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Pierce Brothers EP 'My Tired Mind' raises the bar

Pierce Brothers EP 'My Tired Mind' raises the bar

Currently on tour with global export Tash Sultana, folk-pop duo Pierce Brothers have proven exactly why they went from busking on the streets of Melbourne to delivering sold out live shows everywhere…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 20, 2017
Pierce Brothers EP 'My Tired Mind' raises the bar

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Pierce Brothers EP 'My Tired Mind' raises the bar

Currently on tour with global export Tash Sultana, folk-pop duo Pierce Brothers have proven exactly why they went from busking on the streets of Melbourne to delivering sold out live shows everywhere…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 20, 2017
Jimmy Barnes: Different sort of pain

Jimmy Barnes: Different sort of pain

With volume 2 of his memoirs, Jimmy Barnes leaps into the maelstrom of addiction, trauma, and Cold Chisel. Australia was genuinely shocked when Jimmy Barnes wrote the first volume on his memoirs.…

By Music Network - Nov 19, 2017
Jimmy Barnes: Different sort of pain

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Jimmy Barnes: Different sort of pain

With volume 2 of his memoirs, Jimmy Barnes leaps into the maelstrom of addiction, trauma, and Cold Chisel. Australia was genuinely shocked when Jimmy Barnes wrote the first volume on his memoirs.…

By Music Network - Nov 19, 2017
An open letter to artists looking for a publishing deal

An open letter to artists looking for a publishing deal

With over 25 years experience in the music and film industries, Gary Seeger has had his fair share of publishing wins for acts like Powderfinger and Nick Cave and films like The Sapphires and Wolf…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 17, 2017
An open letter to artists looking for a publishing deal

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An open letter to artists looking for a publishing deal

With over 25 years experience in the music and film industries, Gary Seeger has had his fair share of publishing wins for acts like Powderfinger and Nick Cave and films like The Sapphires and Wolf…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 17, 2017
To sign or not to sign: Are record deals really the best thing for musicians?

To sign or not to sign: Are record deals really the best thing for musicians?

The record label’s role in the industry has shifted since the ‘80s and ‘90s; where once there were six major players, just Sony, Warner and Universal are left. Cheaper technology made the…

By Brandon John - Nov 15, 2017
To sign or not to sign: Are record deals really the best thing for musicians?

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To sign or not to sign: Are record deals really the best thing for musicians?

The record label’s role in the industry has shifted since the ‘80s and ‘90s; where once there were six major players, just Sony, Warner and Universal are left. Cheaper technology made the…

By Brandon John - Nov 15, 2017
4 Aussie expats crushing it in the US music industry

4 Aussie expats crushing it in the US music industry

Australian expats are achieving incredible things for the music industry from the US. To celebrate the countless Australians crushing it in America, we interviewed four industry figures about their…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 15, 2017
4 Aussie expats crushing it in the US music industry

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4 Aussie expats crushing it in the US music industry

Australian expats are achieving incredible things for the music industry from the US. To celebrate the countless Australians crushing it in America, we interviewed four industry figures about their…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 15, 2017
Adam Booth & Nate Farrell find a new calibre with rapper 360

Adam Booth & Nate Farrell find a new calibre with rapper 360

As the old saying goes, two heads are better than one. There s no better and more current example of that than the two industry names co-managing Australian rapper 360. Adam Weez Booth and Nate…

By Unknown Author - Nov 14, 2017
Adam Booth & Nate Farrell find a new calibre with rapper 360

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Adam Booth & Nate Farrell find a new calibre with rapper 360

As the old saying goes, two heads are better than one. There s no better and more current example of that than the two industry names co-managing Australian rapper 360. Adam Weez Booth and Nate…

By Unknown Author - Nov 14, 2017
Unlocking the songs from inside: Sarah Blasko doco captures the creative struggle of songwriting

Unlocking the songs from inside: Sarah Blasko doco captures the creative struggle of songwriting

Sarah Blasko is first and foremost a performer. Always has been, always will be. In what she describes as one of the hardest years of her life, 2016 saw her lost, uninspired and without some of the…

By Unknown Author - Nov 13, 2017
Unlocking the songs from inside: Sarah Blasko doco captures the creative struggle of songwriting

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Unlocking the songs from inside: Sarah Blasko doco captures the creative struggle of songwriting

Sarah Blasko is first and foremost a performer. Always has been, always will be. In what she describes as one of the hardest years of her life, 2016 saw her lost, uninspired and without some of the…

By Unknown Author - Nov 13, 2017
Polaris' debut LP The Mortal Coil is astoundingly self-assured

Polaris' debut LP The Mortal Coil is astoundingly self-assured

When bassist Jake Steinhauser and drummer Daniel Furnari of Polaris bonded in high school over a love of heavy music, they had no idea that they’d be playing a European metalcore festival with their…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 13, 2017
Polaris' debut LP The Mortal Coil is astoundingly self-assured

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Polaris' debut LP The Mortal Coil is astoundingly self-assured

When bassist Jake Steinhauser and drummer Daniel Furnari of Polaris bonded in high school over a love of heavy music, they had no idea that they’d be playing a European metalcore festival with their…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 13, 2017
Quotas, queens and teens: what we learned at #CMR2017

Quotas, queens and teens: what we learned at #CMR2017

From Tuesday to Thursday this week, a few hundred delegates from across the Australian music industry came together at Customs House in Sydney for the 2017 Contemporary Music Roundtable. More than…

By Unknown Author - Nov 12, 2017
Quotas, queens and teens: what we learned at #CMR2017

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Quotas, queens and teens: what we learned at #CMR2017

From Tuesday to Thursday this week, a few hundred delegates from across the Australian music industry came together at Customs House in Sydney for the 2017 Contemporary Music Roundtable. More than…

By Unknown Author - Nov 12, 2017
WATCH Violent Soho's James Tidswell discuss his new record label

WATCH Violent Soho's James Tidswell discuss his new record label

Violent Soho's James Tidswell and UNIFIED Music Group have teamed up to launch Domestic La La Records. Launched with an artist-first ethos, Domestic La La is announced with its first two signings:…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 10, 2017
WATCH Violent Soho's James Tidswell discuss his new record label

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WATCH Violent Soho's James Tidswell discuss his new record label

Violent Soho's James Tidswell and UNIFIED Music Group have teamed up to launch Domestic La La Records. Launched with an artist-first ethos, Domestic La La is announced with its first two signings:…

By Poppy Reid - Nov 10, 2017
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