July 2024
‘Bunnings of music’: why Matt Gudinski remade Mushroom
Most roads in the Australian music business used to lead to the Mushroom Group, and a restructure announced on Thursday seeks a return to those glory days.
April 2024
Forget sex, drugs and rock’n’roll: kale and kombucha take over touring
Frontier Touring has a new-look team, but it’s not the only thing in the music biz that has changed.
March 2024
Kylie Minogue, Jimmy Barnes’ record label wants more money from radio
Mushroom Group pays $14 million a year to promote Aussie artists, but that is steadily falling as streaming and social media change the music industry.
October 2023
FX firm ‘significantly overcharged’ start-up Koala, ex-staffer alleges
Foreign exchange trader Convera overcharged mattress company Koala and demanded the will of late music industry legend Michael Gudinski, a new claim alleges.
July 2023
After the death of its famous founder, Mushroom music launches new spin-off
The seminal Australian music group has unveiled a gig-booking agency that is majority owned by the Gudinski family.
September 2022
Mushroom’s Matt Gudinski steps out of his legendary father’s shadow
The head of the music industry’s Mushroom Group has big plans for the family business created by his father, Michael Gudinski.
March 2021
The man who made the Australian music industry
The ‘no Michael Gudinski, no industry’ equation might sound like hyperbole to outsiders but it’s not far off. say those in the know, who recall his pioneering deals and passion for local acts.
Can long weekend jolt Melbourne back to life?
Fresh data provided by the city council show that Melbourne pedestrian traffic is still 60 per cent lower than pre-lockdown averages.
The Boss, Kylie and Barnesy lead tributes for ‘titan’ Gudinski
The veteran promoter, who died at 68, is being remembered as an Australian music industry pioneer.
‘Music moved forward because of Michael’: Gudinski remembered
The man dubbed the father of Australia’s music industry, who has died at 68, founded at least two of its cornerstone companies.
September 2020
Michael Gudinski on triple-vinyls and his double act with Dan Andrews
The veteran promoter says he's never worked so hard and lost so much money while putting out Australia's second-ever triple album, but it's been worth it for the distraction from the pandemic's devastation of the music industry.
Brisbane's AFL grand final a reward for keeping the season alive
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan said a Brisbane grand final made sense as it was the home to the AFL 'hub' to keep the season alive in 2020.
June 2020
Now for the rock'n'roll recovery
The $150 billion live entertainment sector is putting egos aside in its bid to restart major music concerts, festivals and sports events after the lockdown.
Michael Gudinski aims to return music to prime time TV
Former Nine executive David Leckie's catchcry used to be "rock doesn't rate". The Mushroom Group founder just proved the contrary.
November 2019
After 36 summers, Sunnyboys rise again in the studio
After decades in the mental health-induced wilderness, the power-pop quartet are back with their first new recordings since their premature break-up in 1984.