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Mozilla is in a tough spot. Firefox is in decline and with that its primary source of revenue from the Google. They plan to invest in privacy-respecting ads for near-term revenue, open-source AI for mid-term relevance, and online fundraising for long-term growth. Hard to imagine major success here

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Anyway, this is DIY house show day apparently. I've restored a blog post from 2010 announcing the launch of my backyard gig series, The Gate: joe.hardy.id.au/introducing-...

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Oh wow, I just discovered that the @waybackmachine.bsky.social has beautifully preserved the old website for my DIY live music project, The Gate! See it here: web.archive.org/web/20110202...

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In Redfern tonight, we're hosting killer 3 piece Monstahouse at The Dock. Furious, direct, heartfelt songwriting, awesome band. The Dock is a wonderful space, and we get to showcase all our favourite locals there every Sunday night. Such a privilege. If you're in the area, drop by! Always free.

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If you're still feeling like "wait why is everyone mad at Spotify?" and you enjoy listening to podcasts, you would do very well to listen to @lizpelly.bsky.social being interviewed on @techwontsave.us Liz also has an incredible article on "ghost artists" on Spotify: harpers.org/archive/2025...

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The fact that this entire write-up is centred around Apple's new AI-generated mood playlists is really depressing. So many people are going to just use these.

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Just got to talk up the merits of backyard gigs on ABC Radio Sydney. Immediate text line question: "what about noise complaints?" Well what about them? You're free to complain about them, just like we're free to do them. Normalise music existing in neighbourhood communities!

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SO excited about the new editorial we have coming up, and this is a great way to kick it off: encouraging people to buy a great local release. Some really thoughtful words from some of Sydney's finest record stores including Prop Records, Resist Records, Crosstalk, Red Eye and a whole bunch more!

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say WHAT

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Top 20 Podcasts on Apple and Spotify in the Australian market, with Australian titles highlighted. 40% Australian on each but super different lists. (Haven't looked at podcasts in forever, sorry if this is redundant and obvious)

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The LIFE that this house show footage from a backyard in Doonside in 2017 gives me

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Just running this piece one more time for anyone that might have missed it. It's a transcript of an interview I did on FBi Radio. Shortly after the interview I also discovered that 2025 was the smallest lineup ever for the fest; also the lowest number of Australian artists - so I added that in.

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WOW. Vinyl Group Ltd, owners of Brag Media, have just been sued by Brag's former owner Luke Girgis seeking payment of a $2mil performance payment. Vinyl responds that "Mr Girgis was terminated for serious misconduct, including but not limited to financial misconduct"

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Why are we doing this? You can't plan long-term using short-term movements. This is psychotic. Whipping up the market?

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lol fuck, these absolute swindlers

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"US trade officials also opposed moves to force streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney+ and HBO to produce Australian made television and movies, a plan the Albanese government shelved in November." Did not know that quotas for local content on streamers quietly got the axe end of last year.

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This profile/interview with Bayang (tha Bushranger) is so fucking good. Great to see this kind of writing from FBi.

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Today I introduced the children to Neu!

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Wettest 100 countdown is today! "An alternative fan-voted top 100 countdown celebrating left field Australian music." Tune in here: www.wettest100.au

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“Congress is freaking out ... the nuclear deterrent is the backbone of American security and stability – period. For there to be any even very small holes poked even in the maintenance of that deterrent should be extremely frightening to people.” It boggles the mind.

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Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.

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Imagine if Twitter just had the "it's not for sale" conversation instead of cashing out?

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How far are they actually going to get with this?

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Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

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More ridiculously hyperlocal self-promotion ... I'm DJing with @caitlinwelsh.bsky.social tonight at The Vanguard, which has a newly extended license and is now open until 2:30am Fridays and Saturdays. We're playing from 9:30pm, entry is totally free, and we've got a fun set shaping up.

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ICYMI: I've created a new Bluesky list for everything about #ausmusic! Featuring Australian musicians, music writers, industry folks, media, and anyone contributing significantly to the conversation. Let me know if you have any suggestions for accounts that should be on here!

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