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US customs seize $158K worth of counterfeit guitars in Virginia

Coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic and a rough diplomatic patch with our biggest trade relation, imports and exports of foreign goods into Australia are at a low. But despite these uncertain times, one thing has remained: there’s still counterfeit guitars trying to make it to Aussie shores. On February 8, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released a statement regarding the seizing of 36 counterfeit guitars at Washington Dulles Airport, that if authentic, would have had a manufacturer’s suggest
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Bigsound 2022: Keeping a Beat of the Australian Music Economy

Bigsound opened to its 21st year after a two year hiatus this September. With over 180 artists, 154 speakers and brokers (including eight keynote speakers and four First Nations keynote speakers) across a jam packed three days, it’s fair to say the industry is still collectively catching its breath. Across the variety of different speakers, the topics discussed ranged from economic performance to audience consumption trends and habits, marketing and distribution strategies for artists, to soci
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Melbourne Fringe Festival returns to Gasworks Art Park in October

Starting on October 3 2022, Melbourne Fringe Festival will return to Gasworks Arts Park, making the venue a lively, one-stop location for inventive and creative theatre, circus, kids shows, comedy, visual art, and more. This springtime festival showcases a program of open access works that supports the creative endeavours of new, emerging, and professional artists, as well as explores a diverse range of social themes and creative mediums. • Melbourne Fringe Festival returns to the beautiful Gas
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The Low End Theory: A retrospective on A Tribe Called Quest's masterpiece

A rundown of every song on the gold standard Hip Hop record. 30 years ago on the Boulevard Linden, The Abstract, Phife Dawg and Ali Shaheed Muhammad released the future blueprint on which all contemporary and budding hip hop would soon be measured against. The Low End Theory served as the genesis and soundscape for hip hop, masterfully blending elements of jazz and bebop to boom bap. Read up on all the latest interviews, features and columns here. Much of the recording sessions took place at
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Under The Southern Stars announce new festival dates, add Cheap Trick to lineup

After experiencing several false starts last year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Under The Southern Stars has announced American rock and roll royalty Cheap Trick will join their lineup for 2021, accompanying Stone Temple Pilots and Bush on a string of shows across Australia in 2021. Originally slated for 2020 with +Live in place of Cheap Trick, the tour has now been locked in to kick off in Wollongong on April 30 2021, with the Under The Southern Stars team confirming that all artists have border
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Mixdown’s top jobs in the Australian music industry (this week)

Check out all the best jobs going around the country. Whether you’re looking for a casual job to keep the lights on between gigs or you’re on the hunt for a major career change, the music industry’s a tough place to crack into. To help out, we’ve collated some of the best music jobs in Australia this week, with this week’s cream of the crop including opportunities from Island Records Australia, Fender Music Australia, Rumble Studios, Yamaha Music Australia and many more. Don’t miss out on all
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Jay-Z, Kate Bush, Iron Maiden + more: our guide to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's nominees for 2021

We break down the career achievements of this year's nominees. With a new year comes new alumni for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and new arguments by fans and critics of eligibility. This year’s list of 16 potential inductees follows the broad soundscape of 2020’s class that honoured acts like Depeche Mode, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G, and the Doobie Brothers. With seven out of 16 of the nominees on the ballot for the first time, we look over some blue chips and some le
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How These New South Whales minted their own media empire

The multi-disciplinary punks talk their upcoming album, Australian punk culture, Twitch streaming and more. A year of lockdowns as well as a blanket of commercial closures has presented a new challenge for the music industry, with artists having to find new means to connect with audiences away from stages. The importance of a digital connection and virtual presence has become an industry norm, for artists to not just collaborate and produce, but to stay engaged with fans. Never ones to miss a
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Who's going to take out the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2020?

2020 was a year gone and best forgotten, but also a year that brought in plenty of great new music. After the longest Covid lockdowns in the world for some parts of the country, this year’s countdown brings in its greatest excuse to celebrate with some mates and, as Dan Andrews would say, get on the beers. So today we are picking our lists and locking in our predictions and theories for eleven songs that could, should and will rank in this year’s Triple
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