NEWS Butter Sessions announces 3-disc compilation to celebrate its milestone 15th birthday The Naarm/Melbourne label shares yet another extensive release to celebrate a milestone, filled to the brim with collaborators new and old.
NEWS Bandcamp bans AI-generated music: "We’re putting human creativity first" Any music found to have been generated "wholly or in a substantial part" by AI tools will no longer be permitted on the music distribution platform.
NEWS SXSW Sydney announces cancellation despite $276 million "economic impact" claim Originally boasted as the first-ever global edition of the revered Austin-born festival, SXSW Sydney has announced its end, three years into a five year licensing deal.
NEWS WOMADelaide backs Sama' Abdulhadi booking amid Pro-Israel cancellation campaign The Palestinian DJ is the latest target of a campaign reminiscent of Adelaide Festival's recent choice to remove Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah from its Adelaide Writers' Week programming.
NEWS 69% of Gen Z use drugs "daily or weekly" to cope with work stress In a survey of 1,000 US workers, 34% of respondents said they use drugs on the job.
NEWS Musicians Boycott Adelaide Festival in Pro-Palestine Stand as Festival Plunges Into Crisis 180 members of the festival's program have withdrawn following its board's decision to remove Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah from its lineup.
FEATURES Our most anticipated sets for Wildlands Festival Ahead of this coming year's Wildlands instalments in Boorloo/Perth & Meanjin/Brisbane, we put a list together on who we're most excited to hear from.
FEATURES Pirapus can see the 'F U T U R E' of drum & bass The Aotearoa/New Zealand duo sit down with us ahead of the debut of their brand new live show at this year's Rhythm & Vines festival.
NEWS Activist group claims to have scraped 86 million songs from Spotify The group, named Anna’s Archive, says it now plans to release that music online.
LISTS ANZ's locals share their favourite tracks of 2025 What makes a 'track' the best of the year? We leaned on some of our favourite locals across Australia & Aotearoa/New Zealand to find out.
NEWS YouTube streams will no longer count towards US Billboard chart position The streaming giant will no longer supply data to the music charting body in opposition to its policy of weighing paid-for streams over those that are ad-supported.
CULTURE Venue Spotlight: Sidney Myer Music Bowl One of Naarm/Melbourne's most iconic venues has long stood as the pearl in its city's musical offering. This NYE, it plays host to New Year's At The Bowl. We spoke with them about what the rising electronic music use of the space means for new audiences.
NEWS Donna Summer posthumously inducted into Songwriters Hall Of Fame Summer’s husband said he knew “how important” the accolade would have been to the legendary disco artist.
LISTS ANZ's locals share their favourite mixes of 2025 The recorded DJ mix was bigger and further reaching than ever in 2025. Some of our favourite locals weigh in which were their favourites.
LISTS ANZ's locals share their favourite global releases of 2025 2025 was 'bigger and better than ever', or so they say. Here though, we're looking at releases a little more meaningful.