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Evening Star changes hands; legendary Club 54 reopens
Sydney’s Evening Star in Surry Hills has changed hands for $6 million while Bondi Junction’s The Tea Gardens, which features bands and DJs, has gone up for sale. The former owners of Coolangatta’s…
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Evening Star changes hands; legendary Club 54 reopens
Sydney’s Evening Star in Surry Hills has changed hands for $6 million while Bondi Junction’s The Tea Gardens, which features bands and DJs, has gone up for sale. The former owners of Coolangatta’s…
New signings and team-ups w/e April 11
Ivy League signs Bad//Dreems Sydney-based Ivy League Records has signed its first Adelaide act, Bad//Dreems. The band’s new single Dumb Ideas, produced by Mark Opitz, will be followed by live sets at…
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New signings and team-ups w/e April 11
Ivy League signs Bad//Dreems Sydney-based Ivy League Records has signed its first Adelaide act, Bad//Dreems. The band’s new single Dumb Ideas, produced by Mark Opitz, will be followed by live sets at…
Avicii to host weekly show on Nova
The world’s most popular DJ as-of-this-very-moment will host a one-hour weekly show Avicii Levels on Nova on Saturday nights. The show launched tomorrow night at 11pm on the Nova Network nationally,…
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Avicii to host weekly show on Nova
The world’s most popular DJ as-of-this-very-moment will host a one-hour weekly show Avicii Levels on Nova on Saturday nights. The show launched tomorrow night at 11pm on the Nova Network nationally,…
Almost a million Aussies tune in for Eurovision final
The presence of Jessica Mauboy at the grand final of the Eurovision song contest saw a peak of 927,000 (metro and regional) Australians tune in to SBS for the broadcast. Metro numbers, of 476,000,…
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Almost a million Aussies tune in for Eurovision final
The presence of Jessica Mauboy at the grand final of the Eurovision song contest saw a peak of 927,000 (metro and regional) Australians tune in to SBS for the broadcast. Metro numbers, of 476,000,…
$87.1m arts cuts, Australia Council takes biggest hit
The Government will slash arts funding by $87.1 million over four years, with the Australia Council taking the biggest hit. Australia Council regularly provides funding to the music industry. In…
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$87.1m arts cuts, Australia Council takes biggest hit
The Government will slash arts funding by $87.1 million over four years, with the Australia Council taking the biggest hit. Australia Council regularly provides funding to the music industry. In…
Digital music sales continue to drop in 2014
What a difference a year – and a flood of new streaming services – can make. This time last year digital album sales were enjoying a 18.1% increase on the previous year according to Nielsen SoundScan…
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Digital music sales continue to drop in 2014
What a difference a year – and a flood of new streaming services – can make. This time last year digital album sales were enjoying a 18.1% increase on the previous year according to Nielsen SoundScan…
Spotify and Shazam choose Grammy winners, while the Grammys choose Rdio
The past week has been rife with lists from various digital services attempting to predict the winners of the Grammy Awards using their not-insignificant data sets. However it seems the real winners…
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Spotify and Shazam choose Grammy winners, while the Grammys choose Rdio
The past week has been rife with lists from various digital services attempting to predict the winners of the Grammy Awards using their not-insignificant data sets. However it seems the real winners…
Top 20 Contenders for APRA Song Of the Year
This morning, APRA AMCOS announced the Top 20 contenders for the APRA Song of the Year. The shortlist was decided by APRA AMCOS members, who voted for the award over the past month. The final five…
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Top 20 Contenders for APRA Song Of the Year
This morning, APRA AMCOS announced the Top 20 contenders for the APRA Song of the Year. The shortlist was decided by APRA AMCOS members, who voted for the award over the past month. The final five…
WA Government to take back management of its major theatres
The West Australian Government will take back management of its theatres – His Majesty’s, State Theatre Centre, Perth Concert Hall and Subiaco Arts Centre – from January 1, 2015. These theatres have…
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WA Government to take back management of its major theatres
The West Australian Government will take back management of its theatres – His Majesty’s, State Theatre Centre, Perth Concert Hall and Subiaco Arts Centre – from January 1, 2015. These theatres have…
Bondi Wave confirms initial speakers
Bondi Wave Music Industry Conference organisers have announced that this year’s event, taking place on May 16, will include keynote speeches and conversations with Mushroom Publishing’s Ian James and…
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Bondi Wave confirms initial speakers
Bondi Wave Music Industry Conference organisers have announced that this year’s event, taking place on May 16, will include keynote speeches and conversations with Mushroom Publishing’s Ian James and…
Case study: Sheppard’s independent path to #1
Sheppard, as evidenced in the latest chart rundowns, have become the first Australian indie act in almost a decade to hit the top spot on the ARIA Singles chart, with their second release Geronimo…
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Case study: Sheppard’s independent path to #1
Sheppard, as evidenced in the latest chart rundowns, have become the first Australian indie act in almost a decade to hit the top spot on the ARIA Singles chart, with their second release Geronimo…
Australia Council raises funding for indies
The Australia Council For The Arts has raised funding and added a further 11 independent record labels to its Recording Initiative. Chapter Music, Future Classic, Head Records, Hope Street…
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Australia Council raises funding for indies
The Australia Council For The Arts has raised funding and added a further 11 independent record labels to its Recording Initiative. Chapter Music, Future Classic, Head Records, Hope Street…
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