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Daniel Miller’s initial plan was simple. Release a single. That was back in 1978. The single was Warm Leatherette, the act was The Normal, and the vocals were his. Nothing unusual there. What…

Stagnation is like a cancer to an awards ceremony. With that in mind, the APRA Music Awards is on the move this year – quite literally. APRA’s flagship awards gala returns to Melbourne, where it’ll…

Classical music has been around for hundreds of years. It ain’t going away. Those who’ve made a career in the genre are confident it’ll be around for hundreds more. Chaz Jenkins is a big believer in…

When Deezer raised $130 million last October, many observers tipped the music subscription service to win the race. Not so fast. With the arrival of Apple’s iTunes Radio – a streaming service not yet…

The Internet radio war is heating up in Australia. Clear Channel-owned iHeartRadio has launched in beta at www.iheartradio.com.au, following the arrival here late last year of its big rival, Pandora.…

Start small, think big. That’s how European music firm Lateral goes about its business. Lateral is an independent, self-financed artist/songwriter management and music publishing firm. It was formed…

UMPG signs music catalogue of Warner Bros Entertainment Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG) has signed the past and present music catalogues of Warner Bros Entertainment to a worldwide…

While Karl Schubach’s howling narrative unravels like a snake, spreading long and vulnerable over loose gravel, his band, Wisconsin outfit Misery Signals beckon you toward the frenzied pit of…

Boy Bear have travelled a long way since Dave Hosking hopefully strummed out the first few recordings for the project four years ago and posted them on the Unearthed website. He expanded his solo…

Ad watchdog bans Fuck Me I’m Famous Guetta poster The Ad Standards Board (ASB) has ruled against David Guetta’s F*** Me I’m Famous poster to promote an album through Neon Records. It shows the…

Matthew Evans appointed as CEO of Village Sounds Group Promoter Jessica Ducrou appointed Matthew Evans as CEO of the Village Sounds Group of companies. Evans was most recently CFO of Australasia for…

Machine Translations opens a new door Spunk will release Melbourne artist Machine Translations’ (aka J. Walker) new record The Bright Door on October 11 – his first in seven years. In that time, he…