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Peking Duk: Ascending new heights

Peking Duk: Ascending new heights

In 2014, Canberra-formed DJ/producer duo Peking Duk signed a major label record deal that would prop them alongside electronic music s heavyweights and sanction their place in the nexus of Australia…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 13, 2016
Peking Duk: Ascending new heights

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Peking Duk: Ascending new heights

In 2014, Canberra-formed DJ/producer duo Peking Duk signed a major label record deal that would prop them alongside electronic music s heavyweights and sanction their place in the nexus of Australia…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 13, 2016
Q&A: Baby Animals’ Suze DeMarchi on giving back

Q&A: Baby Animals’ Suze DeMarchi on giving back

It s Baby Animals 25th anniversary this year and the rock icons are marking the milestone by undertaking a life changing project. The band has teamed with non-profit housing ministry Habitat for…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 11, 2016
Q&A: Baby Animals’ Suze DeMarchi on giving back

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Q&A: Baby Animals’ Suze DeMarchi on giving back

It s Baby Animals 25th anniversary this year and the rock icons are marking the milestone by undertaking a life changing project. The band has teamed with non-profit housing ministry Habitat for…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 11, 2016
Queensland musicians are begging you to stop trashing the state

Queensland musicians are begging you to stop trashing the state

The ibises (/aɪˈbɪs/) (collective plural ibis;[1] classical plurals ibides[2][3] and ibes[3]) are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, that inhabit wetlands, forests…

By Geordie Gray - Apr 9, 2016
Queensland musicians are begging you to stop trashing the state

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Queensland musicians are begging you to stop trashing the state

The ibises (/aɪˈbɪs/) (collective plural ibis;[1] classical plurals ibides[2][3] and ibes[3]) are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, that inhabit wetlands, forests…

By Geordie Gray - Apr 9, 2016
Q&A: Violent Soho on the elephant in the room

Q&A: Violent Soho on the elephant in the room

Brisbane post-grunge quartet Violent Soho may be best known for their suburban anthems and on and offstage antics, but as TMN finds out from drummer Michael Richards, on the release day of new LP…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 3, 2016
Q&A: Violent Soho on the elephant in the room

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Q&A: Violent Soho on the elephant in the room

Brisbane post-grunge quartet Violent Soho may be best known for their suburban anthems and on and offstage antics, but as TMN finds out from drummer Michael Richards, on the release day of new LP…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 3, 2016

Q&A: Revered rock writer Ritchie Yorke

This weekend, a cadre of over 40 authors, musicians and commentators will take part in the inaugural Rock Roll Writers Festival in Brisbane. Arguably one of the most anticipated inclusions is also…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 3, 2016
Q&A: Revered rock writer Ritchie Yorke

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Q&A: Revered rock writer Ritchie Yorke

This weekend, a cadre of over 40 authors, musicians and commentators will take part in the inaugural Rock Roll Writers Festival in Brisbane. Arguably one of the most anticipated inclusions is also…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 3, 2016
Soundwave’s demise hurt Bluesfest: The revelations of Peter Noble

Soundwave’s demise hurt Bluesfest: The revelations of Peter Noble

We re a bit like Gladiators I guess in a way: if we lose, we all get the thumbs down and they stick the spears in, and throw our bodies to the lions. Peter Noble s Bluesfest has represented Australia…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 30, 2016
Soundwave’s demise hurt Bluesfest: The revelations of Peter Noble

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Soundwave’s demise hurt Bluesfest: The revelations of Peter Noble

We re a bit like Gladiators I guess in a way: if we lose, we all get the thumbs down and they stick the spears in, and throw our bodies to the lions. Peter Noble s Bluesfest has represented Australia…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 30, 2016

Women of the Aus music industry call for gender equality

The theme for the 2016 International Women s Day is Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality. Inspired by the theme and all women in the local music industry, TMN put the following…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 14, 2016
Women of the Aus music industry call for gender equality

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Women of the Aus music industry call for gender equality

The theme for the 2016 International Women s Day is Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality. Inspired by the theme and all women in the local music industry, TMN put the following…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 14, 2016

Reservoir Records takes on gender and artist inequality

What makes you think a female-led indie label, launching with a gay artist and a ballad, is going to work? According to Gem McCormack, founder of Sydney label Reservoir Records, this is just some of…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 14, 2016
Reservoir Records takes on gender and artist inequality

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Reservoir Records takes on gender and artist inequality

What makes you think a female-led indie label, launching with a gay artist and a ballad, is going to work? According to Gem McCormack, founder of Sydney label Reservoir Records, this is just some of…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 14, 2016
Q&A: Spectrum Now Festival Director Caroline Kemp

Q&A: Spectrum Now Festival Director Caroline Kemp

Sydney is poised for a live music takeover tomorrow as the second ever Spectrum Now festival kicks off its 16-day run across Sydney, with the Domain event at the heart of the festival starting this…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 13, 2016
Q&A: Spectrum Now Festival Director Caroline Kemp

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Q&A: Spectrum Now Festival Director Caroline Kemp

Sydney is poised for a live music takeover tomorrow as the second ever Spectrum Now festival kicks off its 16-day run across Sydney, with the Domain event at the heart of the festival starting this…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 13, 2016

Q&A: Gympie Music Muster’s Program Director Jeff Chandler

The first lineup for the 35th Gympie Music Muster was announced this morning with John Williamson, Beccy Cole, Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson among 120 artists set to take over Amamoor Creek…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 10, 2016
Q&A: Gympie Music Muster’s Program Director Jeff Chandler

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Q&A: Gympie Music Muster’s Program Director Jeff Chandler

The first lineup for the 35th Gympie Music Muster was announced this morning with John Williamson, Beccy Cole, Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson among 120 artists set to take over Amamoor Creek…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 10, 2016
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