Chocolate Starfish Archives

Back in the year 2000 Australia was on the verge of a new pop band called Sugarlips ready to break big. Then Festival Records got Murdicked around and the SugarLips story was erased from the story of Australian pop.

Adam Thompson has announced the postponement of the regional run of his acclaimed Bohemian Rhapsody tour throughout Australia due to the developing situation with COVID-19. The show, which is an ode to his hero Freddie Mercury and Queen, kicked off in February and was slated to run through until June.

Chocolate Starfish singer Adam Thompson will tour his Queen tribute ‘Bohemian Rhapsody – Live In Concert’ around Australia in 2020.

Suzi Quatro has delivered her most powerful song of the 21st century with ‘No Soul/No Control’. The song is the title track from her upcoming ‘No Soul’ album.

Jody Brewster, the 14 year old son of The Angels legend Rick Brewster, joined his dad’s band at Red Hot Summer in Hobart on Sunday to perform The Angels classic ‘Take A Long Line’.

Suzi Quatro has written most of the songs on her next album ‘No Control’ with her son Richard Tuckey.

Series one of Red Hot Summer, with headliner Jimmy Barnes, concluded after 10 sold out shows on the weekend. Next … Suzi Quatro will continue Series two starting in the Barossa Valley this weekend.

After a month in Australia, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts will down tools after their two final Red Hot Summer shows at Bribie Island in Queensland this weekend.

Diesel is reminding his fans about why they first got into his music with a setlist revolving around his first two albums at Red Hot Summer.

The Baby Animals formed in Sydney in 1989. In 2019 they will release their first Greatest Hits record and tour Australia to mark their 30th anniversary.

Chocolate Starfish singer Adam Thompson has put together the We Will Rock You band to perform the Queen Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack live (plus more) across Australia in November and December.

The Living End’s first album came out over 20 years ago. That first hit, the double-A sided ‘Second Solution/Prisoner of Society’ is year older. I guess that makes The Living End a ‘Classic Rock band’.

Richard Clapton is giving his fans the full Clapton experience at his sideshows during Red Hot Summer fans.

Richard Clapton is giving his fans at Red Hot Summer a 40+ year career spanning snapshot of his entire history.

Jimmy Barnes has released the title track to his next album ‘My Criminal Record’ and it is one of the best songs he has done in years.

Joan Jett is having the time of her life touring Australia as part of the Red Hot Summer tour.

Jimmy Barnes is previewing five new songs from his upcoming ‘My Criminal Record’ album. Based on audience reaction on the Red Hot Summer tour, he has another number one album on the way.

Jimmy Barnes fans at the first Red Hot Summer of 2019 were treated to a new music preview with five songs from Jimmy’s upcoming ‘My Criminal Record’ album.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have returned to Australia for Red Hot Summer and kicked off the first two shows in South Australia and Western Australia on the weekend.

Jimmy Barnes will have a new album in May he is calling ‘My Criminal Record’.

The Angels will play both Classical and Rock when they start their shows for 2019.

In a brand new Noise11 iHeartRadio show for 2018 you’ll hear songs from the series one line-up of Red Hot Summer.

The first Red Hot Summer show of 2019 headlined by Jimmy Barnes and featuring Joan Jett & The Blackhearts will kick off in Mannum, South Australia next week (12 January 2019).

Former Runaways guitarist Lita Ford has dismissed the chances of a reunion for her rock band with fellow member Joan Jett because she says Joan won’t do it.

The Living End are in fine form for kicking off the first series of the Red Hot Summer tour for 2019 after a good four months of ‘training’ getting in shape with their Wunderbar tour.

Suzi Quatro was once a Bob the Builder character. In 2006, Suzi Quatro was the voice of Rio Rogers and sang the song ‘Cactus Creek’.

Jimmy Barnes fans can now wear him to bed with their own Jimmy Barnes pyjamas.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts will play their one and only club show for Australia at the Corner Hotel in January.

The Red Hot Summer tours for 2019 are selling quicker than ever before with the Jimmy Barnes and Joan Jett leg of series one already closing the doors for five shows.

Joan Jett’s record label Blackheart Records Group is suing payroll software manufacturer Paycom for ripping off ‘I Love Rock and Roll’ for a television commercial.