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The Hi-Fi To Open Sydney Venue

by Paul Cashmere

One of Melbourne’s most loved venues The Hi-Fi Bar is going to open up a venue in Sydney.

Tagged as: Australia, Brisbane, industry, Melbourne, Sydney, The Hi-Fi

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Nelly To Start Audio Engineering School

by Paul Cashmere

Nelly is the man behind the Ex’treme Institute, the new audio engineering school based in St Louis.

Tagged as: 00s, audio engineering, Ex'Treme, Nelly, pop, producers, rap, urban, USA

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iTunes Match Goes Into The Cloud

by Paul Cashmere

iTunes has released iTunes Match, a cloud based device to store the content in your iTunes.

Tagged as: Apple, iCloud, iTunes, Match

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The Khanz Signs With General Pants Major Label

by Paul Cashmere

General Pant’s music label Major Label has merged the bubble artist mentoring program and signed a new act, The Khanz.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, General Pants, Major Label, rock, the bubble, The Khanz

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Susan Boyle Tops This Week’s ARIA Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Susan Boyle’s third album Someone To Watch Over Me shuffles the top ten down in this week’s chart wrap.

Tagged as: album, ARIA, Breaking Dawn, chart wrap, Chris Tomlin, Il Divo, Like A Version, Powderfinger, Rewiggled, soundtrack, Susan Boyle, The Getaway Plan, triplej, Twilight

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Abbey Road Studios Turns 80

by Paul Cashmere

The iconic Abbey Road studios in London turned 80 this weekend.

Tagged as: Abbey Road, EMI, The Beatles

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Universal Music Buys EMI, Sony Gets EMI Publishing

by Paul Cashmere

Universal Music Group (UMG) has signed an agreement to buy EMI’s recorded music division for £1.2 billion. ($AUD1.8 billion, $US1.9 billion).

Tagged as: EMI, publishing, Sony, Universal, Warner

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Van Halen Heading To Interscope?

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

As long as they have existed, Van Halen has recorded for Warner Brothers records, but that is about to change. There are strong rumors that sometime next week, the band will become part of the Interscope family which is part of the Universal Music Group.

Tagged as: 70s, rock, USA, Van Halen

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New York Is America’s Country Music Capital

by Paul Cashmere

Forget Nashville as the Country Music Capital of America. New York has taken the honor. According to Nielsen SoundScan most country albums sold in the United States are sold in New York.

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Florence + The Machine Tops The ARIA Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Florence + The Machine’s second album debuts at number one on this week’s ARIA chart wrap.

Tagged as: Adele, albums, ARIA Chart, Coldplay, Florence + The Machine, Justin Bieber, LMFAO, Lou Reed, Megadeth, Metallica, Michael Buble, They Will Have Their Way, wrap

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Big Day Out Lees and West Split

by Paul Cashmere

The Lennon & McCartney of Australian music festivals Vivian Lees and Ken West have split.

Tagged as: 2012, Big Day Out, Ken West, Lees & West, Lees and West, music festivals, rock, Vivian Lees

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Chris Martin of Coldplay. Image by Ros O'Gorman.

Coldplay Trumps Adele On This Week’s Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Joy of joys, Coldplay’s new album knocks Adele off the top in this week’s ARIA Chart wrap.

Tagged as: Adele, Aloe Blacc, ARIA, chart, Coldplay, Darren Hayes, Ed Sheeran, Husky, INXS, Justice, Kelly Clarkson, number one, Tom Waits, Washington, wrap

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KLOS Los Angeles Fires The Last DJ Jim Ladd

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary DJ Jim Ladd, the subject of Tom Petty’s ‘The Last DJ’, has been dumped by Los Angeles radio station KLOS.

Tagged as: classic rock, Jim Ladd, KLOS, radio, USA

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Coldplay An Easy Number One For USA

by Paul Cashmere

Coldplay will easily have the number one album in America next week with ‘Xylo Myloto’.

Tagged as: Adele, America, Coldplay, Kelly Clarkson, Michael Buble

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Baptist Ministers Casting Crowns Knock Adele From Top In USA

by Paul Cashmere

Casting Crown, a band of Baptist Ministers, have knocked Adele from the number one spot on the US album chart this week.

Tagged as: 00s, Adele, Casting Crowns, Christian rock, USA

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Paul Mac, Henry Wagons, Jon Toogood To Speak At Face The Music

by Tim Cashmere

The Face The Music conference in Melbourne next month will feature musicians offering first hand advice for industry newbies.

Tagged as: Australia, Face The Music, Henry Wagons, industry, Jon Toogood, Melbourne, Paul Mac

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Adele Continues But Six New Albums Hit The Top Twenty

by Andrew Tijs

Adele’s reign goes on, but the top twenty got a shake up on this week’s ARIA chart.

Tagged as: Adele, albums, ARIA, Bjork, chart, Cold Chisel, Feist, Five Finger Death Punch, High Flying Birds, Jason Derulo, Lanie Lane, M83, Mark Vincent, Noel Gallagher, Ryan Adams, Shannon Noll, Sneaky Sound System

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Michael Gudinski Joins The Board of MCM

by Paul Cashmere

Michael Gudinski, Mushroom Records founder and now Chairman of the Mushroom Group of Companies, has joined the board of MCM Entertainment Group Limited (MEG).

Tagged as: Australia, industry, MCM, MEG, Michael Gudinski, Movideo, Tony McGinn

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The 7PM Project Changes Name And Moves Timeslot

by Paul Cashmere

From October 31, The 7PM Project will be known as The Project and move to 6.30pm on Network Ten. Oh, and yeah, George Negus’s ‘6.30’ has been axed.

Tagged as: Australia, Carrie Bickmore, Charlie Pickering, Dave Hughes, George Negus, television, The 7PM Project, The Project

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Adele Beats Out Chris Isaak And Evanescence

by Andrew Tijs

Adele holds off strong showings from Chris Isaak and Evanescence on this week’s chart wrap.

Tagged as: Adele, ARIA Chart, Big Scary, Bjork, chart wrap, Chris Isaak, Cody Simpson, Evanescence, Feist, LMFAO, Red Dog, Ryan Adams, Sneaky Sound System, The Wombats

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The Jezabels Lead 2011’s AIR Award Winners

by Andrew Tijs

Sydney quartet The Jezabels scored two awards at the Jagermeister Independent Music Awards last night.

Tagged as: 2011, 360, Adalita, AIR Awards, Big Scary, Drapht, Emma Louise, Gurrumul, Illy, Jagermeister Independent Music Awards, Joelistics, My Disco, PNAU, Sietta, The Holidays, The Jezabels, Wagons, winners

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Icehouse To Play For Entertainment Assist Fundraiser

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse will perform in a small, intimate environment for the Entertainment Assist gala variety dinner fund-raiser ‘Gotta Have Heart’ on October 28.

Tagged as: Entertainment Assist, Icehouse, Iva Davies

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Gotye, Boy & Bear, Drapht Grab Seven ARIA Nominations

by Paul Cashmere

Gotye, Boy & Bear and Drapht have picked up seven nominations each for the 2011 ARIA Awards.

Tagged as: ARIA Awards, Australia, Boy & Bear, Drapht, Gotye, Gurrumal, Guy Sebastian

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Village Sounds and The Atlas Agency merge

by Paul Cashmere

Village Sounds and The Atlas Agency, two of Australia’s biggest music agencies, have merged. The combined company will be known as Village Sounds.

Tagged as: Evan Davis, Jessica Ducrou, Mack Lachey, The Atlas Agency, Village Sounds

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Adele Holds Off 360, Kernaghan And Farnham On The Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Neither rapper 360, country superstar Lee Kernaghan, nor John Farnham can knock Adele off the top of this week’s chart.

Tagged as: 360, Adele, albums, ARIA Chart, Beecy Cole, Cody Simpson, John Farnham, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, Lee Kernaghan, LMFAO, Meat Loaf, New Found Glory, singles, You Me At Six

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Sony Shuts Down Arista, Jive and J Records

by Paul Cashmere

Sony has shut down three of its biggest labels Arista, Jive and J Records and moved the artists to the RCA Records label.

Tagged as: Arista, industry, J. Records, Jive, RCA, Sony, USA

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Samsung To Launch Music Hub In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Samsung will launch Music Hub, the latest subscription music service to hit Australia, on October 17 on the Samsung Galaxy S II.

Tagged as: Australia, industry, mobiles, Music Hub, Samsung, technology

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Steve Jobs Dies At 56

by Paul Cashmere

Apple founder Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56. Jobs death was reported moments ago by Associated Press.

Tagged as: Apple, industry, Steve Jobs, technology

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Powderfinger’s Darren Middleton Joins Red Door Sounds Studio

by Andrew Tijs

Powderfinger guitarist and producer Darren Middleton has joined the fold at Chris Cheney’s Red Door Sounds studio.

Tagged as: Chris Cheney, Crucial Music, Darren Middleton, Powderfinger, producer, Red Door Sounds, songwriter, studio, The Living End

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Adele Tops A Huge New Release Week

by Andrew Tijs

Adele still reigns supreme on the charts but twelve new entries break into the top 25 in this week’s chart.

Tagged as: Adele, albums, Alice Cooper, ARIA, Blink-182, chart, Chickenfoot, Confession, Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo, Kaesy Chambers, Kasabian, Machine Head, Mastodon, new releases, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Tony Bennett, Tori Amos, Wilco

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The Hi-Fi To Open Sydney Venue

Nelly To Start Audio Engineering School

iTunes Match Goes Into The Cloud

The Khanz Signs With General Pants Major Label

Susan Boyle Tops This Week’s ARIA Chart

Abbey Road Studios Turns 80

Universal Music Buys EMI, Sony Gets EMI Publishing

Van Halen Heading To Interscope?

New York Is America’s Country Music Capital

Florence + The Machine Tops The ARIA Chart

Big Day Out Lees and West Split

Coldplay Trumps Adele On This Week’s Chart

KLOS Los Angeles Fires The Last DJ Jim Ladd

Coldplay An Easy Number One For USA

Baptist Ministers Casting Crowns Knock Adele From Top In USA

Paul Mac, Henry Wagons, Jon Toogood To Speak At Face The Music

Adele Continues But Six New Albums Hit The Top Twenty

Michael Gudinski Joins The Board of MCM

The 7PM Project Changes Name And Moves Timeslot

Adele Beats Out Chris Isaak And Evanescence

The Jezabels Lead 2011’s AIR Award Winners

Icehouse To Play For Entertainment Assist Fundraiser

Gotye, Boy & Bear, Drapht Grab Seven ARIA Nominations

Village Sounds and The Atlas Agency merge

Adele Holds Off 360, Kernaghan And Farnham On The Chart

Sony Shuts Down Arista, Jive and J Records

Samsung To Launch Music Hub In Australia

Steve Jobs Dies At 56

Powderfinger’s Darren Middleton Joins Red Door Sounds Studio

Adele Tops A Huge New Release Week

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