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?
Tainted Toys
Answered by Kimball Towney 1.   What was the first band you saw live? The first band I ever saw live was SILVER CHAIR back when they first released ‘FROG STOMP’. I was about 15 and they came to Dubbo and played in an aircraft hanger at the old RAAF. 2.   What’d you learn from them?
Max Judo
Answered by Lucas Proudfoot 1. What was the first band you saw live? The first live act I saw was “YOTHU YINDI” which was on my 13th Birthday, great show. 2. What’d you learng from them? Could always remember the energy they had on stage and their stage presence. 3. Got any pre-gig rituals? Usually
ARIA Hall of Fame Inducts 5
The 2009 ARIA Hall of fame inductees have been annonced and will be celbrated in Melbourne in August. This year the inductee’s include John Paul Young, Kev Carmody, Little pattie, Mental as Anything and The Dingoes.
Anthony Green
From the country town of Armidale, Anthony Green is no stranger to the spot light having performed various genres in various acts. He explores his country roots through his self titled solo act. 1. What was the first band you saw live? The first band I saw live was Dingo Creek. My father was the
Kazaa re-launches in the USA
Do you remember Kazaa? Australian owned peer to peer networking site was a beacon for illegal downloads when I was a kid, but now it is embracing the more legal business models that are emerging in the music industry world wide. Subscription services where you pay to have unlimited music downloads are already popular in