Labor Party

2017 Record Store Day Ambassador Anthony Albanese (aka Albo) at Red Eye Records handing over the Ambassadorship to the current ambassadors. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Albo Casts His Votes For Triple J’s Hottest 100

Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese has voted early and voted often for the Triple J Hottest 100.

Tagged as: Albo, Alex The Astronaut, Amy Shark, Anthony Albanese, Australia, Ball Park Music, Gordi, Hottest 100, Julia Jacklin, Labor Party, Lime Cordiale, Powderfinger, radio, The Strokes, Tired Lion, triple j, Vera Blue

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Labor Vows To Simplify Artist Income Over Years and Improve Funding to the Arts Sector

by Paul Cashmere

A Shorten Labor government plans to ease the pressure on irregular artist income by allowing artists to average their income over multiple years.

Tagged as: Australia, Bill Shorten, government, Labor Party, music industry, politics, Tony Burke

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Shorten Labor Government To Fund Regional Arts and Increase Arts Education

by Paul Cashmere

The Shorten Labor government has vowed to allocate funds for regional areas to improve Arts programs outside the major cities if successful this weekend at the Australian election.

Tagged as: Australia, Bill Shorten, government, Labor Party, music industry, politics, Tony Burke

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Labor Promises Return to Support of Creative Industries After Election

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian Labor Party has promised to refocus attention to Creative Industries in the Arts and Entertainment if successful at this weekend’s election.

Tagged as: Australia, Bill Shorten, government, Labor Party, music industry, politics, Tony Burke

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Shorten Labor Government will address Mental Health needs in the Music Industry

by Paul Cashmere

Under a Shorten Labor Government, mental health issues in the music industry will be supported with $5 million in funding to be allocated to Support Act.

Tagged as: Australia, Bill Shorten, Labor Party, music industry, politics, Support Act

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Peter Garrett, Midnight Oil, Photo By Tim Cashmere

Peter Garrett Departure From Politics Clears The Way For A Midnight Oil Reunion

by Paul Cashmere

Former Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett’s resignation from his position as Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth for the Australian Labor Party opens the door for a potential Midnight Oil reunion.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Labor Party, Midnight Oil, Rob Hirst, rock, The Break

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Check Out Pre-Crowded House When They Were The Mullanes

For a brief time before Crowded House became Crowded House they were known as The Mullanes.

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Lucinda Williams Replaces Jason Isbell For Paul Kelly Tour

Bad news for Jason Isbell fans. Jason is off the Paul Kelly Australian and New Zealand tour in August and September. The good news is Lucinda Williams has replaced him.

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Tommy Emmanuel and George Benson Are Making An Album Together

Grammy Award winning Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel and Grammy Award winning American guitarist George Benson are making an album together.

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Bryan Adams Reveals What Happened In The Summer of 69 Happened in 1970

Bryan Adams has opened up about why lockdown was a ‘lifesaver’ for him and his family, as well as the experience of getting half his songs rejected for the musical Pretty Woman - in a new podcast from the charity where he’s an ambassador, Help Musicians, released today.

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Aussie Supergroup MONSTR Forms for The Best of MTV Unplugged

MONSTR is a new Australian supergroup featuring members of The Screaming Jets, The Superjesus, Drgan and Taxiride coming together to recreate The Best of MTV Unplugged.

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Chaka Khan To Release Album Recorded With Prince

In 1984 Chaka Khan had a hit with the Prince song ‘I Feel For You’. What you might not know is that in 1998 Chaka Khan recorded a complete album with Prince but it was never released … until now.

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