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A u s s i e   M u s i c   O n l i n e

2ser 107.3 - Sydney
2ser.com
Sydney community station 2SER (107.3 FM) made its broadcasting debut in 1979, and continues to pump out top quality music shows. Check the program grid to get an idea of what you can expect to hear. If you’re not in broadcasting range you can
listen to 2ser online »

Fbi radio 94.5 - Sydney
fbi.org.au
“FBi 94.5FM is an independent, community-based radio station, delivering the best in new music and emerging culture. FBi plays 50% Australian music, with half of that from Sydney… FBi broadcasts right across Sydney and beyond, from Katoomba to Gosford to Wollongong.”
FBi is also available online »

PBS-FM 106.7 - Melbourne
pbsfm.org.au
“For 25 years, PBS-FM has been a beacon of independent, freeform, passionate, real and unpretentious radio. PBS is a champion of specialist and under-represented music and is proudly non-corporate, anti-fashion and wanker-free.”
Listen to PBS-FM online »

G i g   G u i d e s

Triple J Gig Guide (National)
triplej.yourevents.com.au/guide
This thing is amazing! If you sign up you can track a bunch of artists, events and venues, and have the shows emailed to you every week. Bands, make sure your shows are listed here!

Live Guide (National)
www.liveguide.com.au
Similar to the Triple J gig guide, you can search for shows by city, artist or venue, and sign-up to have shows emailed directly to you.

Spraci (National)
www.spraci.net
Solid old-school guide and online community. Pick you city and browe gigs by genre. Also features discussion boards for most styles of music. Spraci also lists local event promoters, so if you’re trying to get gigs you might want to check that out.

RRR Gig Guide (Melbourne)
www.rrr.org.au/gigguide
gig guide put together by legendary Melbourne community radio station RRR.

Brispop Gig Guide (Brisbane)
www.brispop.com/gigs
Nice, easy to read guide accompanied by venue details.

T i p s   &   T r i c k s

Music Grants - youth, events, touring, indigeonous, festivals etc…
MusicNSW Resource (musicnsw.com)

Australian Rock Company
ARC promotes general access performances, by original Australian artists, in isolated, undercatered and financially uncertain areas.

Press Kit Dos and Don’ts
By Elise Malmberg (rightround.com)

What’s A Record Deal All About?
By Christopher Knab, (musicdish.com)

Getting airplay on radio.
(triplej)

Five Ways to Kill a Vocal Track
By Elise Malmberg (rightround.com)

I n d i e   M u s i c   S i t e s

mono
messandnoise.com
Onlimne companion to Australian music magazine Mess+Noise.
the Mess+Noise message boards are some of the most active I’ve ever seen,
teeming with artists and indie enthusiasts. Mess+Noise was created and mainted by
people who love music, and it shows.

Indie Initiative
indieinitiative.com
Melbourne based promoters site featuring indie band pages, gig listings, classifieds, etc…

brispop
brispop.com
Thriving Brisbane band portal with stacks of band info, gig listings, industry news. Great resources for Brissie bands too. Sign up to recieve a weekly gig listings.

neumu
neumu.net
neumu = art + pictures + words. Free mp3 downloads from the “gramaphone” every week. Previous offerings include tracks by Low, French Kicks, Devendra Banhart, The Von Bondies, Ani DiFranco, Cat Power, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc..

SBS Whatever
www.sbs.com.au/whatever
Celebrating Australian talent emerging from different cultures and diverse peoples.

australian music online
amo.org.au
AMO is a web-based initiative that aims to advance the marketing and promotion of new
Australian contemporary music, across a diverse range of genres, both nationally and internationally.

F r i e n d s

Bare Badges
barebadges.com
Funky local badge maker. Get 50 color badges for $50 (check site for further details on pricing).

Cyclic Defrost Magazine
cyclicdefrost.com
Quarterly independent publication focussing on independent electronic music, leftfield hip hop,
avant-rock, and various oddities that usually slip under the radar.

Sweatshop Productions (T-shirts)
sweatshopproductions.com
“Because the l.a.w says you have to wear clothes”.

Australian Street Teams
australianstreetteams.com
Street Teams supporting Aussie bands including Frenzal Rhomb, After The Fall, One Dollar Short, Machine Gun Fellatio, and more…

Popfrenzy
www.popfrenzy.com.au
Doing their bit to keep indie-pop poppin’. Chris Wu and his crew are behind legendary indie-pop nights Baby Pop, The Shake, Let’s All Turn On, Tippies, Recess, Popfrenzy, and many more.