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Your guide to decoding press releases and PR emails
As intrepid journalists working in today's music media, we tend to receive a number of press releases spruiking bands, tours, and indie darlings each day. That number is a billion. With the heroic…
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Your guide to decoding press releases and PR emails
As intrepid journalists working in today's music media, we tend to receive a number of press releases spruiking bands, tours, and indie darlings each day. That number is a billion. With the heroic…
2018 music industry predictions from the Australian pros
New year, new industry. If 2017 was the year of tech innovation, partnerships that hope to curb copyright issues, creative independence, and the start of a movement to tackle sexual misconduct, then…
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2018 music industry predictions from the Australian pros
New year, new industry. If 2017 was the year of tech innovation, partnerships that hope to curb copyright issues, creative independence, and the start of a movement to tackle sexual misconduct, then…
How a Perth producer ended up composing music for one of Steam’s latest games
Matt Mclean is not your average artist. When he’s not playing as part of Perth electronic act Lilt, he’s composing music for games to be released online. His latest project RUMU was released on…
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How a Perth producer ended up composing music for one of Steam’s latest games
Matt Mclean is not your average artist. When he’s not playing as part of Perth electronic act Lilt, he’s composing music for games to be released online. His latest project RUMU was released on…
Exclusive: Amrap splits with CBAA, calls for Community Broadcasting Foundation intervention
UPDATE: The CBAA has issued TIO a statement: "Some issues raised today relate to ongoing work that the CBAA is doing internally and with others like the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF),"…
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Exclusive: Amrap splits with CBAA, calls for Community Broadcasting Foundation intervention
UPDATE: The CBAA has issued TIO a statement: "Some issues raised today relate to ongoing work that the CBAA is doing internally and with others like the Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF),"…
Tonight Alive find restraint and cosmic release on 'Underworld'
Jenna McDougall is a figure who has constantly opted for a paradigm shift within the at times, self-loathing and pitying world of pop punk and emo. Having yielded an undying impact on Australia’s…
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Tonight Alive find restraint and cosmic release on 'Underworld'
Jenna McDougall is a figure who has constantly opted for a paradigm shift within the at times, self-loathing and pitying world of pop punk and emo. Having yielded an undying impact on Australia’s…
"I hadn’t written a song or created anything I was proud of for a very long time… I was numb": Wes Carr shares his journey back to authenticity with Nathan Cavaleri
Wes Carr broke the mould when it came to talent shows on television. The former ’Australian Idol’ winner enjoyed early chart success, thanks to his first song ’You’ hitting #1 in 2008 followed by…
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"I hadn’t written a song or created anything I was proud of for a very long time… I was numb": Wes Carr shares his journey back to authenticity with Nathan Cavaleri
Wes Carr broke the mould when it came to talent shows on television. The former ’Australian Idol’ winner enjoyed early chart success, thanks to his first song ’You’ hitting #1 in 2008 followed by…
2018 kicks in: 13 things we can expect in the next 12 months
STREAMING #1: PUSH FOR $4.99 SUBS AS NORM The fiercest debate through 2018 will be how to keep streaming at its current rate of growth, where it could hit the $20 billion mark in 2025 with 336…
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2018 kicks in: 13 things we can expect in the next 12 months
STREAMING #1: PUSH FOR $4.99 SUBS AS NORM The fiercest debate through 2018 will be how to keep streaming at its current rate of growth, where it could hit the $20 billion mark in 2025 with 336…
"It’s a trip to think how far things have come": triple j’s Dave Ruby Howe on the Unearthed High finalists
Five inspiring young music acts representing four Australian states and territories have been selected as finalists in triple j s annual Unearthed High competition. New South Wales acts Ninajirachi…
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"It’s a trip to think how far things have come": triple j’s Dave Ruby Howe on the Unearthed High finalists
Five inspiring young music acts representing four Australian states and territories have been selected as finalists in triple j s annual Unearthed High competition. New South Wales acts Ninajirachi…
"We were the only network actively creating content around ‘Chained To The Rhythm’ and we’re proud of that": Hit Network reflects on social media success with Katy Perry
The Hit Network knows a good radio single when they hear one. In July, the national network was at the forefront of the release of Katy Perry s Chained To The Rhythm , the lead single off 2017 album…
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"We were the only network actively creating content around ‘Chained To The Rhythm’ and we’re proud of that": Hit Network reflects on social media success with Katy Perry
The Hit Network knows a good radio single when they hear one. In July, the national network was at the forefront of the release of Katy Perry s Chained To The Rhythm , the lead single off 2017 album…
"It’s cool to take your time": Arno Faraji on winning Unearthed High and all-ages opportunities
17-year-old producer and rapper Arno Faraji was taken aback at the sight of triple j brekkie duo Ben Liam at his Shenton College high school in Perth yesterday. The boys weren t there to talk about…
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"It’s cool to take your time": Arno Faraji on winning Unearthed High and all-ages opportunities
17-year-old producer and rapper Arno Faraji was taken aback at the sight of triple j brekkie duo Ben Liam at his Shenton College high school in Perth yesterday. The boys weren t there to talk about…
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