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Had a lot of people recently reaching out to do off the record “on background” interviews where they ask me to explain a bunch of stuff to them. This is not something to do to people you do not know! I am not your free research partner. If you do this to people either compensate or quote them.

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Pretty sure we're starting to see chat-driven LLMs stealing traffic away from sydneymusic.net. There's a small but strengthening amount of referral traffic from OpenAI, Perplexity etc — but it's hard to say how many people are actually making the requests because most users won't click through.

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Help us get more people engaged with community-level live music! Our gig guide is at risk of shutting down due to a lack of funding. Support us today: sydneymusic.net/support The ATO has just advised that SydneyMusic Ltd. has now received DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) endorsement.

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Crazy week. Your support and interest is greatly appreciated.

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Our weekly residency in Redfern is no more

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Hey everyone. Our circumstances have recently changed and I'm seeking short to medium-term consulting and contract engagements in Sydney. I build awesome teams and help companies and organisations solve complex problems. More info and contact: joe.hardy.id.au/hire-me

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ABC Radio yesterday, re gigs in West Sydney

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Back in 2011 I met a 14 year old called Tim that came to one of my DIY gigs in Epping. They later went on to start their own DIY music festival, and now @sydneymusic.net is helping throw a fundraiser for it! A beautiful moment of circularity.

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TRANSGENRE is a music festival showcasing trans artists and providing a safe space for music fans of all ages to enjoy their art. We're helping put on a fundraiser for the festival's next iteration, ft. Fvneral, Huck Hastings + DJ Dad Bod (aka Ben Lee) Tickets: events.humanitix.com/gender-revea...

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Banger skeet

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Cute night at The Dock last night

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Midnight Oil's first 10 years of their career - # of shows per year 1976 (5) 1977 (7) 1978 (165) 1979 (148) 1980 (147) 1981 (89) 1982 (51) 1983 (52) 1984 (52) 1985 (61)

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Tonight! We got BILBY playing at The Dock in Redfern, supported by Library Siesta. Totally free. Music til midnight. Come thru! Info: thedock.bar/event/RYL2A

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With Lennox St presently backed up the entire length of the road with SUVs I have to ask the question: it's Newtown, why the fuck did you drive?

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Enjoy The Silence playing over this 412 bus sound system? I can't be mad at it

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Just because Time Out has a cosy relationship with the Office of the 24 Hour Economy Commissioner doesn't mean that this is true. Their listed successes are just changed rules and made investments, they haven't bothered actually telling us about outcomes. The scene is hurting worse than ever.

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I am fucking sick of these AI boosterism bullshit pieces. Read it. I NEVER read about a substantial, concrete outcome from AI that makes me go "wow this is real". It is all bluster - look at the soundbites. All heavy on speculative language, a bunch of hand-wavy "it's SO big, it's SO disruptive".

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This just in, X has filed a lawsuit against the eSafety Commissioner in the Federal Court of Australia.👀

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I loaned my oldest kid a fuzz pedal and their sibling nicked it to use on their bass. Now seeking riffs to learn. So proud.

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Since they acquired all of Southern Cross Austereo's TV stations (mostly regional), Network 10 now owns the licenses for Sky News broadcasts on free-to-air TV. But the deal is up for renewal in 6 months, and why would Paramount continue with it?

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Recent track from Domengo is super cool. A sharp but sonically delicious meditation on just how much work goes into getting better at your craft as a musician. RIYL: Frank Ocean, Miguel, Blood Orange

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Weird vibe adding 12 gigs from a venue at their request and then receiving an email hours later saying all gigs are cancelled

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Nightlife, music and hospitality venues that don't bother with a website and just use Instagram as the source of truth for everything they do: how and why would you pin all of your promotional efforts on one deeply flawed platform?

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It had it for a minute but I feel like Bluesky has really lost the juice

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Sam Altman gets absolutely roasted by FT after he invites them into his home: "His kitchen is a catalogue of inefficiency, incomprehension, and waste. If that’s any indication of how he runs the company, insolvency cannot be considered too unrealistic a threat."

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Fun one in Redfern tonight. Inner West dream-dolewave goes up against online meme queen rat girl's first-ever live show (formerly of Rat Boy School Excursion) Music from 8pm with DJ Identity Crisis @caitlinwelsh.bsky.social and me DJing from 10:30pm til close events.humanitix.com/rotations-li...

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We're trying an experiment with a limited series of discussions about what we've learned being immersed in Sydney's underground for the last three years. Full of data, research, observations and conversation starters. Register your interest here: sydneymusic.net/discussion

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