Christie Eliezer

MAJOR LEAGUES TO HEADLINE SAD GRRLS Major Leagues will headline Sad Grrrls Fest which is playing Brisbane (The Brightside, November 4), Melbourne (The Reverence Hotel, November 11) and Sydney (The…

Tony Burke, Shadow Minister for the Arts, and Tim Hammond, Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs, have responded to a report by consumer advocacy group Choice which provided some damning statistics on…

ROD STEWART ACROSS UNIVERSAL Rod Stewart s next release in this country will be through Universal Music Australia. The veteran singer and songwriter signed an overseas deal with Republic Records, a…

For the first time in its 60-year history, complete data of the official winners and nominees of the Grammys will be collected and catalogued, and be used as a reference point for fans and the music…

The Australian live music industry has welcomed as long overdue yesterday s move by The Australian Competition and Consumer Authority (ACCC) to initiate Federal Court action against Geneva-based…

Sony Music Entertainment Australia this morning launched a new campaign and interactive platform Viva La Vinyl. It celebrates the return of vinyl with the re-release of 20 classic albums in the…

FOOS’ METAL RACKET Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters are in Sydney doing promo for the band’s new album Concrete and Gold, and are using the time well: they’re playing a secret show…

Australian festivals and venues are among the public spaces provided with a new government-issued guide to protecting their patrons from terrorism acts. The Federal Government s Australia s Strategy…

Winter festivals continued to be big drawcards, with both the Darwin Festival and Queensland s Gympie Music Muster reporting huge numbers through the gates over the weekend. The Darwin Festival…

The relationship between major music acts and high profile cat events continues, with Wolfmother, Thundamentals and 28 Days playing Canberra s Street Machine Summernats 2018 for the first time. The…

The five finalists for APRA New Zealand s prestigious Silver Scrolls songwriting prize are for the first time in its 52-year history all women. The shortiist is: Close Your Eyes by Bic Runga (written…

L.A. REID SETTING UP NEW COMPANY L.A. Reid who was ousted from Sony Music as Epic Chairman/ CEO is apparently setting up a new entertainment company to launch next year, Billboard reported. Sources…