News

The Zoo's Pixie Weyand and 123 Agency are leading the charge of a nation-wide campaign to stamp out the use of plastic bottles backstage at venues. Weyand, a booking agent at Melbourne-based 123…

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. 

"He led a clean life, and he's being completely painted as a drug overdose, we don't believe that's what happened."

Rumours have been flying since it was reported that Spotify has allegedly been offering advances of up to several hundred thousand dollars, and appealing business terms, to independent artists for licensing rights.

WAAX vocalist and Brisbane local Marie Devita will be giving the mini keynote at the 2018 event.

It is taking its cue from Victoria, where the rights of existing music venues are protected from new residents with great success.

Yasminah’s court filings say the two tracks share the same hook, key, tempo and clap effects on beats two and four.

From the 217 releases from the past ten years, Sweat It Out chose 12 for a vinyl “of Jaxy’s greatest accomplishments and stand-out moments for the label.”

“There was also that many police around the medic tents that it was turning sick people off because they didn’t want to get searched or charged with possession.”

“As legendary band The Grateful Dead once said in an iconic pre-1972 song, ‘what a long strange trip it’s been.’"