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Launching Pad #1: Victorian festivals, associations, get funded The Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Next Wave Festival, Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, the Wantok Music Foundation, The Black Arm…

TMN, Radio Today, strike deal The Music Network and premier Australian radio site Radio Today have struck up a partnership. Radio Today is writing a radio column for TMN, and in turn will use TMN’s…

Art Music Awards to honour George Dreyfus Famed classical music and screen composer George Dreyfus AM will be given the Distinguished Services to Australian Music gong at this month’s Art Music…

The Jungle Giants appeared on our radar two years ago with their cute-as-a-button take on catchy indie pop. Their self-titled EP won over the country’s ears and saw the band take off on whirlwind…

Andy Van Dorsselaer has been making club kids bounce for more than two decades. Now he’s passing on a few tricks. The DJ, producer and businessman has developed a novel new sampler app which he hopes…

Much like the nation’s libraries and universities, the Australian Music Centre is evolving with the times. It’s digitising, becoming street-smart. And it’s selling stuff. The AMC is the national…

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…

Our new weekly column Digital Digest will keep you up-to-date with the fast-moving world of music streaming, apps, digital downloads and whatever else the future throws at us. Enjoy! Australian…

Illegal streaming could soon become a felony in the US The US Department of Commerce Internet Policy Task Force is calling to upgrade illegal streaming from a misdemeanour to a felony, putting it in…

At this point in their career, twelve years in, after a widely mourned hiatus and a return that has been anticipated by more media than had previously ever given a shit, Fall Out Boy could have…