Aptly named for their crippling coffee addiction and heavy heart, Espresso Depresso emerges from small-town Yackandandah into the Aussie music scene with new track Self Control. From folk roots to funky pop, this track will leave you in maximalist bliss that will last til summer. ... To follow signing a record deal with Push Records, Espresso Depresso has released... Read More →
This week in the charts we have new debuts from Jimmy Barnes, Helen Townsend, Benny Allen, Masked Wolf, Matt Scullion, Mirusia, Exek, Ben Green, Steve Kilbey, Envee, and Tijuana Cartel. ... Helen Townsend debuts #3 with Love Lies n Leaving on the Independent Label Singles chart and #1 on the 100% Independent singles chart. While Jimmy Barnes debuts #13 with Til Next Time on the Labels... Read More →
As an emerging First Nations-led punk rock band, Chasing Ghosts are fast gaining notoriety for the deft way in which they engage with tough subject matters. The 6 track EP touches on true experiences of frontman Jimmy and very real events of Australia’s treatment of Aboriginal peoples from the English invasion through to the modern period. “I was scared to write... Read More →
... WOMEN IN MUSIC MENTORSHIP PROGRAM - APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN ... The Australian Independent Record Labels Associations (AIR) is thrilled to announce that applications open today for our next intake of mentees for our Women In Music Mentor program thanks to support from the Australian Government. The Women in Music Mentor Program is... Read More →
... Thanks to the continued support from the South Australian Government, AIR is thrilled to return to Adelaide, the UNESCO City of Music, this August for its annual AIR Awards and Indie-Con Australia Conference. ... The AIR Awards recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. Over 200 individual Awards have been presented to date... Read More →
The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) has announced the launch of the survey phase of its market research project WINTEL. This new edition, produced with research partners House of Research, will focus on analysing the impact of COVID-19 on the independent recorded music sector and providing essential information and resources to the network of associations. ... WINTEL is WIN’s... Read More →
The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) has announced its newly elected board of directors. Three new directors join the WIN Board: Maria Amato (AIR, Australia), Takuya Yamazaki (IMCJ, Japan), and Gord Dimitrieff (Aporia Records, Canada). ... AIR is proud to announce that our CEO, Maria Amato, is one of three members to join the WIN Worldwide Independent... Read More →
