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The Corner Hotel's team

Corner Hotel 30th Anniversary: Venue Staff Tip The Next Wave Of Aussie Music Icons

exactly emerging, but it’s a new project in a heavier direction/ just sounds epic and angry punk. Fitting energy for current times. Embedded Content Georgia Knight Chosen by: Chloe ... Pinto, Venue Booker They are one of the most unique groups to break into Australia’s hip-hop scene. Though all members have an array of experience in the music

Features / Music

Jet

Is This Rock’s Most Infamous Review?

sandwich ”. Embedded Content Of course, not everyone agreed with the Pitchfork takedown. One of Australia’s foremost critics, Bernard Zuel , concluded – in his much more considered assessment – in the Sydney ... Bush ’s voice as sounding “like the consequences of mating Patti Smith with a Hoover vacuum cleaner”. And the critic was not particularly fond of Australia’s own Air Supply

Industry / Feature

Streaming music

From Piracy To Streaming: A Brief History Of Digital Music Consumption In The 21st Century

unaware, a peer-to-peer file sharing service is sort of exactly what it sounds like, wherein users share files with other like-minded peers. A similar concept ... accessible and relatively cost effective, and in time, the store went international, launching in Australia in 2005. A major draw here was the ease of using the iTunes store given

The Avalanches

The Avalanches Announce 2027 Australian Tour

crazy excited to be back on home soil playing these shows in Australia,” the trio shared. They continued, “We can’t wait to be back in a room with people ... tour is Australian-born, London-based artist HAAi , whose music blends club sounds, experimentation, and leftfield electronic touches. Her upcoming album, DIGITiSE , drops on Friday, 9 October, via Mute

Mark Hoppus, Linkin Park

Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Reveals That He Appeared On An Unreleased Linkin Park Song

Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain . Linkin Park brought their From Zero tour to Australia in March. However, they cancelled their Adelaide date due to “an illness in the band ... Australian leg of the tour was an unbelievable feat of production, effects, and sound, proving that Linkin Park still holds their crown as rock royalty.” Check out the first setlist

Features / Music

CYRIL performing at the 7-Eleven rave

From Underground Rebellion To The Aisles At Bunnings: Has The Word 'Rave' Lost Its Meaning?

Innocence album under The Wiggles Sound System moniker. In case you thought it sounds a bit naff, it topped the ARIA Dance Albums chart, well and truly putting ... Play School: There's A Rave In There record, featuring remixes by KLP . In Australia, the biggest normalisation of the rave likely came from the infamous Bunnings rave. Originally beginning

Industry / Feature

Blues On Broadbeach

Venues: Sydney Chasing Melbourne’s Night-Time Economy Crown, New Stadiums & Clubs, Collapses, Deals & 12 Meltdowns

precinct was expected to inject $550 million into ‘Gong’s economy a year. Australia To Get YouTube’s Livestream Of Coachella Until 2030 Australians will continue to livestream both weekends ... Apple Music Hall comes with a rotating or customizable 38-foot stage, a spatial sound system of 48 speakers surrounding the audience, two recording studios and a broadcast control room

Industry / News

The Night Cat

Vic Government Promises Live Music Boost If Re-Elected, Including 3am Trading & $4M Fund

experiences that connect us, support local jobs, and keep Victoria's live music scene Australia’s number one." The $4 million package is divided into two. $2.5 million goes ... come up with $60,000 courtesy of a crowd funding campaign to sound proof the venue within a few days. If he hadn’t compiled, he said at the time

Web Story / Gallery

Noah Kahan at Rod Laver Arena

Live Review: Noah Kahan @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne

night is Cincinnati singer-songwriter Michael Marcagi , whose folk-rock, Americana and alt country sound makes him a natural fit for Kahan’s audience. His acoustic-driven songs feature compelling ... night. Before Deny Deny Deny , Kahan jokes that the last time he was in Australia, his band “decided not to show up,” after missing their flight, before thanking Melbourne

Industry / Feature

2024 Meredith Music Festival

How Rising Concert Ticket Prices Are Affecting Live Music Fans

just USD $18 in advance or USD $24 at the gate. In hindsight, this sounds amazingly cheap, and even when you realise this equates ... where USD $5 equated to around AUD $13. Even when they visited Australia, the prices were kept as low as possible for an international act. On their final tour here

Features / Music

Rose Tattoo

Remembering Angry Anderson, The Great Rock ’n’ Roll Outlaw

Australia, “George and Harry used to say, ‘Don’t worry about it! Your future is not here.’” Rose Tattoo appeared on the cover of UK magazine Sounds for the first ... guys, but they sounded so fucking good. We were hooked as soon as we heard it.” Embedded Content In December 1988, Guns N’ Roses toured Australia for the first time

The Strokes

The Strokes Announce 2027 Australian Tour

Fortitude Valley, it’s official: The Strokes are bringing their Reality Awaits tour to Australia in 2027. Four East Coast dates have been confirmed. The tour begins at the Brisbane ... headline dates in 2010. Presented by Secret Sounds and Live Nation Supported by Double J THE STROKES REALITY AWAITS - AUSTRALIA 2027 Saturday 13 February - Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane With

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Thom Yorke Says He Wishes He Never Wrote Radiohead's 'High And Dry'

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'I Want To Create Something So Hard-Hitting That You Can't Ignore It': Spike F*ck Dresses Sharp For Debut LP, 'Evidence'

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