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          <title><![CDATA['93-'13: Free As A Bird, The Beatles]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[It seems fitting that in the year Oasis basically had the whole world in their hands, their musical heroes, The Beatles, made one of the most unexpected comebacks in musical history. 25 years after the Greatest Band In The History Of The World&trade; went their separate ways in a bluster of bruised egos, bad drugs and botched business deals, the world (in a way) got what it had been baying for ever since that fateful day in 1970 in the form of this song, released to coincide with the TV...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-features/artists/2013/05/21/93-13-free-as-a-bird-the-beatles/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA[UMA launch new division: Caroline Label Services]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[Universal Music Australia yesterday announced its new division, Caroline Label Services, which will be based out of Melbourne. Distribution for all records will be handled by the mighty UMA team. The Australian branch of Caroline Music will be closely linked to its US and UK counterparts - who have released records from Ben Folds Five, Hole, Smashing Pumpkins and numerous others. The Australian division will be helmed by General Manager Tim Janes and Label Manager George Dalziel, with...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-news/artists/2013/05/21/uma-launch-new-division-caroline-label-services/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA[Prince signs partnership deal with Kobalt]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[In a sign o' the times, Prince has signed a unique partnership deal with Kobalt Music Group which will allow him to self-release music globally "with a new level of flexibility and freedom."This is the type of deal Prince has been dreaming of for years; his battles with Warner Bros. for artistic freedom and the ability to release music at his own breakneck pace throughout the '80s and '90s were legendary, and now his steady stream of concept albums, triple albums, projects by proteges and...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-news/artists/2013/05/21/prince-signs-partnership-deal-with-kobalt/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA[The Doors' Ray Manzarek dies at 74]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[We were saddened to wake to the news of Ray Manzarek's passing, after a lengthy battle with bile duct cancer. He was a renegade artist, an intellect, and his singular organ work &ndash; which could move from whirling vaudeville to sinister apocalypse within a heartbeat &ndash; is no doubt the sound many think of when recalling the late '60s. Vale Ray Manzarek. Via The Doors Facebook page: Ray Manzarek, keyboardist and founding member of The Doors, passed away today at 12:31PM PT at the RoMed...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-news/artists/2013/05/21/the-doors-ray-manzarek-dies-at-74/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA[Q 'n' A: ShockOne]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[Perth dance artist ShockOne recently debuted at #2 on the ARIA Albums Chart with his record Universus, an incredible result and testament to his hard work and heavy involvement in the Perth drum and bass scene. Yet, not surprisingly, he is still being called an overnight success. We chat to Karl Thomas, aka ShockOne, about these new developments. A #2 debut is extremely impressive. How early on did you figure you might have a shot at hitting the top five of the chart? Never, to be honest. The...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-features/artists/2013/05/21/q-n-a-shockone/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA[Beatles guitar sells for $408,000]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[A custom Vox guitar briefly used by Beatles John Lennon and George Harrison in 1967 has sold at auction for $US408,000. Julien's Auctions in New York had originally priced the guitar at between $200,000-$300,000, still a ridiculous price considering the transitory way the guitar passed through the band, but far more sensible than shelling out 400K for the item. Harrison can be seen briefly with the instrument in footage from Magical Mystery Tour, while Lennon used it doing the shooting of the...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-news/artists/2013/05/20/beatles-guitar-sells-for-408000/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 03:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA[Bobby Womack: "When we came to California"]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[The truly legendary Bobby Womack talks about the Stax days: gospel with Elvis, guidance from Sam Cooke, playing with Aretha and getting high with Sly and Janis Joplin. Let's start in the '70s. 1974, you re-recorded your '62 single&nbsp;Lookin' For A Love and it became your biggest hit.&nbsp;Did you expect it to a hit second time around? I didn't expect it to be the massive hit that it was, it was more sentimental [reasons]. Me and my brothers, it was sort of a reunion, and a chance to be on...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-features/artists/2013/05/20/bobby-womack-when-we-came-to-california/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 03:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA['93-'13: Tinted Windows, Messing With My Head]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[James Iha from Smashing Pumpkins, Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and Taylor Hanson from your bedroom wall team up with Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos and pump out one dazzling set of power pop tunes before disappearing. It's the type of side project that could quickly be forgotten in today's rush of releases; indeed numerous fans of Hanson and/or Smashing Pumpkins still have no idea such a record exists. Hopefully, this song's undeniable excellence will see their 2009 self-titled...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-features/artists/2013/05/20/93-13-tinted-windows-messing-with-my-head/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA[Kanye's big weekend]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[As Kanye West crowed on the sultry Devil In A New Dress, it's "hard to be humble when you stunting on a jumbotron", so we're guessing that projecting an enormous video of his face on sixty-six buildings across Europe, America and Australia this weekend didn't do his ego any harm, either. The epic undertaking was the first official unveiling of New Slaves, the lead single from West's forthcoming sixth solo album, and it was only the beginning of a big weekend for Yeezy, which was backed up...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-news/artists/2013/05/20/kanyes-big-weekend/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA[Kanye projects new clip on 66 buildings around the world]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[As Kanye West crowed on the sultry Devil In A New Dress, it's "hard to be humble when you stunting on a jumbotron", so we're guessing that projecting an enormous video of his face on sixty-six buildings across Europe, America and Australia this weekend didn't do his ego any harm, either. The epic undertaking was the first official unveiling of New Slaves, the lead single from West's forthcoming sixth solo album, which Billboard have reported will be named Yeezus (Christ, we hope this is...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-news/artists/2013/05/19/kanye-projects-new-clip-on-66-buildings-around-the-world/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA['93-'13: Push The Button, Sugababes]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[One of a surprisingly slim number of songs about sexual frustration driven by male inactivity, this stomping pop track was the lead single from 2005&rsquo;s Taller In More Ways - and one of the few singles by the UK three-piece to make the trip across the ocean to Australia. Despite a slow start here, the track reached #3, achieving Platinum sales &ndash; by far the group&rsquo;s most successful single. The lyrical genesis stems from Sugababe Keisha Buchanan&rsquo;s crush on a prominent UK...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-features/artists/2013/05/17/93-13-push-the-button-sugababes/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA[Talkin' Wee Waa with the President of the Show Society]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[Australia’s Cotton Capital Wee Waa, population 1600, is currently experiencing a rush of music fans from around the nation, as they ready for the world launch of the most anticipated album of 2013. We've rounded up the President of the Wee Waa Show Society, Brett Dickinson to explain why the French electro duo chose Wee Waa for their global album launch and to tell us more about the annual agricultural event. “It was organised through Daft Punk’s management,” says Dickinson. “They...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-features/industry/2013/05/17/talkin-wee-waa-with-the-president-of-the-show-society/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA[Funeral For A Friend: Back On Track]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[Five years ago Funeral For A Friend left a bad taste in our mouths. A year earlier they&rsquo;d returned from a taxing three-and-a-half year tour in support of 2005 sophomore LP Hours and 2007&rsquo;s Tales Don&rsquo;t Tell Themselves and made the decision to head straight into the studio. The opus &ndash; an insular collection of chord based let downs and rushed arrangements - was lacklustre to say the least. Memory and Humanity took the Welshmen from post-hardcore royalty to subdued...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-features/artists/2013/05/17/funeral-for-a-friend-back-on-track/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 02:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA[Triple J Unearthed pick of the week: May 17]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[Flash Forest The Way Your Hair Fell My ears were first introduced to the sounds of Melbourne producer Flash Forest through his collaboration with Sydney folk dreamer Mammals, Move Slower. On that track Flash Forest (otherwise known as Sam Maguire) transplanted the usually acoustic tones of Mammals into a sumptuous bed of languid beats and chilled, echoing atmospherics. On his own Maguire&rsquo;s equally impressive, knocking out all manner of beautiful beats through his Soundcloud and...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-news/industry/2013/05/17/triple-j-unearthed-pick-of-the-week-may-17/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 01:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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          <title><![CDATA[Hot Seat: Willard Ahdritz, Kobalt Music Group]]></title>
          <description><![CDATA[When Kobalt Music Group opened for business in 2000, its founder Willard Ahdritz set about his mission to change the game of music publishing and copyright administration. The Swedish-born executive brought business savvy from the financial services industry and applied it to the music biz. He grew his company steadily, organically. Kobalt built a solid reputation in the artist community and fast caught the eye of its rivals. A string of innovative project launches in recent years has made...<a href="http://www.themusicnetwork.com//music-features/industry/2013/05/17/hot-seat-willard-ahdritz-kobalt-music-group/">read more</a>]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 01:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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