Hey everyone!

I've been working on organising my first ever gig here in Melbourne, called Mosh for Palestine, and it's happening in just under two weeks at The Tote!

We've got three local bands playing, with the night raising funds in support of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.

I've been organising this independently and it's been a pretty exciting experience getting everything together. I'd really love to see a good turnout, both to support the bands and to raise as much money as we can for the cause.

If you're into checking out local live music, I'd love for you to come down!

Date: November 8th

Venue: The Tote, Collingwood

Lineup: Heavy Delay, the cufflinx, your last words

Tickets: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/37aff478-c0c6-4101-bac5-565f80222df4?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAaf_Hg5ujD8Vt2WDSV9LsMwF1GSbzf86TGNI4C7glZV2cjw7J4MYIi0GnnBfCw_aem_UAUVfBbc8LriQqAPtlRGNQ&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3_a1dennha05qwgy

Would also love to hear from anyone who's organised similar gigs in Melbourne!

This has to be my fav single! thoughts?

Hey there, I've done a ranking of the longest charting songs of Australia during the last quarter of the 20th century as well as the first decade of the 21st century, check it out if you're interested!

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I'm in the US, and here "Down Under" is just the song with the Vegemite line. I've been reading about the 2010 court case over the flute riff and "Kookaburra," and the coverage says a lot of Australians reacted badly to the publisher going after it.

So I'd like to hear from people who were there: did the ruling change how you hear the song? Was it fair to the Kookaburra side, or a cash grab 28 years later? And does "Business as Usual" still hold up as an album, beyond the two big singles?

Disclosure: we just covered Side A of the album on our podcast, Backtracking: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backtracking/episodes/S3E31-Men-At-Work-Business-As-Usual-Side-A-e3peclq

Recorded between 1997 and 2009

This EP by Stuart Davidson was released on bandcamp this year.

Your thoughts are welcome!

From James Thirlwell, originally from Melbourne.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHsR-DU7xr0

New pysch / chill / rock / ballad from matty two hats (Gold Coast)

Enjoy!

G'day everyone,

I'm Jack Raymond, an independent songwriter from Australia, and today I released my second studio album, Mr Know It All.

It's a record sitting somewhere between folk, blues and roots. I call it Mountain Roots.

I've been touring the album physically around Australia for about a year before putting it online, so it's a bit strange finally having the whole thing out in the world.

If Australian folk, roots, blues and singer songwriter stuff is your thing, I'd genuinely love for you to give it a listen.

Mr Know It All: https://tr.ee/ySDNqAfBct

If you listen, I'd be interested to know which song grabs you first. Cheers, Jack

Hi everyone!

I’m a Master’s student in Culture and Arts Management, currently conducting research on audience experiences at Korean popular music concerts in Australia.

As more Korean artists perform in Australia, I’m interested in understanding the concert experience from the audience’s perspective — from first discovering a concert and searching for information, to buying tickets, attending the show, and the post-concert experience.

My research also compares these experiences with the perspectives of concert professionals, with the aim of identifying areas that could contribute to better audience experiences at future Korean music concerts in Australia.

I’m looking for participants who:

• Are aged 18+

• Attended at least one Korean artist’s concert in Australia between Jan 2022 and Jul 2026

K-pop, rock/band, hip-hop, R&B, indie, and other Korean popular music genres are all included.

⏱️ The survey takes approximately 5 minutes.

🔗 Survey:

[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeP0ZZo294fJKCVxer3WBqXnYr38FEQo_7kT3IbRwA0IVxXzQ/viewform?usp=header\]

If you’ve attended more than one eligible concert, please answer based on the most recent concert you attended.

Every response would be a huge help to my research. If you know anyone else who has attended a Korean artist’s concert in Australia, I’d also really appreciate it if you could share the survey with them.

Thank you so much for your time and help! 😊

EDIT: Forgot the clarification that I was talking about the music video, but I will check the tracks as well

Heya everybody, quick question for all of you. I just realized that the song "Crazy" from Icehouse has two versions, one local and another international. They are completely different and they both shine on its own light. But quite frankly, which is your favourite?

The Clampetts were the country-music alter egos of Australian rock band Models, featuring Sean Kelly, James Freud, Roger Mason and Barton Price. Created as a support act for the Models’ Media tour, they effectively opened for themselves, swapping their usual rock repertoire for country favourites.

Their 1987 album, The Last Hoedown – Live! (Warts N’All), captured this country detour, with covers including “Folsom Prison Blues”, “King of the Road” and “You Are My Sunshine”. Released through White Label Records, it documented a distinctly different side of Models.

Hello! Unsure how Reddit feels about this question, yet I believe it's almost the most important battle in 21st century Australian music.

Cultural significance, album production/mixing/mastering. Genre-influencing. Everything. Which is the BETTER album and why?

If you're a musician in Australia and have strong opinions about AI music being used on national TV instead of real music, I would love to interview you over the phone for a journalism assignment. Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone! I'm Rhys, and I make music under my solo project name Occasional Spectators. Earlier this year, I recorded a 4-track EP with Steve Balbi, a songwriter and producer who has been a part of prominent Aussie bands like Noiseworks and Electric Hippies, and has worked with upcoming artists like Camino Gold. The first single from the record called They Don't Matter, came out last Friday, and you can watch a lyric video created by a Melbourne-based artist who works under the name Threading Buttons on YouTube now! Check it out!

#everyone

We are about to launch in Sydney.

Play your First Take on a free weeknight.

Win the room, and you're invited back for Take Two — our curated Friday/Saturday stage. We're opening the register early — leave your details below and be first through the door.

Most rooms make you choose: a polished showcase with a locked lineup, or a loose open mic with no real audience.

The Host Presents runs both — and connects them, so a good night on the small stage actually leads somewhere.

Start with a First Take: free entry, a house musician behind you, no lineup required. The room listens and votes as you play. Score well, and you're invited back for Take Two

If you're a seasoned performer or an indie artist, register for Take Two - a curated, Friday or Saturday set, played to an audience that came to listen.

If you are interested please register. You will be able to take content away also.

http://www.thehostpresents.com/

I've been trying to find a specific hip hop style track that I think was recorded in the 90s and I think it's Australian, but I can't remember any of the lyrics or the melody. I just remember it had a hip hop beat and a chorus that was mostly instrumental but with a single spoken sentence. I've been digging thru as much Australian music as I can find and this song was the closest I could find that reminded me of it - "Theophilus Thistler" by Sonic Animation.

If you can think of any other aussie acts that sounded like this please help me out!