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The Brand New Heavies To Tour Australia

by Tim Cashmere

90s acid jazz pioneers The Brand New Heavies are celebrating 30 years of groove with a world tour in 2020.

Tagged as: 90s, acid jazz, Brand New Heavies, funk, soul

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Rage Against The Machine To Reform For Coachella

by Paul Cashmere

Rage Against The Machine have confirmed that they will reform in 2020 for Coachella.

Tagged as: 90s, funk, metal, mu metal, Rage Against The Machine, rap, rock, Tom Morello, USA

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Prince ‘1999’ is getting a 6 disc expanded make-over

by Paul Cashmere

Prince ‘1999’ is getting the box set treatment with a 6 disc including 5 CDs and 1 DVD on the way.

Tagged as: 1999, 80s, 90s, funk, pop, Prince, R&B, soul, USA

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Joseph Wooten to host Opening Act Competition for We Can Survive Concert

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Miller Band keyboard player and singer, songwriter and author Joseph Wooten will host radio.com’s Opening Act Competition.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, funk, jazz, Joseph Wooten, Opening Act Competition, R&B, Radio.com, Stephanie Wooten, USA

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Neville Brothers Walkin In The Shadows of Love

Neville Brothers’ Art Neville Passes Away At 81

by Paul Cashmere

Art Neville, the keyboard player for the Neville Brothers, has died at age 81. Art was also a founding member of The Meters.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, Art Neville, funk, Neville Brothers, New Orleans, R&B, soul, The Meters, USA

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Dr John, Deni Bluesfest on Saturday 19 April 2014

Dr John Still Has A Final Album To Come

by Music-News.com

Music legend Dr. John is set to serve up a posthumous treat for fans after making sure he completed one last album before his passing.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, boogie woogie, Dr John, funk, New Orleans, R&B, USA

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I’m Talking are Rehearsing for Club Shows

by Paul Cashmere

I’m Talking’s limited A Day On The Green shows early this year has been expanded to full on club shows for 2019.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, disco, funk, I'm Talking, Kate Ceberano, pop, R&B, soul

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Andrew Da Silva Turn The Colour Purple for Prince Tribute at Memo Music Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Andrew Da Silva will celebrate the 61st birthday of Prince with the Purple Revolution show at Memo Music Hall.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Andrew Da Silva, Australia, funk, Memo Music Hall, pop, Prince

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Prince Memoirs to be Published

by Music-News.com

Prince’s “deeply personal” memoirs are to be released in October (19).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, funk, Prince, R&B, rock, soul, USA

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New Zealand funk and soul legend Leo de Castro dies at age 70

by Paul Cashmere

Leo de Castro, who played at the first and second Sunbury Pop Festivals in 1972 and 1973, has died in New Zealand at age 70.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, blues, Friends, funk, Leo de Castro, New Zealand, rock, The Johnny Rocco Band

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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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Reformed I’m Talking play their first show in 30 years at Memo Music Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Memo Music Hall hosted the very first I’m Talking gig in 30 years on Monday night.

Tagged as: 80s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Bryan Ferry, funk, I'm Talking, Kate Ceberano, Memo Music Hall, pop

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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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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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Prince estate to release three Prince albums on vinyl for first time

by Paul Cashmere

Prince’s ‘Musicology’, ‘3121’ and ‘Planet Earth’ will be released on vinyl for the first time ever as the next installment of the Prince reissues.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, funk, pop, Prince, R&B, rock, USA

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There’s a Prince musical in the works

by Music-News.com

Prince’s music is to feature in a new movie musical in the style of ABBA’s Mamma Mia!.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, funk, pop, Prince, R&B, rock, USA

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Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Photo By Graham Spillard

Red Hot Chili Peppers add another Sydney date

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Peppers will play a second and final Sydney show. The second event is at Qudos on 20 February.

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

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Red Hot Chili Peppers have just leaked their Australian tour dates

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Peppers appear to have hit publish on their Twitter feed early alerting fans to an Australian tour in February.

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

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Leonid Vorobyev takes the music of Chicago and Earth Wind & Fire to Russian audiences

by Paul Cashmere

Moscow based musician Leonid Vorobyev has a band is Moscow that sounds more like Chicago than Chicago.

Tagged as: 10s, big band, Chicago, funk, Leonid & Friends, Leonid Vorobyev, Russia

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Prince Estate Launches Rare Video Series

by Paul Cashmere

The estate of Prince has started a weekly series of rare videos produced between 1995 and 2010.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, funk, pop, Prince, R&B, rock, USA

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Play a Halloween Show at Chad Smith’s Kids School

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Peppers Play A Halloween Show At Chad Smith’s Kids School

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Chad Smith, Flea, funk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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I’m Talking Reform For 2019 Bryan Ferry Tour

by Paul Cashmere

I’m Talking will be back together for the first time in 30 years for the Bryan Ferry Australian tour of 2019.

Tagged as: 80s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Bryan Ferry, funk, I'm Talking, Kate Ceberano, music festival, pop

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The Kite Machine Release New Song And Announce Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Geelong’s The Kite Machine have a new song ‘Sinister Sound’ with a video shot in the middle of the night in the middle of winter and then they’ll tour.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Australia, funk, Geelong, rock, The Kite Machine

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Candi Staton Brings In Mark Nevers To Produce 30th Album

by Paul Cashmere

78-year old American soul and gospel singer Candi Staton has recruited indie producer Mark Nevers to create the sound for her 30th album ‘Unstoppable’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Candi Staton, disco, funk, USA

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Nile Rodgers and Chic Rod Laver Arena on Sunday 8 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Nile Rodgers Appointed Chairman of The Songwriters Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Songwriting and producer legend Nile Rodgers has been appointed Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Chic, dance, disco, funk, Nile Rodgers, pop, producer, songwriter, Songwriters Hall Of Fame, USA

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Chromeo Australian Tour Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

Canadian funk duo Chromeo have cancelled their Australian shows for 2018.

Tagged as: 2002, Canada, Chromeo, dance, disco, funk, rock

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Prince Estate Releases New Song Mary Don’t You Weep LISTEN

by Noise11.com

The Prince estate has announced never before released new music is coming in September and dropped a preview with the new song ‘Mary Don’t You Weep’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, funk, pop, Prince, rock, USA

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Prince Band The Revolution Sets US and Euro Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Prince played with many talented musicians over the course of his 40-year career, but his most celebrated and iconic allies will always be Bobby Z, Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink & Brownmark; The Revolution.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bobby Z, funk, Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink & Brownmark, Prince, R&B, The Revolution, USA, Wendy Melvoin

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George Clinton Is Quitting Touring

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

George Clinton has just one more year of touring left in him.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, funk, George Clinton, Parliament, USA

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Prince Glove Sells At Auction For $26121

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A flamboyant glove worn by the recording artist Prince during his 1984 Purple Rain tour sold tonight for $26,121 at Nate D. Sanders Auctions.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, dance, funk, pop, Prince, R&B, USA

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Cyndi Lauper at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday 6 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

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