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The odd story of how Brian Eno composed the Windows 95 startup sound
It's one of the most instantly recognisable pieces of music ever, so much so that you probably don't readily identify it as music – the Windows 95 startup sound. It's a heavenly chime, a blend of…

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The odd story of how Brian Eno composed the Windows 95 startup sound
It's one of the most instantly recognisable pieces of music ever, so much so that you probably don't readily identify it as music – the Windows 95 startup sound. It's a heavenly chime, a blend of…
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YouTuber Emma Chamberlain is a blueprint for musicians [OP-ED]
Emma Chamberlain is a YouTuber, entrepreneur, stylist, podcaster and Internet personality. She is 19 years old and has 1.3 billion views on her YouTube channel since uploading her first video in June…
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YouTuber Emma Chamberlain is a blueprint for musicians [OP-ED]
Emma Chamberlain is a YouTuber, entrepreneur, stylist, podcaster and Internet personality. She is 19 years old and has 1.3 billion views on her YouTube channel since uploading her first video in June…

Why are you marketing your band on social media?
It's 2021, we are obviously beyond the "it's important to do digital marketing" conversation. We have now entered the period of, "what is the actual point of it?" As marketers in the music industry,…

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Why are you marketing your band on social media?
It's 2021, we are obviously beyond the "it's important to do digital marketing" conversation. We have now entered the period of, "what is the actual point of it?" As marketers in the music industry,…

Australian music's #MeToo moment and the impact on survivors’ mental health
TRIGGER WARNING: This article and pages it links to contains information about rape, sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. As many disturbing stories emerge about the…

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Australian music's #MeToo moment and the impact on survivors’ mental health
TRIGGER WARNING: This article and pages it links to contains information about rape, sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. As many disturbing stories emerge about the…

Our longterm NFT strategy
We have just released a Rolling Stone Australia NFT of our cover with Tones And I, and it's available until 12pm today. We're the first in the world to release a Rolling Stone NFT and we are…

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Our longterm NFT strategy
We have just released a Rolling Stone Australia NFT of our cover with Tones And I, and it's available until 12pm today. We're the first in the world to release a Rolling Stone NFT and we are…

Where's the roadmap? Government's decision on live music events is literally costing people their livelihoods
The decision in Queensland last weekend to cancel the live music entertainment for a 100% capacity crowd at a rugby league match at Suncorp Stadium due to ‘COVID restrictions’ shows that some…

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Where's the roadmap? Government's decision on live music events is literally costing people their livelihoods
The decision in Queensland last weekend to cancel the live music entertainment for a 100% capacity crowd at a rugby league match at Suncorp Stadium due to ‘COVID restrictions’ shows that some…

How to come out of COVID lockdown stronger and more inspired as an Artist or Manager
Still haven’t recovered from the last COVID-19 burn out? Here’s how I want to encourage every artist and manager to stay positive AND creative during this lockdown. First and foremost it is ok to…

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How to come out of COVID lockdown stronger and more inspired as an Artist or Manager
Still haven’t recovered from the last COVID-19 burn out? Here’s how I want to encourage every artist and manager to stay positive AND creative during this lockdown. First and foremost it is ok to…

The UK’s ‘Equitable Remuneration’ debate, explained
This week CEO of the self-proclaimed ‘fourth major’ BMG, Hartwig Masuch, sent a message to the artists and songwriters signed to the company that concluded with the statement “I want you to know that…

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The UK’s ‘Equitable Remuneration’ debate, explained
This week CEO of the self-proclaimed ‘fourth major’ BMG, Hartwig Masuch, sent a message to the artists and songwriters signed to the company that concluded with the statement “I want you to know that…

For Australia’s music industry in 2021, the only constant is change (Op-Ed)
Anyone who has called London home will be familiar with the unusual flow of buses. You wait half an hour, then three come at once. Right now, Australia’s music industry is a bit like those red…

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For Australia’s music industry in 2021, the only constant is change (Op-Ed)
Anyone who has called London home will be familiar with the unusual flow of buses. You wait half an hour, then three come at once. Right now, Australia’s music industry is a bit like those red…

5 questions that need answering after Denis Handlin’s exit
How do you solve a problem like “toxic workplace culture?”

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5 questions that need answering after Denis Handlin’s exit
How do you solve a problem like “toxic workplace culture?”
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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