By bandweblogs on Feb 10, 2009 in Albums, Bands, Press Releases | Tags: Australia, Australian Music Prize, Beaches, Cut Copy, CW Stoneking, Jack Ladder, Ross McLennan, The Amp, The Drones, The Presets | 0 Comments

Photo L-R: Cut Copy, Beaches, Ross McLennan. The Australian Music Prize (The Amp) has announced its Shortlist of albums for 2008. The Shortlist is the list of finalists for The Amp, a four-year-old award which promotes creative excellence in Australian music. This year’s Shortlist ranges from little-known releases through to Number One selling albums, ranging in style from acoustic through rock, blues and indie rock to electronic …
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By bandweblogs on Feb 2, 2009 in Albums, Bands, Press Releases, Videos | Tags: Australia, Australian Music Prize, Cut Copy, Festivals, The Amp | 0 Comments

The Australian Music Prize (The Amp) is gearing up for the announcement of its 2008 Shortlist. And this year, it’s letting the cat out of the bag early about one of The Amp’s Shortlisted nominees …
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By bandweblogs on Nov 17, 2008 in Press Releases | Tags: Australia, Contests, The Amp | 0 Comments

The Australian Music Prize (The Amp) closes for entries on Friday, 21st November 2008, no exceptions. Prize Director, Tracey Grimson, says that while The Amp has already received a huge number of entries this year, one of the missions of the award is to ensure every Australian artist who released an original album in 2008 has entered …
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