Universal Music Group renewed their deal, celebrating the occasion at this week’s launch of a new Queen exhibition in Montreux, Switzerland,…

Festivals #1: inaugural Panama launches in Tasmania Music and arts experience Panama will be held March 8 and 9 in the forests of North-Eastern Tasmania. It features Australian and International…

Showtek ft. We Are Loud Sonny Wilson Booyah HUS/UMA What can you say about Booyah. It’s a monster. The track itself as an instrumental went crazy on Beatport a few months ago and it’s back with radio…

ABC to launch Exhumed on November 14 ABC1’s new five part TV series Exhumed premieres on Thursday November 14 at 8pm. It looks at bands who never got anywhere but continue playing for the pleasure.…

U2 wrote the song Ordinary Love from the movie Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. They wrote it especially for the movie after being contacted by its producer Harvey Weinstein, who knew of their…

More good news for Sydney, the country, and culture in general, with the announcement that the City of Sydney are making Council-owned properties available as rehearsal spaces, and gig venues, as…

“You can’t change sentiment with advertising” in the festival market, according to Paul Sloan from Billions Australia, speaking at the What The Festival panel this morning. Social media is killing…