Poppy Reid

Investigators are looking into the cause of a fire which gutted The Edwards, a Newcastle bar and restaurant co-owned by Silverchair bass player Chris Joannou. A team of forensic examiners visited the…

Sydney-based management and touring company Audiopaxx has signed producer wunderkind Jesse Porsches to its growing management roster, TIO can exclusively reveal. Jesse Porsches - who among his many…

The Lone Star State is about to get a full-on taste of Adelaide’s sweaty live music scene. Venerated music hub Fowler's Live has entered into talks to form a so-called “sister city” partnership with…

Last night at RMIT University in Melbourne saw the staging of the inaugural EMC Connect, a new, national touring series of free educational events targeted at the electronic music industry. Created…

On April 12, when Sticky Fingers gave their first public interview since announcing their hiatus last September, the music community was hopeful. The band, who had previously issued a statement…

The music industry is an ever-changing beast. As consumer behaviour changes and revenue streams shift, the industry adapts. Social media platforms and record companies have become media publishers,…

Michael Gudinski is coming off the hottest of summers. The Mushroom Group chairman had a record-busting year with his Frontier Touring company, which shifted more than 2 million tickets, an all-time…

Kyle Sandilands, serial entrepreneur and well-paid KIIS FM breakfast show, has revealed he's in discussions for a new MTV reality show. Kyle Sandilands revealed he'd been in touch with the home of…

For eleven years, Stacey Wilhelm has stood at the helm of one of the largest music festivals and conferences in the world, the annual SXSW in Austin, Texas. As Senior Manager for SXSW Music, Wilhelm…

Country music. You either love it, or run from it. But you can’t dismiss it. Country’s dusty image is as dated as a John Wayne film, but the reality in 2018 is something else. It’s an evolving genre…

Spotify’s rollercoaster ride is packing some thrills for shareholders. The streaming giant’s share price on the New York Stock Exchange has climbed to an all-time high, pushing its market cap to more…

Last week, after my band Shag Rock and I supported The Rubens at a gig in Ipswich, we loaded our van - that we’ve been playing gigs with for four years. After, we went home and locked the van,…