NSW

Scores of independent live music venues across New South Wales are calling on state leaders to provide support in these dire times. Otherwise, the once-pumping live scene simply won’t survive. At…

NSW venues are asking for similar support packages to Qld and Vic.

A review into the regulations governing festivals across New South Wales has found no real change in the number of serious drug-related presentations among punters since the rules came into effect.…

A string of strip-searches by NSW cops on underaged festival-goers weren’t just objectionable and unpleasant, they were “unlawful,” a police watchdog has said. An independent inquiry has handed down…

A brand new video has surfaced of NSW police physically forcing a drug dog to sit, and the implications that this footage has are quite simply, astronomical. In a new video which first debuted on…

New figures from Live Performance Australia show that NSW has been deposed as the live music state of Australia – and executives in Victoria have strong ideas on why their state has overtaken its…

NSW, we have a problem. According to a new report, fixing it will require more new venues in all shapes and sizes, a government-led rescue package for older sites and, just maybe, the creation of a…

As BIGSOUND is well and truly over after another year of important conversations, and some of the most exciting music Australia has ever delivered, one discussion from last week is still on…

The saga of the NSW Government vs. the live music scene has continued to rage on, with Live Performance Australia pleading for a halt to "rushed regulations". The cancellation of Mountain Sounds over…

Martin Foley loves live music almost as much as he loves shading the Liberals. The Victorian MP has been tweeting up a storm, with his political counterparts in NSW taking a thrashing over their…