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John Butler

John Butler Previews Solo ‘Live In Paris’ Album With ‘Faith’

by Paul Cashmere

John Butler will document his 2022 European tour with the ‘John Butler – Live In Paris’ album recorded over two nights at Le Trianon on 26 and 27 May 2022.

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Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold Release First New Music In Seven Years

by Paul Cashmere

Avenged Sevenfold have released their first new song in seven years, ‘Nobody’, and announced their new album ‘Life Is But a Dream…’

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Derek and the Dominos

Legendary Drummer and Convicted Murderer Jim Gordon Dead at 77

by Paul Cashmere

Jim Gordon, the legendary drummer who also murdered his mother and was sentenced to 16 years in jail, has died at the age of 77.

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Yusaf - Cat Stevens at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Monday 27 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Yusuf / Cat Stevens Previews ‘King of a Land’ Album with ‘Take The World Apart’

by Paul Cashmere

At age 74 Yusuf / Cat Stevens is still making new music.

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Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets

Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason To Bring Saucerful of Secrets to Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Pink Floyd co-founder Nick Mason will perform the early years of Pink Floyd (pre-Dark Side of the Moon) with his band Saucerful of Secrets in Australia in September.

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Paul Kelly and Dan Kelly at Red Hot Summer Mornington photo by Bron Robinson

Red Hot Summer Sydney and Gold Coast Shows Are Full Houses

by Paul Cashmere

Even more Red Hot Summer shows have sold-out. Sydney’s Bella Vista Farm and Southport’s Broadwater Parklands are the latest sell-outs on the tour.

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BABYMETAL

BABYMETAL To Play Their First Headline Tour of Australia

by Paul Cashmere

BABYMETAL will return to Australia in June for their first headline tour. The Japanese band were previously in Australia in 2018 for the Good Times Festival.

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Rod Stewart at Rod Laver Arena 14 March 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Rod Stewart Performs Incredible First Melbourne Show ’Sailing’ Through a Timeless Setlist

by Paul Cashmere

Rod Stewart is unbelievably good at age 78. It seemed the most asked question leading into the tour was ‘can he still sing’?. The answer is ‘fuck yeah’.

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Stevie Nicks ADOTG at Rochford Winery on Saturday 18 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Stevie Nicks Pays Tribute To Christine McVie At LA Show

by Paul Cashmere

Stevie Nicks has performed an emotional tribute to her Fleetwood Mac partner Christine McVie, performing her classic ‘Landslide’ for Christine at her Los Angeles show with Billy Joel.

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Radio Birdman

Radio Birdman ‘Radios Appear’ To Be Reissued

by Paul Cashmere

Radio Birdman’s punk classic ‘Radios Appear’ will be reissued soon.

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Green Day's American Idiot Australian cast 2023

Green Day’s American Idiot Returns To Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

I wasn’t a fan of the first Australian production of Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’ in 2018. It felt bombastic. This new production from theatrical.presents is more organic and focused back on the message.

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Rod Stewart - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper Open Australian Tour In Perth

by Paul Cashmere

Rod Stewart’s long overdue Australian tour has final started. The tour originally planned for 2020 and the postponed and then postponed again due to Covid, has finally opened with the first show in Perth.

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& Juliet

& Juliet Is A New Era In Theatre plus Every Song In Order

by Paul Cashmere

Michael Cassel’s latest production in Australia is ‘& Juliet’ in Melbourne.

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Paul Kelly AWITG on Friday 17 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Red Hot Summer Clocks Up More Sell-Out Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer has put the “House Full” sign up on the Mount Gambier and Hunter Valley shows taking the tally to 13 sold-out shows on the tour.

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Lipstereo - Live At The Bakehouse 4

Lipstereo Premiere ‘Push The Tide’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Lipstereo have released the live performance of ‘Push The Tide’, recorded at Bakehouse Studios in Melbourne and first aired on the ‘Let Me Help – Children of the World’ charity event from New York last year.

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The Barnestormers

The Barnestormers Reveal Debut Album Details

by Paul Cashmere

The Barnestormers, the supergroup featuring Jimmy Barnes, Chris Cheney, Slim Jim Phantom, Jools Holland and Kevin Shirley have premiered a video for their first song ‘Johnnys Gone’ and revealed details of the debut album.

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Tame Impala by Dana Trippe

Tame Impala Premiere ‘Dungeons & Dragons‘ Toon ‘Wings of Time’

by Paul Cashmere

The new Tame Impala song is from the movie ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ in cinemas on Thursday, March 30.

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Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Jane’s Addiction Debut New Song ‘True Love’ Live

by Paul Cashmere

Jane’s Addiction slipped a new song into the setlist on Bakersfield, California this week so Australia can except some new music on the upcoming tour.

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Celia Pacquola, Fred Leone and Henry Wagons To Host 2023 APRA Awards

by Paul Cashmere

The 2023 APRA Awards will be hosted by comedian Celia Pacquola and artists Fred Leone and Henry Wagons.

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The Black Crowes photo from Live Nation

The Black Crowes To Release Live Album From Shake Your Moneymaker Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Crowes To Release Live Album From Shake Your Moneymaker Tour

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Tears For Fears The Hurting

Tears For Fears To Release 40th Anniversary Edition of ‘The Hurting’

by Paul Cashmere

Tears For Fears ‘The Hurting’ turns this week. The debut album for Tears For Fears was released 7 March 1983. A 40th anniversary edition is on the way.

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Simply Red perform at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda Melbourne on Tuesday 16 February 2016.

Simply Red Cover Paul McCartney and Premiere New Song ‘Better With You’

by Paul Cashmere

Simply Red have covered the Paul McCartney classic ‘My Love’ for the new album ‘Time’.

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Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel Premieres ‘Playing For Time’

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Gabriel has shared another song from the upcoming ‘i/o’ album, with another Full Moon premiere ‘Playing For Time’.

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Miley Cyrus Bangerz Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Miley Cyrus Releases More Details Of Next Album

by Paul Cashmere

Miley Cyrus’ new album is divided into two sides. Miley Cyrus has explained that one half of the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Plastic Hearts’ is full of “buzz and energy” and is called the AM and the PM side is the “wild side”.

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Fanny Adams

Gil Matthews Remasters A Lost Australian Classic ‘Fanny Adams’ Featuring Doug Parkinson

by Paul Cashmere

Fanny Adams was a short-lived supergroup in Australia in 1970 and 71. The band featured Doug Parkinson (In Focus) on vocals, Vince Melouney (Bee Gees) on guitar, Johnny Dick (Max Merritt and the Meteors) on drums and Teddy Toi (Meteors) on bass.

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Archie Roach, The Age Music Victoria Awards, Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra To Perform The Music Of Archie Roach

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will pay tribute to Archie Roach with a performance of his music for two nights in July.

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John Fogerty photo by Ros O'Gorman

John Fogerty Creedence Classic ‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain’ Clocks Up One Billion Streams

by Paul Cashmere

John Fogerty’s classic ‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain’ has passed the one billion streams benchmark.

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Paul Kelly and Dan Kelly at Red Hot Summer Mornington photo by Bron Robinson

Red Hot Summer 2023 Season Continues To Break Records

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer tour is achieving record crowds in its 2023 season.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd debut album

Gary Rossington, The Last Original Member of Lynyrd Skynryd, Dead at 76

by Paul Cashmere

Gary Rossington, the last remaining original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at age 76.

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Richard Marx in Melbourne 4 March 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Richard Marx Gives A Lounge Room Performance for 3000 In Melbourne #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

Before I start, please refer back to my Richard Marx review of 2016. It is no accident Richard Marx performs great concerts. The structure of his songs is faultless. He writes his songs, he sings the songs, he produces the songs, he performs the songs. You cannot get more real than Richard Marx. There are no smoke and mirrors. Richard is driving this Marx bus.

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