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NSW Just Passed the World’s First Music Protection Law. Yes, Really.

Look, I don’t often find myself applauding government press releases (have a read here). They tend to arrive wrapped in the sort of breathless...

The Great British Festival: Five Days of Music, Decades in Landfill

UK festivals produce somewhere between 23,500 and 25,800 tonnes of waste every year. That is not a vague environmental concern you can file away...

10 essential tips from Manual Music label owner, Paul Hazendonk on how to properly submit your demo

Manual Music Label owner Paul Hazendonk drops in with some essential tips on how to submit your demo properly.So you’ve been working hard in...

The Long Game: Lemon and Lime’s Dan Burke on Consistency, Culture and the Brisbane Scene

Brisbane doesn’t always get the credit it deserves. In conversations about Australia’s electronic music landscape, the spotlight tends to drift toward Melbourne’s basements and...

Five on Friday with Red Telephone

This week’s Five on Friday comes from Marie Avril, who developed her musical sensibility in the early 90s through the basement squat parties of...

The Economics Are Broken: How Touring DJ Fees Are Killing Clubs (And Why Residents Are The Answer)

The maths doesn’t work anymore, it’s that simple. Clubs are closing at a record rate across the world, from legendary institutions to promising newcomers,...

From DJs to Data Points: How We Traded Musical Expertise for Engagement Metrics

Recently over the holidays, I took advantage of a Spotify deal, 2 months free back on an account I stopped paying for a year...

The Politics of Partying: Why Electronic Music Has Always Been Political

Thirty years into this thing we do, and I’m still hearing the same tired argument: electronic music isn’t political; it’s just escapism, just hedonism,...

Sydney’s Lockout Laws Finally Abolished After 12 Years of Cultural Damage

Twelve years to the day since they were first announced, Sydney’s lockout laws have been officially consigned to history. On 21 January 2026, the...

Should Governments Pay Artists a Living Wage?

Ireland did something most governments only talk about. In October 2025, they announced their Basic Income for the Arts pilot would become permanent, making...

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