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Ever wanted to know what that ear-worm song was? Well, yes, there’s an app for that. And it’s called Shazam. Chances are, you’ve used it – more than 350 million people have used it. Shazam’s charm is…

Perth-based Filter Squad, which makes apps for iOS and Mac, put a new version of its hit app Discovr Music on the market this week. The original app, which costs $4.99 in the store, had over 3…

Driving up Les Darcy Drive in Maitland, it’s not unusual to spot the odd cow or horse hanging out in a roadside paddock. But, dinosaurs and giraffes walking up the main street can only mean one…

The depth of influence that the original incarnation of Black Sabbath has had on hard rock and heavy metal over the last four decades can never really be understated. You only had to look at the wide…

From a man recently quoted saying "we did live shows to sell the records. Now we do records to sell the live shows," the announcement of Tool’s arena tour of Australia was a welcome surprise for fans…

Aussie expat Betty Who signs with RCA, Columbia 21-year old Aussie born New York based indie-pop singer songwriter Betty Who has signed with RCA Records in America and Columbia for Europe. She…

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Over his 50-plus years as a musician Neil Young has consistently confounded the wants of his audience, critics, records labels and band mates to do exactly what he wants to do. Indeed, while many of…

When a 20-year-old Azealia Banks released 212, the foul-mouthed Harlem rapper preempted her multiple Twitter beefs and ensuing diss-tracks with young female rappers vying for the crown. And when an…

“It was kind of challenging at first because it was like, ‘how do I make dubstep beautiful?’ That was kind of my goal for Crystallize. In my experience, most of dubstep was so harsh and edgy and I…