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"To re-release a song 37 years later and to have it chart and to get such a wonderful reception is really great fun."

Ten years after the final edition of Big Day Out took place, its time to take a look back at the history, growth and legacy of an iconic Australian music festival.

The Australian electronic music industry is in shock with news of the passing of Andrew Penhallow.

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1991 saw the music industry turned upside down, and 30 years later, its echoes remain SatSaturday 6 updated SatSaturday 6 Nirvanas Novaselic, Cobain and Grohl were key in the "quasi-revolution" that up-ended music. ( Print text only In the 1980s the music industry was divided into two worlds. On one side was the big-money mainstream world of MTV-approved pop and rock stars, the all-important singles and album charts, and pay-to-play commercial radio. This is where you would find the likes of Mi...