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The Smith St Band Lead The Reverence Hotel’s 1st Birthday Live Music Bash

The Smith St Band Lead The Reverence Hotel’s 1st Birthday Live Music Bash

Has it really only been 12 months since The Reverence Hotel opened...

The Preatures Release New Video, Announce Extra 2013 Tour Dates

The Preatures Release New Video, Announce Extra 2013 Tour Dates

Hot off the road supporting Hungry Kinds Of Hungary across the country for their...


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Music Studios Fearful Of Noise Complaints As Apartment Developer Fights Council

Music Studios Fearful Of Noise Complaints As Apartment Developer Fights Council

A number of live music venues in Melbourne have famously battled with councils over noise complaints in recent years, including The...

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Daft Punk’s Japanese Bonus Track Leaks Online

Daft Punk’s Japanese Bonus Track Leaks Online

Since first leaking online and the appearing as full stream on iTunes a week ago, fans have had plenty of...

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“I Finished It, Then Scrapped It” Chet Faker Talks Debut Album, Flume Side-Project

“I Finished It, Then Scrapped It” Chet Faker Talks Debut Album, Flume Side-Project

There’s no denying the success and popularity of Chet Faker. The soultronica star has gone from being Melbourne’s best-kept secret...

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Liberals Propose Privatising ABC, Triple J, Say Public Ownership ”No Longer Valid”

Liberals Propose Privatising ABC, Triple J, Say Public Ownership ”No Longer Valid”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...

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Eminem Publisher Sues Facebook For Ripping Off Rapper In Advert

Eminem Publisher Sues Facebook For Ripping Off Rapper In Advert

Facebook way well lose themselves in a serious legal quandary after apparently misusing one of Eminem’s songs, via an ad released in...

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Beach Fossils Announce 2013 Australian Tour

Beach Fossils Announce 2013 Australian Tour

Brooklyn’s indie favourites Beach Fossils are globally respected and revered, but the band have yet to make it to their...

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Grinspoon Announce Additional 2013 Australian Tour Dates

Grinspoon Announce Additional 2013 Australian Tour Dates

Grinspoon are one of Australia’s most treasured live rock bands and following on from their winning appearances as part of...

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Police Lift “Obscene” Ban As Dark MOFO Skinnydip Given Go-Ahead

Police Lift “Obscene” Ban As Dark MOFO Skinnydip Given Go-Ahead

Yesterday, organisers of the inaugural Dark MOFO arts and music festival, which unveiled its full program a month ago, had one...

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Liz Stringer Announces Overseas Farewell Show

Liz Stringer Announces Overseas Farewell Show

With an enviable reputation for captivating live performances and equally touching songwriting, Melbourne’s Liz Stringer has established herself as one...

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QOTSA Reveal Gory Animated Movie Teasing New Album Material

QOTSA Reveal Gory Animated Movie Teasing New Album Material

Bloody, bandaged dead men, scary clown-like figures hugging teddy bears, and a crazy amount of blood and gore have made...

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Publisher Drops Triple J Magazine, Staff Made Redundant As ABC Eyes Annual Editions

Publisher Drops Triple J Magazine, Staff Made Redundant As ABC Eyes Annual Editions

Triple J’s bi-monthly print publication, Triple J Magazine is reportedly moving to an annual format with writers and staff allegedly being...

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Sydney Wants Pop Up Gigs & Karaoke, Cultural Policy Submissions Reveal

Sydney Wants Pop Up Gigs & Karaoke, Cultural Policy Submissions Reveal

The City Of Sydney council and Lord Mayor Clover Moore have been pushing to revitalise the New South Wales capital’s...

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Spotify Announce Weekly Top 50 Charts, Reveal Streaming Numbers

Spotify Announce Weekly Top 50 Charts, Reveal Streaming Numbers

Since its launch in Australia last May, Australians have streamed a staggering 42.5 million hours of music on Swedish music...

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Pandora Planning To Share Streaming Data With Artists

Pandora Planning To Share Streaming Data With Artists

With streaming services popping up all over the place of late, it is a game that constantly has to change...

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Melbourne’s Powder Monkeys To Reform For Tribute Concert

Melbourne’s Powder Monkeys To Reform For Tribute Concert

A bass player and singer from Melbourne, Tim Hemensley is one of the great underrated figures of the Australian music...

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The Doors Keyboardist Ray Manzarek Dies Age 74

The Doors Keyboardist Ray Manzarek Dies Age 74

Ray Manzarek, founding member and keyboardist of The Doors, has died aged 74. The musician and producer passed away, surrounded...

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Artist Etymology: The Origins Of Your Favourite Band Names

Artist Etymology: The Origins Of Your Favourite Band Names

With artists getting kookier and kookier with their monikers, it’s hard not to wonder...

Industry Insight: ACCC Examine APRA, UNFD Partner With Equal Vision & More

Industry Insight: ACCC Examine APRA, UNFD Partner With Equal Vision & More

ACCC Examine APRA The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) are set to assess the...


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