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It's time to convict Eminem for all the murders he's admitted to in his songs
It's time to address the elephant in the room. The thing that nobody wants to confront. For two decades now, Eminem has been brazenly admitting to a string of violent murders, and yet authorities…

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It's time to convict Eminem for all the murders he's admitted to in his songs
It's time to address the elephant in the room. The thing that nobody wants to confront. For two decades now, Eminem has been brazenly admitting to a string of violent murders, and yet authorities…

Are Spotify-curated playlists just advertising?
Spotify is currently copping a massive backlash over their saturation of Drake promotional material over the past weekend, with various Drake photos fronting numerous Spotify-curated playlists,…

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Are Spotify-curated playlists just advertising?
Spotify is currently copping a massive backlash over their saturation of Drake promotional material over the past weekend, with various Drake photos fronting numerous Spotify-curated playlists,…

Why do people assume most music is non-fiction?
Whether it's parsing Taylor Swift's songs for clues about her long list of ex-lovers, to banning artists entry to a country due to violent lyrics with a troubling worldview, musicians seem to be held…

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Why do people assume most music is non-fiction?
Whether it's parsing Taylor Swift's songs for clues about her long list of ex-lovers, to banning artists entry to a country due to violent lyrics with a troubling worldview, musicians seem to be held…

OP-ED: Why the Live Music Office must get government support
With streaming reducing royalties and the live music sector under threat, we need the government on board to defend Australian music.

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OP-ED: Why the Live Music Office must get government support
With streaming reducing royalties and the live music sector under threat, we need the government on board to defend Australian music.

Social Stalking: is Facebook’s new feature a game changer for music marketers?
Now, we have access to competitors’ social media strategy at a glance.

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Social Stalking: is Facebook’s new feature a game changer for music marketers?
Now, we have access to competitors’ social media strategy at a glance.

The most unwittingly funny boasts in hip hop history
This morning while heading to work, we were listening to Notorious B.I.G's Greatest Hits and laughing at one of his less-than-successful boasts, which you'll read about below. This started a…

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The most unwittingly funny boasts in hip hop history
This morning while heading to work, we were listening to Notorious B.I.G's Greatest Hits and laughing at one of his less-than-successful boasts, which you'll read about below. This started a…

It's time to admit that Bluetooth is a failure
I only have empirical evidence to back this up, but Bluetooth is a heap of fucking shite. The technology has never worked successfully - whether or not it pairs with a device seems based on the…

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It's time to admit that Bluetooth is a failure
I only have empirical evidence to back this up, but Bluetooth is a heap of fucking shite. The technology has never worked successfully - whether or not it pairs with a device seems based on the…

Everything is forgiven after death
This week XXXTentacion's second album ? will leap back into the ARIA Albums charts, most likely in the Top 3, possibly to #1. The perhaps-fittingly-titled 'Sad' will do likewise in the Singles chart,…

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Everything is forgiven after death
This week XXXTentacion's second album ? will leap back into the ARIA Albums charts, most likely in the Top 3, possibly to #1. The perhaps-fittingly-titled 'Sad' will do likewise in the Singles chart,…

The lockout laws may have started in Newcastle, but so did the thing that will save Sydney culture
In 2008, the lockout laws was introduced in Newcastle in a shortsighted bid to curb violence, drunkenness and general loutish behaviour. What it did instead was to simply spread this behaviour into…

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The lockout laws may have started in Newcastle, but so did the thing that will save Sydney culture
In 2008, the lockout laws was introduced in Newcastle in a shortsighted bid to curb violence, drunkenness and general loutish behaviour. What it did instead was to simply spread this behaviour into…

Inside Ween's extremely offensive (and extremely rejected) Pizza Hut jingle
Most people assume that the most offensive thing linked to Pizza Hut is those hot dog stuffed crusts. In actuality it is an offensive jingle commissioned by an ad agency working for Pizza Hut, and…

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Inside Ween's extremely offensive (and extremely rejected) Pizza Hut jingle
Most people assume that the most offensive thing linked to Pizza Hut is those hot dog stuffed crusts. In actuality it is an offensive jingle commissioned by an ad agency working for Pizza Hut, and…
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