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City Calm Down make a statement with their brand new song ‘Television’

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne band City Calm Down are making a statement about the media with their new song ‘Television’.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Australia, City Calm Down, rock

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Courtney Barnett performs in the ABC Melbourne Studio Foyer celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Archie Roach album Charcoal Road. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Courtney Barnett To Launch Tell Me How You Really Feel installation at The Other Art Fair Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Courtney Barnett’s Tell Me How You Really Feel project will be brought to life at The Other Art Fair Melbourne in May.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Australia, Courtney Barnett, rock

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Courtney Barnett Has A New Video for ‘Everybody Here Hates You’

by Paul Cashmere

Courtney Barnett has debuted her video for ‘Everybody Here Hates You’.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Australia, Courtney Barnett, rock

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John 5 Brings Out Michael Anthony, Corey Taylor and Fred Coury for Whiskey A Go Go Supergroup

by Paul Cashmere

Former Marilyn Manson/Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 had an instant supergroup at the Whiskey A Go Go in West Hollywood last week.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Corey Taylor, Fred Coury, John 5, Michael Anthony, rock, USA

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Morrissey Cancels Canadian Shows because of “Medical Emergency”

by Paul Cashmere

Morrissey has cancelled his first Canadian dates in over 20 years because of a “medical emergency”.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Morrissey, punk, rock, The Smiths, UK

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Courtney Barnett has a new song ‘Everybody Here Hates You’

by Paul Cashmere

Courtney Barnett’s new song is ‘Everybody Here Hates You’.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Australia, Courtney Barnett, rock

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Ed Kuepper is taking The Aints! On the Road

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Kuepper will tour The Aints! In June with Peter Oxley, Paul Larsen Loughhead, Alister Spence and Eamon Dilworth making up the band.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Australia, Ed Kuepper, punk, The Aints

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The Tea Party Are Coming Back for Australian Dates in June

by Paul Cashmere

The Tea Party will be another Australian round in June.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Canada, rock, The Tea Party

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The Cure Record First Album in 10 Years

by Paul Cashmere

The Cure have been in the studio working on their first album in over a decade.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, rock, The Cure, UK

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The Proclaimers to tour Australia in May 2019

by Noise11.com

The Proclaimers will tour Australia in May with fresh new songs from their 11th album ‘Angry Cyclist’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Celtic, rock, Scotland, The Proclaimers

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Morrissey has made a covers record

by Music-News.com

Morrissey has unveiled the artwork for new album ‘California Son’ and announced the record will be released on 24th May.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, California Sun, Morrissey, rock, UK

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Farmer and the Owl Festival to go ahead despite being in the inept Gladys state

by Paul Cashmere

The Farmer and the Owl Festival will happen in Wollongong this weekend despite the event happening in the state of incompetence, New South Wales.

Tagged as: alternative, music festival, The Farmer & The Owl, Wollongong

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Empire Touring reveals inaugural Spring Loaded Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Marc Christowski will pay homage to the great alternative music festivals on the 90s like Big Day Out and Homebake with the inaugural Spring Loaded music festival.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Custard, Frenzal Rhomb, Jebediah, Marc Christowski, Mark Seymour and the Undertow, rock, Screamfeeder, Something For Kate, Spiderbait, Spring Loaded, Tumbleweed

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My Friend The Chocolate Cake perform at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 16 June 2017. Photo by Ros OGorman

David Bridie creates 11 films for 11 songs for ‘The Wisdom Line’ album

by Paul Cashmere

David Bridie’s first solo album in six years, The Wisdom Line’, will be accompanied by 11 short films for the 11 songs.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, David Bridie, Folk Rock, pop rock

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The Cure vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith performs at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 12 August 2007.

The Cure to perform Disintegration live for Vivid Live 2019

by Paul Cashmere

The Cure will perform their iconic Disintegration album at Vivid Live in Sydney in May to mark the 30th anniversary of the album’s release.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Disintegration, rock, The Cure, UK, Vivid Live

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Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers. image by Ros O'Gorman.

Red Hot Chili Peppers Play First Australian Show of 2019 in Hobart Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Pepper have started their Australian tour with the first performance in Hobart, Tasmania.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Australia tour, funk, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Parliament, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Rivers Cuomo Weezer at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Weezer next album is the Black Album

by Paul Cashmere

Weezer will release their new album ‘The Black Album’ on 1 March just five weeks after their last album ‘The Teal Album’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Black Album, rock, USA, Weezer

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Do-Re-Mi Kick off another By The C for Geelong and Adelaide this weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Do-Re-Mi’s reunion after 30 years for By The C has been a big winner for the music festival.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, By The C, Deborah Conway, Do Re Mi, Helen Carter, rock, Willy Zygier

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Bob Evans is bringing back his Song Raffle

by Paul Cashmere

Fans heading to any of the Bob Evans shows around Australia in March will be treated once again to Bob Evans’ Song Raffle.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Bob Evans, folk, pop, singer, songwriter

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George Clinton, Parliament: Photo Ros O'Gorman

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic added to Red Hot Chili Peppers tour

by Paul Cashmere

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic will open for Red Hot Chili Peppers for the Australian tour.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Australia tour, funk, Funkadelic, George Clinton, Parliament, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Is River Cuomo really “Coming to australia with fall out boy”

by Paul Cashmere

Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo tweeted today “Coming to australia with fall out boy.” What’s that all about?

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Fall Out Boy, Rivers Cuomo, rock, USA, Weezer

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Jamie Hutchings and Darren Cross team up for tour

by Paul Cashmere

Gerling’s Darren Cross and Jamie Hutchings from Bluebottle Kiss will be playing a series of shows across New South Wales in March and April.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Bluebottle Kiss, Darren Cross, Gerling, Jamie Hutchings, rock

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Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier to perform complete Bitch Epic on tour

by Paul Cashmere

Deborah Conway and Willy Zygier will perform their classic ‘Bitch Epic’ in its entirety as they trek around Australia in May and June.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, By The C, Deborah Conway, Do Re Mi, Helen Carter, rock, Willy Zygier

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Ignatius Jones receives Officer of the Order of Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The work of Ignatius Jones, one time frontman for Jimmy & The Boys and contributor to major Australian events including the 2000 Olympics and Sydney Mardi Gras Parade, has been recognised in the Australia Day Honours list with a Officer of the Order of Australia award.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Australia, Ignatius Jones, Jimmy & The Boys, rock

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Happy Mondays sell out in Sydney and Melbourne and Perth and Auckland

by Paul Cashmere

Happy Mondays have sold out another show in Sydney, as well as the previously announced Melbourne, Perth and Auckland, more than a month ahead of their Australian tour.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, David Roy Williams, Happy Mondays, Shaun Ryder, UK

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Anthony Kiedis, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Photo By Graham Spillard

Red Hot Chili Peppers to perform at the Pyramids in Egypt

by Paul Cashmere

The Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to rock out at the site of Egypt’s Great Pyramids of Giza.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Australia tour, funk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Hear another new song from The Beasts ‘Pearls Before Swine’

by Paul Cashmere

The Beasts have previewed another new song from the upcoming ‘Still Here’ album. Check out ‘Pearls Before Swine’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, blues, Boris Sujdovic, Brian Henry Hooper, Charlie Owen, rock, Spencer P Jones, Tex Perkins, The Beasts, The Beasts of Bourbon, Tony Pola

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Happy Mondays Shows are selling out in Australia and New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Happy Mondays have done well with ticket sales since David Roy Williams put the shows in sale.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, David Roy Williams, Happy Mondays, Shaun Ryder, UK

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Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has been made a Commander of the British Empire

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Mason of Pink Floyd has been awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to music.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, alternative, art-rock, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, rock, UK

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Barack Obama lists Courtney Barnett song as one of his favs for 2018

by Paul Cashmere

President Barack Obama has included Courtney Barnett’s ‘Need A Little Time’ in his Favorite Songs of 2018 list.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Australia, Barack Obama, Courtney Barnett, rock

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