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The Bamboos with Reginald AK for the “On & On” single

The Bamboos Put Reginald AK At The Centre Of Their New Single “On & On”

by Paul Cashmere

The Bamboos return with “On & On”, featuring Reginald AK on vocals. The song continues a family connection with Kylie Auldist ahead of Sugar On Top.

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KC And The Sunshine Band Part 3 album cover

KC And The Sunshine Band’s Part 3 Turns 50 With Three Of Their Biggest Hits

by Paul Cashmere

KC And The Sunshine Band’s Part 3 turns 50 in 2026, revisiting the album that produced “Shake Your Booty”, “I’m Your Boogie Man” and “Keep It Comin’ Love”.

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Fishbone performing live at 170 Russell in Melbourne during their 2026 In Your Face anniversary tour

Fishbone Turn 170 Russell Into A Frenzy With Four Decades Of Funk, Punk And Ska

by Anna-Maria Megalogenis

Angelo Moore and Fishbone turned 170 Russell into a dancing, crowd-surfing celebration of four decades of ska, funk, punk and metal.

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Rose Royce Car Wash Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 50th Anniversary

Rose Royce Car Wash Soundtrack Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

Rose Royce’s Car Wash soundtrack celebrates its 50th anniversary on 13 September 2026, five decades after Norman Whitfield’s landmark film project became the group’s debut album.

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Jamiroquai Travelling Without Moving 30th anniversary

Jamiroquai Mark 30 Years Of Travelling Without Moving

by Paul Cashmere

Jamiroquai’s Travelling Without Moving turns 30, marking the 1996 album that transformed the British funk and acid jazz band into an international success.

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Surprise Chef performing and promoting Frogs In A Pond album

Surprise Chef Introduce Frogs In A Pond With New Single Leg Day

by Paul Cashmere

Surprise Chef have announced their fifth studio album, Frogs In A Pond, for October 23 through Concord Jazz, with Leg Day as the first single.

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Tom Tom Club Let There Be Love

Tom Tom Club’s Six Studio Albums Collected In Let There Be Love Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

Rhino is releasing Let There Be Love, a new Tom Tom Club collection featuring all six studio albums by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth from 1981 to 2012.

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Kool and the Gang supplied

Kool & The Gang And Sister Sledge Ft. Sledgendary Announce Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Kool & The Gang and Sister Sledge ft. Sledgendary have announced a five city Australian tour for November and December, bringing two iconic soul, funk and disco catalogues together.

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KC and the Sunshine Band perform at Margaret Court Arena on Tuesday 12 December 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

KC And The Sunshine Band Revives Lost 1986 Song With NYNE

by Paul Cashmere

KC And The Sunshine Band have officially released “Love Goes Up And Down”, a song first recorded for the 1986 film Knights Of The City, now reimagined with NYNE.

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Earth Wind & Fire - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary To Trace Maurice White’s Vision In New Questlove Film

by Paul Cashmere

Questlove turns his attention to Earth, Wind & Fire in a new HBO documentary exploring Maurice White’s vision, the band’s origins and their enduring cultural impact.

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Chaka Khan Chakzilla

Chaka Khan Returns With ‘Chakzilla’, First New Album In Seven Years

by Paul Cashmere

Chaka Khan has announced ‘Chakzilla’, her first album in seven years, with the title track co-written by Sia and produced by Greg Kurstin.

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Cory Wong photo by Taichi Nishimaki

Cory Wong Shares New Single Better Than This Featuring Cody Fry And Details New Album Lost In The Wonder

by Paul Cashmere

Cory Wong releases Better Than This featuring Cody Fry as he prepares for the February 2026 arrival of his new album Lost In The Wonder and a major world tour.

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Earth, Wind & Fire performing live on stage during an international tour.

Earth, Wind & Fire To Return To Australia In April 2026 For First Shows In 14 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Earth, Wind & Fire will return to Australia in April 2026 for their first local shows since 2012, including a Bluesfest headline set and two exclusive theatre performances.

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Judith Hill performing live during her Letters From A Black Widow era

Judith Hill To Bring Letters From A Black Widow To Australia In May 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Judith Hill will tour Australia in May 2026, performing songs from Letters From A Black Widow at shows across the country.

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Lance Ferguson and Rita Satch collaborate on a soulful reinterpretation of Billie Eilish’s My Future

Lance Ferguson Reimagines Billie Eilish’s “My Future” With Soulful 70s Flair Featuring Rita Satch

by Paul Cashmere

Lance Ferguson reimagines Billie Eilish’s My Future with a lush 70s Soul groove featuring Rita Satch. The track previews his upcoming album Rare Groove Spectrum, Vol. 3, out 21 November.

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Parcels

Parcels Release New Single ‘Sorry’ and Album ‘LOVED’

by Noise11.com

Parcels, the genre-bending Australian collective, have unveiled their brand-new single and video, Sorry, coinciding with the release of their highly anticipated third studio album LOVED.

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Renee Geyer debut album 1973

Renée Geyer: Rediscovering the Soul of Australia’s Queen of Funk Through Aztec Records

by Noise11.com

Renée Geyer’s self-titled debut album, Renée Geyer, was released in September 1973, marking a pivotal moment in Australian music history. Now, over five decades later, Gil Matthews of Aztec Records has remastered and reissued this seminal work, offering fans both new and old a chance to experience the raw energy and soul of a young artist on the cusp of greatness. This release not only brings back the original tracks but also includes six bonus live recordings from the GTK sessions circa 1973–74, providing a comprehensive look at Geyer’s early career.

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Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers Reveal 2026 Australia and New Zealand Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers will return to Australia in 2026 and have a New Zealand date listed for the tour as well.

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The Wooten Brothers at Sony Hall, New York 12 April 2025

The Wooten Brothers Play The Legendary Sony Hall New York

by Paul Cashmere

On Saturday, April 12, 2025, Sony Hall in New York City hosted an electrifying performance by The Wooten Brothers, Victor, Joseph, Regi and Roy. Friend of the band and The Noise Network Chief Operations Officer Nick Kontonicolas was in attendance as an invited guest of the Wootens.

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George Clinton, Parliament: Photo Ros O'Gorman

George Clinton Is Bringing Parliament-Funkadelic Back To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Funk legend George Clinton is bring Parliament-Funkadelic back to Australia in September 2025 with dates in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Gold Coast.

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Prince Purple Rain House Listed on AirBnB

by Music-News.com

Prince’s Purple Rain house has been listed on Airbnb.

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Disclosure Show Shut Down Due To Overcrowding

by Music-News.com

Disclosure’s performance at a dance event in London over the weekend (24-25.08.24) was halted after just five minutes due to overcrowding.

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For George Clinton It’s All About Sole

by Paul Cashmere

Funk legend George Clinton has gone from Soul to Sole in a new collaboration with Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog.

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Michael Franti

Michael Franti Australian Dates For 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Michael Franti will return to Australia for shows in Sydney and Brisbane in November as well as an appearance at the Queenscliff Music Festival for Victoria.

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The Cat Empire photo supplied by MSO

The Cat Empire To Perform Melbourne and Sydney Orchestra Shows

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire will perform with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in August and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in September.

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Wooten Brothers

The Wooten Brothers Preview First Album In Decades With ‘Sweat’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

The Wooten Brothers new song ‘Sweat’ is the first collective music from the brothers in decades and opens the door for the album ‘Sweat’ coming in 2024.

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Clarence Fuzzy Haskins

Parliament-Funkadelic Co-Founder Clarence ‘Fuzzy’ Haskins Dies at 81

by Paul Cashmere

Clarence ‘Fuzzy’ Haskins, an original member of Parliament, has died at age 81.

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Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers in Melbourne 7 Feb 23 photo by David Mushegain supplied Live Nation

Red Hot Chili Peppers Serve Another Unique Show For Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Peppers have surprised fans every single night on the 2023 tour with a unique show with a different setlist at every show.

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Chad Smith and Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers in Melbourne 7 Feb 23 photo by David Mushegain supplied Live Nation

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith Pops into Cherry Bar Melbourne for an AC/DC Workout

by Paul Cashmere

Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers was banging away to a few AC/DC tunes at Cherry Bar in Melbourne last night (8 February 2023) and played to an audience of 17.

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Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers in Melbourne 7 Feb 23 photo by David Mushegain supplied Live Nation

Red Hot Chili Peppers Are A Band At The Top Of Their Game

by Paul Cashmere

A Red Hot Chili Peppers concert is musicians in their prime creating unique art right before your very eyes every single night. This week, Melbourne was treated to the brilliance.

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