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John Watson, Eleven Music Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town Growing up in Townsville in the early 1980s wasn’t a lot of fun: no Internet, no cable TV, no FM radio and only two TV…

Bob Sinclar Summer Moonlight (MOS/UMA) I can’t help but be disappointed by this song, not because it’s a bad song particularly, not because it’s not going to sell and move people in the club and on…

Madonna’s MDNA Blu-Ray recalled in the U.S. All Blu-Ray copies of Madonna’s MDNA World Tour sold in the US after customers complained about problems with sound and visual quality. Interscope Records…

WAM CEO Wendy Were heading to Australia Council Wendy Were, CEO of Perth-based the West Australian Music Industry Association (WAM) is leaving the organization. She is joining the Australia Council…

Australian crowdfunding platform Pozible is taking the big leap into the United States. Its co-founder Alan Crabbe has relocated to San Francisco, where his micro-team is putting the final touches on…

The much-anticipated line up for the Big Day Out 2014 was dropped at 8pm last night. Headlining the festival are legendary Seattle band Pearl Jam, Montreal collective Arcade Fire, newly-reformed…

Anchor Bay Entertainment, the American distributor of the Australian film The Sapphires, has been hit with widespread condemnation for the DVD cover of the film, which has been labelled both racist…

A new world record was set last Saturday (July 13) at the Queensland Music Festival. Led by its artistic director, jazz trumpet player James Morrison, 7223 musicians gathered at the Brisbane Suncorp…

Australians are embracing the concept of digital subscription services, reports consultancy firm PwC’s Outlook: Australian Entertainment and Media 2013—2017. The arrival of services as Rdio, Spotify,…

Lana Del Rey released – then promptly removed – a vicious "diss track" (sigh) attacking Lady Gaga. Named So Legit, the track calls Gaga out for all manner of sins, including placing track Electric…