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Michael Buble To Be Loved, Noise11, Photo

Michael Buble Spends Second Week On ARIA Album Chart

Last week the latest Michael Buble album “To Be Loved” debuted at the top of the ARIA Albums chart with Gold sales. This week the album holds for a second week at No.1 and is now newly certified Platinum (▲) in sales.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, industry, Michael Buble, pop, To Be Loved

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BIGSOUND Extend Deadline for Live Applications

by Paul Cashmere

Applications to showcase at BIGSOUND 2013 have been extended for two more weeks.

Tagged as: Australia, BigSound, industry

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Record Store Day Saw Increased Music Sales

by Paul Cashmere

Record Store Day has been declared a success after music sales for independent record stores across America were up 59% on the previous week and up 3% on the same day last year.

Tagged as: industry, Nielsen SoundScan, Record Store Day

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Russell Morris, Renee Geyer, Deborah Conway Come Out For Record Store Day

by Paul Cashmere

Some of Australia’s biggest artists including Russell Morris, Renee Geyer and Deborah Conway will be visiting music stores to celebrate Record Store Day Australia today.

Tagged as: Deborah Conway, industry, Record Store Day, Renee Geyer, Russell Morris, Songland Records

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Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead Now No 2 In UK

by Paul Cashmere

Margaret Thatcher is proving good for music sales in the UK. The ‘Wizard of Oz’ classic ‘Ding Dong The Witch is Dead’ by Judy Garland has now leapt to number 2 on the iTunes chart. It also went to number 1 on Amazon.

Tagged as: 10s, Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead, industry, Julie Garland, Margaret Thatcher, Official Charts Company, pop, UK, Wizard of Oz

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Digitalmusicnews.com Show 40 Years Of Industry Change In 40 Seconds

by Paul Cashmere

Research into 40 years of changes in the music industry by digitalmusicnews.com shows that the music industry has been in a constant state of change.

Tagged as: Digital Music News, digitalmusicnews.com, industry, Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA, USA

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Sabian Cymbals Founder Robert Zildjian Dies At Age 89

by Paul Cashmere

Robert Zildjian, founder of Sabian Cymbals, has died at the age of 89.

Tagged as: Canada, Drums, industry, Robert Zildjian, Sabian Cymbals

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Aaron Chugg Farewell Planned For Sydney On Tuesday

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian music industry is planning a Sydney-sized farewell for Aaron Chugg, who died on March 18 from complications from a stroke he had while tour managing The Stone Roses.

Tagged as: Aaron Chugg, Alex Lloyd, Australia, Big Day Out, Boom Crash Opera, Crowded House, Evermore, Future Music Festival, industry, Michael Coppel Presents, Rose Tattoo, Shannon Noll, the 2000 Olympic Games, The Angels, The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, The Church, The Harbour Agency, The Hoodoo Gurus, The Moody Blues, The Rockmelons, The Screaming Jets, The Venetians, The Whitlams

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Craig David Lands In Australia To Save Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Craig David has arrived in Australia to start the tour that nearly ended in tears.

Tagged as: Able Touring, Australia, Australian Tour, Colin Lester, Craig David, industry, live, Ticketmaster

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Husky Wins APRA Development Award

by Paul Cashmere

Husky Gawenda of Husky is one of eight songwriters to win an APRA Professional Development Award.

Tagged as: APRA, Australia, Husky, industry

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Austin’s Iconic Venue Antone’s Is Moving

by Paul Cashmere

Now that SXSW is over for another year, Antone’s, the iconic Austin venue founded by Clifford Antone, is moving across town.

Tagged as: Antone's, Austin, Clifford Antone, industry, SXSW, USA, Venue

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Melbourne Claims Live Music Capital Of Australia Title

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne has claimed the Live Music Capital of Australia title following a live music census.

Tagged as: City of Melbourne, industry, Melbourne, Music Victoria, Patrick Donovan

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Bowie Outsells Bowie In America

by Paul Cashmere

Bon Jovi beating David Bowie in the USA was to be expected but Bowie outsold Bowie.

Tagged as: David Bowie, industry, rock, The Next Day Bon Jovi, USA, What About Now

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Bluesfest Adds New Venue The Lotus Palace

by Paul Cashmere

Just over a week out from Bluesfest 2013 the award winning music festival has added an extra stage and new performers.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Christina Anu, industry, Jon Anderson, Leah Flanagan, live, Lotus, Playing for Change, Russell Morris, Thelma Plum, Tjupurru

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The Flaming Lips, Chvrches, Haim Win Inaugural SXSW Grulke Prize

by Paul Cashmere

The Flaming Lips have been named winners of the inaugural Grulke Prize by SXSW along with Glasgow’s Chvrches and US act Haim.

Tagged as: Brent Grulke, CHVRCHES, Flaming Lips, Haim, industry, SXSW, The Grulke Prize

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Bon Jovi Beats Bowie On US Chart

by Paul Cashmere

Bon Jovi ‘What About Now’ outsold David Bowie ‘The Next Day’ by around 16,000 units in the USA to take the top spot this week on the American chart.

Tagged as: Because We Can, Bon Jovi, classic rock, David Bowie, industry, rock, The Next Day, USA

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Tour Manager Aaron Chugg Dies Following Stroke

by Paul Cashmere

Aussie tour manager Aaron Chugg has passed away after suffering from a stroke while tour managing for The Stone Roses at the Future Music Festival last week.

Tagged as: Aaron Chugg, Alex Lloyd, Australia, Boom Crash Opera, Crowded House, Hoodoo Gurus, industry, Pseudo Echo, Rockmelons, Rose Tattoo, Shannon Noll, Split Enz, The Church, The Whitlams

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Smashing Pumpkins Perform For Red Bull At SXSW Showcase SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere

Smashing Pumpkins played to an audience of 350 at the Red Bull Sound Select event with a secret show in 6th Street, Austin on Saturday night during SXSW.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Billy Corgan, industry, Red Bull, rock, Smashing Pumpkins, SXSW, USA

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Justin Timberlake Covers INXS AT SXSW Gig SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere

Justin Timberlake added an Australian flavour to his SXSW showcase on Saturday night. He performed the INXS classic ‘Need You Tonight’.

Tagged as: 00s, industry, INXS, Justin Timberlake, MySpace, pop, SXSW

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Birds Of Tokyo Outsells Bon Jovi In First Week Sales

by Paul Cashmere

Birds of Tokyo number one debut last week outsold the Bon Jovi one number debut this week.

Tagged as: ARIA, Birds Of Tokyo, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, industry, March Fires

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Green Day Covers Guns N Roses and AC/DC At SXSW SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere

Green Day slipped Guns N’ Roses’ classic ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ and AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’ into their Austin setlist on Friday night.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Broadway Idiot, classic rock, Cuatro, Green Day, Guns n Roses, industry, live, punk, rock, SXSW, USA

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Depeche Mode Reactive At SXSW SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere

Depeche Mode powered up with a showcase for their upcoming album ‘Delta Machine’ at SXSW in Austin on Friday night.

Tagged as: 90s, Andy Fletcher, Dave Gahan, Delta Machine, Depeche Mode, electronica, industry, Martin Gore, pop, SXSW, UK

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Gotye Covers The Reels For SLAM

by Paul Cashmere

Grammy Award winner Gotye has recorded a cover of The Reels ‘Quasimodo’s Dream’ for SLAM (Save Australia’s Live Music).

Tagged as: Australia, Eddie Perfect, Gotye, industry, SLAM, The Reels, Tripod

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Bon Jovi At One, Bowie At Two On ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

The twelfth studio album for Bon Jovi “What About Now” becomes their ninth No.1 album in Australia (seven studio and two greatest hits).

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Because We Can, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, industry, pop, Russell Morris

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Pink Keeps Up The Fun At Number One On ARIA Chart

by Gavin Ryan

Pink spends a fourth week at No.1 in Australia with “Just Give Me A Reason” equalling her previous best effort of four weeks at the top with “So What” in September 2008.

Tagged as: ARIA Charts, Australia, Fun, industry, Nate Ruess, Pink, pop

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SXSW Day 4 With Flaming Lips And Billy Bragg

by Anna-Maria Megalogenis

Day 4 and slight delirium sets in. The SXSW schedule that you adhered to on Day 1 has gone out the window and openness to suggestion has taken its place. Feet ache from walking from one venue to the next and egos are both bruised and massaged by the ballot system.

Tagged as: Billy Bragg, Flaming Lips, industry, live, SXSW

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Justin Timberlake To Headline MySpace Show At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

Justin Timberlake’s secret show at SXSW has become a little less secret with the announcement that he will perform at SXSW on Saturday night.

Tagged as: 00s, industry, Justin Timberlake, MySpace, pop, SXSW, USA

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SXSW Day 3, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sound City Players And More

by Anna-Maria Megalogenis

It’s day three at SXSW and the weariness has kicked in as a result from watching Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Alt-J the night before, then writing an article until 4am.

Tagged as: Dave Grohl, industry, SXSW, USA, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds SXSW Setlist

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds played a SXSW showcase on Wednesday for SXSW at Stubbs BBQ.

Tagged as: alliterative, Australia, Bad Seeds, industry, Nick Cave, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, rock, SXSW

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Dave Grohl, Mudwrestlers, Nirvana, The Complete SXSW Keynote Address VIDEO

by Paul Cashmere

Dave Grohl has delivered his SXSW keynote address in Austin, Texas, telling the story of how he went from living with female mudwrestlers to joining Nirvana.

Tagged as: 90s, Dave Grohl, industry, Nirvana, rock, SXSW

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