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Indie Focus

A quick look at what some of our indie bands have been up to

A whopping 17 acts will share the $200,000 Federal Government funding benefit for upcoming tours, announced by Arts Minister Simon Crean – this includes acts like Jordie Lane, Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea and The Salvadors, to name a few.

On Monday, spellbinding singer/songwriter Lior picked up a Screen Music Award for Best Original Song Composed For The Screen for his song Hey Hootabelle from the children's TV show Giggle & Hoot. Check out the full list of winners.

Flume has debuted at number two on the ARIA Album Chart, beaten only by One Direction – records Flume and Take Me Home, respectively, fighting it out for the top spot all week.

And abroad, Regular John are turning heads in the US college radio scene, with single Slume ranking in the top 30 airplay charts – and they're streaming their new record, Strange Flowers.

Here's the fourth installment of the Good Hustle Music Salon! This time it's Melbourne funkers The Cactus Channel, filmed by WHOBYFIRE – don't miss out on the remaining dates!

We brought you the new Full Tote Odds clip – the hip hop act going old school for their release Adrenaline.

Melbourne Ska Orchestra have signed with ABC Music's FOUR | FOUR, with the fun 30-piece group recording their first full length which will be released next March.

Five local dance acts were added to WA's Breakfest lineup for Boxing Day, with the sweet sounds of N'fa Jones & Charlie Bucket and Black & Blunt joining the huge international and Aussie lineup so far.

The DomNicks and Gossling will join the massive lineup of acts for this year's West Coast Blues 'N' Roots Festival – the lineup that seems to never end.

Complete with a live band, Urthboy will bring his acclaimed record Smokey's Haunt to stage, with a tour announced for February and March of next year – check out the dates.

Street Press Australia will be presenting some album launch shows for Melbourne's Bored Nothing, showing off their recently released self-titled record along the east coast.

The arts lineup of Sugar Mountain was announced, with talented creatives working alongside equally talented indie acts, like Kirin J Callinan and Forces, all set to take place in Melbourne in January.

Beck's new sheet music record Beck Hanson's Song Reader will be performed at The Standard in December by some of Sydney's most talented acts, including Dappled Cities, Jonathan Boulet and Josh Pyke, with all proceeds going to the Sydney Story Factory.