Industry News You Shouldn't Miss
From Guitarists To Orchestras, $100K Up For Grabs In Melbourne Prize 2013
In music, all genres are created equal – at least, they should...
Music Publishers Throw Roadblock Into Apple’s iRadio Plans As Downloads Dwindle
The launch of Google Music All Access last week proved to hammer...
Industry News
A Month After Launch, Is Twitter #Music Officially A Flop?
The creators of #tweeting, #hashtags and #trending have ironically failed to make themselves trend. Launched last month, music streaming-discovery service...
2 days ago
1 in 4 Indie Labels Now Earn More From Streaming Than Downloads
It seems the streaming services wave is still being ridden, not just by providers, but surprisingly by record labels themselves....
2 days ago
Liberals Propose Privatising ABC, Triple J, Say Public Ownership ”No Longer Valid”
The recently revealed Federal Budget may have neglected to show support to community radio, neglecting to address the $1.4 million...
3 days ago
Annandale Mayor Pushes For “Rock N Roll Not Residential Flats” As Sale Enters 11th Hour
Legendary Sydney live music venue, The Annandale Hotel, has been on public listing for sale for other a month now...
1 week ago
Google Launches Music Streaming Service, As Apple Fight With Labels
Yesterday it was rumoured that Google were to launch their new subscription-based music streaming service to the masses at their...
1 week ago
Google Launching Music-Streaming Spotify Killer This Week?
As previously reported, Google is looking at competing directly with the likes of Spotify, Deezer, Rdio, and Pandora by launching...
1 week ago
Community Digital Radio Services Face The Axe Following Budget Failure
The Federal Government unveiled the details of the Federal Budget overnight and despite the ongoing pressures of the Commit To...
1 week ago
Amazon Rumoured To Launch ‘Music Kindle’ Streaming Device
In the increasingly popular game of music streaming, more and more players are stating to appear on the board. Earlier...
1 week ago
Melbourne’s Ding Dong Lounge Announces Kitchen, Dinner Shows
The sounds, smells, and tastes of the bayou are heading to Melbourne’s Ding Dong Lounge late July, with the arrival...
1 week ago
Victoria Considers Cutting Red Tape On Underage Music Events
Industry leaders agree that Melbourne is the Music Capital of Australia, its live music scene regularly outselling other cities by...
2 weeks ago
BitTorrent Bundle Turns Song Downloads Into Digital Music Shops
When you think of the word ‘torrent’, it’s generally the term ‘music piracy’ that first pops into your head. However,...
2 weeks ago
BIGSOUND 2013 Announce Speakers & Acts Including Billy Bragg & Amanda Palmer
BIGSOUND is widely recognised as the biggest and most important gathering of the music industry in Australia, where over three...
2 weeks ago
Spotify’s Nightmare, Hackers Release Program To Download MP3 Of Any Song
Following some shrewd cold-war antics by a rogue developer, Spotify were left in the lurch as recipients of an ironic...
2 weeks ago
“Community Radio Should Fund Itself,” Rebukes Communications Minister Amidst Station Protest
“You didn’t have to cut me off!” goes the line from Gotye’s Grammy-winning “Somebody That I Used To Know;“ that...
2 weeks ago
Music Victoria Gets Budget Backing For Two Years, But Funding Halved
Music in Victoria is big business with live music contributing $1.04 billion annually to the state economy (that’s more than the...
2 weeks ago
Aussie Concert Series Pioneers “Pay What You Think” Ticket Pricing
In 2007, Radiohead’s In Rainbows changed the way music was sold, offering their fans the chance to pay what they...
3 weeks ago
