Reviews

The Beatles Anthology 2 Turns 30, The Archive That Opened The Band’s Mid-Sixties Studio Vault

Released in March 1996, The Beatles “Anthology 2” opened the band’s mid-1960s studio archives with rare recordings, alternate takes and the reunion track “Real Love”. Thirty years later the collection remains a crucial document of the band’s most experimental era.

Tagged as: Anthology 2, Apple Records, Beatles Anthology, Beatles archive recordings, Beatles history, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles

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Marvin Gaye Marks 50 Years of Iconic I Want You Album

by Paul Cashmere

Fifty years ago, Marvin Gaye released I Want You, blending intimacy, eroticism, and musical innovation, cementing his influence on soul, disco, and quiet storm R&B.

Tagged as: 50th Anniversary, I Want You, Marvin Gaye, motown, R&B, soul

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KISS Celebrate 50 Years of ‘Destroyer’

by Paul Cashmere

KISS’ Destroyer, released in 1976, marks the band’s first platinum album and a bold step in their musical evolution

Tagged as: anniversary, classic albums, Destroyer, hard rock, Kiss

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Kiss Unplugged Marks 30 Years Since Iconic Acoustic Reunion

by Paul Cashmere

Thirty years after its release, Kiss Unplugged remains a landmark acoustic performance that reunited the original Kiss lineup and reshaped rock history

Tagged as: 30th anniversary, Ace Frehley, Acoustic Rock, Bruce Kulick, Eric Singer, Gene Simmons, Kiss, MTV Unplugged, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss

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Status Quo Mark 50 Years of Blue For You With Classic Album Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

Marking 50 years since its release, Status Quo’s Blue For You remains a landmark album in British rock, featuring hits like Rain and Mystery Song

Tagged as: anniversary, Blue For You, classic albums, Rock Music, Status Quo

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Love Celebrates 60 Years of Their Debut Album

by Paul Cashmere

Marking 60 years since its release, Love’s 1966 debut album introduced Arthur Lee’s pioneering blend of folk, garage, and psychedelic rock

Tagged as: 60th anniversary, Arthur Lee, Elektra Records, Folk Rock, garage rock, Love, psychedelic rock

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Metallica Master Of Puppets Turns 40, The Album That Defined Thrash Metal

by Paul Cashmere

Forty years after its release, Metallica’s Master Of Puppets remains one of the most influential heavy metal albums ever recorded. The 1986 record redefined thrash metal and became the final Metallica album to feature bassist Cliff Burton.

Tagged as: Cliff Burton, Heavy Metal Albums, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Master of Puppets, Metallica, Metallica History, thrash metal

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Eagles Hotel California Turns 50, Don Felder’s Riff That Built A Classic

by Paul Cashmere

As Hotel California turns 50, Noise11 looks at Don Felder’s crucial role in composing the music and shaping one of rock’s most celebrated guitar solos.

Tagged as: 1970s rock, classic rock, Don Felder, Don Henley, Eagles, Glenn Frey, Hotel California, Joe Walsh, the Eagles

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Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Murder Ballads Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Thirty years on, Murder Ballads by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds stands as a landmark release that fused traditional murder ballads with modern rock theatre and delivered Cave’s biggest commercial breakthrough of the 1990s.

Tagged as: 1996 Albums, Australian albums, Kylie Minogue, Murder Ballads, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, Shane MacGowan, Where The Wild Roses Grow

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Elvis Costello Celebrates 40 Years Of King Of America

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Costello looks back on 40 years of King Of America, the 1986 masterpiece that saw him drop the New Wave sound for a raw, Americana-infused reinvention.

Tagged as: Americana, Declan MacManus, Elvis Costello, King Of America, Music Anniversary., Roots Rock, T-Bone Burnett, The Attractions, The Confederates

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Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

Fifty years after release, Eagles’ Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 remains the biggest selling album in US history with 40 million sales, ahead of Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

Tagged as: 1976 Albums, Asylum Records, Bernie Leadon, Don Felder, Don Henley, Eagles, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, RIAA, Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975

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Genesis A Trick Of The Tail Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

Genesis’ 1976 album A Trick Of The Tail turns 50, marking the band’s first release with Phil Collins as lead singer and a defining moment in progressive rock history.

Tagged as: 1976, A Trick Of The Tail, classic albums, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, progressive rock, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks

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2Pac All Eyez On Me album cover from 1996

2Pac All Eyez On Me Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Thirty years after its release, 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me remains one of the most influential albums in hip-hop history.

Tagged as: 1990s music, 2PAC, All Eyez On Me, Death Row Records, Hip Hop Albums

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John Lennon Live In New York City Reaches Its 40th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

Forty years after the release of Live In New York City, John Lennon’s only full-length solo concert is revisited through the One To One documentary and the 2025 Power To The People box set.

Tagged as: Beatles, classic rock, John Lennon, Live In New York City, Madison Square Garden, Music Documentary, One To One Concert, Power To The People, Yoko Ono

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Ozzy Osbourne The Ultimate Sin Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

Ozzy Osbourne’s The Ultimate Sin turns 40, revisiting the 1986 album that became his highest-charting studio release and a defining moment in his solo career.

Tagged as: 1986, classic albums, heavy metal, Jake E Lee, Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Soussan, Randy Castillo, The Ultimate Sin

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The Living End Celebrate 20 Years of State of Emergency

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End mark 20 years since their chart-topping album State of Emergency, celebrating a milestone in Australian punk rock history

Tagged as: 20th anniversary, Andy Strachan, Australian punk, Chris Cheney, Scott Owen, State of Emergency, The Living End

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Janet Jackson Celebrates 40 Years of Control

by Paul Cashmere

Control turned 40 in 2026, highlighting Janet Jackson’s assertion of creative independence and her rise to pop and R&B superstardom.

Tagged as: 40th Anniversary, A&M Records, Control, Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam, Minneapolis Sound, pop, R&B, Terry Lewis

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Lynyrd Skynyrd Celebrate 50 Years of Gimme Back My Bullets

by Paul Cashmere

Lynyrd Skynyrd mark 50 years of their iconic album Gimme Back My Bullets, a Southern rock milestone produced by Tom Dowd.

Tagged as: 50th Anniversary, classic rock, Gimme Back My Bullets, Lynyrd Skynyrd, southern rock

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‘Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’ Is Both Confronting And Stunning #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

Before seeing ‘Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’ I wondered how the producers would be able to tell the confronting and often violent story of Tina Turner while maintaining the entertainment factor to hold an audience over two plus hours. Let me say, ‘Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’ succeeds on both a historical level and an entertainment level. This is brilliant theatre.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, blues, rock, soul, The Tina Turner Musical, theatre, Tina, Tina Turner, USA

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Singin’ In The Rain Is World Class Theatre For Melbourne #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

The success of the newest Australian production of ‘Singin’ In The Rain’ is simple. Take a classic story, mix with a cast of great actors and then just add water … literally.

Tagged as: Adam Garcia, Eriks Heynatz, Gretel Scarlett, Jack Chambers, Mike Bishop, Robyn Arthur, Rodney Dobson, Singin' In The Rain, Singin’ In The Rain Is World Class Theatre For Melbourne #REVIEW

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Spirit Of The Anzacs Is Biggest One-Week Seller Of 2015 So Far

by Paul Cashmere

The ‘Spirit of the Anzacs’ album is the biggest one week seller so far this year (disregarding compilations).

Tagged as: Madonna, Meghan Trainor, music news, Spirit of the Anzacs, Taylor Swift

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Review: Splendour In The Grass 2014

by Anthony Barton

Splendour In The Grass returned to the North Byron Parklands in 2014 with perhaps their best lineup yet!

Tagged as: Foals, Lily Allen, Outkast, Sam Smith, Splendour In The Grass, Sticky Fingers, The Presets

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Keith Urban, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2014 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Keith Urban And Nicole Kidman Spend 8th Anniversary At Work SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere

Keith Urban brought his wife to work to celebrate their 8th wedding anniversary. Urban was performing at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena while Nicole Kidman was dancing away at the back of the room.

Tagged as: Keith Urban, Nicole Kidman

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John Butler Trio Play Melbourne REVIEW INTERVIEW

by Cristi Smirnakos

Kicking off their first extensive Australian tour in 4 years, The John Butler Trio were welcomed to a crowd of controlled fans as they stepped on stage to embark on their first Melbourne show of the “Flesh & Blood” tour.

Tagged as: John Butler, John Butler Trio

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Live Review: Dub FX & Opiuo, Melbourne, March 28

by Anthony Barton

World-renowned street performer and loop artist Dub FX, teamed up with the glitch-beat genius Opiuo, for a banging sell-out at Melbourne’s 170 Russell.

Tagged as: 170 Russell, dub fx, snareophobe

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Nine Inch Nails, Queens of The Stone Age, Brody Dalle Play Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Queens of the Stone Age formed in 1996, but Josh Homme had already passed veteran performer stage after forming Kyuss in 1987.

Tagged as: Frontier Touring, Nine Inch Nails, Queens Of The Stone Age

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Scott Owen, The Living End, Soundwave, Melbourne, Photo, Ros O'Gorman

Review: Soundwave 2014, Melbourne

by Anthony Barton

Soundwave, Australia’s yearly metal-fest, wrapped up its Melbourne leg at Flemington Racecourse on February 28th.

Tagged as: Alice In Chains, Green Day, Gwar, Korn, Richie Sambora, soundwave 2014, The Living End

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Review: One Direction’s First Melbourne Concert

by Anthony Barton

One of the world’s biggest bands are in town and Noise 11 sent a reluctant Anthony Barton along for the ride.

Tagged as: Melbourne, One Direction, review, Rod Laver Arena

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REVIEW: Mariah Carey, Etihad Stadium, Melbourne – 5 Jan, 2013

by Tim Cashmere

A lot has been made of Mariah Carey’s last couple of shows. Her Gold Coast show was plagued with sound problems and poor reviews popped up for both her Gold Coast and Sydney shows. I am here to tell you not to believe the tall-poppy-cutting hype.

Tagged as: Mariah Carey

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REVIEW: Meredith Music Festival 2012

by Tim Cashmere

Meredith is getting old. Twenty two years old. That’s pretty old in festival-years. But with age comes wisdom and that wisdom showed in one of the strongest festival line-ups this country has ever seen down at the infamous supernatural amphitheatre on the weekend.

Tagged as: Big Jay McNeely, Brous, Earthless, Four Tet, Grimes, Meredith, music festival, Omar Souleyman, Pink Flamingo, Primal Scream, Spiritualized, Sunnyboys, Turbonegro

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Meredith Snag Spiritualized and Primal Scream for Incredible Lineup

There must be something in the water filling the cooler that festival bookers of Australia gather around to fight each other for acts, because Meredith have continued the tradition of Aussie festivals of late by putting together an incredible lineup, with Spiritualized and Primal Scream causing aging indie fans (like me) to foam at the mouth.

August 14, 2012