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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…

Tourism WA’s "destination Perth" strategy, launched in March, has encouraged three music-themed cafes to set up in Western Australia. A report in The West Australian said that Hard Rock Café, Cafe…

The four original members of The Seekers and jazz pianist Paul Grabowsky were among those made Officers of the Order of Australia (AO) in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The Seekers’…

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…

Baz Luhrmann will reportedly direct a forthcoming Elvis Presley biopic. Warner Bros. secured the rights to Presley’s music catalogue, Saving Mr. Banks screenwriter Kelly Marcel is penning the script,…

Yarra Council in Melbourne has rejected a push to name a laneway in the suburb of Abbotsford after Davey Lane, guitarist with You Am I. The push was mounted by Greg Kleynjans and Mick Thomas who run…

GOLDEN FEATURES Tell Me ft. Nicole Millar There’s no denying that the Australian dance music scene is in a pretty stellar shape at the moment; countless established and up-and-coming bedroom…

The European Commission’s incumbent Competition Commissioner and antitrust enforcer, Joaquín Almunia, has accused Google of abusing its place as an online search giant and figurehead in the adverting…

Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) is blaming the departure of Kyle and Jackie O from 2DayFM for an expected 10% ratings drop on last year. The statement posted on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)…

The Amity Affliction’s fourth record debuted at #1 on the ARIA Albums chart on Saturday. Let The Ocean Take Me beat out the debuts of Passenger’s fifth album and Jack White’s second solo LP, and kept…