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Australian Radio Network Launches Elf Radio

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian Radio Network (ARN) has added Elf Radio, a 24/7 Christmas radio station to its digital channels.

Tagged as: ARN, Australian Radio Network, broadcast, DAB+, digital radio, Elf Radio

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Shock Founder David Williams Leaves The Company

by Paul Cashmere

David Williams, the founder of Shock Records, has left the company he founded 24 years ago.

Tagged as: David Williams, industry, music business, music industry, Regency Media, Scot Crawford, Shock Records

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The Bridge Hotel in Castlemaine Changes Hands, Plans To Start Hosting Gigs

by Tim Cashmere

The Bridge Hotel in the Victorian town of Castlemaine has new owners operating the business and new owners of the building, with the intention of turning it into a live music venue.

Tagged as: Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine, live, Venue

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Prince of Wales St. Kilda Confirms Commitment To Live Music

by Tim Cashmere

The Prince Bandroom’s future has been in doubt recently, but today The Melbourne Pub Group confirmed that it will continue its newly acquired pub as a live music venue.

Tagged as: live, Prince Bandroom, Prince of Wales, St Kilda

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Live Nation Moves Into South Korea

by Paul Cashmere

The world’s biggest touring company Live Nation has launched in South Korea.

Tagged as: industry, Live Nation, South Korea

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Molly Meldrum, Countdown Spectacular - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

UPDATE: Statement From Yael Cohn Regarding Ian Molly Meldrum

by Paul Cashmere

Yael Cohn, close friend of Ian Molly Meldrum has issued the following statement to update everyone on Molly’s condition this morning (December 21).

Tagged as: coma, critical, Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Molly Meldrum, The Alfred, Yael Cohn

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Ian Molly Meldrum Upgraded To Serious By Stable

by Paul Cashmere

The condition of Ian Molly Meldrum is continuing to improve and has been upgraded this morning from ‘critical’ to ‘serious but stable’.

Tagged as: Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Madonna, Molly Meldrum

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Melbourne’s Regal Ballroom To Begin Hosting Gigs

by Tim Cashmere

After the depressing news about the East Brunswick Club and the uncertain future of the Prince Bandroom it’s nice to know that there is a new venue opening its doors in 2012 – The Regal Ballroom.

Tagged as: DC3, Justin Townes Earle, Kelly Auty, Regal Ballroom, Tex Perkins

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Molly Meldrum Text Messages To Be Displayed At Federation Square

by Paul Cashmere

Tomorrow morning (December 21) you are invited to text your message of support to Ian Molly Meldrum and the messages will be displayed on the big screen at Federation Square.

Tagged as: Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, INXS, Madonna, Molly Meldrum, Pink, Ricky Martin

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Niagara and The Hitmen at The East Brunswick Club - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

The East Brunswick Club To Close Its Doors

by Tim Cashmere

The rumours are true. The East Brunswick Club will be closing its doors for the final time in March.

Tagged as: East Brunswick Club

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Bublé Holds Off Reece Mastin On The ARIA Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Michael Bublé’s Christmas album holds off Reece Mastin’s debut on this week’s ARIA Chart wrap.

Tagged as: album, ARIA, chart, Christmas, debut, Michael Buble, new release, Reece Mastin, wrap

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Why Should England Wait For Gotye Album?

by Paul Cashmere

The Gotye featuring Kimbra ARIA award winning song ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ will be released in the UK in February. The question is why?

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Gotye, Kimbra, Making Mirrors, pop, Somebody That I Used To Know

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Wagons Hosts EMI Christmas Viral Ad

by Tim Cashmere

EMI have created a Christmas ad showing off their Australian roster, hosted by Wagons and starring Ricki-Lee, 360, Oh Mercy and Papa vs. Pretty, who have their first taste of egg-nog.

Tagged as: EMI, Oh Mercy, Papa VS Pretty, Ricki-Lee, Wagons

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Brett Cottle Of APRA/AMCOS To Keynote At Fuse

by Paul Cashmere

APRA/AMCOS CEO Brett Cottle has been announced as a keynote speaker for the Fuse Festival in Adelaide in February.

Tagged as: Adelaide, AMCOS, APRA, Brett Cottle, Fuse Festival

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Lanie Lane, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

52 Australian Artists Invited To SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

Australia is gearing up for one of its biggest years ever at the SXSW music conference in Austin, Texas.

Tagged as: Austin, Busby Marou, Gotye, Kimbra, Lanie Lane, music conference, music festival, music industry, South by Southwest, SXSW, Texas, USA

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JB Hi-Fi Now Launches in Beta Mode

by Tim Cashmere

JB Hi-Fi have launched their unique method of selling music, at least in beta form, to customers willing to take the plunge into the world of cloud computing.

Tagged as: Cloud, Computing, industry, JB Hi-Fi, Now

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Music Executive John Atterberry Dies After Gunshot

by Paul Cashmere

Music executive John Atterberry has died after being shot in the face during a Hollywood rampage last Friday.

Tagged as: Brandy, Jessica Simpson, John Atterberry, music industry, Spice Girls, Sunset and Vine

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Bublé Trumps Black Keys And Winehouse On ARIA Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Michael Bublé holds number one while The Black Keys and Amy Winehouse disappoint on this week’s chart.

Tagged as: album, Amy Winehouse, ARIA, chart, Damien Leith, Eminem, Foo Fighters, Glee, Korn, Lee Kernaghan, Michael Buble, Red Dog, Reece Mastin, The Black Keys, Tony Bennett

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Ben Kweller Starts His Own Record Label

by Paul Cashmere

Ben Kweller has started his own record company.

Tagged as: Ben Folds, Ben Kweller, Ben Lee, The Noise Company

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Bublé Climbs To The Top Of This Week’s ARIA Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Michael Bublé’s festive fanfare finally hits the top on this week’s ARIA Chart wrap.

Tagged as: Adele, album, ARIA Awards, ARIA Chart, Boy & Bear, Chris Tomlin, Christmas, Drake, Judith Durham, Kimbra, Michael Buble, One Direction, Reese Mastin, wrap

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Shock Records Launches Local Artists Imprint, Signs Steve Smyth

by Tim Cashmere

Shock Records have launched a new imprint known as Permanent Records, which has been set up to focus their attention on local independent music and they’re launching it with Steve Smyth.

Tagged as: Permanent Records, Shock, Steve Smyth

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Chad Kroeger, Nickelback. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Nickelback Beat Out Rihanna On This Week’s ARIA Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Nickelback hit number one, and Rihanna can only snare number five, in this week’s ARIA Chart Wrap.

Tagged as: album, ARIA, chart, Daughtry, David Campbell, Dolly Parton, Drake, Kate Bush. Rihanna, Nickelback, Reece Mastin, Rihanna, Snow Patrol, Stan Walker, wrap

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2011 ARIA Awards Complete Winners List

by Paul Cashmere

2011 will be remembered as a great year for Australian music but also the year at ARIA finally got the ARIA Awards right.

Tagged as: ARIA Awards, Australia, Boy & Bear, Gotye

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Gotye And Wagons Score At The EG Awards

by Andrew Tijs

Gotye and Wagons win big at Melbourne’s EG Awards, and the Hoodoo Gurus become Hall Of Famers.

Tagged as: Brous, Chris Cheney, Clare Bowditch, Dave Graney, EG Awards, Gotye, Hall of Fame, Hoodoo Gurus, Jane Badler, Kim Salmon, Ron Peno, Royal Headache, RRR, Somebody That I Used To Know, Stephen Walker, The Ghost, Wagons

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Reece Mastin Single Sells 32,000 In First Day

by Paul Cashmere

‘Good Night’, the debut single by X Factor winner Reece Mastin sold about 32,000 downloads on yesterday (November 23), the day after Reece won X Factor.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, pop, Reece Mastin, Stan Walker, X-Factor

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Drake Tops US Chart

by Paul Cashmere

Drake’s ‘Take Care’ album sold like it was the good old days this week.

Tagged as: Adele, Andrea Bocelli, chart, Drake, Gym Class Heroes, Michael Buble, pop, REM, USA

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Susan Boyle Holds On At The Top Of The Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Susan Boyle retains the number one position in a strange week on the ARIA charts.

Tagged as: ARIA, chart, Disturbed, Ed Sheeran, Glee, LMFAO, new releases, Seal, Stevie Nicks, Susan Boyle, Tim Freedman, wrap

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Check Out The Van Halen Official Interscope Photo

by Paul Cashmere

Van Halen have officially signed with Interscope Records and this week had the official photo taken.

Tagged as: 70s, classic rock, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Interscope, Irving Azoff, rock, USA, Van Halen

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Australia’s Lanie Lane and Oh Mercy In Second SXSW Announcement

by Tim Cashmere

South by Southwest has announced a new batch of artists from around the world, including Australia’s own Lanie Lane and Oh Mercy.

Tagged as: Big Scary, Black Ryder, Lanie Lane, Oh Mercy, South by Southwest, SXSW

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Google Set To Rival iTunes With Music Store

by Paul Cashmere

The word on the street is that Google will launch its long-talked about music store this Wednesday putting the first serious rival to Apple’s iTunes in play.

Tagged as: Apple, Google, industry, iTunes, Music beta, Music Store

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