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LA ROUX Uptight Downtown Almost six years ago, Londoner Elly Jackson rose to fame with her debut single Quicksand under the guise La Roux. Over the next two years La Roux (along with co-writer Ben…

This week we catch The Pixies, Bliss N Eso and Dune Rats at triple j, Spotify celebrate their 2nd birthday in Sydney, Chet Faker and Flume receive their ARIA #1 Chart Awards and more. If you have a…

Melbourne new wave band Pseudo Echo have been unveiled as the latest act to play the music industry charity Golden Stave Foundation dinner. Taking place on Friday June 20, Pseudo Echo will join…

Samsung Electronics is ending its Music Hub service on July 1 in all territories excluding Australia. The decision, made Saturday, came three years after its launch. The multinational retailer pulled…

Homegrown Music Festival returns to the Sunshine Coast on July 29, now run by Sustainable Partnership Australia (SPA). It was operated for 12 years by Lifeline and Uniting Care Communities until 2012…

Justice Crew’s Que Sera still holds pole position on the iTunes 100 this week. It looks like Ariana Grande’s Problem featuring Iggy Azalea came close, but just failed to knock them from the top spot.…

The venue that helped helm the revolution of dance music in the mid-late ‘80s is set to open a beachside location in Melbourne. Café del Mar, the beach club and brand, has been at the forefront of…

Four-time ARIA winner Flume, Future Classic Founder Nathan McLay, ARIA CEO Dan Rosen, producer, engineer and mixer Eric J Dubowsky and artist manager David Champion will take the stage together this…

The organisers of BIGSOUND have thrown a curve-ball of sorts, by announcing a first round of speakers comprised entirely of live music bookers. This added exposure will obviously be a boon for the…

Ticketing website Moshtix may have been hacked this morning, as customers purchasing tickets to July’s Splendour In The Grass festival were charged thousands of dollars in credit card fees. Shortly…