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AJ Maddah has pushed back at Blur after the band announced they had pulled out of next year’s Big Day Out. The Soundwave/Warped Tour/Harvest promoter, who was brought in to jointly run Big Day Out…

Madonna has retained her reign as the Queen of Pop this year, with Forbes naming her as the world’s highest-earning musician. According to the magazine, the material girl raked in $125 million over…

Oseary already managing U2 Although the New York Post just broke the story of Madonna’s manager Gary Oseary taking over day-to-day management of U2, it seems he began duties some months ago. Paul…

Little Odessa, All Night Right from their name down to their smart-casual dress sense you could pin Little Odessa as Little Red knock-offs. It doesn’t hurt the comparison that the band take plenty of…

Iconic nineties media player Winamp will shut down on December 20, with AOL announcing the desktop player will no longer be available for download. "Winamp.com and associated web services will no…

There’s a bluesy sound to your EP. I assume you started with The Beatles and Led Zeppelin, but how far back did you trace this? The best thing with listening to guys like The Beatles, the Stones and…

EMI dominated the ARIA Awards for much of the past decade, before an overseas collapse saw them folded into another multi-national. We chart EMI Australia’s ARIA dominance during the years before the…

Howl, the first single from Melbourne native Hamish Anderson’s debut EP, sounds much like its title: a snarling, crashing track, which sits in a hypnotic groove for much of its four minutes. As a…

Brands team up to get Lady Gaga to Australia MCM Media, The Today Network and Universal Music Australia – who in 2011 teamed for Lady Gaga’s branded content show which saw Sydney Town Hall…

Paul Piticco’s Create/Control has signed label partnerships with three influential American indie labels: Arts Crafts, Vagrant and Innovative Leisure. Arts Crafts, based in Toronto, Canada,…