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Amyl and the Sniffers’ generosity shows what’s missing for Australia’s live music venues

Amyl and the Sniffers’ generosity shows what’s missing for Australia’s live music venues

When Amyl and the Sniffers’ show was cancelled on Friday night, they placed $35,000 across the bars of seven prominent grassroots music venues...

17.11.2025 9

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Sam Whiting

Will $1 on your ticket help save Australian live music? A UK model is much more ambitious

The newly launched Australian Music Venue Foundation is partly modelled on the United Kingdom’s Music Venue Trust, but the UK model has a more...

25.03.2025 10

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Sam Whiting

‘I can’t be friends with the machine’: what audio artists working in games think of AI

New research on the use of GenAI and automation in producing music for Australian video games reveals a messy picture.

04.03.2025 7

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Sam Whiting

Breaking up the band: why solo artists have come to dominate the music charts

Only five of the Hottest 100 winners have been bands in the past 15 years, compared to 13 in the 15 years prior.

26.01.2025 9

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Sam Whiting