Australia

Sony Music Publishing Buys Past, Present and Future Songs of Kevin Parker

by Paul Cashmere

Sony Music Publishing Australia has acquired the works of Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, Kevin Parker, rock, Tame Impala

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Regurgitator’s Quan Yeomans Recounts Uncanny Meeting With Martin Lee After 25 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Quan Yeomans of Regurgitator had “a one in a billion’ chance meeting with former Regurgitator drummer Martin Lee when he bumped into him in a guitar shop in Melbourne a few months back.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, art-rock, Australia, Invader, Martin Lee, Quan Yeomans, Regurgitator

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AC/DC To Reissue The Original Australian Editions of ‘High Voltage’ and ‘TNT’

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC’s first two albums, ‘High Voltage’ and ‘TNT’, only ever released in Australia’, will be reissued on vinyl as of May 16 as part of the 50th anniversary Gold editions.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, High Voltage, rock, TNT

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Spiderbait To Mark 20th Anniversary of ‘Black Betty’ With Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Spiderbait have announced their Black Betty Anniversary tour which gets underway 13 August in Brisbane.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Black Betty. alternative, rock, Spiderbait

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Russell Morris The Real Thing Symphonic Concert

AIR Awards Nominees Announced

by Paul Cashmere

The 2024 AIR Awards nominees have been revealed.

Tagged as: AIR Awards. Adelaide, Australia, music industry

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Bendigo April 27 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Neil Finn and Jimmy Barnes Host Incredible Family and Friends ‘Infinity Sessions 1’ Show

by Paul Cashmere

On Friday May 10, 2024, Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios in Auckland became a Family and Friends event with the Infinity Session 1 taking place with Jimmy Barnes.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Infinity Sessions, Jimmy Barnes, Neil Finn, New Zealand, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Richard Clapton at the Palais 19 May 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Three Classic Richard Clapton Albums To Be Reissued In July

by Paul Cashmere

Three classic Richard Clapton albums will be reissued on vinyl and CD including the rare and valuable debut album ‘Prussian Blue’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Goodbye Tiger, Prussian Blue, Richard Clapton, rock, The Great Escape

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Fanning Dempsey National Park Premiere First Song ‘Disconnect’

by Paul Cashmere

When Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey were looking for a name for their new project Powderkate or Something For Finger didn’t sound right. So they became Fanning Dempsey National Park.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Bernard Fanning, Fanning Dempsey National Park, Paul Dempsey, Powderfinger, rock, Something For Kate

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Hoodoo Gurus To Perform Debut Album Stoneage Romeos In Full

by Paul Cashmere

Hoodoo Gurus will mark the 40th anniversary of the release of their debut album ‘Stoneage Romeos’ by performing the album in full on the Back To The Stoneage tour of 2024.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Hoodoo Gurus, punk, rock, Stoneage Romeos

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The Australian Music Vault Pays Homage To Bart Willoughby

by Noise11.com

The Australian Music Vault has a new display honoring the world of Bart Willoughby who was received the 2024 Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Service to Australian Music.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Australia Music Vault, Bart Willoughby, indigenous, Ted Albert

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Victor Stranges and The Futurists To Perform The Songs of Elvis Costello

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne musician Victor Stranges is putting The Futurists back on stage for ‘The Songs of Elvis Costello’ in Belgrave on 26 May.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Australia, Elvis Costello, new wave, punk, rock, Sookie Lounge, UK, Victor Stranges and the Futurists

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Ignatius Jones at the Countdown Spectacular 2 Rod Laver Arena photo by Ros O'Gorman

R.I.P. Ignatius Jones AM of Jimmy and the Boys and Pardon Me Boys

by Paul Cashmere

Ignatius Jones, best known as the singer of Jimmy and the Boys, jazz cabaret act ‘Pardon Me Boys’ and then director of major events including the City of Sydney Millennium Celebrations and Sydney Olympic Games Opening Ceremony segment (horses) has died at his home in the Philippines.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Australia, Ignatius Jones, Jimmy and the Boys, Pardon Me Boys, pop, rock

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Keith Urban Announces His Third Vegas Residency

by Music-News.com

Keith Urban has announced a brand-new Las Vegas residency dubbed ‘High’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Australia, country, Keith Urban, pop

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RocKwiz Reveals 36 Date Eastern States Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Nankervis and Julia Zemiro will take RocKwiz out for a 36 date road trip from 8 October.

Tagged as: Australia, Brian Nankervis, culture, Julia Zemiro, pop, Rockwiz, television

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Kylie Minogue Plans Another Las Vegas Run

by Music-News.com

Kylie Minogue is reportedly planning to continue her Las Vegas residency at the Voltaire.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Kylie Minogue, pop

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If APRA Can Reward Misogynist Act ONEFOUR Then Something Needs To Change

by Paul Cashmere

A misogynist rap song glorifying violence against women and sex acts has won the APRA Award for Most Performed Hip Hop / Rap song at the 2024 APRA Music Awards.

Tagged as: APRA AMCOS, Australia, music industry, ONEFOUR

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Regurgitator To Kick Of ‘it’s so invasive’ Tour In Hobart This Week

by Paul Cashmere

Regurgitator will begin their 2024 ‘its so invasive’ tour with three dates in Tasmania this weekend.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Invader, its so invasive, Regurgitator, rock

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The Rubens Premiere New Song ‘Black Balloon’

by Paul Cashmere

The Rubens has another new single titled ‘Black Balloon’. The new song is produced by Konstantin Kersting (Spacey Jane, DMA’S, Body Type).

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, Black Balloon, rock, The Rubens

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Paul Dempsey and Bernard Fanning Confirm Album Together

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Dempsey and Bernard Fanning have confirmed their collaboration called Fanning Dempsey National Park.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Bernard Fanning, Fanning Dempsey National Park, Paul Dempsey, Powerfinger, rock, Something For Kate

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

Keith Urban and Lainey Wilson Release ‘Go Home W U’

by Paul Cashmere

Keith Urban has teamed up with Lainey Wilson for the new song ‘Go Home W U’.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, country, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, USA

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Paulie Stewart Book ‘All The Rage’ Endorsed By President of East Timor

by Paul Cashmere

José Ramos-Horta, the President of East Timor, has given the Paulie Stewart book ‘All The Rage’ an endorsement.

Tagged as: 80s, All The Rage, Australia, East Timor, Jose Ramos-Horta, Painters & Dockers, Paulie Stewart, punk

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Ian Kenny of Birds of Tokyo photo by Winston Robinson

APRA Awards Winners For 2024 Announced

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA Awards have been revealed with The Teskey Brothers, Birds of Tokyo and Casey Barnes taking home awards this year.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, APRA Awards, Australia, music industry

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AAM Award Winners Announced

by Noise11.com

The Association Of Artist Managers has today revealed the winners of this years’ awards, in a ceremony held in Sydney/Eora.

Tagged as: AAM Awards, Association Of Artist Managers, Australia

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Country Star Sam McClymont Reveals Cancer Battle

by Paul Cashmere

Sam McClymont of Australia’s country group The McClymonts, has revealed she is battling Triple Negative Breast Cancer at the age of 38.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, country, Sam McClymont, The McClymonts

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Jimmy Barnes Return Is Like He Never Left

by Paul Cashmere

When Jimmy Barnes had emergency surgery just before Christmas 2023, for a moment it was touch and go. Jimmy underwent the life threatening condition and has now bounced back as good as he has ever been.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Dan Sultan To Perform Second Show With Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra has announced a second show with Dan Sultan in July.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, Dan Sultan, indigenous, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, MSO, rock

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Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey Are Up To Something

by Paul Cashmere

Powerfinger’s Bernard Fanning and Something for Kate’s Paul Dempsey are cooking up something together and we don’t know yet quite what.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Bernard Fanning, Fanning Dempsey National Park, Paul demise, Powerfinger, rock, Something For Kate

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Jimmy Barnes Returns To Victoria For Red Hot Summer Tour In Bendigo

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will make his first appearance back in Victoria since his heart surgery this weekend when he headlines Red Hot Summer in Bendigo.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Gretel Killeen Joins The Rocky Horror Show Final Week In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Gretel Killeen has been revealed as the final Rocky Horror narrator when this current Australian season wraps up.

Tagged as: Australia, Gretel Killeen, Rocky Horror Show, theatre

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Hayley Mary Premieres ‘One Last Drag’

by Paul Cashmere

Hayley Mary’s new song ‘One Last Drag’ was co-written with her husband, Johnny Took of DMA’s.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, DMAs, Hayley Mary, rock, The Jezebels

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