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The Presets take out J Award

December 5, 2008 21:07:00

Triple J names electro duo The Presets's Apocalypso Australia's Album of the Year.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, dance-music, abc, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Police keep a check on Falls Festival revellers

December 30, 2007 12:21:00

Police are reporting good traffic conditions for people travelling to the Falls music festival.[MORE]

Tags: bands-and-artists, dance-music, electronic-music, grunge, hip-hop, indie, pop, rock, guitar, marion-bay-7175

JBT, Sneaky Sound System nominated for AIR Awards

November 2, 2007 19:46:00

The John Butler Trio and Sneaky Sound System dominate the AIR Awards short-list.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, bands-and-artists, classical-music, dance-music, pop, rock, music-awards, australia

Elcho Island dancers take 'Yolngu Zorba' to the world

Feature

November 2, 2007 15:49:00

Traditional dancers from Arnhem Land have risen to fame on YouTube with their unique interpretation of Zorba the Greek.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, dance, music, dance-music, indigenous-music, performance-art, popular-culture, indigenous, indigenous-culture, multiculturalism, information-and-communication, internet, australia, nt, ramingining-0822

Ballet world stars set for Moscow dance-off

October 29, 2007 11:32:00

Four stars of the international ballet world representing Denmark, Russia, Spain and the United States are to dance together in a special four-day competition at Moscow's Bolshoi theatre.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, dance, music, dance-music, russian-federation

Silverchair makes history at ARIA awards

October 29, 2007 00:25:00

Silverchair have made history after taking home five gongs from the ARIA Awards.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, bands-and-artists, dance-music, pop, rock, music-awards, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Dancing jailbirds become YouTube hit

July 28, 2007 21:00:00

A video of Filipino prisoners dancing to Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' in bright orange uniforms has become an instant worldwide hit on the video sharing website YouTube.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, dance, music, dance-music, human-interest, offbeat, internet, prisons-and-punishment, philippines

Drugs more important than dancing: study

July 12, 2007 11:10:00

New research has found that young people who go to dance parties rate drug- taking as a higher priority than dancing.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, dance, music, dance-music, popular-culture, community-and-society, drugs-and-substance-abuse, youth-issues, education, drug-education, health, drug-use, ecstasy, nsw, sydney-2000

Clubs slapped with new music fees

July 11, 2007 07:24:00

The Copyright Tribunal of Australia has approved a substantial increase in the licence fees paid to artists and record labels by nightclub venues and commercially organised dance parties.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, dance-music, rock, music-industry, copyright, australia, nsw

Festival Centre debt wiped out

June 4, 2007 12:00:00

The Adelaide Festival Centre's $28 million debt will be wiped out by the South Australian Government.[MORE]

Tags: dance, carnivals-and-festivals, classical-music, dance-music, jazz, orchestral-music, opera-and-musical-theatre, performance-art, theatre, the-budget, state-parliament, strings, chamber-music, adelaide-5000

US acts steal limelight at Aussie MTV Awards

April 30, 2007 00:12:00

American rockers 30 Seconds to Mars dominated the MTV Australia Video Music Awards in Sydney on Sunday night.[MORE]

Tags: dance-music, hip-hop, pop, randb, rock, music-awards, sydney-2000

Music festival promises cultural exchange

January 13, 2006 09:37:00

The Exodus festival begins today at the Bald Rock Bushland Retreat near Tenterfield, in northern New South Wales.[MORE]

Tags: carnivals-and-festivals, dance-music, electronic-music, lismore-2480, tamworth-2340, tenterfield-2372

Police seek video of music awards altercation

May 24, 2005 20:09:00

Port Adelaide police are urging anyone with video footage of the South Australian Dance Music Awards on Monday night to contact them after shots were reportedly fired at the ceremony. [MORE]

Tags: dance-music, awards-and-prizes, police, adelaide-5000, port-adelaide-5015

Fight forces early end to dance music awards

May 24, 2005 11:21:00

Police say they were called to the South Australian Dance Music Awards in Adelaide last night after reports of gunfire. [MORE]

Tags: dance-music, awards-and-prizes, police, adelaide-5000, port-adelaide-5015