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R.I.P. Spencer P. Jones 1956-2018

Spencer P. Jones, at one time guitarist for The Johnnys, Beasts of Bourbon and Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, has lost his battle with cancer.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Beasts of Bourbon, rock, Spencer P Jones, The Johnnys

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Hisense Arena Renamed Melbourne Arena

by Paul Cashmere

Hisense Arena has a new name. Melbourne’s second biggest tennis stadium has will be known as Melbourne Arena.

Tagged as: Australia, Hisense Arena, Melbourne Arena, Melbourne Park, music industry

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Ed Kuepper To Release His First Album For The Aints

by Noise11.com

Ed Kuepper will finally release an album by The Aints after forming the band in Sydney in 1991.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Ed Kuepper, punk, rock, The Aints, The Saints

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Teenage Fanclub To Tour Australia and New Zealand In 2019 Without Gerard Love

by Paul Cashmere

Teenage Fanclub are coming back to Australia and New Zealand but without founding bass player Gerard Love.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, rock, Teenage Fanclub, UK

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Sony Music And Damo Costin’s 123Agency Announce JV

by Paul Cashmere

Sony Music Australia and 123 Agency have combined to form a new label 123 Music.

Tagged as: 123 Agency, Australia, Damian Costin, Denis Handlin, Motor Ace, music industry, rock, Sony Music Australia

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James Reyne To Continue Melbourne Cup Eve Institution At The Corner

by Paul Cashmere

James Reyne has developed somewhat of a Melbourne Cup Eve tradition with his fourth annual Melbourne Cup Eve show coming up at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne in November.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Australian Crawl, Corner Hotel, Cup Eve, James Reyne, Melbourne Cup, rock

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Bob Dylan Includes ‘Visions of Johanna’ In Sydney Theatre Show

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan’s one-off theatre show on his Australian tour included a performance of ‘Visions of Johanna’.

Tagged as: 60s, Americana, Australian Tour, Bob Dylan, Chugg Entertainment, folk, rock, USA

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Katy Perry, photo by Ros O'Gorman, rod laver arena, Melbourne 2014

Katy Perry Lends Voice To Save Sydney’s Luna Park

by Music-News.com

Katy Perry is urging authorities in Sydney, Australia to help save an iconic amusement park after finally getting the opportunity to visit the tourist attraction.

Tagged as: 00s, Katy Perry, pop, USA

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Shihad To Play 30th Anniversary Dates

by Noise11.com

Shihad will tour for their 30th anniversary in November.

Tagged as: 80s, hard rock, Heavy Rock, metal, New Zealand, nu-metal, rock, Shihad

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The Jungle Giants To Headline Wollongong’s Yours & Owls Festival 2018

by Noise11.com

The Jungle Giants will headline the 2018 Yours & Owls Festival in Wollongong.

Tagged as: alternative, Australia, Mallrat, music festival, The Jungle Giants, Yours & Owls

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Janet Jackson Takes A Ride On The New York Subway

by Paul Cashmere

Janet Jackson stunned commuters in New York City on Saturday (18Aug18) by taking public transport to host a surprise block party.

Tagged as: 80s, Daddy Yankee, dance, Janet Jackson, pop, USA

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Lana Del Rey Defends Decision To Play Israel

by Music-News.com

Lana Del Rey has defended her decision to defy those calling for a boycott of Israel by playing at the country’s Meteor Festival.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Lana Del Rey, pop, USA

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Jimmy Barnes ‘Working Class Boy’ To Screen In Over 220 Cinemas

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes’ documentary movie ‘Working Class Boy’ will debut in over 220 screen around Australia this Thursday (23 August 2018).

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes Working Class Boy, Mark Joffe, rock

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Scott Ian Complies His Top 20 AC/DC Songs

by Paul Cashmere

Scott Ian of Anthrax has put together his AC/DC Top 20 list and demonstrated a pretty good argument for favouring Bon over Brian.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, AC/DC, Anthrax, Bon Scott, Brian Johnson, hard rock, Heavy Rock, metal, rock, Scott Ian, USA

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Janet Jackson Performs New Song With Daddy Yankee For Jimmy Fallon

by Paul Cashmere

Janet Jackson has debuted her new song ‘Made For Now’ with Daddy Yankee for Jimmy Fallon’s show in the USA.

Tagged as: 80s, Daddy Yankee, dance, Janet Jackson, pop, USA

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Scorpions Albums To Be Expanded And Reissued Ahead Of Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Scorpions will reissue albums from their classic catalogue ahead of the Australian tour with Def Leppard in November.

Tagged as: Australia, Def Leppard, live music, Live Nation, rock, Scorpions

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R. Kelly Landlord Slaps Singer With Lawsuit Over Property

by Music-News.com

R. Kelly has been hit with a lawsuit by his former landlord over property damages.

Tagged as: 90s, R. Kelly, R&B, USA

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Josh The Cat Has A Few Single Launches On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer songwriter Josh The Cat will play single launch shows for his new song ‘I’ll Remember You’ in Sydney and Melbourne in September.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, electronica, Josh Abraham, Josh The Cat, pop

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Colin Hay To Play Another Round of Australian Dates In April

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay will return to live performance duty in Australia in April around his Bluesfest appearance.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Colin Hay, Men At Work, rock

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Madonna To Launch Soccer Stadium In Malawi

by Music-News.com

Madonna has been inspired by her son David to launch the first soccer academy in Malawi.

Tagged as: 80s, dance, Madonna, pop, USA

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Nicki Minaj Forced To Drop Drake Collaboration From Album

by Music-News.com

Nicki Minaj was forced to pull the plug on a collaboration with Drake for her new album Queen.

Tagged as: 10s, Nicki Minaj, pop, USA

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Kanye West Joins Kid Cudi In Los Angeles

by Music-News.com

Kanye West joined forces with rap collaborator Kid Cudi on Thursday to stage a surprise show at a Los Angeles nightclub.

Tagged as: 00s, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, pop, R&B, USA

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Aretha Franklin Life To Be Celebrated Over Two Days In Detroit

by Music-News.com

Fans have been invited to pay their final respects to Aretha Franklin at a two-day public viewing in her hometown of Detroit, Michigan later this month (Aug18).

Tagged as: 60s, Aretha Franklin, soul, USA

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Dinah Jane of Fifth Harmony Signs Solo Deal

by Music-News.com

Fifth Harmony’s Dinah Jane has signed a solo record deal with L.A. Reid’s Hitco label.

Tagged as: 10s, Dinah Jane, Fifth Harmony, pop, UK

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Eric Clapton to Release Christmas Album ‘Happy Xmas’

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Clapton has made a Christmas album and it will include a dedication to Avicii.

Tagged as: 60s, Avicii, blues, Eric Clapton, rock, UK

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14 Injured At Backstreet Boys Concert In Oklahoma

by Paul Cashmere

14 Backstreet Boys fans were injured in Oklahoma on Saturday when a storm knocked over entrance trusses before the group’s outdoor concert.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, 98 Degrees, Backstreet Boys, Oklahoma, pop, USA

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Ross Wilson Performs For Daddy Who? The Daddy Cool Biography

by Paul Cashmere

Daddy Cool’s legendary lead singer Ross Wilson made a special guest appearance at the launch of the book ‘Daddy Who?’ about his band Daddy Cool in Melbourne Sunday afternoon.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Daddy Cool, Daddy Who, rock, Ross Wilson

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Jonathan Davis of Korn Wife Deven Found Dead At Age 39

by Paul Cashmere

Deven Davis, the estranged wife of Korn singer Jonathan Davis, has been found dead at the age of 39.

Tagged as: 90s, Heavy Rock, Jonathan Davis, Korn, nu-metal, rock, USA

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Gil Matthews ‘Go!! Records The Complete Collection’ Is Australian Music History Over 4CDs

by Paul Cashmere

Gil Matthews, Aztec Records founder and Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs drummer, has compiled an historical collection of Australian music chronicling every track ever recorded for Go!! Records from 1965 to 1967.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, Aztec Records, Gil Matthews, Go Records, pop, rock and roll

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Stevie Wonder Says We Should Celebrate Aretha Franklin And Continue Her Legacy

by Paul Cashmere

Stevie Wonder has given a heartfelt interview to ‘CBS This Morning’ saying that we need to celebrate the life of Aretha Franklin and continue her legacy through her music.

Tagged as: 70s, Aretha Franklin, soul, Stevie Wonder, USA

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Jimmy Barnes ‘Working Class Boy’ To Screen In Over 220 Cinemas

Jimmy Barnes’ documentary movie ‘Working Class Boy’ will debut in over 220 screen around Australia this Thursday (23 August 2018).

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Scott Ian Complies His Top 20 AC/DC Songs

Scott Ian of Anthrax has put together his AC/DC Top 20 list and demonstrated a pretty good argument for favouring Bon over Brian.

1 day ago

Ross Wilson Performs For Daddy Who? The Daddy Cool Biography

Daddy Cool’s legendary lead singer Ross Wilson made a special guest appearance at the launch of the book ‘Daddy Who?’ about his band Daddy Cool in Melbourne Sunday afternoon.

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Neil Diamond To Release Hot August Night III

Neil Diamond’s iconic Hot August Night live album is about to go through its third instalment with ‘Hot August Night III’ to be released at the end of the month.

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Steve Perry To Release His First Music In 25 Years

Former Journey frontman Steve Perry will release his first new music in 25 years with the album ‘Traces’.

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The Velvet Underground Experience Exhibition To Open In New York

New York City will be the next stop on the first global exhibition to be dedicated to The Velvet Underground.

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Jimmy Barnes Working Class Boy Is Not A Rock Doco

The Jimmy Barnes ‘Working Class Boy’ documentary is not a rock documentary. Instead, ‘Working Class Boy’ is a true story about the struggle of a migrant family assimilating into Australia in the 1960s as told through the eyes of Jimmy Barnes.

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