Industrial Strength

CBAA CONFERENCE GETS SET FOR MAJOR DEBATES This week s Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) conference November 9 12 on the Gold Coast is all set to fire up some buoyant debate.…

INXS MUSEUM SITE ANNOUNCED SOON? The site for INXS s music memorabilia museum is rumoured to be announced in the next few weeks. A strong possibility is Ballna, on the NSW Northern Coast. It s where…

WAS SPILT MILK PILL TESTING SABOTAGED? Was the sudden axing of pill-testing at Canberra s Spilt Music sabotaged by Federal ministers? This is what advocates, academics and the ACT Greens are…

END TO DOOF-POOL PARTIES? The vulnerability of open-air music events to lone shooters has seen some EDM promoters suggest to TMN that the era of popular doof-pool parties in Australia might be at an…

ELTON JOHN INJECTING BIG BUCKS FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIES Elton John s Once In A Lifetime Australian regional tour has been a boon for the regions he plays in to a total audience of over 50,000. In the…

SIMON HOLMES MEMORIAL Hindsight A Night For Simon is a tribute night for the late Simon Holmes, founder of The Hummingbirds and producer of Custard and The Fauves. It is held on Sunday December 3, at…

YOUTUBE UNVEILS NEW LOGO, LOOK, FEATURES With YouTube now meaning a lot of different things to different people in its 1.5 billion community, the time has come for it to unveil a new logo, look and…

MOVE FORWARD FOR SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS TO GROW Splendour In The Grass could increase its capacity to 50,000 and extend to five days. The end of the community consultation period for its…

HIP HOP-MEETS-ELECTRONIC SONGSHUB BEGINS IN MELBOURNE The inaugural hip-hop and electronic-focused SongHubs began a five-day writing session at Melbourne s Bakehouse Studios yesterday. The idea is to…

FOXTEL ARTS HOURS SLASHED Foxtel Arts has had its hours slashed to six hours. Effective October 11, it will share time and broadcast signal with Foxtel Smooth, its contemporary music partnership with…