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Groundswell Applications extended to Friday, August 7

The Groundswell tour has been developed to create a sustainable touring circuit up the east coast of Australia for new, innovative Indigenous artists. Applications to be apart of this have been extended to Friday August 7. Three successful applicants will share stage on a coordinated, professional live performance tour over three weeks. One group or

Brian Campeau

1. What was the first band you saw live? The first band I saw live was Tina Turner, but I don’t really think that counts because I was way too young to appreciate it. Although i did like the song “we don’t need another hero”. And the Neville Brothers supported, so maybe that was the

SxSW artist submissions now open for 2010

SxSW is one of the most coveted international music conferences and a real launching pad into the American and international music market. Applications are now open for artists to be invited to the 2010 conference.

Kyle and Jackie O suspended

Following on from last week’s on air stunt involving a 14 year old girl hooked up to a lie detector to discuss her sexual experiences, Kyle and Jackie O’s Today FM Radio show has been put on hiatus, the length of this ‘recess’ is unknown.

The iBand (pt 2)

HOW ARTISTS ARE USING SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES TO PROMOTE THEIR MUSIC ACROSS THE WORLD. This blog is Part 2 of our look at Social Media sites and their ability to promote and market artists across the world. Introduction to Music Streaming Sites The popularity of sites that allow users to stream, learn, chat and share

INDIGELAB: Call for Applications

Performers, writers, directors, dancers, choreographers, screen based artists, sound artists, designers, lighting designers, visual artists, and web artists are invited to apply for INDIGELAB – a two week residential workshop/labortary for Indigenous artists who work in different artforms around the nation to participate in a challenging environment of exchange, experiment and play.

South West Arts NSW seeks RADO

The Regional Arts Development Officer (RADO) network in NSW is seeking a dynamic and self motivated person to fulfill the position of South West Arts RADO. The Regional Arts Development Officer will facilitate the development of projects and initatives to promote arts and community cultural development in the South West region of New South Wales.

An Open Letter from AMRAP

The Australian Music Radio Airplay Project (AMRAP) is a federally funded iniatitive through the community broadcasting sector that offers artists a mailout service to all Australian Community Radio stations. AMRAP’s manager Chris Johnson has written Amrap Manager, Chris Johnson, has written an open letter to music distributors, publicists, promoters and artist managers heralding the changes

Adrian Deutsch

photo: www.tanyabaker.com.au Adrian Deutsch has graced the stage supporting some big names such as Franz Ferdinand and The Kaiser Chiefs. His debut LP “Help You!” hosts a desirable disposition of pop, rock and soul. 1. What was the first band you saw live? Sidewinder at the ANU in Canberra. I was 14 and it blew

Deer Republic

Music NSW caught up with Deer Republic just after they won a spot on the Splendor in the Grass stage after taking out the first uncharTED competition for 2009. Answered by Mike Andrijic 1. What was the first band you saw live? Guns’n’Roses at Eastern Creek, summer of ‘93. 2. What’d you learn from them?