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Steve Kilbey, Pure Gold Live at the Palais in St Kilda on Friday 13 May 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Announcement: What’s In Store For Delivered Live Season 2 Episode 5

Delivered Live this week brings you another incredible line up of talent with full sets from 3 amazing Sydney artists; Christine Anu (fresh from her appearance on The Masked Singer!), Aus music icon and frontman for The Church, Steve Kilbey, and indie rnb up and comer, Kyva.

Tagged as: Australia, Christine Anu, Delivered Live, music industry, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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Pure Gold Live 2020 Artists Have Had Over 300 Singles

by Paul Cashmere

The line-up of acts for Pure Gold Live 2020 collectively has released more singles that will fit in a jukebox. Over 300 in fact.

Tagged as: 1927, Australia, pop, Pseudo Echo, Pure Gold Live, Richard Clapton, rock, Ross Wilson, Sydney Coliseum, The Church, Wendy Matthews

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New Music Releases for 4 October 2019

by Gavin Ryan

Major new titles coming this week from: The Darkness, Mirusia, City & Colour, Lost Frequencies, Wilco, Regurgitator (GH), Simple Minds (live), Mika, Summer Walker, Blood Orange, The Church, Angel Olson, John Schumann and Toby Keith (GH).

Tagged as: Angel Olson, Australia, Blood Orange, City & Colour, John Schumann and Toby Keith, Lost Frequencies, Mika, Mirusia, music industry, new music, new releases, Regurgitator (GH), Simple Minds (live), Summer Walker, The Church, The Darkness, Wilco

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Rare first Mental As Anything EP available again on vinyl

by Paul Cashmere

Mental As Anything’s extremely rare very first release ‘Mental As Anything Plays at Your Party’ has been given a limited vinyl release to mark its 40th anniversary.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, By The C, Icehouse, Mental As Anything Do Re Mi, music festival, rock, The Church

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Jeremy Oxley, Sunnyboys. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sunnyboys have maintained one annual tour since 2012

by Paul Cashmere

When Sunnyboys regroup for By The C in January it will mark an annual tradition they have kept since 2012.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, By The C, Do Re Mi, Icehouse, Mental As Anything, rock, Steve Kilbey, Sunnyboys, The Church

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Steve Kilbey explains why The Church’s ‘Too Fast For You’ seems to have disappeared from their history

by Paul Cashmere

The Church song ‘Too Fast For You’ rarely makes it to the band’s compilation albums, it is not available on streaming services and Steve Kilbey has no idea why.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, By The C, Do Re Mi, Icehouse, Mental As Anything, rock, Steve Kilbey, Sunnyboys, The Church

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The Church added to By The C music festival

by Paul Cashmere

The Church has joined the By The C line-up for Newcastle, Wollongong, Coolongatta, Geelong and Adelaide for 2019.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, By The C, Icehouse, Mental As Anything Do Re Mi, music festival, rock, The Church

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The Church perform Starfish from start to finish at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre

by Paul Cashmere

‘Starfish’ may not have been the best album for The Church but most would place it definitely in their Top 3.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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The Church’s Steve Kilbey to release ‘Sydney Rococo’

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Kilbey will release a solo album ‘Sydney Rococo’ in November.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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The Church To Perform Starfish To Mark 30th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

The Church will do a round of theatre shows in Australia in November and December to mark the 30th anniversary of the classic ‘Starfish’ album.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, rock, Starfish, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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Steve Kilbey And Kate Ceberano Have Made An Album Together

by Paul Cashmere

The Church’s Steve Kilbey has made an album with Kate Ceberano. Steve says a mutual friend put them together and the entire thing was done without even meeting.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Kate Ceberano, pop, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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The Church and Cookin’ On 3 Burners Share Stories At Noise11 iHeartRadio This Week

by Noise11.com

Steve Kilbey from The Church has made a lot of music. He estimates around 60 albums, counting The Church, solo and side-projects. Steve talks ‘Man Woman Life Death Infinity’ this week at iHeartRadio music news powered by Noise11.com.

Tagged as: Arts Centre Melbourne, Australia, Cookin' On 3 Burners, iHeartRadio, Jake Mason, music industry, noise11.com, Pulp Fiction, Steve Kilbey, The Big Chill, The Church

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The Church Summons Wes Anderson For Undersea Video Inspiration

by Paul Cashmere

The new video for The Church ‘Undersea’ was inspired by American film director Wes Anderson.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, rock, The Church

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The Church Debut First Song From 26th Album ‘Another Century’

by Paul Cashmere

The Church have given fans a preview of their 26th studio album with the new song ‘Another Century’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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Back To Reactor1 Show Gathers 10 Aussie Acts For One Sydney Show

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney will play host to a brand new music gathering, Back To Reactor1, in 2016.

Tagged as: 1927, Back To Reactor1, Back To Reactor1 Show Gathers 10 Aussie Acts For One Sydney Show, Eurogliders, Mark Gable, Richard Clapton, Rose Tattoo, Ross Wilson, Sharon O’Neill, Steve Kilbey, Swanee, The Church, Wendy Matthews

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Star104.5 Live Is Set For Gosford

by Paul Cashmere

Gosford on the New South Wales central coast is the latest region to be treated again to popular Gold show named Star104.5 Live for the area.

Tagged as: 1927, Dragon, Eurogliders, Gosford, Machinations, Mi-Sex, music news, Pseudo Echo, Rose Tattoo, Sharon O’Neill, Star 104.5 Live, Steve Kilbey, Swaneee, The Badloves, The Chantoozies, The Church

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Adelaide High School Reunion To Deliver 12 Acts In One Night

by Paul Cashmere

Adelaide will be treated to one night with 12 acts delivering 36 hits for High School Reunion in October.

Tagged as: 1927, Adelaide, Deborah Conway, Dragon, Eurogliders, High School Reunion, Misex, music news, Pseudo Echo, Ross Wilson, Sharon O’Neill, Steve Kilbey, Swanee, The Church, Wendy Matthews

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Russell Morris, The Church To Play St Kilda Festival

by Paul Cashmere

The Church, Russell Morris and Cash Savage are some of the names confirmed for the 2015 St Kilda Festival.

Tagged as: Russell Morris, St Kilda Festival, The Church

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Angus & Julia Stone, The Church, Ball Park Music To Play SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

Angus & Julia Stone, The Church and Ball Park Music are amongst the first Australian acts to be chosen to showcase at SXSW in Austin, Texas in 2015.

Tagged as: Angus & Julia Stone, Ball Park Music, SXSW, The Church

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The Church Reveal 25th Album Details

by Paul Cashmere

The Church will released their 25th studio album ‘Further/Deeper’ in October.

Tagged as: music news, The Church

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Neil Finn, The Church Added To Bigsound

by Paul Cashmere

Bigsound 2014 will feature talks from Neil Finn and The Church at the 2014 music conference in Brisbane.

Tagged as: BigSound, Neil Finn, The Church

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Powderfinger’s Ian Haug Joins The Church

by Paul Cashmere

The Church have a new member. Ian Haug of Powderfinger has joined the iconic Australian band for their 25th album.

Tagged as: Ian Haug, Powderfinger, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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Robyn Hitchcock and Steve Kilbey Team For Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Robyn Hitchcock of the iconic The Soft Boys and Steve Kilbey’s of Australia’s legendary The Church have teamed up for an Australian tour in April.

Tagged as: Robyn Hitchcock, Steve Kilbey, The Church, The Soft Boys

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Powderfinger’s Ian Haug Joins The Church

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Haug of Powderfinger has joined The Church, replacing founding member and guitarist Marty Willson-Piper.

Tagged as: Ian Haug, Marty Willson-Piper, Powderfinger, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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Aaron Chugg Farewell Planned For Sydney On Tuesday

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian music industry is planning a Sydney-sized farewell for Aaron Chugg, who died on March 18 from complications from a stroke he had while tour managing The Stone Roses.

Tagged as: Aaron Chugg, Alex Lloyd, Australia, Big Day Out, Boom Crash Opera, Crowded House, Evermore, Future Music Festival, industry, Michael Coppel Presents, Rose Tattoo, Shannon Noll, the 2000 Olympic Games, The Angels, The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, The Church, The Harbour Agency, The Hoodoo Gurus, The Moody Blues, The Rockmelons, The Screaming Jets, The Venetians, The Whitlams

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Tour Manager Aaron Chugg Dies Following Stroke

by Paul Cashmere

Aussie tour manager Aaron Chugg has passed away after suffering from a stroke while tour managing for The Stone Roses at the Future Music Festival last week.

Tagged as: Aaron Chugg, Alex Lloyd, Australia, Boom Crash Opera, Crowded House, Hoodoo Gurus, industry, Pseudo Echo, Rockmelons, Rose Tattoo, Shannon Noll, Split Enz, The Church, The Whitlams

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Simple Minds To Clock Up 3000th Show In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Simple Minds expect they will perform their 3000th gig on their upcoming Australian tour with Devo.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, INXS, Jim Kerr, Simple Minds, The Church

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Steve Kilbey Quits The Church Then Recants Statement

by Paul Cashmere

Earlier today Steve Kilbey said he is quitting The Church but later in the afternoon recanted his original Facebook bitch.

Tagged as: Steve Kilbey, The Church

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Gerald Casale of Devo photo by Ros O'Gorman

Gerald Casale Of Devo Tells Stories Of Silverchair and David Bowie

by Paul Cashmere

Devo founder Gerald Casale has a fascinating story to tell about Devo.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, David Bowie, Devo, Gerald Casale, Silverchair, Simple Minds, The Church

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Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo image by Ros O'Gorman Noise11.com

Devo Use Kickstarter To Raise Money For Documentary

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A feature film on Devo, Are We Not Men? The Devo Documentary, is closer to seeing release as the producers have successfully raised their goal amount via a Kickstarter campaign.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Devo, documentary, Simple Minds, The Church

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Jim Kerr of Simple Minds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Australian Simple Minds and OMD Dates Rescheduled For 2021

Roundhouse Entertainment and Frontier Touring wish to advise that it is necessary to reschedule the SIMPLE MINDS Australian and New Zealand tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Federal and State Government directives. The 40 Years of Hits Tour, originally scheduled for November and December 2020, will now take place in December 2021.

July 1, 2020

a-ha Cancel Japanese Tour Due To Coronavirus Fears

a-ha is the latest act to cancel touring plans because of Coronavirus fears.

March 8, 2020

a-ha at A Day On The Green 2020 photo by Serge Thomann

a-ha and Rick Astley, Melbourne, 23 February 2020 #REVIEW

There are some people who think a-ha and Rick Astley are one-hit-wonders. Those misguided folk not only missed out on some brilliant pop tunes, they presumably weren't at a-ha and Rick Astley's Melbourne joint shows last weekend.

February 25, 2020

Rick Astley Adds Australian Flavour With INXS Cover For Aussie Tour

Rick Astley has been performing INXS ‘New Sensation’ as part of his Australian tour with A-ha.

February 24, 2020

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy of A-ha Hasn’t Formed An Opinion of Billie Eilish’s Bond Song Yet

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy of A-ha says he has only heard Billy Eilish’s new Bond theme ‘No Time To Die’ once and really hasn’t formed an opinion of it yet.

February 21, 2020

Elton John starts Rochford Winery show in 40 degree heat

Elton John Rochford Winery Show Shut Down After Torrential Rain

Crowded House said it best with their song about Melbourne weather ‘Four Seasons In One Day’. Elton John experienced just that with his Rochford Winery A Day On The Green show when torrential rain brought an end to the show.

January 31, 2020