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
Sound Summit 2009: a festival of Independent and Innovative music
Held annually as an integral part of This Is Not Art (TINA), Sound Summit will celebrate it’s 10th birthday in 2009 over the October longer weekend – October 1 – 5, in Newcastle, NSW. Traditionally an electronic and hip hop conference and festival, in 2009 Sound Summit will drop it’s genres and broaden it’s scope,
Save The Scene: Sydney
Today we kicked off Save the Scene 2009 in our spiritual homeland, Sydney. Music industry pro’s Kirsty Brown from The Brag, Bree Carter from Select Music, Chris Moller from APRA, Andy Kelly (Winterman + Goldstein), and Caroline Gates (FBi Radio) came down to share their knowledge, detailing what the industry is like, how they all