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Big Day Out promoters part ways

Mr Observation

Source: The Music Network...

Zoo Music canned

NZM Newswire

According to Peter McLennan’s blog - DubDotDash,&...

Put struggling artist's songs on the WINZ hold music

NZM Newswire

Source: Newswire.co.nz ...

Dunking with Warners!

El Sid

Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries is the owner of Warner Music. ...

World's Worst Pirates

Steve

A report from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has revealed a list ...

And the fine print…Making Tracks with NZ On Air funding

NZM Newswire

Actually the 15-page pdf which describes the new Making Tracks single/video funding scheme in detail [se...

The Grammys axe 30 categories

Mr Observation

Source: theguardian.co.uk ...

Call for Submissions of Support for Radio One 91fm

NZM Newswire

Source: amplifier.co.nz From the desk of Aaron Hawkins...

The GrassRoots cancellation - a closer look

Mr Observation

News website stuff.co.nz has taken the trowel and dug deeper to find reasoning behind the cancellation of the inaugural GrassRoots music festival. A press release was sent out last ...

Surf City wipeout before SXSW

Steve

While Kiwi acts including The Naked And Famous, Street Chant, Zowie and David Dallas are busy boozing and schoozing at this...

A Kiwi Trifecta

Chart Man

Taken from rianz.org.nz. Written by Andrew Miller. ...

Christchurch venue status update

Jeff Fulton

Jeff Fulton of Christchurch music organisation CHART reports that the CHART office is 'yellow stickered' (restricted access) but as no-one is allowed into the city's ...

The day the earth roared

NZM Newswire

Music critic and commentator for The Press, Vicki Anderson was at work when the February 22 Christchurch earthquake struck and parts of the building rained down aro...

Building Global Breakthrough Festival from the boot of my car…

NZM Newswire

Taken from www.lovethemount.co.nz ...

Financial storm likely to break up EMI

Richard Thorne

It should be bigger news, but it has been telegraphed as inevitable for so long that somehow it comes more as an eye-of-the...

Global piracy crackdown

NZM Newswire

A dozen torrent sites in the US and 39 in Holland have been taken offline following anti-piracy action by BREIN, the Dutch anti-piracy body, and the Motion Picture Association ...

‘I was at NAMM’

Johnny Kempt

A guitarist’s view of the 109th National Association Of Music Merchants Show – Anaheim, LA, January 13 - 1...

Caddick Report sets busy new year agenda for NZ On Air

Richard Thorne

Wide ranging, and in some areas substantial changes, are expected to New Zealand On Air’s domestic music funding and promotional activities, taking effect by the beginning of July thi...

UK majors announce 'on air - on sale' strategy

Mr Observation

The UK's Guardian has reported that S...

The Rock Lock

Steve

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