Music Network

Creative Partnerships Australia launched the country’s first Federally-supported matched funding program for the arts and creative industries, Plus1. Creative Partnerships was set up this year to…

Launching Pad #1: Victorian festivals, associations, get funded The Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Next Wave Festival, Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, the Wantok Music Foundation, The Black Arm…

Mark Yovich has an unbeatable view of the live music world. The Australian born-and-raised executive is based in London, where he oversees the international business for the American group that is…

Simon Halliday is a music man, a brand steward and a raconteur. They’re all requisite skills for the executive charged with running 4AD, an independent label whose legacy is greater than all but a…

ABC digital radio station Dig Music was relaunched this afternoon under the triple j banner, with the aim of cracking the 30+ market that previously (or currently) listened to triple j. Rather than a…

Hot 100 No movement in the top 5 this week but there’s been plenty of shuffling through the rest of the top 10. Imagine Dragons have moved from #8 to #6 with their single On Top Of The World. They’re…

We sat down with one of Australia’s finest songwriters to discuss his storied career, his new album, future Cold Chisel plans, and whether he’ll ever find a few spare hours a day to write his next…

Paul Hitchman has more than a touch of pioneering spirit. The British executive was behind Playlouder, one of the earliest entrants into the digital music marketplace. Hitchman fought those messy…

Simon Raymonde has enjoyed two brilliant careers in music. As an artist, he was a key member of the influential atmospheric act Cocteau Twins. When they split in 1997, Raymonde set out on his next…

If the pen is mightier than the sword, then Billy Bragg’s songbook is a mighty powerful weapon. The Bard of Barking is the embodiment of the great protest singer, an artist with the talent and drive…

The Internet radio war is heating up in Australia. Clear Channel-owned iHeartRadio has launched in beta at www.iheartradio.com.au, following the arrival here late last year of its big rival, Pandora.…

Evelyn Richardso knows all about a tricky economy, a dodgy dollar and a looming election. They’re some of the big factors Australia’s live music business has to contend with. Live Performance…