Features

In the excerpt, Stuart Coupe tells the story of Tana Douglas, rock’n’roll’s first female roadie.

“The more I got into the book, the more I realised I had no idea of the ingenuity and the hard work and the smarts of these people."

We've put together a list of Australian music websites ranked most to least popular based on average daily unique visitors and estimated number of pageviews.

The award-winning producer admits he has always been surprised that the NZ and Australian studio businesses remain quite separate.

"What we need to really talk about, really, is how do we create systemic change, not just a workshop for women over here, and a workshop for women over here. How do we actually create systemic change?"

Kaskade talks advice, unplugging from social media and pressure at the top in keynote at Music Matters

“Given the diminishing opportunities in the current local online music press climate, we felt that this is the right time to step up and aim to be another voice that helps support artists from all around Australasia.”

We chatted to KIAN, co-manager Chryss Carr, new live agent at Select Music Casey O'Shaughnessy, and Travis Banko from Laneway/Lunatic Entertainment about how they got KIAN onto the first Laneway lineup, and the exciting news around the corner. 

This week, Kailei Ginman launched Australia's first all female and LGBTQI+ inclusive booking agency. In our Q&A, she chats about Alpha's business model, her big plans, the importance of diverse representation, and more.

"There has been a lot of interest in finding more New Zealand folk artists for the Australian circuit."