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PPCA and the Australia Council today announced five one-off recording grants of up for $15,000. Applications are open until December 9. “Recording can sometimes be a long and costly process. These…

The Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN) has selected 15 independent label owners to participate in its Release program. Set to run for six months, the program was set up to provide indie label…

Paul Piticco’s Create/Control has signed label partnerships with three influential American indie labels: Arts Crafts, Vagrant and Innovative Leisure. Arts Crafts, based in Toronto, Canada,…

Singer Jenny Morris was elected the first new Chair of the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) in 20 years. This followed the resignation of composer Mike Perjanik, who held the post for…

A series highlighting great (but critically-ignored) songs from the past twenty years. Built off a ten-second breakdown in The Meters’ 1970 jam Oh, Calcutta!, adorned with various bells and whistles,…

A series highlighting great (but critically-ignored) songs from the past twenty years. As inevitable as it may have been in 2006, the idea of socialite/heiress/astute-business-woman Paris Hilton…

A series highlighting great (but critically-ignored) songs from the past twenty years. Enough is enough of this garbage. For a man who was perceived as a sickly-sweet, loving soul, Michael Jackson…

A series highlighting great (but critically-ignored) songs from the past twenty years. James Iha from Smashing Pumpkins, Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and Taylor Hanson from your bedroom…

A series highlighting great (but critically-ignored) songs from the past twenty years. One of a surprisingly slim number of songs about sexual frustration driven by male inactivity, this stomping pop…

Australian EDM acts ranked in the twentieth annual DJ Mag Top 100 DJs poll. Twin sisters Nervo, originally from Melbourne, jumped 30 spots to #16. They were also one of the two female acts on the…