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Johnny Young performing during his long Australian music and television career

Johnny Young Dies At 79 After Battle With Pancreatic Cancer

by Paul Cashmere

Johnny Young, the singer, songwriter and creator of Young Talent Time, has died aged 79 following a short illness with pancreatic cancer.

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Glenn A Baker

Glenn A. Baker Dies Aged 74, Leaving Enduring Legacy In Australian Music Journalism

by Paul Cashmere

Australian music journalist, broadcaster and author Glenn A. Baker has died aged 74. The news was confirmed by friend and collaborator Stuart Coupe, marking the loss of one of Australia’s most influential music historians.

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

Rose Tattoo Announce Final Year Of Touring

by Paul Cashmere

Rose Tattoo will take to the road for the final time in 2026, ending a touring career spanning more than five decades. Angry Anderson says the farewell shows will celebrate the band’s history, with Rob Riley returning for selected performances.

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Kram Spiderbait ADOTG at Mt Duneed Winery near Geelong featuring The Fauves, Tumbleweed, The Lemondheads, Veruca Salt, Spiderbait, The Living End.

Spiderbait Reveal Local Openers As Ivy & The Big Apples Anniversary Tour Begins

by Paul Cashmere

Spiderbait have unveiled local support acts for their Ivy & The Big Apples 30th Anniversary Tour, with the national run kicking off in Brisbane this weekend.

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Daryl Braithwaite performs at One Electric Day at Werribee Park in the grounds of the Werribee mansion on Sunday 29 November 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Daryl Braithwaite Announces Retirement From Live Performance After 58-Year Career

by Paul Cashmere

Daryl Braithwaite has announced he is stepping away from live performance after 58 years in music, revealing that ongoing vocal difficulties have made singing increasingly challenging.

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Hoodoo Gurus photo by Ros O'Gorman

Hoodoo Gurus Announce 45th Anniversary Rewind Tour With Ratcat And The Stems

by Paul Cashmere

Hoodoo Gurus have announced a national 45th anniversary tour for 2026, focusing on their extensive singles catalogue with support from Ratcat and The Stems.

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Human Nature

Human Nature Announce Debut Memoir And Special Audience Events In Sydney And Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Human Nature will release their debut memoir Only Human: Harmony Through The Hits & Hard Times on November 3, 2026 and bring its stories to life with exclusive live events in Melbourne and Sydney.

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Chris Cheney photo by Ros OGorman

The Living End’s Chris Cheney Sells Publishing Catalogue To BMG

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End frontman Chris Cheney has sold his songwriting publishing catalogue to BMG, strengthening a partnership that began a decade ago and comes just days after the band’s induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

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Jet supplied Live Nation

Jet Announce Second Leg Of Rumblin’ Regional Revue Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Jet have announced a second run of Rumblin’ Regional Revue dates across regional Australia, with 11 shows scheduled for October and November.

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Jet photo by Ros O'Gorman

Jet Extend BMG Partnership With Publishing Catalogue Deal

by Paul Cashmere

Jet have expanded their long-running relationship with BMG, with the company acquiring publishing interests tied to key members of the Australian rock band behind Get Born and Are You Gonna Be My Girl.

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ARIA Hall of Fame 2026

Hey ARIA, There Was An Australian Music Industry Before 1985

by Jeff Jenkins

The ARIA Hall Of Fame is under scrutiny again, with critics arguing that the 2026 inductees overlook the pioneers who shaped Australian music before 1985.

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ARIA Hall of Fame 2026

ARIA Hall Of Fame 2026 Inductees Signal Progress, But Heritage Gap Remains

by Paul Cashmere

ARIA has unveiled its 2026 Hall Of Fame inductees including Gurrumul, Jenny Morris and The Living End, a strong intake that still leaves many heritage Australian artists unrecognised.

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Paul Hester courtesy Peter Green archives

Paul Hester Remembered 21 Years On From Crowded House Drummer’s Passing

by Paul Cashmere

Twenty-one years after his passing, Crowded House drummer Paul Hester is remembered for his musical brilliance, humour and lasting impact on Australian music.

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Australian Crawl

Australian Crawl Founders Launch Federal Court Challenge Over Band Trademarks

by Paul Cashmere

Australian Crawl founders James Reyne and Simon Binks have launched a Federal Court challenge over trademarks held since the 1990s, raising questions about ownership and legacy.

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Sheridan Harbridge in Amplified at BELVOIR. Photo by Brett Boardman

Amplified The Exquisite Rock And Rage Of Chrissy Amphlett Returns To Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Amplified: The Exquisite Rock And Rage Of Chrissy Amphlett is set to return to Melbourne for a strictly limited five show run at the Comedy Theatre this March.

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Split Enz at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne 11 June 2006

Split Enz Reunite For Forever Enz Tour As Second Melbourne Show Added For May 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz will reunite for their first tour in almost 20 years with the Forever Enz Tour across Australia in May 2026, adding a second Melbourne show due to overwhelming demand.

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You Am I exhibition display at the Australian Music Vault

You Am I Celebrated With New Australian Music Vault Display

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian Music Vault unveils a new display celebrating You Am I, showcasing rare archives and contemporary photography marking their ARIA Hall Of Fame induction.

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The Church release new single Sacred Echoes Part Two ahead of Australian tour

The Church Release New Single ‘Sacred Echoes (Part Two)’ Ahead Of National Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Church have released their new single ‘Sacred Echoes (Part Two)’, described by Steve Kilbey as intense, bleak and beautiful, ahead of their upcoming Australian tour.

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Robert Taylor of Dragon performing live in the late 1970s

Robert Taylor, Dragon Guitarist, Dies Aged 74

by Paul Cashmere

Robert Taylor, guitarist for Dragon during their classic 1970s and 1980s eras, has died. Taylor helped shape hits like “April Sun In Cuba” and “Are You Old Enough?” that defined Australian rock.

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Jet photo by Ros O'Gorman

Jet To Be Inducted Into ARIA Hall of Fame Ahead of …

by Paul Cashmere

Jet will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2023 and so they should … eventually … but not just yet.

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Neil Finn photo by Ros O'Gorman

Crowded House To Be Inducted Into ARIA Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

The work of Crowded House will finally be recognised by the Australian music industry with the band is inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in November.

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Tina Arena, Noise11, music news

Tina Arena To Be Inducted Into ARIA Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Tina Arena’s 38 year career will finally be recognised by ARIA this year when Tina is inducted into the ARIA Hall of Hall.

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John Schumann of Redgum, music news, noise11.com

Redgum ‘I Was Only 19’ Not Included In Sounds of Australia Archives

by Paul Cashmere

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia includes a speech by Robert Menzies, the vegemite jingle and even the sound of a Lyrebird as well as songs by Men At Work, Kylie Minogue and Cold Chisel but it does not include the historic classic ‘I Was Only 19’ by Redgum.

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Julia Zemiro from Rockwiz image by Ros O'Gorman noise11.com

Rockwiz Tour To Honour ARIA Hall Of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Rockwiz will hit the road for 2015 with a tour saluting the ARIA Hall of Fame.

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Air Supply To Be Inducted Into ARIA Hall Of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Air Supply is the latest act to make the ARIA Hall of Fame.

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Ted Mulry, Noise11, Photo

ARIA Hall of Fame Ted Mulry Petition Started

by Paul Cashmere

Supporters of the late Ted Mulry have started a petition to have the Australian rock star inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.

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Yothu Yindi

Yothu Yindi Release Career Spanning Retrospective and Full Length Documentary

by Tim Cashmere

To celebrate their induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame, Yothu Yindi have released a career-spanning retrospective entitled Healing Stone which includes the full-length doco Tribal Voice.

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Kylie Minogue. image by Ros O'Gorman

Kylie Minogue and The Wiggles To Be Inducted Into ARIA Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

ARIA will induct Kylie Minogue and The Wiggles into the ARIA Hall of Fame at the 2011 ARIA Awards on November 27.

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