CHANGES is the Melbourne conference focusing on the future of music

We sat down with Matty Newton, the music curation lead for Amazon Music in Australia and New Zealand to discuss CHANGES and the future of music.

Spilt Milk 2019 sells out fourth year in a row, waitlist now open for resale tickets

Exhausting all ticket allocations across Canberra and their new home in Ballarat!

Hannah Campbell’s ‘East Coast Dream’ is a slice of folky bliss

We chat to Hannah following the release.

The Workers Club is hosting a night of extreme metal

In terms of local extreme metal, Nemesium have to be regarded as one of the most pivotal acts around.

Polish Club are bringing their new album to Geelong and Ballarat this month

To commemorate this long-awaited follow-up, Polish Club will tour the nation on a series of capital city and regional dates this June and July.

Nick Oliveri returns to Australia this July

The man, the myth, the legend!

Friendly Fires’ walk through the wilderness

Until now the band have been laying low. Aside from a few singles, Friendly Fires haven’t put out a record since 2012.

Leaps and Bounds Music Festival is hosting the inaugural Yarra Winter Record Store Day

Inspired by the worldwide phenomenon of Record Store Day, this one-day event puts a focus on the independent record stores within the City of Yarra, encouraging local music lovers to shop local.

Full-throttle wipeout rock n’ roll band Keen are heading to Geelong

We chat to the DIY legends ahead of their arrival.

Bendigo Au Go Go #11

Local singer-songwriter Steph Bitter will bring her warm, indie folk-inflected sounds to Entrée Music Bar on Thursday, June 20.

Nominations Open for Australian Women In Music Awards 2019

“No matter who you are, no matter where you are, if you are a woman working in any area as outlined in our award categories in the music industry we want to know about you.”

Tool tribute band Third Eye are heading to Geelong and Ballarat for their first shows in 12 months

It’s been 12 months since Tool tribute band Third Eye announced the departure of their previous frontman and news of their brief hiatus while they searched for a new lead singer.

The Blues Train is celebrating 25 years

Combining four carefully selected Australian Blues acts, a Bellarine Railway heritage train, dinner and drinks for 200 patrons running Saturday nights 10 months of the year, The Blues Train is an experience like none other. It’s a beauty, to say the least.

Melbourne Guitar Show returns with massive 2019 program

Get ready to shred fellow guitarists and music lovers.

QMF announce Emerging Artist Grant and Mentor Program

Calling all aspiring artists: two golden opportunities await!

Hannah Campbell is leading us into the weekend with ‘East Coast Dream’

A new track for adventurous souls who want to break free and live in the vast wide world has just dropped and we are absolutely loving it.

Sir Elton John is performing at Mt Duneed Estate this December

It’s official.

Wombats frontman Matt Murphy launches solo project

Great news for all you Wombats fans out there!

Land of Plenty have dropped their full 2019 lineup

After revealing a tantalising first glimpse of the lineup last month, Victoria’s new music festival Land of Plenty has dropped the full bill for its inaugural event.

Montaigne is heading to Bendigo and Torquay this November

Following on from her national For Your Love single tour in April, Montaigne has today released her new single Ready, and confirmed details of her forthcoming LP and national tour.

Strawberry Fields unveils delicious festival lineup

Marking its 11th installment, the Tocumwal gem has brought together a star-studded bill of international artists and homegrown favourites.

Dan Vogl shares his top five go-to music mini-documentaries

For me, nothing inspires me more than watching the creative process of other artists and how they work on their own or collaboratively. Or even more simply, an artist talking about their work, their experiences, their thoughts, in their own words.

The Australian Women In Music Awards is shining a light on the incredible accomplishments of women across the Australian music industry

Bringing a long overdue spotlight to the vast number of women and female identities working tirelessly behind the scenes .

Snowtunes have dropped a mammoth lineup

The southern hemisphere’s biggest snow music festival, SNOWTUNES, has announced a huge line-up of Australian and international artists for its return in 2019 and we are absolutely frothing it.

 

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