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How Justin Timberlake Made A Fortune Giving His Album Away
It’s been seven years since Justin Timberlake brought sexy back, or more accurately, since he released FutureSex/LoveSounds in 2006. It was...
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Has Auto Tune Ruined The Music Industry?
It’s a familiar question and an issue that’s destined to circulate in debate for some time yet – ‘Has Auto...
1 month ago
Cover Bands & Talent Shows, Why The Logies Are A Musical Disgrace
Did you catch Australia’s annual television awards event The Logies last night? You’re not the only one. Apparently a little...
1 month ago
Real & Present Danger, It’s Time For Another SLAM Rally
It’s been a long time since the iconic SLAM Rally which saw 20,000 people march through Melbourne in protest of restrictive laws...
3 months ago
Why We Need To Stop Using Sniffer Dogs At Music Festivals
Festival season is well and truly in full swing, bringing hundreds of thousands of Australians out into the sun to...
4 months ago
An Open Letter To The Bourke St Resident Offended By Music Venues
Dear Mr. Edmonds, This morning I read an article in The Age newspaper about the incessant problems you are having...
5 months ago
Victoria Remains A Cultural Wasteland For All Ages Events
The city of Melbourne often fancies itself as Australia’s “cultural capital,” thanks in no small part to its thriving and...
5 months ago
Sunday Roast: The Unnecessary Side Project
Web definition: “In popular music, a side project is a project undertaken by one or more persons already known for...
6 months ago
Making Piracy Easy. Why The Labels Let CDs Go Unprotected
Cast your mind back, way back. Before streaming services, before digital downloads, before mp3 players – to thirty years ago,...
7 months ago
Is Music Streaming Good For Album Sales?
To claim that Mumford & Sons sophomore LP Babel has been warmly received would be the understatement of the year....
7 months ago
One Great Disappointment As Aussie Music Festival Cancelled
With Soundwave 2013 completely sold out, Harvest edging ever closer to exhausting its ticket allocation, and Big Day Out promoter...
7 months ago
Why A 1am Curfew On Music Venues Makes Everyone A Loser
Most Melbournians would agree that the best thing about their city is the vibrant nightlife and the characteristic culture that...
7 months ago
The Madness Of Muse: Genius Or Insanity?
A dubstep-inflected, cinematic symphony hybrid with a chopped-up spoken monologue that takes the second law of thermodynamics as its inspiration?...
7 months ago
Should Australian Festivals Support Australian Talent?
It’s that time of year again, festival lineups are out and punters’ pockets are beginning to empty as Summer approaches...
7 months ago
Long Road Ahead As Culture Cops Maintain Grip On Adelaide’s Music Scene
Adelaide music is in a state of flux at the moment with the South Australian state government first introducing a...
8 months ago
Developers Call Last Drinks For The Sando As Bank Walks Away Grinning
Following yesterday’s news of the Save Our Sando rally being ‘sabotaged’ after it landed on the doorstep of Commonwealth Bank’s...
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