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Disposable heroes: How music on-demand has compromised our appreciation for it

Disposable heroes: How music on-demand has compromised our appreciation for it

I grew up in the 90s — my formative teenage years falling in the decade that gave us Nirvana, Shaquille O’Neal and American Pie. Nowadays, you’d be forgiven for being promiscuous when it comes to…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 14, 2020
Disposable heroes: How music on-demand has compromised our appreciation for it

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Disposable heroes: How music on-demand has compromised our appreciation for it

I grew up in the 90s — my formative teenage years falling in the decade that gave us Nirvana, Shaquille O’Neal and American Pie. Nowadays, you’d be forgiven for being promiscuous when it comes to…

By Poppy Reid - Apr 14, 2020
The music industry in isolation: A (kind of) good news story (I hope)

The music industry in isolation: A (kind of) good news story (I hope)

Charlotte Abroms on supporting industry peers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Unknown Author - Mar 26, 2020
The music industry in isolation: A (kind of) good news story (I hope)

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The music industry in isolation: A (kind of) good news story (I hope)

Charlotte Abroms on supporting industry peers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Unknown Author - Mar 26, 2020
Artists are finding tech-savvy ways to engage fans in the isolation-age [op-ed]

Artists are finding tech-savvy ways to engage fans in the isolation-age [op-ed]

'Artists are finding savvy ways to use technology,' writes TMN's Nathan Jolly.

By Unknown Author - Mar 24, 2020
Artists are finding tech-savvy ways to engage fans in the isolation-age [op-ed]

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Artists are finding tech-savvy ways to engage fans in the isolation-age [op-ed]

'Artists are finding savvy ways to use technology,' writes TMN's Nathan Jolly.

By Unknown Author - Mar 24, 2020
Live music venues and arts hubs will suffer, while the corporate sector is poised to grow

Live music venues and arts hubs will suffer, while the corporate sector is poised to grow

The economic impacts of coronavirus are set to disproportionately impact the most vulnerable, and there’s a disturbing potential for corporate expansion at the cost of small businesses of high social…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 24, 2020
Live music venues and arts hubs will suffer, while the corporate sector is poised to grow

Opinion

Live music venues and arts hubs will suffer, while the corporate sector is poised to grow

The economic impacts of coronavirus are set to disproportionately impact the most vulnerable, and there’s a disturbing potential for corporate expansion at the cost of small businesses of high social…

By Poppy Reid - Mar 24, 2020
Artist manager Jen Fontaine issues call to arms for Aussie music [op-ed]

Artist manager Jen Fontaine issues call to arms for Aussie music [op-ed]

"In these troubled times, music is so powerful to keep us calm and help us heal," writes Jen Fontaine.

By Unknown Author - Mar 19, 2020
Artist manager Jen Fontaine issues call to arms for Aussie music [op-ed]

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Artist manager Jen Fontaine issues call to arms for Aussie music [op-ed]

"In these troubled times, music is so powerful to keep us calm and help us heal," writes Jen Fontaine.

By Unknown Author - Mar 19, 2020
Will coronavirus really collapse the live music industry? [op-ed]

Will coronavirus really collapse the live music industry? [op-ed]

'This is a disaster for the Australian music industry,' writes Nathan Jolly.

By Unknown Author - Mar 16, 2020
Will coronavirus really collapse the live music industry? [op-ed]

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Will coronavirus really collapse the live music industry? [op-ed]

'This is a disaster for the Australian music industry,' writes Nathan Jolly.

By Unknown Author - Mar 16, 2020
Travel Week: How do airlines break so many musical instruments?

Travel Week: How do airlines break so many musical instruments?

Nathan Jolly asks whether baggage handlers are all failed musicians with a bone to pick.

By Unknown Author - Mar 9, 2020
Travel Week: How do airlines break so many musical instruments?

Feature Week

Travel Week: How do airlines break so many musical instruments?

Nathan Jolly asks whether baggage handlers are all failed musicians with a bone to pick.

By Unknown Author - Mar 9, 2020
Money at work! Australia's most alluring music-based lawsuits

Money at work! Australia's most alluring music-based lawsuits

Nathan Jolly on the impacts of an increasingly litigious society on music.

By Unknown Author - Mar 4, 2020
Money at work! Australia's most alluring music-based lawsuits

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Money at work! Australia's most alluring music-based lawsuits

Nathan Jolly on the impacts of an increasingly litigious society on music.

By Unknown Author - Mar 4, 2020
Is this the end of Australia’s summer music season as we know it? [op-ed]

Is this the end of Australia’s summer music season as we know it? [op-ed]

Co-CEO of Green Music Australia looks at the long-term effects of bushfires & floods on music festivals.

By Unknown Author - Feb 20, 2020
Is this the end of Australia’s summer music season as we know it? [op-ed]

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Is this the end of Australia’s summer music season as we know it? [op-ed]

Co-CEO of Green Music Australia looks at the long-term effects of bushfires & floods on music festivals.

By Unknown Author - Feb 20, 2020
Which Aussie acts will see a sales bump from FIRE FIGHT? [op-ed]

Which Aussie acts will see a sales bump from FIRE FIGHT? [op-ed]

Nathan Jolly checks on who could see a boost to their bottom line following the charity gig.

By Unknown Author - Feb 19, 2020
Which Aussie acts will see a sales bump from FIRE FIGHT? [op-ed]

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Which Aussie acts will see a sales bump from FIRE FIGHT? [op-ed]

Nathan Jolly checks on who could see a boost to their bottom line following the charity gig.

By Unknown Author - Feb 19, 2020
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