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The Hottest 100 Australian managers of 2019!

The Hottest 100 Australian managers of 2019!

Another year, another Hottest 100 in the bag! While music fans and avid countdown-lovers bask in the afterglow of the huge day that was yesterday, we're throwing the spotlight back onto the people…

By Sosefina Fuamoli - Jan 26, 2020
The Hottest 100 Australian managers of 2019!

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The Hottest 100 Australian managers of 2019!

Another year, another Hottest 100 in the bag! While music fans and avid countdown-lovers bask in the afterglow of the huge day that was yesterday, we're throwing the spotlight back onto the people…

By Sosefina Fuamoli - Jan 26, 2020
How the Australian music scene banded together in the bushfire crisis

How the Australian music scene banded together in the bushfire crisis

How the Australian music scene banded together in a time of crisis, and how that solidarity impacted the world. In September 2019, a single ember sparked the premature beginning of bushfire season…

By Poppy Reid - Jan 24, 2020
How the Australian music scene banded together in the bushfire crisis

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How the Australian music scene banded together in the bushfire crisis

How the Australian music scene banded together in a time of crisis, and how that solidarity impacted the world. In September 2019, a single ember sparked the premature beginning of bushfire season…

By Poppy Reid - Jan 24, 2020
Party In The Paddock: from humble beginnings to a global award nom

Party In The Paddock: from humble beginnings to a global award nom

Party In The Paddock will return for one last time in February. Grown from humble beginnings, what was once just a few mates kicking on in the backyard is now in the running to be NME’s Best…

By Augustus Welby - Jan 21, 2020
Party In The Paddock: from humble beginnings to a global award nom

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Party In The Paddock: from humble beginnings to a global award nom

Party In The Paddock will return for one last time in February. Grown from humble beginnings, what was once just a few mates kicking on in the backyard is now in the running to be NME’s Best…

By Augustus Welby - Jan 21, 2020
Match report: First weekend in Sydney, post-lockouts

Match report: First weekend in Sydney, post-lockouts

Nathan Jolly on why it will take time to rebuild Sydney's formerly vibrant nightlife.

By Unknown Author - Jan 20, 2020
Match report: First weekend in Sydney, post-lockouts

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Match report: First weekend in Sydney, post-lockouts

Nathan Jolly on why it will take time to rebuild Sydney's formerly vibrant nightlife.

By Unknown Author - Jan 20, 2020
Ones To Watch: 10 Aussie acts ready to break airplay charts in 2020

Ones To Watch: 10 Aussie acts ready to break airplay charts in 2020

These are the acts we think are most likely to break through at commercial radio this year.

By Unknown Author - Jan 20, 2020
Ones To Watch: 10 Aussie acts ready to break airplay charts in 2020

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Ones To Watch: 10 Aussie acts ready to break airplay charts in 2020

These are the acts we think are most likely to break through at commercial radio this year.

By Unknown Author - Jan 20, 2020
'The Veronicas are just so well matched with MTV': Simon Bates

'The Veronicas are just so well matched with MTV': Simon Bates

Bates says the series got more publicity than another other locally-produced show by MTV Australia.

By Music Network - Jan 13, 2020
'The Veronicas are just so well matched with MTV': Simon Bates

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'The Veronicas are just so well matched with MTV': Simon Bates

Bates says the series got more publicity than another other locally-produced show by MTV Australia.

By Music Network - Jan 13, 2020
Australian radio pulls back on bushfire sensitive songs

Australian radio pulls back on bushfire sensitive songs

In the upsetting scenes of the bushfire catastrophe, Australian commercial radio networks are pulling back on songs that could potentially upset listeners. The Sydney Morning Herald report noted that…

By Poppy Reid - Jan 10, 2020
Australian radio pulls back on bushfire sensitive songs

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Australian radio pulls back on bushfire sensitive songs

In the upsetting scenes of the bushfire catastrophe, Australian commercial radio networks are pulling back on songs that could potentially upset listeners. The Sydney Morning Herald report noted that…

By Poppy Reid - Jan 10, 2020
Could Blockstamp technology solve music's monolithic metadata problem?

Could Blockstamp technology solve music's monolithic metadata problem?

Metadata is the most uncool, complicated, laborious necessity in music right now. Without the correct metadata to tell collecting societies which songwriters are owed what, artists can miss out on…

By Poppy Reid - Jan 9, 2020
Could Blockstamp technology solve music's monolithic metadata problem?

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Could Blockstamp technology solve music's monolithic metadata problem?

Metadata is the most uncool, complicated, laborious necessity in music right now. Without the correct metadata to tell collecting societies which songwriters are owed what, artists can miss out on…

By Poppy Reid - Jan 9, 2020
Report: Aussies shifting from infringing copyrighted music

Report: Aussies shifting from infringing copyrighted music

A new Australian consumer survey from the Department of Communications and the Arts (DCA) indicates that streaming has increased music consumption and anti-piracy moves by the entertainment industry…

By Christie Eliezer - Jan 8, 2020
Report: Aussies shifting from infringing copyrighted music

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Report: Aussies shifting from infringing copyrighted music

A new Australian consumer survey from the Department of Communications and the Arts (DCA) indicates that streaming has increased music consumption and anti-piracy moves by the entertainment industry…

By Christie Eliezer - Jan 8, 2020
"Music is limitless": Karnivool’s Drew Goddard talks Barefoot Bands & learning through community

"Music is limitless": Karnivool’s Drew Goddard talks Barefoot Bands & learning through community

Busy times abound for Perth guitarist and songwriter, Drew Goddard. Balancing the ongoing process of completing a long-awaited new Karnivool record and his other creative pursuits, the musician is…

By Sosefina Fuamoli - Dec 23, 2019
"Music is limitless": Karnivool’s Drew Goddard talks Barefoot Bands & learning through community

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"Music is limitless": Karnivool’s Drew Goddard talks Barefoot Bands & learning through community

Busy times abound for Perth guitarist and songwriter, Drew Goddard. Balancing the ongoing process of completing a long-awaited new Karnivool record and his other creative pursuits, the musician is…

By Sosefina Fuamoli - Dec 23, 2019
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