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Sheridan Harbridge Prepares To Become Chrissy Amphlett In Amplified The Exquisite Rock And Rage Of Chrissy Amphlett For Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Sheridan Harbridge talks about preparing to play Divinyls icon Chrissy Amphlett in the theatrical production Amplified The Exquisite Rock And Rage Of Chrissy Amphlett.

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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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Billy Steinberg Dies At 75, Songwriter Behind Like A Virgin, Eternal Flame And I Touch Myself

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Steinberg, the songwriter behind Like A Virgin, Eternal Flame and Divinyls’ I Touch Myself, has died aged 75.

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Chrissy Amphlett, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Jackdawg’s ‘The Girl From Oz’ Was Inspired By Divinyls’ Chrissy Amphlett

by Paul Cashmere

Stu Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revival reveals that Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett inspired Jackdawg’s song The Girl From Oz, written with Keith Knudsen and John McFee of The Doobie Brothers.

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Kate Ceberano Covers Divinyls Classic ‘Boys In Town’

by Noise11.com

Kate Ceberano has delivered a powerful new live version of the Divinyls’ iconic debut single ‘Boys In Town’, first brought to life by the late, great Chrissy Amphlett.

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Chrissy Amphlett, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Divinyls’ Chrissy Amphlett Left Us 10 Years Ago Today

by Paul Cashmere

Chrissy Amphlett lost her battle with cancer on 21 April, 2013, 10 years ago today.

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Charley Drayton opening Amphlett Lane, Melbourne photo by Ros O'Gorman

Charley Drayton Is Bob Dylan’s New Drummer

by Paul Cashmere

Former Divinyls member Charley Drayton will be heading out on tour as the drummer for the Bob Dylan band for Bob’s upcoming ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour 2021-2024’.

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Warren McLean

Ex-Divinyls Drummer Warren McLean Dies

by Paul Cashmere

Warren McLean, a one-time drummer for Divinyls and I’m Talking, has died in Bali.

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Divinyls Australian Tour Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

Divinyls Australian tour has been cancelled.

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Joan Jett at Red Hot Summer, Mornington, 19 January 2019 photo by Karen Freedman

There’s Divinyls, The Beasts, Do Re Mi and the Red Hot Summer Series 2 acts at Noise11 iHeartRadio

by Noise11.com

Australia has kicked off the 2019 live music season with a vibrant series of acts with the Red Hot Summer series bringing local and international acts across Australia and a number of bands back together including Do Re Mi, Divinyls and The Beasts.

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Air Supply

How Jesus Christ Superstar gave birth to Air Supply and Divinyls

by Paul Cashmere

Divinyls came out of Air Supply and Air Supply came out of Jesus Christ Superstar. It is incredible that that one theatre production of 1975 generated two of Australia’s biggest international acts of the 70s and 80s.

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New Divinyls tour has Charley Drayton riled

by Paul Cashmere

On Monday Divinyls co-founder Mark McEntee announced he will tour a new line-up of his legendary band in 2019. While the announcement was met with scorn from Charley Drayton, the husband of his late co-founder Chrissy Amphlett, the fact remains that Divinyls is very much a part of McEntee’s legacy and he is well within his rights to honor that legacy any way he sees fit.

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Mark McEntee to take Divinyls on the road in celebration of Chrissy Amphlett

by Paul Cashmere

Divinyls co-founder Mark Entee has put together a new Divinyls line-up to tour in 2019 in celebration of the life of Chrissy Amphlett.

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Chrissy Amphlett, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Chrissy Amphlett To Be Inducted Into The Age Music Victoria Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett will be included into the Hall of Fame at the next The Age Music Victoria Awards.

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The Ferrets Dont Fall In Love

Ken Firth, Bass Player For The Ferrets, Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Ken Firth, bass player for Melbourne’s 70s pop band The Ferrets, has passed away.

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Chrissy Amphlett, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Divinyls To Reform With The Preatures’ Isabella Manfredi

by Paul Cashmere

Isabella Manfredi of The Preatures will front an all-new lineup of Divinyls.

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Amphlett Lane Funded For Walking Tour Podcast

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Amphlett Lane, named after Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett, will soon have a podcast and walking tour after funding approval by the Victorian Government.

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Australian Made

Historic ‘Australian Made’ Concert To Receive Upgrade Release After 30 Years

by Paul Cashmere

30 years ago, in the summer of 87, Jimmy Barnes, INXS, Models, Divinyls, I’m Talking, The Saints and The Triffids toured with the Australian Made festival.

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The Amphlett Lane Stirrers To Break In Amphlett Lane As Live Music Space

by Paul Cashmere

Amphlett Lane will become a music venue for one night only as part of Melbourne Music Week in November.

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Divinyls Reworked To Honour Chrissy Amphlett

by Paul Cashmere

Australian artists have been working on a Chrissy Amphlett tribute in recent months and now ‘Divinyls Reworked’ has been released.

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Syria Lamonte

Sounds of Australia Adds First Australian Recording From 1898

by Paul Cashmere

Syria Lamonte may have been Australia’s first-ever pop star. Syria was the first known Australian to make a commercial recording and her song ‘They Always Follow Me’ has been added to the Sounds of Australia archives.

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Chrissy Amphlett, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

City Of Melbourne Approves Amphlett Lane

by Paul Cashmere

It’s official. Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett will have a Melbourne lane named in her honour.

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Chrissy Amphlett, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Amphlett Lane Chosen For City Of Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne will soon have an Amphlett Lane honouring the late Chrissy Amphlett of Divinyls.

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Tanya Plibersek Named Ambassador For I Touch Myself Project

by Paul Cashmere

Tanya Plibersek, the Federal Member for Sydney, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament, has been named Ambassador for the #itouchmyselfproject.

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Chrissy Amphlett, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Chrissy Amphlett Divinyls Song Used For Breast Cancer Awareness

by Paul Cashmere

Divinyls classic ‘I Touch Myself’ is being used to create Breast Cancer awareness on the first anniversary of the death of Chissy Amphlett.

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Dead In A Second Release Chrissy Amphlett Tribute

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney band Dead In A Second have recorded a male vocal version of Chrissy Amphlett’s Divinyls classic ‘Boys In Town’ as a charity single.

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Chrissy Amphlett, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Chrissy Amphlett Lane Wins City Of Melbourne Support

by Paul Cashmere

The petition to have a Melbourne laneway named after Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett has been officially presented to Melbourne City Council. Melbourne City Council has voted unanimously to seek a city laneway to name after the late singer.

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Rohan Leppart with Charley Drayton and Little Patti photo by Kate Griffin, Photo, Noise11

Chrissy Amphlett Petition Presented To City of Melbourne Council

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne City councillor Rohan Leppert has been presented with a petition to name a Melbourne lane after the late Divinyls singer by her husband Charley Drayton and cousin, 60s pop legend Little Patti.

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Charley Drayton opening Amphlett Lane, Melbourne photo by Ros O'Gorman
Charley Drayton Is Bob Dylan’s New Drummer

Former Divinyls member Charley Drayton will be heading out on tour as the drummer for the Bob Dylan band for Bob’s upcoming ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour 2021-2024’.

October 12, 2021
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New Divinyls tour has Charley Drayton riled

On Monday Divinyls co-founder Mark McEntee announced he will tour a new line-up of his legendary band in 2019. While the announcement was met with scorn from Charley Drayton, the husband of his late co-founder Chrissy Amphlett, the fact remains that Divinyls is very much a part of McEntee’s legacy and he is well within his rights to honor that legacy any way he sees fit.

December 5, 2018
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Ian Moss debuts soulful ‘Hold On (To What You Got)’ Video with Charley Drayton

Ian Moss has debuted a new music video for his soulful ‘Hold On (To What You Got).

November 5, 2018
Chrissy Amphlett, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Amphlett Lane Is Declared Open In Melbourne

Amphlett Lane, named in honour of the late Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett, has been officially declared one of the streets of Melbourne.

February 18, 2015
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Cold Chisel To Reactivate For 2014

Cold Chisel will get back together again for 2014 and there is more new music on the way.

October 11, 2013
Chrissy Amphlett, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Chrissy Amphlett Lane Wins City Of Melbourne Support

The petition to have a Melbourne laneway named after Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett has been officially presented to Melbourne City Council. Melbourne City Council has voted unanimously to seek a city laneway to name after the late singer.

August 1, 2013
Chrissy Amphlett, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo
Chrissy Amphlett Lane Petition Started

A petition has begun to have a laneway in the City of Melbourne named of Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett, who passed away two weeks ago from breast cancer.

May 7, 2013