Noise Pro

Swapmeet 2026 South Australian Music Awards nominations lead

Swapmeet Leads 2026 South Australian Music Awards Nominations

Swapmeet leads the 2026 South Australian Music Awards nominations with six nods as more than 100 acts and industry figures are recognised ahead of the 10 November ceremony at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

Tagged as: 2026 SA Music Awards, Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Bad//Dreems, DEM MOB, Ella Ion, MusicSA, My Chérie, SA Music Awards, South Australian Music Awards, Swapmeet, The Tullamarines

Read the full article →

Bette Midler Awarded Woody Guthrie Prize in Tulsa

by Paul Cashmere

Bette Midler received the 2026 Woody Guthrie Prize at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, delivered a surprise performance of a Guthrie protest song, and spoke about justice, resistance and the role of music.

Tagged as: All You Fascists Bound to Lose, Anna Canoni, Bette Midler, Bryan Andrews, Cady Shaw, Cain’s Ballroom, This Land Is Your Land, Tulsa, Woody Guthrie Center, Woody Guthrie Prize

Read the full article →

Sydney Festival 2027 program highlights including Hannah Gadsby, ONEFOUR and waynapuni pools at Barangaroo

Sydney Festival 2027 Unveils Program With Hannah Gadsby, ONEFOUR and Car-Turned Pools

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney Festival has unveiled its 2027 program running 7-25 January, with Hannah Gadsby’s new show, ONEFOUR teaming with the Penrith Chamber Orchestra, cars turned into plunge pools at Barangaroo, and more than 10,000 tickets available for $49 or less.

Tagged as: Blak Out, Dance Reflections, Hannah Gadsby, Kris Nelson, ONEFOUR, Penrith Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Festival, Sydney Festival 2027, The Yard, waynapuni pools

Read the full article →

Pavlov’s Dog Frontman David Surkamp Dies Aged 73

by Paul Cashmere

David Surkamp, Pavlov’s Dog, progressive rock, Pampered Menial, Australian charts, music news, death

Tagged as: Abbie Steiling, At the Sound of the Bell, Australian charts, David Surkamp, Pampered Menial, Pavlov's Dog, progressive rock, Sara Surkamp, St Louis

Read the full article →

Frontier Touring Launches SUPAGLOO To Put Emerging Australian Artists In The Spotlight

by Paul Cashmere

Frontier Touring and Melbourne Park have launched SUPAGLOO, a new all-ages concert series featuring emerging Australian artists. The first events take place in December 2026 and April 2027, with line-ups spanning alternative pop, electronic music and R&B.

Tagged as: 1SA, 2charm, Abby and Tyrone, Australian music, Blusher, Frontier Touring, Larissa Lambert, live music, Melbourne concerts, Melbourne Park, Robert Baxter, SUPAGLOO, ZIPPORAH

Read the full article →

Cezary Skubiszewski Honoured with Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award

by Paul Cashmere

Cezary Skubiszewski, the composer behind Red Dog, Two Hands and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, will receive the Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen award at the 2026 Screen Music Awards in Brisbane on 28 October.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australian Guild of Screen Composers, Brisbane, Cezary Skubiszewski, Fortitude Music Hall, Jan Skubiszewski, Red Dog, Screen Music Awards, The Sapphires, Two Hands

Read the full article →

Powderfinger Dates For 2027 National Tour 17 Years After Final Show

by Paul Cashmere

Seventeen years after their final show, Powderfinger confirm a national big-top tour for September and October 2027. The five members explain why the timing finally felt right.

Tagged as: 2027 Tour, Australian rock, Bernard Fanning, Darren Middleton, Ian Haug, John Collins, Jon Coghill, Mission Australia, One Night Lonely, Powderfinger, Sunsets Farewell Tour

Read the full article →

Air Supply Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star After 51 Years of Musical Harmony

by Paul Cashmere

Air Supply has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honouring their remarkable 51-year career and musical legacy.

Tagged as: Air Supply, Graham Russell, Hollywood Walk Of Fame, music news, Russell Hitchcock

Read the full article →

V.Spy V.Spy Albums Score Dual ARIA Top 10 As Band Debuts New Line-Up In Perth

by Paul Cashmere

Forty years after their original release, V.Spy V.Spy’s first two albums both enter the ARIA Top 10 while a new line-up featuring Bob Spencer plays its opening show in Perth.

Tagged as: A.O. Mod. T.V. Vers., ARIA Charts, Australian rock, Bob Spencer, Brian Frog Harris, Craig Bloxom, Harry's Reasons, Songland Records, V Spy V Spy

Read the full article →

Slash Receives 2026 Les Paul Spirit Award In Hollywood

by Paul Cashmere

The Guns N’ Roses guitarist collected the honour at United Recording Studios, where media also heard the first tracks from his next album with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators.

Tagged as: Flying Blind, Gibson Gives, Guns n Roses, Les Paul Foundation, Les Paul Spirit Award, Michael Braunstein, Myles Kennedy, Slash, Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators, United Recording Studios

Read the full article →

Chris Welsh Of Died Pretty Dies After Multi-Year Cancer Battle

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Welsh, the drummer whose powerful playing defined Died Pretty’s classic albums, has died after a long battle with lung cancer. His death comes three years after frontman Ron Peno’s passing.

Tagged as: alternative rock, Australian music, Brisbane music scene, cancer, Chris Welsh, Died Pretty, Doughboy Hollow, drummer, Ron Peno, Trace

Read the full article →

Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Powderfinger Reunion Clues Point To A Return 16 Years After Their Final Show

by Paul Cashmere

Cryptic Powderfinger clues are appearing across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, with references to the band’s songs, five members and 2010 farewell.

Tagged as: Australian rock, Bernard Fanning, Darren Middleton, Double Allergic, Ian Haug, John Collins, Jon Coghill, One Night Lonely, Powderfinger, Powderfinger reunion, Sunsets

Read the full article →

Richard ‘Rockpile’ Jones, Ol’ 55 Voice Of Looking For An Echo, Dies

by Paul Cashmere

Richard ‘Rockpile’ Jones, the founding Ol’ 55 guitarist and vocalist whose voice defined Looking For An Echo, has died aged 74.

Tagged as: Australian music, Australian rock, Glenn A. Baker, Looking For An Echo, Ol 55, Richard Rockpile Jones, Rockpile Jones, Wilbur Wilde

Read the full article →

Sass Jordan Dies At 65, The Singer Who Helped Shape Taylor Hawkins’ Rock Career

by Paul Cashmere

Sass Jordan, the powerful Canadian rock and blues singer behind Racine and Make You a Believer, has died at 65. Her career also helped shape Taylor Hawkins’ early years.

Tagged as: Canadian blues, Canadian Idol, Canadian rock, Juno Awards, Make You a Believer, Racine, Sass Jordan, Taylor Hawkins, Tell Somebody

Read the full article →

Mushroom Group’s 9 Dundas Lane Headquarters Goes On The Market

by Paul Cashmere

The Albert Park building that housed Mushroom Group for more than four decades and helped shape Australia’s music industry is being offered for sale.

Tagged as: Albert Park, Australian music industry, Frontier Touring, Melbourne, Michael Gudinski, Mushroom Group, Mushroom Records, music history

Read the full article →

Antony Partos, Josh Hogan And Ned Beckley Lead 2026 Screen Music Awards Nominations

by Paul Cashmere

Antony Partos, Josh Hogan and Ned Beckley lead the 2026 Screen Music Awards with four nominations each, alongside a diverse field spanning television, film, games and documentaries.

Tagged as: 2026 Screen Music Awards, Antony Partos, APRA AMCOS, Australian Guild of Screen Composers, Film Music, Josh Hogan, Ned Beckley, Screen Music, Television Music, Video Game Music

Read the full article →

100 Years Of Australian Songwriting anthology examining a century of Australian music and songwriting

100 Years Of Australian Songwriting Traces A Century Of Songs That Shaped The Nation

by Paul Cashmere

A new anthology examines how Australian songwriting has shaped the country’s identity, from First Nations songlines and protest music to pop anthems and forgotten jingles.

Tagged as: 100 Years Of Australian Songwriting, Anthony Field, APRA, APRA AMCOS, Australian music, Australian music history, Australian Songwriting, Jenny Morris, Richard Kingsmill

Read the full article →

Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja Arrested At Palestine Action Protest In Liverpool

by Paul Cashmere

Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja has been arrested outside the UK Labour Party conference after holding a placard supporting Palestine Action, a proscribed organisation.

Tagged as: 3D, Labour Party, Liverpool, Massive Attack, Palestine, Palestine Action, protest, Robert Del Naja, Terrorism Act, UK politics

Read the full article →

Jason Rosewarne concert photography exhibition at CAPTURED LIVE

Australian Musician Celebrates 30 Years With Jason Rosewarne Photo Exhibition And Live Concert

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Rosewarne’s photographs and live performances come together as Australian Musician celebrates 30 years with a special Melbourne event.

Tagged as: Australian Musician, CAPTURED LIVE, Empire Music Studios, Geoff Achison, Jason Rosewarne, Melbourne, Music Photography, NeuroEndocrine Cancer Australia

Read the full article →

Peter Byrne of Naked Eyes performing during his career as the singer and songwriter of the synth-pop band.

Peter Byrne Of Naked Eyes Dies At 74 After Brief Illness

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Byrne, the voice and co-founder of Naked Eyes, has died at 74. His career included four US Top 40 hits, solo work and a return to Naked Eyes.

Tagged as: 1980s Music, Always Something There to Remind Me, british music, Naked Eyes, new wave, Pete Byrne, Peter Byrne, Promises Promises, Rob Fisher, synth-pop

Read the full article →

Gary “Angry” Anderson Dies At 79 As Rose Tattoo Loses Its Defining Voice

by Paul Cashmere

Rose Tattoo frontman Gary “Angry” Anderson has died aged 79, ending a five-decade career that made him one of Australian rock’s defining voices.

Tagged as: ARIA Hall of Fame, Australian music, Australian rock, Bad Boy For Love, Buster Brown, Gary Angry Anderson, Rose Tattoo, Suddenly

Read the full article →

Bjarne Ohlin, original Divinyls guitarist and songwriter

Bjarne Ohlin Returns To Songwriting With Worldwide Publishing Deal

by Paul Cashmere

Former Divinyls guitarist and songwriter Bjarne Ohlin has signed worldwide publishing representation and is returning to composition after a long career in music and education.

Tagged as: Australian music, Bigstorm, Bjarne Ohlin, Chrissy Amphlett, Composition, Divinyls, music publishing, Siren Never Let You Go, songwriting

Read the full article →

John Farnham Celebration Concert cast performing at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne

John Farnham Celebration Concert Returns To HOYTS Cinemas

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham’s Rod Laver Arena celebration concert will return to HOYTS cinemas after more than 23,000 people watched the national live broadcast.

Tagged as: A Living Legend, Australian music, concerts, Hoyts, John Farnham, Rod Laver Arena, The Songs Of John Farnham, You're The Voice

Read the full article →

Live music production crew training in Tasmania through CrewCare's WES Pathways program

CrewCare Takes Live Music Jobs Program To Tasmania With Industry Placements

by Paul Cashmere

CrewCare is taking its WES Pathways to Jobs in Live Music program to Tasmania, with 20 emerging crew set for practical training and paid industry placements.

Tagged as: Crew Training, CrewCare, Hobart, live music, Live Production, Music Industry Jobs, Tasmania, Weasle Eicke Scholarship, WES Pathways

Read the full article →

Ian Moss at Red Hot Summer 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Ian Moss And Charley Drayton Hint At A New Band In Cryptic Nashville Announcement

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Moss and Charley Drayton have revealed plans for a new band, with three musicians still needed and Nashville providing the only major clue.

Tagged as: Australian rock, Charley Drayton, Charley Drayton new band, Cold Chisel, Cold Chisel drummer, Cold Chisel guitarist, Ian Moss, Ian Moss new band, Nashville, new band

Read the full article →

Ed Sheeran Breaks Silence On Macklemore Fallout In Philadelphia

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran has given his most revealing account yet of the Macklemore controversy, telling 50,000 Philadelphia fans why he refused to cancel his Loop Tour.

Tagged as: Ed Sheeran, Gaza, Lincoln Financial Field, Loop Tour, Macklemore, Messina Touring Group, music news, Palestine, Philadelphia

Read the full article →

John Farnham Celebration Becomes A Once-In-A-Lifetime Night

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham’s catalogue was celebrated on an extraordinary scale at Rod Laver Arena, with Chong Lim and more than 120 performers revealing the depth beyond the biggest hits.

Tagged as: Australian music, Chong Lim, Jack Jones, Jimmy Barnes, John Farnham, John Farnham Celebration Concert, Mahalia Barnes, Mark Vincent, Rod Laver Arena, Vanessa Amorosi, You're The Voice

Read the full article →

Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory Guitarist And Founding Member, Dies At 45

by Paul Cashmere

New Found Glory guitarist and founding member Chad Gilbert has died at 45, with his family and bandmates remembering his music, humour and dedication to his family.

Tagged as: 2026, Chad Gilbert, deaths, guitarists, Listen Up, music news, New Found Glory, Pop punk, Punk rock, songwriters

Read the full article →