Melbourne indie rockers, Shiva And The Hazards have just released their debut EP Future Cult Classic, featuring the dreamy single East India Empress. The group has also dropped a spellbinding clip to accompany the song, painstakingly pieced together from vintage Bollywood footage. To celebrate the EP release, Doug Hind from…
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SIX QUIX WITH SHIVA & THE HAZARDS
MAKE MUSIC DAY. JUNE 21. GET INVOLVED!

Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 750 cities in 120 countries. Completely different from a typical music festival, Make Music Day is open to anyone who wants to take part. Every kind of musician…
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THE HARD ACHES: THE ‘MESS’ INTERVIEW
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SCREAMING JETS: ‘ROCK RADIO RIOT’ TOUR INTERVIEW
Next year marks the 30 year milestone for Newcastle’s finest rockers The Screaming Jets, a significant achievement for any band in the music business. For three decades the Jets have inhabited Australia’s record charts and have been a staple for mainstream radio networks such as Triple M. In fact in…
SQUEEZE APRIL/MAY AUSTRALIAN TOUR. TEMPTED?

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GALLERY: SHERYL CROW & MELISSA ETHERIDGE, MELBOURNE

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REVERB.COM APPOINTS FORMER GIBSON EXEC

Reverb.com has hired Gérard Danjou — former Executive Vice President of Global Business Development at Gibson Brands, Inc — to drive growth of Reverb in EMEA and APAC. Over the past two years, Reverb buyers, sellers, orders, and sales outside the U.S. have grown by over 500 percent and as Global…