Music Network

Another year, another amazing Laneway Festival lineup. VISA presale starts at noon on September 30, and will run to October 1. General tickets go on sale October 3; dates and lineup below. Oh, and…

Songl has finally flicked the switch. The major-label backed streaming music service was presented at a function in Sydney last Thursday, a week after going live. It’s built by Digital Music…

The recorded music industry’s return to growth in 2012 has been well reported. Though small – just 0.3% -- the record business last year halted a thirteen-year decline. The last time the global biz…

As a long time music fan who used to sneak into pubs to see bands as a teenager, Jay Weatherill’s vision for Adelaide invariably intertwined with live music. It includes a bustling laneway culture,…

Tim Pittman is one of the unsung champions of Australia’s music industry. An artist manager, promoter and label chief, Pitmann has overseen Australian tours by the likes of Lou Reed, The Violent…

Wanna build an empire from the ground up? VICE did just that, using as its foundation a cutting-edge magazine and a record label. Today, VICE is a vertically-integrated multi-media lifestyle brand,…

Telstra -- the music and entertainment powerhouse. Don’t laugh. Though it hasn’t yet come to pass, it’s a strapline which is no joke. The Australian telco has serious ambitions to become a player in…

Staging a festival is fraught with problems. Staging an international hip hop festival is another matter altogether. Just ask Dwayne Cross. The U.S.-born, Melbourne-based promoter is behind the…

Rdio might like to position itself as the United Nations of streaming services. The company was founded by the Danish mastermind behind Skype, it’s based in the U.S. and its Australian company is now…

When Kobalt Music Group opened for business in 2000, its founder Willard Ahdritz set about his mission to change the game of music publishing and copyright administration. The Swedish-born executive…

Tori Amos | Little Earthquakes The album that changed my life was Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes. At a very young age I was inspired by the biggest performers such as Michael Jackson and Madonna, and…

PledgeMusic, Moshcam, team for videos PledgeMusic and online music video catalogue holder Moshcam team up for an initiative called Shoot My Gig, to allow acts around the world to fund and distribute…