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"What happened to Red Bull?" We review the best (and worst) brand activations at Splendour
We’ve narrowed it down to three critical points: a good time, a good freebie and a cleaner-than-average portaloo.

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"What happened to Red Bull?" We review the best (and worst) brand activations at Splendour
We’ve narrowed it down to three critical points: a good time, a good freebie and a cleaner-than-average portaloo.

EXCLUSIVE: Axle Whitehead comes full circle on new sound to debut on spring tour
“As a musician, you’re always trying to find your sound and I think I’m getting closer to my sound on this record."

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EXCLUSIVE: Axle Whitehead comes full circle on new sound to debut on spring tour
“As a musician, you’re always trying to find your sound and I think I’m getting closer to my sound on this record."

Native Tongue is showing young artists the road to success can be paved by publishing
"We're trying to shed some light for those writers on what publishing does and what publishing is and what publishing can be for them."

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Native Tongue is showing young artists the road to success can be paved by publishing
"We're trying to shed some light for those writers on what publishing does and what publishing is and what publishing can be for them."

Tim Levinson on 20 years of Elefant Traks: “It’s important as a label to work with people achieving something beyond pure commercial sales”
“We’re not working for somebody else or someone’s share portfolio; we’re doing it for ourselves.”

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Tim Levinson on 20 years of Elefant Traks: “It’s important as a label to work with people achieving something beyond pure commercial sales”
“We’re not working for somebody else or someone’s share portfolio; we’re doing it for ourselves.”

Take 5 with the brains behind BIGSOUND: QMusic general manager, Kim Pengelly
"I dream of spreadsheets at night."

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Take 5 with the brains behind BIGSOUND: QMusic general manager, Kim Pengelly
"I dream of spreadsheets at night."

An end to industry ripoffs, and other takeaways from day one of Indie-Con
The independent music community gathered in Adelaide on Thursday for Day One of the Indie-Con summit, as attendees talked shop and tuned in for on sessions covering everything from punk to profiting…

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An end to industry ripoffs, and other takeaways from day one of Indie-Con
The independent music community gathered in Adelaide on Thursday for Day One of the Indie-Con summit, as attendees talked shop and tuned in for on sessions covering everything from punk to profiting…

Here's all the Aussie labels battling it out for the top spot at tonight's AIR Awards
The 12th annual AIR Awards are going down tonight at Queen's Theater in Adelaide.

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Here's all the Aussie labels battling it out for the top spot at tonight's AIR Awards
The 12th annual AIR Awards are going down tonight at Queen's Theater in Adelaide.

Fat Wreck Chords’ Vanessa Burt: ‘You don’t need to be a punk band to feel that outrage’
Ten years ago, word on the streets had it that guitar bands were done. Dead and buried, they said. The future is EDM, hip-hop, moustachioed guys in big hats. Fat chance. Fat Wreck Chords has lived…

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Fat Wreck Chords’ Vanessa Burt: ‘You don’t need to be a punk band to feel that outrage’
Ten years ago, word on the streets had it that guitar bands were done. Dead and buried, they said. The future is EDM, hip-hop, moustachioed guys in big hats. Fat chance. Fat Wreck Chords has lived…

GiggedIn will expand to more Australian cities in 2019
The Netflix or Discover Weekly of live music is ramping up its presence around Australia.

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GiggedIn will expand to more Australian cities in 2019
The Netflix or Discover Weekly of live music is ramping up its presence around Australia.

The mind-boggling statistics from Tash Sultana's world tour
In the last 18 months, Melbourne's Tash Sultana has toured 20 countries, travelled 414,187 kilometres, and even made music history in London - all before the release of a debut album. The next leg of…

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The mind-boggling statistics from Tash Sultana's world tour
In the last 18 months, Melbourne's Tash Sultana has toured 20 countries, travelled 414,187 kilometres, and even made music history in London - all before the release of a debut album. The next leg of…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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