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  The Hook: Australian bands imploding and heading overseas

  Friday, February 03, 2012

  Australian bands often implode when they reach their first peak and head abroad. Is it something in the psyche?

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  Heading upstream: the year of reckoning for streaming services.

  Friday, February 03, 2012

  As it enters what will be its make or break year, streaming music and its commercial viability dominated the debates and discussions at this year’s Midem.

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  The Hot Seat: Danny Rogers, MD, Lunatic Entertainment, co-manager of Gotye

  Thursday, February 02, 2012

  Danny Rogers talks Laneway, Gotye's overseas plan and the second Temper Trap record.

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  The Hook: Is MIDEM relevant to anyone who isn't a music publisher?

  Monday, January 30, 2012

  We ask four industry insiders if MIDEM is relevant to anyone who isn't a music publisher.

• Grinspoon: Music and the price of grapes

  Friday, January 27, 2012

  Frontman Phil Jamieson talks about the Big Day Out, the current musical climate and the price of grapes.

• Hot Seat: Doc McGhee, McGhee Entertainment

  Friday, January 27, 2012

  The LA-based CEO of McGhee Entertainment oversees a stable of more than 20 acts, including veterans KISS and Ted Nugent, Aussie country artist Adam Brand and newcomers Vintage Trouble. TMN recently had an appointment with the Doc.

• IFPI claims global digital sales will soon tip the balance

  Tuesday, January 24, 2012

  A decade after the iPod, digital is still unable to offset the decline in the physical business as CD revenues continue to slump.

• Songwriters are not going to win the battle of the Internet

  Monday, January 23, 2012

  In the midst of the protests against SOPA and PIPA, Mark Holden says its time to re-examine the percentage of digital income songwriters and creators receive.

• The Hook: Do today’s young music biz professionals need to study business?

  Thursday, January 19, 2012

  Frank Sinatra founded Reprise Records in 1961, he didn't finish High School. We ask four industry insiders whether today’s young music biz professionals need to study business.

• The Hot Seat: Ben Marshall, Sydney Opera House

  Wednesday, January 18, 2012

  We speak to the Contemporary Music Producer of the Sydney Opera House, Ben Marshall, about the musical vision for the site.

• Shazam's new multimedia player

  Thursday, January 12, 2012

  Shazam's latest evolution is all about turning it into a broader multimedia music player.

• Boinc becomes latest digital roadkill

  Thursday, January 05, 2012

  How can a company with more start-up capital than any in living memory not even manage to get a service to beta testing? Can any service that is not iTunes or Spotify get a foothold in this market?

• The Hook: What big changes do you see for the music industry in 2012

  Thursday, January 05, 2012

  It's a new year, and we've asked four industry insiders what changes they foresee in the music industry over the next 12 months.

• Industry Picks of 2011

  Wednesday, December 14, 2011

  We ask a cross section of the industry which records they loved in 2011.

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