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Ten Inspiring and Insightful TED Talks by Musicians

Amanda Palmer isn't the only industry luminary with a penchant for both lyrics and discourse.

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Splendour in the Grass Moves to Its Permanent Home

The North Byron Parklands are prepped and ready to go for July 2013.

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Your Tweets Control the Music in SXSW’s Interactive Vending Machine Stage

With Doritos' Bold Stage concert you can choose the songs, special effects and even performers with nothing more than a tweet

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The Off-White Album: How History and Decay Affect 45-Year-Old Records

No matter what their colour, condition or quality, Rutherford Chang wants your iconic 1968 Beatles 'White Album'.

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Earn Yourself Free Festival Tickets with Optus RockCorps

Exchange community service for 'money can't buy' festival tickets with Optus RockCorps

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Top Five Tracks to Hear This Weekend

New stuff from High Highs, Pond, Van Hoorn, JaysWays, and Jagwar Ma.

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Bjork Turns to Kickstarter to Spread Biophilia

The musician turns to crowdfunding to get her educational music app reprogrammed for Android and Windows 8.

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Groovin’ the Moo Confirms 2013 Line-Up Leak

Tegan and Sara, The Kooks, Tame Impala and Flume are set for a regional Australia takeover.

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Secret Garden 2013 Announces Line-Up (Not That It Needs To)

A weekend for lovers of food, music, dress-ups, and adventures.

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Concrete Playground meets Mitzi

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The xx announce April tour

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Pitchfork’s Top Five Albums Of 2012

2012 saw the release of some truly awesome and at times groundbreaking new music

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Funny Pictures of Serious Musicians

The music industry often takes itself too seriously. Funny photos of serious musicians are scarce, but hilarious.

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Ten Musicians On Why They Make Music

These ten quotes from ten songwriting legends provide a fascinating insight into what drives these musicians to be musicians

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Future Music Festival Announces 2013 Lineup

The Prodigy, Dizzee Rascal and Azealia Banks headline Future's "biggest line-up yet".

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Ten Musicians You Should be Following on Instagram

Ten Instagram accounts that give you a look inside the intoxicating life of a modern muso.

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Coldplay Announce Australasian Tour

After promising a return to Australian shores earlier this year, Coldplay have announced the details of their November tour.

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The Best Apps for Discovering New Music

Eight cool music discovery apps you can access right now.

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A Glamping Guide for Music Festivals

Gear up for all of winter's festivals with 10 glamping necessities.

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Five Essential Bands to see at Splendour in the Grass 2012

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The Avalanches Release a New Mixtape, Maybe

This past weekend, the Australian band tweeted a mysterious message to fans, with a link to a mix titled 'A Sleepy Bedtime Mix for Young Ones'.

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The Shins Announce Australian Tour

Currently touring the US, The Shins will be at Splendour In The Grass as well as headlining a Sydney gig at the Hordern Pavilion.

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Jack White’s Solo Debut to be Live-Streamed via YouTube

Following the release of his first solo album, Jack White joins forces with director Gary Oldman in a live-streamed NY concert.

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Aussie Songs that have Topped the US Billboard Charts

In honour of Gotye's US success, we take a look at all of the Aussie anthems to have commanded the top spot on the Billboard charts.

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Amazon Exchanges Your Old CDs for Store Credit

What are we to do with our now-digitised CD collections? As it turns out, Amazon wants them.

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Splendour in the Grass 2012 Line-Up Announced

Rumours are fun, but knowing which bands are confirmed to play at Australia's premier music festival is even better.

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