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For many of our readers, Michael Jackson’s menacing, popping Smooth Criminal was irreversibly ruined by Alien Ant Farm nu-metal rendition of the track. For others, Alien Art Farm’s chart-topper is…

An exhibition celebrating 40 years of Mushroom Records and the music of Melbourne launched today and will run until March 3 at the RMIT Gallery in the city. The Music Melbourne Me: 40 Years Of…

Wes Carr has rebranded as Buffalo Tales and released the impressive and personal Roadtrip Confessions; with second single Puppet Strings now at commercial radio, Carr caught up with TMN to talk…

This is a three-part feature. Part one can be read here. Part three will be published tomorrow. The Radio Bias There are over 2,000 dedicated country music radio stations in America, represented in…

Just over 30 years since Bobby Gillespie formed Primal Scream with school mate Jim Beattie as a means of having something to do, the band has become something of an indie institution. Even as they’ve…

Rave Radio Chris Willis Feel The Love CSR/UMA It seems the boys from Rave Radio are reaching for the stars with this one, it’s catchy, feel-good, easy to digest and the vocals provided by Chris…

MTV Australia will launch two new music channels on December 3: MTV Music, an Australian version of the UK’s number one music channel, and MTV Dance, the broadcaster’s first 24-hour channel to…

Most Moved #955 10/10/13 - 16/10/13 This week we’re focusing on the ten most moved tracks in the TMN Hot 100 Chart. We can see that Sony has enjoyed the most impressive positive movement for artists…

Sixteen-year-old New Zealander Lorde has hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, knocking Wrecking Ball off the top spot. This is the second week she has topped the digital download…

The issue of “fair use” in relation to copyright in sound recordings came sharply into focus recently when Australian music label Liberation Music found itself as the defendant in a law suit filed in…