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When John Fogerty was sued for sounding too much like John Fogerty
Today, let's explore what has to be the most fundamentally ridiculous lawsuit ever launched in music history. In 1985 John Fogerty signed to Warner Bros and released the album Centrefield, which…
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When John Fogerty was sued for sounding too much like John Fogerty
Today, let's explore what has to be the most fundamentally ridiculous lawsuit ever launched in music history. In 1985 John Fogerty signed to Warner Bros and released the album Centrefield, which…
The most unwittingly funny boasts in hip hop history
This morning while heading to work, we were listening to Notorious B.I.G's Greatest Hits and laughing at one of his less-than-successful boasts, which you'll read about below. This started a…
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The most unwittingly funny boasts in hip hop history
This morning while heading to work, we were listening to Notorious B.I.G's Greatest Hits and laughing at one of his less-than-successful boasts, which you'll read about below. This started a…
It's time to admit that Bluetooth is a failure
I only have empirical evidence to back this up, but Bluetooth is a heap of fucking shite. The technology has never worked successfully - whether or not it pairs with a device seems based on the…
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It's time to admit that Bluetooth is a failure
I only have empirical evidence to back this up, but Bluetooth is a heap of fucking shite. The technology has never worked successfully - whether or not it pairs with a device seems based on the…
Kmart will no longer stock CDs or DVDs
That's that then. Kmart have quietly begun discounting DVDs, CDs and Blu-Ray (LOL) as they start phasing the products out completely from both their physical and online stores. Now is the time to buy…
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Kmart will no longer stock CDs or DVDs
That's that then. Kmart have quietly begun discounting DVDs, CDs and Blu-Ray (LOL) as they start phasing the products out completely from both their physical and online stores. Now is the time to buy…
Everything is forgiven after death
This week XXXTentacion's second album ? will leap back into the ARIA Albums charts, most likely in the Top 3, possibly to #1. The perhaps-fittingly-titled 'Sad' will do likewise in the Singles chart,…
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Everything is forgiven after death
This week XXXTentacion's second album ? will leap back into the ARIA Albums charts, most likely in the Top 3, possibly to #1. The perhaps-fittingly-titled 'Sad' will do likewise in the Singles chart,…
The lockout laws may have started in Newcastle, but so did the thing that will save Sydney culture
In 2008, the lockout laws was introduced in Newcastle in a shortsighted bid to curb violence, drunkenness and general loutish behaviour. What it did instead was to simply spread this behaviour into…
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The lockout laws may have started in Newcastle, but so did the thing that will save Sydney culture
In 2008, the lockout laws was introduced in Newcastle in a shortsighted bid to curb violence, drunkenness and general loutish behaviour. What it did instead was to simply spread this behaviour into…
Inside Ween's extremely offensive (and extremely rejected) Pizza Hut jingle
Most people assume that the most offensive thing linked to Pizza Hut is those hot dog stuffed crusts. In actuality it is an offensive jingle commissioned by an ad agency working for Pizza Hut, and…
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Inside Ween's extremely offensive (and extremely rejected) Pizza Hut jingle
Most people assume that the most offensive thing linked to Pizza Hut is those hot dog stuffed crusts. In actuality it is an offensive jingle commissioned by an ad agency working for Pizza Hut, and…
Melbourne is getting a bronze Molly Meldrum statue
Creative Victoria‘s Rockin’ The Laneways program is an amazing public celebration of Melbourne's rich music heritage. They recently announced a new round of projects that have been funded, among them…
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Melbourne is getting a bronze Molly Meldrum statue
Creative Victoria‘s Rockin’ The Laneways program is an amazing public celebration of Melbourne's rich music heritage. They recently announced a new round of projects that have been funded, among them…
Will higher Australian music quotas for radio make people buy Australian?
This week WA Senator Glenn Sterle spoke in parliament about what he deemed "the general decline of interest and support for new Australian music in this great country." He spoke of his shock at…
Opinion
Will higher Australian music quotas for radio make people buy Australian?
This week WA Senator Glenn Sterle spoke in parliament about what he deemed "the general decline of interest and support for new Australian music in this great country." He spoke of his shock at…
Punk-O-Rama: a gateway drug
"Try, but you can't bring me down": H20: Everready 1994 was a hell of a year for punk. Offspring's Smash and Green Day's Dookie both came out and sold over 10 million copies each. Bad Religion…
Opinion
Punk-O-Rama: a gateway drug
"Try, but you can't bring me down": H20: Everready 1994 was a hell of a year for punk. Offspring's Smash and Green Day's Dookie both came out and sold over 10 million copies each. Bad Religion…
Midem to launch data-driven music awards to shine light on ‘artists from all corners of the world’
Aussie musos, there’s another new set of trophies to chase. Just be prepared to travel. Organisers of the annual Midem music convention in Cannes will launch a new, data-driven awards gala in time…
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Midem to launch data-driven music awards to shine light on ‘artists from all corners of the world’
Aussie musos, there’s another new set of trophies to chase. Just be prepared to travel. Organisers of the annual Midem music convention in Cannes will launch a new, data-driven awards gala in time…
"The cops shot the kid": Inside the most-sampled hip-hop song ever
Of the four records that Kanye West has released between May and June of 2018, perhaps the best song among the bunch is track two on the Kanye-produced Nas album Nasir. The song is named 'Cops Shot…
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"The cops shot the kid": Inside the most-sampled hip-hop song ever
Of the four records that Kanye West has released between May and June of 2018, perhaps the best song among the bunch is track two on the Kanye-produced Nas album Nasir. The song is named 'Cops Shot…
Reporting from inside the Australian music business since '94.
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