You may remember that about this time last year I posted about an even called Unconvention. The set up will be pretty similar to last year’s event, featuring a discussion forum, networking event and musical showcase. However they key difference in the 2011 event will be the addition of a workshop! Complete details and full [...]
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Unconvention Brisbane 2011
Posted in News, tagged 2011, brisbane music, music news, new, unconvention, unconvention brisbane on May 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
BAM! Festival Canceled
Posted in News, tagged bam festival, brisbane, festival, music news on August 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I hate to say it, but I’m not entirely surprised the BAM! Festival was canceled. I’m a little disappointed though, because part of me did hope that they would pull through. A 2 for 1 ticket selling attempt the other week reeked of desperation, but I am glad they realised the need to cancel [...]
Unconvention Brisbane
Posted in New Music, tagged hunz, music conference, music news, the cairos, unconvention brisbane on June 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
This coming weekend, June 12-13, Unconvention Brisbane will be held at The Edge in South Bank (near the Cultural Centre). Unconvention is a world renowned not for profit music conference for DIY and independent promoters, labels, entrepreneurs, writers, technologists, innovators and artists. The creators stress that they aren’t concerned with “discovering rock stars” but instead [...]
Splendour in the Grass Lineup Announced
Posted in News, tagged music news, splendour in the grass on April 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Over the past couple of year, it has been notoriously difficult to get a ticket to the Splendour in the Grass Festival. This year, to accommodate for larger crowds (and possibly a redevelopment of the Byron Bay site if I remember correctly?) the festival is being moved to Woodford, just outside of Brisbane. Bigger [...]
RIP Malcolm McLaren
Posted in News, tagged malcolm mclaren, music news, RIP, sex pistols on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It has been reported that former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren has died on April 8, aged 64. Mclaren had been suffering from cancer for quote some time, when things took a turn for the worse yesterday. McLaren was most notorious not only for being the manager of the British punk rock band the Sex [...]
Freedom for Amanda Palmer
Posted in Free Download, News, tagged amanda palmer, Free Download, music news, roadrunner records on April 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Over the past couple of years, songstress Amanda Palmer has been quite vocal about her battles with her record label, Roadrunner. There were alleged arguments about what she could and couldn’t do with her music, where she could post it online and what she could make available, and when. And Palmer was apparently barely [...]



