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Richard ‘Rockpile’ Jones performing with Ol’ 55

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.

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Sass Jordan performing live during her Canadian rock career

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.

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9 Dundas Lane Albert Park, former Mushroom Group headquarters

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.

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Antony Partos, Josh Hogan and Ned Beckley lead the 2026 Screen Music Awards nominations

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.

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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.

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Massive Attack photo by Jonathan White, Rod Laver Arena, www.instagram.com/rodlaverarena

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.

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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.

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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.

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Rose Tattoo play Palms Crown Casino on Friday 27 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Ed Sheeran performing at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia during his Loop Tour

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.

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John Farnham Celebration Concert cast performing at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne

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.

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Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory performing on guitar

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.

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John Farnham celebration concert performers at Rod Laver Arena for The Songs Of John Farnham: A Living Legend

John Farnham Health Update Issued Ahead Of Rod Laver Arena Celebration Concert

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham’s family has confirmed that his health has deteriorated in recent months, ahead of Sunday’s celebration concert at Rod Laver Arena.

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Duncan Sheik performing with guitar during his career as a singer-songwriter and composer

Singer Songwriter Broadway Composer Duncan Sheik Dies At 56

by Paul Cashmere

Duncan Sheik, the singer-songwriter behind “Barely Breathing” and Tony Award-winning composer of Spring Awakening, has died aged 56.

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Neil Young Second Song

Neil Young Re-Records 1964 Song “I’ll Love You Forever” For Second Song

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has re-recorded “I’ll Love You Forever”, a song he first recorded with The Squires in 1964, for his forthcoming album Second Song.

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Mark Holden recording Tom Traubert's Blues as a tribute to Matilda Bee Britvan

Mark Holden Receives Tom Waits Approval For Bondi Tribute Version Of Tom Traubert’s Blues

by Paul Cashmere

Mark Holden has received Tom Waits’ approval for his reworked version of Tom Traubert’s Blues, adapted to remember Bondi attack victim Matilda Bee Britvan.

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis perform in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 5 August 2016 as part of their This Unruly Mess I've Made World Tour. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Ed Sheeran Faces Escalating Backlash As Macklemore Fallout Hits Tour And Ticket Market

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran faces growing backlash over Macklemore’s removal from the Loop Tour as artists speak out and ticket resale activity increases.

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Yours and Owls 2026

Yours & Owls Introduces Next Gen Ticket For 2026 Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Yours & Owls has introduced a Next Gen ticket for its 2026 festival following findings that ticket prices remain a major barrier for young Australian music audiences.

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis perform in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 5 August 2016 as part of their This Unruly Mess I've Made World Tour. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Ed Sheeran Tour Loses All Supporting Acts After Macklemore Removal

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour has lost all four remaining supporting acts after Finneas, Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham and Beoga withdrew following Macklemore’s removal.

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Noah Kahan performs Bridge Over Troubled Water during the 2026 Emmy Awards In Memoriam segment

78th Emmy Awards Honour Catherine O’Hara, Rob Reiner And Television Greats

by Paul Cashmere

Noah Kahan performed “Bridge Over Troubled Water” as the 78th Emmy Awards remembered Catherine O’Hara, Rob Reiner and television figures lost over the past year.

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Sally Field and Reba McEntire honour Dolly Parton at the 78th Emmy Awards

Dolly Parton Remembered By Sally Field And Reba McEntire At The Emmys

by Paul Cashmere

Sally Field and Reba McEntire honoured Dolly Parton at the 78th Emmy Awards, with Field remembering her Steel Magnolias co-star and McEntire performing Appalachian Memories.

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Widows Bay cast and crew accept the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy at the 2026 Emmy Awards

The 2026 Emmy Awards: The Pitt, Widow’s Bay And Apple TV Lead Winners

by Paul Cashmere

The Pitt and Widow’s Bay dominated the 2026 Emmy Awards, while Apple TV became the year’s biggest Emmy-winning streaming platform.

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Mariska Hargitay hosts the 2026 Emmy Awards on stage at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles

Mariska Hargitay Turns Emmys Opening Into TV Roast

by Paul Cashmere

Mariska Hargitay opened the 2026 Emmy Awards with “I Love TV Screens” before taking aim at Dick Wolf, Martin Short and Nicole Kidman.

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis perform in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 5 August 2016 as part of their This Unruly Mess I've Made World Tour. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran Tour After Free Palestine Speech

by Paul Cashmere

Macklemore has been removed from Ed Sheeran’s US Loop Tour after his pro-Palestinian comments at MetLife Stadium triggered objections from venues.

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Fatboy Slim Better Living Through Chemistry 30th anniversary album artwork

Fatboy Slim’s Better Living Through Chemistry Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Fatboy Slim’s debut album Better Living Through Chemistry turns 30 on 16 September 2026, marking the beginning of Norman Cook’s influential career under the Fatboy Slim name.

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Peter de Jong, frontman of Newcastle rock band Heroes

Peter de Jong, Heroes Frontman And Newcastle Music Figure, Dies

by Paul Cashmere

Peter de Jong, frontman of Newcastle rock band Heroes, has died. His career included Heroes, the Star Hotel riot and a lasting contribution to Newcastle music.

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