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:: Michael Chugg: The Ultimate Australian Impresario - Part One Chugg has had a half-century to study the game. On 14 March of this year, the 50-year milestone passed since a 15-years-old Chugg…

Mushroom Group to get Faith No More album Mushroom Group will release Faith No More s first album in 18 years next year in A/NZ. This is courtesy the US band s label Ipecac Recordings new marketing,…

ABC Head of Arts Katrina Sedgwick departs for CEO role ABC Head of Arts Katrina Sedgwick departs in February to be Director/CEO at the Centre for Moving Image in Melbourne. After joining the…

Just days off launching its 29th year festivities, a study has shown that the Woodford Folk Festival is a major contributor to Queensland s economy. The 2013/14 event pumped $21 million to the state…

Perth s new 60,000-seat stadium in Burswood, will not be open until 2018. But the WA Tourism Council is already negotiating to bring international sports and entertainment events to be held there.…

24 songs are on the shortlist for APRA Song of the Year, the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) announced this morning. The…

The Amrap Metro and Amrap Regional Charts provide a great insight into what s gaining airplay and attention on community radio. The charts show the Top Ten tracks ordered for airplay by community…

Two acts from Victoria, hard rock band Airbourne and indie artist Kagu (pictured), have signed overseas deals. Airbourne signed a worldwide deal with heavy metal label Spinefarm Records. Based in…

Matty White at Triple M Sydney Matty White is new Assistant Content Director at Triple M Sydney. His former role, as Group Content Director for Southern Cross Austereo s NX and KO FM, is taken over…

Luke O Shea and Kasey Chambers shone at the Toyota Golden Guitars country music awards. They were held on the weekend at the 5,100-capacity Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre…

Misdemeanor grimes up with David Seedsman Misdemeanor Records pacted Melbourne multi-instrumentalist David Seedsman to an initial one-album contract. The first is the debut avant-garde jazz album…

Melbourne MC Remi leads the nominations for the 6th Rolling Stone Australia Awards, with four mentions. He s up for Album of the Year, Best New Talent, Best Independent Release and Music Video of the…