Fair pay for artists: Second Press, an indie music streaming app paying 85%, built by a working musician, launches on iOS across Australia and New Zealand.
After five years as a working musician, Nic Munnelly built the alternative she couldn’t find. Second Press launches 19 June with 60 founding artists, no ads, no AI music, and 5–9× the per-stream rate of the major platforms.
Read MoreAfter several years away from the recording studio, Australian singer-songwriter Thea Fitzgerald is back with her captivating new single, ‘Red Light’ — a track that marks both a musical and personal rebirth, which is premiering right now on The Point Music News, ahead of its September 19 release.
Read MoreGet set to revisit where it all began for iconic Aussie rockers The Butterfly Effect, with the quartet today announcing a massive regional run in 2025, celebrating 21 years since the release of their seminal debut album ‘Begins Here’.
Read MoreWestern Australia has never been a state to shy away from producing quality artists and music, and there’s a current wave of musicians from the west that are adding a unique flavour to Australia’s indie rock tapestry.
Fremantle five-piece, Figurehead are bringing forth a new era for themselves as a group with brand new single, ‘On Repeat’.
‘On Repeat’ shows off groove-based indie, heavily poetic, with the vocals lapping over the top over a, at times, subdued rhythm, and plenty of layers of chiming guitars.
Read MoreThe kings of grunge are back, and Everclear are ready to shake things up from the east coast to the west, with 11 killer shows announced for their 2020 tour, and they’re playing right here on the Sunshine Coast on Feb 12 to play The Helm.
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