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Nathan Jolly

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Nathan Jolly is a Sydney-based writer and zen master, who also led the Chicago Bulls to six championships in the '90s.

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Spotify have predicted every winner of the MTV Video Awards - using stats and science

Spotify have predicted every winner of the MTV Video Awards - using stats and science

This Sunday, the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards are held in a building filled with decorative napkins and pop-stars, and Spotify have decided to ruin things a few days out by broadcasting who they…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 25, 2017
Spotify have predicted every winner of the MTV Video Awards - using stats and science

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Spotify have predicted every winner of the MTV Video Awards - using stats and science

This Sunday, the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards are held in a building filled with decorative napkins and pop-stars, and Spotify have decided to ruin things a few days out by broadcasting who they…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 25, 2017
Pirate Bay ordered to shut down, and pay over $600,000 to record labels

Pirate Bay ordered to shut down, and pay over $600,000 to record labels

In a game-changing decision, two of the founders of The Pirate Bay have been ordered by a Finnish court to pay AUD $605,000 to record labels, after being found guilty of numerous copyright breaches.…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 25, 2017
Pirate Bay ordered to shut down, and pay over $600,000 to record labels

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Pirate Bay ordered to shut down, and pay over $600,000 to record labels

In a game-changing decision, two of the founders of The Pirate Bay have been ordered by a Finnish court to pay AUD $605,000 to record labels, after being found guilty of numerous copyright breaches.…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 25, 2017
APRA AMCOS release statement in support of marriage equality

APRA AMCOS release statement in support of marriage equality

Today is the final day you can enrol to vote, to ensure you help make it obvious to all, that the clear-thinking, morally-centred people in Australia want marriage equality. So get onto that, if you…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 24, 2017
APRA AMCOS release statement in support of marriage equality

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APRA AMCOS release statement in support of marriage equality

Today is the final day you can enrol to vote, to ensure you help make it obvious to all, that the clear-thinking, morally-centred people in Australia want marriage equality. So get onto that, if you…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 24, 2017
Taylor Swift's single will debut #1 and deny 'Despacito' the chart record

Taylor Swift's single will debut #1 and deny 'Despacito' the chart record

Taylor Swift announced her return to the musical world overnight, with a new record named Reputation, a very nu metal album cover, and a lead single set to drop on Friday. Unless the tides have…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 24, 2017
Taylor Swift's single will debut #1 and deny 'Despacito' the chart record

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Taylor Swift's single will debut #1 and deny 'Despacito' the chart record

Taylor Swift announced her return to the musical world overnight, with a new record named Reputation, a very nu metal album cover, and a lead single set to drop on Friday. Unless the tides have…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 24, 2017
Gang Of Youths on target to score a #1 album

Gang Of Youths on target to score a #1 album

Gang Of Youths' new album Go Farther in Lightness is a triumphant record, sounding like a brilliant blend of the following artists, without leaning too heavily on any of them: The Gaslight Anthem…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 23, 2017
Gang Of Youths on target to score a #1 album

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Gang Of Youths on target to score a #1 album

Gang Of Youths' new album Go Farther in Lightness is a triumphant record, sounding like a brilliant blend of the following artists, without leaning too heavily on any of them: The Gaslight Anthem…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 23, 2017
Action Bronson is hosting a Snapchat-exclusive dating show

Action Bronson is hosting a Snapchat-exclusive dating show

There are probably whole swathes of Vice viewers and cooking aficionados who have no idea that Action Bronson's day job is as a rapper, with his breakout role in the hilarious and mouth-watering…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 22, 2017
Action Bronson is hosting a Snapchat-exclusive dating show

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Action Bronson is hosting a Snapchat-exclusive dating show

There are probably whole swathes of Vice viewers and cooking aficionados who have no idea that Action Bronson's day job is as a rapper, with his breakout role in the hilarious and mouth-watering…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 22, 2017
'Despacito' is one week away from equalling a 22-year chart record

'Despacito' is one week away from equalling a 22-year chart record

Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber's 'Despacito' is currently enjoying a 15-week reign at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. If the song manages to stay on top for a further week, it will…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 22, 2017
'Despacito' is one week away from equalling a 22-year chart record

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'Despacito' is one week away from equalling a 22-year chart record

Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber's 'Despacito' is currently enjoying a 15-week reign at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. If the song manages to stay on top for a further week, it will…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 22, 2017
'Total Eclipse of the Heart' hit #1 on iTunes because an eclipse needs a literal soundtrack

'Total Eclipse of the Heart' hit #1 on iTunes because an eclipse needs a literal soundtrack

Turn around bright eyes, you're missing the eclipse. Americans in search of a literal soundtrack for today's solar eclipse caused a rush of sales for Bonnie Tyler's 1983 epic 'Total Eclipse Of the…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 22, 2017
'Total Eclipse of the Heart' hit #1 on iTunes because an eclipse needs a literal soundtrack

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'Total Eclipse of the Heart' hit #1 on iTunes because an eclipse needs a literal soundtrack

Turn around bright eyes, you're missing the eclipse. Americans in search of a literal soundtrack for today's solar eclipse caused a rush of sales for Bonnie Tyler's 1983 epic 'Total Eclipse Of the…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 22, 2017
Why Reading and Leeds festivals had to ban pineapples this year

Why Reading and Leeds festivals had to ban pineapples this year

A week ago, organisers of Reading and Leeds festival tweeted out their list of "what you can can't bring", linking to a page with the usual no-nos. Seems fine, until you scroll to the bottom of the…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 21, 2017
Why Reading and Leeds festivals had to ban pineapples this year

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Why Reading and Leeds festivals had to ban pineapples this year

A week ago, organisers of Reading and Leeds festival tweeted out their list of "what you can can't bring", linking to a page with the usual no-nos. Seems fine, until you scroll to the bottom of the…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 21, 2017
Facebook have started punishing users for those fake video play buttons

Facebook have started punishing users for those fake video play buttons

One of the twenty or thirty worst things about Facebook is when you go to click on a video button to watch a video, because that how you've been trained, only to be pushed through to an article.…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 18, 2017
Facebook have started punishing users for those fake video play buttons

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Facebook have started punishing users for those fake video play buttons

One of the twenty or thirty worst things about Facebook is when you go to click on a video button to watch a video, because that how you've been trained, only to be pushed through to an article.…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 18, 2017
Ten minutes of silence might top the iTunes chart this week

Ten minutes of silence might top the iTunes chart this week

Perhaps the very height of experimental art wankery is a track named 4′33″ by composer John Cage. Presented to the world in 1952 -- back when they should have known better -- and written for any…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 18, 2017
Ten minutes of silence might top the iTunes chart this week

News

Ten minutes of silence might top the iTunes chart this week

Perhaps the very height of experimental art wankery is a track named 4′33″ by composer John Cage. Presented to the world in 1952 -- back when they should have known better -- and written for any…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 18, 2017
Usher starts a new relationship with Australian tech startup MSMCI

Usher starts a new relationship with Australian tech startup MSMCI

Usher has signed on as Chief Creative Director of $10.5 million Australian tech startup MSMCI. The singer, and inventor of popular dance craze the U-Turn, will mainly appear as a judge, mentor, and…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 17, 2017
Usher starts a new relationship with Australian tech startup MSMCI

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Usher starts a new relationship with Australian tech startup MSMCI

Usher has signed on as Chief Creative Director of $10.5 million Australian tech startup MSMCI. The singer, and inventor of popular dance craze the U-Turn, will mainly appear as a judge, mentor, and…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 17, 2017
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