Melbourne. The city that has always claimed to be the music capital of Australia, has recently claimed that it is now the Music capital of the world. Whilst the former claim cannot readily be disputed, it is the latter...
Back in June we launched The Big Survey in association with Farida Guitars. Our aim was to better understand the realities of being a musician in 2013.
The Big Survey with Farida Guitars
The online survey was completed by 200 musicians, of which...
If you made a new year resolution to start a music blog and you are already floundering, we are here to offer you the easy way out! Come and write for the RCM music blog instead. Music Blog writers...
Read the latest entry from our Indie label diarists Lazy Acre Records.
So while it seems like we're still sweeping up from the Olympics, somehow 2013 is upon us. So far I am 14 days into what is designed to...
The waste campaign group, Love Your Tent and Buckinghamshire New University are making a call to festivals organisers and retailers alike to end the shocking wasteland culture at festival campsites. This call follows the publication of a Bucks New...
Hi I’m Amy Wragg, the founder of SoapBox, an independent (self-employed) music & arts events promoter, creative producer and freelance Artist Liaison.
I fell into being a promoter quite by accident 6 years ago and have been passionately promoting local original unsigned music ever since. I have run over 300...
It is widely acknowledged that the beautiful chimes of a piano are not as prominent as they once were, and with the decline of piano sales it is easy to believe – but could it be that the smaller...
Since 2009, online music platform PledgeMusic has provided artists with an outlet to connect with their fans directly through two different types of campaigns. First, you have the acts who use the site to simply sell pre-orders of their...
We recently wrote an article critiquing Apple Music, (Why Apple Music Lacks A Core) and bemoaned the absence of a music streaming service for active music discovers. This morning we heard about Whitestone. The first platform designed to provide...
Whilst Australia is a big country by size, by population, it is relatively small, with just under 24 million people. On the world stage, Australia tends to produce more than its fair share of sporting prowess, musical talent, and,...
Admittedly it's been a few months since my last 'Art of the Image' article (I've been somewhat busy with photographing some extremely talented musicians) but hey...just because you haven't heard from me doesn't mean I've been slacking! My eyes...
Record Store Day is the one day of the year when over 200 independent record shops all across the UK come together to celebrate their unique culture.
Special vinyl releases are made exclusively for the day and many shops and...
