Myspace loses 50 million songs

We have a special place in our hearts for Myspace. It wasn’t the original social network, but it was the first to reach mass appeal and was a big part of what helped Metal Injection succeed in the early days, in terms of promotion. Hope you had a backup: Myspace has confirmed losing data for […]

Moody summer vibes on Lana Del Rey’s new single

If you were lucky enough to attend Coachella over the weekend, she debuted the track in full Sunday night. Do you know what time it is ninjas? It’s time for another Lana Del Rey remix to make those moody Mondays not so moody. We know, Lana is pretty much the Adele of 2014, but we […]

Grandmaster Flash wins Polar Music Prize

“It is such an honour because a lot of times in our culture, what we do as DJs gets overlooked.” A pioneer of hip-hop, a violin virtuoso and a street music charity are the winners of the 2019 Polar Prize, the prestigious Swedish music equivalent of the Nobel prize. Joseph Saddler, aka Grandmaster Flash, the […]

New releases from Amanda Palmer, Stella Donnelly

“A lot of the themes on the record are about being alone and facing the slings and arrows of existence. I write about abortion, I write about motherhood, I write about miscarriage. It’s not an easy record.” On March 1, the Geelong Women Unionists Network kicked off a week of International Women’s Day celebrations in […]

Ellie Goulding covers the Weeknd

“I didn’t necessarily think about the context… I just really love the way [The Weeknd] sings in this song,” said Goulding. “It’s very meaningful and very heartfelt.”   Three years after Ellie Goulding and The Weeknd scored smash hits from the Fifty Shades soundtrack (“Love Me Like You Do” and “Earned It,” respectively), the former […]