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''The Music'', (formerly known as and now incorporating ''Drum Media)'', is an online Australian
music magazine A music magazine is a magazine dedicated to music and music culture. Such magazines typically include music news, interviews, photo shoots, essays, record reviews, concert reviews and occasionally have a covermount with recorded music. Notable mu ...
. It previously existed as a
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devoted to long-form
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and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. In its printed form, it was based in Sydney, NSW and distributed throughout Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle and Canberra, and surrounding areas. The magazine changed its name to ''The Music'' (incorporating Drum Media) in 2013, following the merge with two other magazines, Brisbane's ''
Time Off ''Time Off'' was a free weekly tabloid-sized music magazine (street press) that was originally distributed in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The magazine began on campus in 1976 at the University of Queensland as an initiative of co-editor ...
'' and Melbourne's ''
Inpress ''Inpress'' was a free weekly tabloid-sized music magazine (street press) that was published in Melbourne, and was released in the Geelong and Mornington Peninsula areas of Victoria, Australia. The magazine was published by Street Press Austr ...
'', owned by Street Press Australia. In 2020 the print edition was paused.


Drum Media

''Drum Media'' was founded in 1990 as a free weekly tabloid-sized music magazine (
street press Street press is a type of publishing, between zines and magazines/newspapers in terms of distribution, content and audience. They are particularly prolific in Australia, especially music street press, although there are also some examples from Eu ...
). The first issue of ''Drum Media'' appeared on 16 September 1990 with a distribution of 40,000 and featured
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on the cover. The magazine had been established after the entire staff of the long-running Sydney street press magazine ''On The Street'' staged a mass walk out on 6 September after a dispute with the owner over work conditions and pay. Following a meeting at the Excelsior Hotel in
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, it was decided to start a new magazine with editor Margaret Cott and her sister, advertising manager Jennifer Cott, daughters of Mac Cott, Founding Editor of the Southern Highlands News, Bowral, providing the initial capital. The magazine rented its first office in Orwell Street,
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and the first issue was released ten days later. A separate weekly issue began circulating in
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in September 2006. Publishers Craig and Leigh Treweek bought ''Drum Media'' in February 2006 and consolidated it with Melbourne street magazine ''
Inpress ''Inpress'' was a free weekly tabloid-sized music magazine (street press) that was published in Melbourne, and was released in the Geelong and Mornington Peninsula areas of Victoria, Australia. The magazine was published by Street Press Austr ...
'' under the Street Press Australia banner. Craig Treweek said at the time, "This is a great opportunity to build a strong music media outlet that is supportive of the local music scene at a grass roots level." The last issue of Sydney's ''Drum Media'' was number 1172 dated 7 August 2013. The final Perth edition was number 350 dated 8 August 2013.


The Music

On 14 August 2013, Street Press Australia launched the first issue of ''The Music'' (incorporating ''Drum Media, Inpress'' and ''Time Off''), as a free national music magazine with additional columns on topics about popular culture. ''The Music'' printed Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane editions but ceased publication in 2020. The final editions were published in March 2020, but they have continued to publish content online. Street Press Australia was later rebranded as Handshake, and in October 2021 they sold ''The Music'' to SGC Media, owners of music titles ''Purple Sneakers'' and ''Countrytown''. At the same time it was announced the print edition of ''The Music'' was "on hold".


Distribution and circulation

In September 2007, the readership of ''Drum Media'' throughout its distribution area in
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was audited at 125,000. The magazine was published every Tuesday and distributed primarily throughout music stores, hotels and entertainment venues, cafes and university campuses in Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and Canberra, as well as satellite areas including
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and
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and the Blue Mountains. In Western Australia, the readership was estimated at 100,000 with distribution covering Perth, Bunbury,
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,
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and Albany.


See also

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Tony Mott Tony Mott (born Anthony Moulds, April 1956) is an English-born Australian rock and music photographer. In a career spanning more than 30 years, his photographs have appeared in local and international magazines, newspapers, and album covers. M ...


References


External links

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''Drum Media'' website
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