Christie Eliezer

A number of music and radio identities made it onto the Order of Australia list last Friday. * Singer-songwriter Russell Morris was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution…

Grant Fell, bassist and music video director with legendary award winning New Zealand 90s alt-pop band Headless Chickens and one time Sydney resident passed away on Saturday after a lengthy battle…

When various bandwagon-jumping radio stations reel off their Australia Day countdowns on Friday, one track that inevitably gets a spin will be Men At Work s Down Under . Who wouldn t associate…

Sheppard s single Coming Home has been certified Gold this week by ARIA for sales of 35,000 in Australia. It s the third-most played local track, and is about to enter the ARIA Top 20, Coming Home is…

DEVELOPERS SWARM AS MELBOURNE’S FESTIVAL HALL GOES UP FOR SALE Another day, another Melbourne venue lost it seems - but this time it’s on a much larger scale. Festival Hall was recently put up for…

After almost 50 years on the road, it was to be expected that Elton John would make a huge splash when he decided to give up touring. It s time to come off the road so I fully embrace the next…

DEF LEPPARD/ UNIVERSAL DECISION TO STREAM PAYS OFF Def Leppard and Universal Music Group s decision to end their lengthy dispute over digital royalties and put their catalogue online has paid off in…

COOKING VINYL AUSTRALIA PARTNERS WITH TRIPLE CROWN Cooking Vinyl Australia has entered a new partnership with New York s Triple Crown Records to represent its product in Australia and New Zealand.…

Apple has confirmed that its HomePod smart speaker will be released in Australia on February 9. We re one of the first three territories to get the voice activated device which promises stunning…

Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall have won Best Original Score In A Mainstage Production at the Sydney Theatre Awards for the Sydney Theatre Company and Global Creatures co-production Muriel s…

RUMOURS RE-IGNITE: ELECTRIC DAISY CARNIVAL FOR AUSTRALIA? Rumours from three years ago that the Las Vegas-based global EDM festival Electric Daisy Carnival which in 2015 drew 400,000 over three days…

On their current Concrete And Gold Tour of Australia, Foo Fighters have teamed with Newtown, Sydney-based brewery to create the limited edition 4% Foo Town beer. There ll be pop up bars in Sydney and…