Is Australian music at risk of extinction?
6/14/202624 min
The Australian music industry is in crisis, but it wasn’t always that way. In the 1990s and early 2000s, a healthy number of Aussie artists were making it to the charts. Now, local musicians are struggling to get air time and to earn a living making music. Nour Haydar speaks to culture editor Steph Harmon and data journalist Josh Nicholas about why Australian music is disappearing from the charts and what needs to be done to revive the industry
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First 90 secondsNoor Haidar· Host0:00
[electronic music] This is The Guardian. I'm Noor Haidar coming to you from Gadigal Land. [rock music] And this is The Full Story. The Australian music industry is in crisis, but it wasn't always that way. [upbeat music] In the early '90s, there was a healthy number of Aussie artists making it onto the Australian charts, and festivals like Big Day Out dominated the scene.
Max Rushden0:40
Keep moshing. You up in the tree, that's good moshing in the tree. I've never seen that before.
Speaker 30:47
[crowd cheering] Big Day Out, that's what it's all about. Magic. You know, you can feel it in the air, can't you?
Speaker 4· Soundbite0:53
Love, love. Love is in the air. Love is in the air. Oh.
Noor Haidar· Host1:03
Then, in the early 2000s- The winner [crowd cheering] of Australian Idol 2003 is... The explosion of Australian Idol saw another boom in the charts ...
Speaker 4· Soundbite1:25
Guy Sebastian. [crowd cheering] What about me?