Volunteers needed - Alice Desert Festival

Want to be part of the Alice Desert Festival?  

The biggest arts event in Central Australia is just around the corner (September 11-20 2009). The Festival still needs volunteers for several positions including: visual art and décor assistants, parade marshalls and in administration. To find out more contact Joe Pickett 8953 6111. Check out the festival program.

More good news in HOT AIR blog

Nick O'Byrne from AIR (Australian Independent Records) - one of the iNTune Music Conference speakers - posted a blog about his time in Darwin, catching great live performances by NT artists at the Darwin Showbag and the NT IMAs. Including MuNT Forum members Semishigure and June Mills in his highlights, Nick writes, "it's incredible to see the depth, complexity and vibrancy of the music scene in places like NT." Read more.

Talking 'bout Territory music...

Music NT manager Mark Smith went on triple j to talk about NT Music Month and Territory music with Zan Rowe. It was an AWESOME chat!! And great exposure for original NT music.  During his Take 5 segment Mark played Wildwater, Mei Lei Swan, The Aviators, The Moving Targets and The Bone Collectors.

Listen to it here. And read the full program for NT Music Month, on now!

Two thumbs up for NT artists!

Read Dom Alessio's Home & Hosed triple j blog - reviews about the 'Darwin Showbag' gigs, his time at iNTune and at the Unearthed Showcase gig at Darwin Festival! All good!!

And Moses - now En-Rhoda - played last night on Dom's Home & Hosed show on triple j - 'Salty Milk' - with 'Pilgrimage' by The Bone Collectors played on Monday. Rock on...

Hall of Famers play Desert Harmony

Fresh from their induction into the Hall Of Fame at the 2009 NT Indigenous Music Awards on August 21, NT icons The Tablelands Drifters (pictured above at Desert Harmony) kicked some serious live music butt on the weekend, playing the Desert Harmony Festival in Tennant Creek. The legendary band also left a big impression on Rolling Stone music writer Barry Divola who proclaimed guitarist Angus "the Mark Knopfler of the desert", after he saw the Drifters play a surprise gig at Happy Yess, post -IMAs.

Tennant metal band Unbroken Expanse also left their mark at Desert Harmony - catch a glimpse of their high energy performance, sent in by Music NT's Mark Smith.  Adrian reckons they were in "top form" (see sms review above). Desert Harmony - a part of NT Music Month.

The Bone Collectors - "CD of the week"

Jess Ribeiro & The Bone Collectors EP Pilgrimage is 'feature CD' on Radio National this week. See what 'Sound Quality'  presenter  Tim Ritchie, said about it here.

Tim was a speaker at the recent iNTune Music Conference.  He saw The Bone Collectors play at their Original Music Showcase gig at Darwin Festival, and decided to feature their music on RN. Tim has also been playing music by NT artists on his show as part of NT Music Month.

Find out what other original NT music Tim will be playing on his program during September by subscribing to Sound Quality.

iNTune: Music To Our Ears

iNTune - the biggest Music Conference ever held in the Territory - was a huge success with 70 delegates and 30 speakers packing out the Medina/Vibe Conference Centre, Aug 20-21, having travelled from all over the NT and Australia. Included the Indigenous Music Expo and the Remote & Regional Music Education Symposium.  

Check out photos at image gallery I  and image gallery II.

Send through iNTune feedback online

And read the latest report on the Music NT Forum.

Pictured above,  Robbie Collins APRA NT with NT music legend Barry Benning.