''Juke Magazine'' was a weekly Australian rock and pop newspaper published in

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that ran from 1975 to 1992. It was founded by

Ed Nimmervoll Edward Charles Nimmervoll (21 September 1947 – 10 October 2014) was an Australian music journalist, author and historian. He worked on rock and pop magazines ''Go-Set'' (1966–1974) and ''Juke Magazine'' (1975–92) both as a journalist ...

(former editor of ''

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'' magazine) who was the editor and one of its writers. ''Juke'' also featured Australian music journalist Christie Eliezer as a key staff writer and rock photographers such as Graeme Webber, Bob King,

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 ...

and David Parker.Victorian Arts Centre Collections - http://collections.theartscentre.com.au/paminter/imu.php?request=browse&irn=1834, It was one of two main music newspapers at the time offering a Melbourne-based perspective of the music industry. It was highly regarded by the music industry along with its main competitor '' Rock Australia Magazine'' (aka ''RAM'') which offered a more Sydney-based perspective and coverage of the Australian music industry at the time. A key and popular feature of ''Juke Magazine'' was its extensive gig guide (particularly of Melbourne's music scene), which attracted a lot of attention by bands, booking agencies and venues. Over time ''Juke'' took a more national focus as a music newspaper and the gig guide also evolved to cover more of a national perspective of gigs across Australia. ''Juke Magazine'' is now archived with the Victorian Arts Centre Trust to preserve its important legacy to the history of Australian music and impact on Australian popular culture.

Sources

Juke Magazine Collection
held in th
Australian Performing Arts CollectionArts Centre Melbourne

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