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WAM Conference: Things We Learned This Weekend.. WAM Festival wasn't just about the awards and block parties - the WAM Conference chalked up a successful two day stint of incredible knowledge-sharing this weekend. Over Friday and Saturday, curious music fans, band members, producers, music journalists, managers, bookers, label owners and more gave up their free time to jump into some lecture theatres and hear experts from all over Australia have a chinwag about hot topics in the music industry, as well as share their practical insider tips. It was kind of like a voluntary music university! Big props out to WAM for putting together such a relevant and stimulating program of panels and giving us a leg up on our never-ending journey of discovery. We relayed the best truth bombs to those playing at home via our live Twitter stream (follow us HERE) - here’s some of the stuff that really stuck with us:  Despite popular opinion, getting your music played on triple j is not going to ‘make or b

The debut release from new house crew Medium Rare Recordings is a good'un.. Around six months ago four young lads met at a local coffee spot, amongst the hipsters & soccer mums they sat down to chat business. That's what they say anyway. Knowing these four gentlemen - Benson, Terace, Tom Piper and Mike Metro - we refuse to believe these discussions didn't happen somewhere at 4am in DJ booth whilst some serious house bangers were going down in the clurb. Regardless, from these chats the four house-men of the apocalypse decided to combine forces and create Medium Rare Recordings. And from those combined forces come the record label's debut single release, a collaborative effort between LO'99 (who we got to know a little better a couple of months BACK) and his partner in crime Marshall F. The duo lured them in with "tea and scones" (again, I refuse to believe these lies) and left the Medium Rare team with Take Me Back. A deep, deep cut which wobbles along so smoothly it almost hurts. LO'9

Sydney’s Vices signed with prominent local based label Resist Records earlier in 2014.

UK band Climates, who are currently signed to Artery Recordings, have announced the departure of their vocalist Wes Thompson.

Italian progressive instrumentalists Goblin Rebirth have inked a new deal with Relapse Records. The band is an incarnation of the group Goblin from the 1970's who created soundtracks for various classic horro films.

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With their new studio album due out later this month, party metallers Attila have announced a return to Australia, with the band touring next April.

Disco powerhouse Sammy Bananas wants to guide you around Brooklyn. We're totally down with that, thanks to the team at Jack Daniel's Honey.