Paul Cashmere

Kylie Minogue Completes North American 2025 Tension Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Kylie Minogue felt “very emotional” as she finished her first ever US and Canada arena tour on Friday (02.05.25).

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Kylie, Kylie Minogue, pop, Tension

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Gilbert O’Sullivan Treats Melbourne To A Stunning Stripped Back and Personal Performance

by Paul Cashmere

Considering his success in Australia, Gilbert O’Sullivan has been a rare sighting in this country. In fact, this 2025 tour is only his second Australian tour. It took over 40 years to get Gilbert to Australia the first time when he toured in 2018.

Tagged as: 70s, contemporary, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ireland, pop, singer, songwriter

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Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission Reveals Mainly Covers EP First Step in a Homeward Direction

by Paul Cashmere

On May 30 Mick Thomas will release First Step in a New Direction, the first EP of seven songs ahead of a new album later in the year.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, First Step in a New Direction, folk, indie, Mick Thomas, Roving Commission, Weddings Parties Anything

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The Rolling Stones, Ros O'Gorman photographer, Rod Laver Arena

Ronnie Wood Made His First Appearance With The Rolling Stones 50 Years Ago Today

by Paul Cashmere

On 1 May 1975 Ronnie Wood made a spectacular debut with The Rolling Stones performing ‘Brown Sugar’ on the back of a Flat Bed truck. He was 27 years old at the time.

Tagged as: 70s, Jeff Beck Group, rock, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, The Faces, UK

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Neil Young Officially Releases ‘Let’s Roll Again’

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has officially released ‘Lets Roll Again’, the song he premiered just a week ago on 26 April at the light Up The Blues benefit in Los Angeles.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Canada, Crome Hearts, Lets Roll Again, Neil Young, rock, Talkin To The Trees, USA

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Singer Songwriter Jill Sobule Dies Suddenly Aged 66 in House Fire

by Paul Cashmere

Singer songwriter Jill Sobule, best known for the 1995 hit ‘I Kissed A Girl’ has died tragically in a house fire in Minneapolis.

Tagged as: 90s, indie, Jill Sobule, pop, singer, songwriter, USA

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Why The Kyle and Jackie O Melbourne Spin Is Bullsh*t

by Paul Cashmere

The second radio survey of 2025 has been revealed with the Kyle and Jackie O show in Melbourne and its dead in the water entry in 2024 has lost even more listeners in Survey 2 for 2025.

Tagged as: ARN, Australia, Australian Radio Network, Kylie and Jackie O, Kylie Sandilands, Melbourne, radio

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Richard O'Brien portrait Thursday 2 July 2015 by Ros O'Gorman

The Rocky Horror Picture Show To Receive 50th Anniversary 4K Makeover

by Paul Cashmere

On 25 September, 1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show will celebrate its 50th anniversary. For 2025, the 50th will be marked with an all new 4K Ultra HD version of the film with a newly mixed Dolby Atmos audio track.

Tagged as: 70s, movies, Richard O'Brien, rock, Rocky Horror Picture Show, theatre, UK

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Bono: Stories of Surrender To Premiere May 30 on Apple+

by Paul Cashmere

Apple+ will premiere ‘Bono: Stories of Surrender’ on 30 May 2025.

Tagged as: 80s, Bono, Ireland, rock, Stories of Surrender, U2

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Amyl and The Sniffers, Troye Sivan Win APRA Music Awards 2025 COMPLETE WINNERS LIST

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA Music Awards were held in Melbourne tonight (30 April) with major wins going to Amyl and The Sniffers and Troye Sivan.

Tagged as: Amyl and the Sniffers, APRA Music Awards, Australia, Kevin Parker, music industry, Troye Sivan

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Happy 92nd Birthday Willie Nelson

by Paul Cashmere

Willie Nelson turned 92 this week and he is still going strong.

Tagged as: 50s, country, USA, Willie Nelson

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Devo’s Farewell Tour To Be Continued

by Paul Cashmere

Devo are doing a KISS and Cher. The ’50 Years of De-Evolution’ that finished in 2023.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Devo, electronica, rock, USA

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Metallica To Release 15 Disc ‘Load’ Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica have a massive 15 disc ‘Load’ reissue on the way. ‘Load’, released in 1996, was the sixth Metallica album.

Tagged as: 80s, Load, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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Billy Idol and Avril Lavigne Perform ‘77’ for Jimmy Kimmel

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Idol was joined by Avril Lavigne for a performance of ‘77’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Tagged as: 80s, Avril Lavigne, Billy Idol, Canada, rock, UK

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Kate Ceberano Expands The Australian Made 2025 Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Kate Ceberano will work a little longer in 2025 with additional dates added to her already bulky 2025 Australian Made tour.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Australian Made, Kate Ceberano, pop

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Beyonce First Show Setlist for the Cowboy Carter Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Beyonce played the first Cowboy Carter show for her world tour in Los Angeles on Monday 28 April.

Tagged as: 00s, Beyonce, Cowboy Carter, pop, USA

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Rose Tattoo at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Winston Robinson

Rose Tattoo To Call It A Day in 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Angry Anderson has confirmed that he will retire Rose Tattoo in 2025, fifty years after the band began in Sydney in 1976.

Tagged as: 3AW, 70s, Australia, Darren James, hard rock, Lee Simon, Red Hot Summer, rock, Rose Tattoo

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Pet Shop Boys Remix Tina Turner’s Cover of John Paul Young’s ‘Hot For You Baby’

by Paul Cashmere

Pet Shop Boys have reconstructed Tina Turner’s recently uncovered ‘Hot For You Baby’.

Tagged as: 80s, Hot For You Baby, John Paul Young, Pet Shop Boys, remix, Tina Turner, UK, Vanda and Young

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Neil Young Takes A Swipe At Elon Musk In New Song ‘Let’s Roll Again’

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has gone for the Elon Musk jugular in a new song ‘Let’s Roll Again’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Canada, Elon Musk, Lets Roll Again, Neil Young, rock, Stephen Stills, USA

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Sammy Hagar Releases Belated Homage to Eddie Van Halen ‘Encore, Thank You, Goodnight’

by Paul Cashmere

Sammy Hagar, with a little help from his friend Joe Satriani, has released what he says is a “long overdue thank you to Eddie Van Halen’.

Tagged as: 70s, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, rock, Sammy Hagar, USA, Van Halen

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Joe Cocker, The White Stripes To Be Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2025. This years inductees are:

Tagged as: Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, music industry, Outkast, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Salt N Pepa, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, USA, Warren Zevon

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The Rolling Stones Have A Tribute Song Coming To Clifton Chenier

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones are one of the acts paying tribute to Louisiana Zydeco king Clifton Chenier.

Tagged as: 50s, Clifton Chenier, The Rolling Stones, USA, Zydeco

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Rose Tattoo Are A Strong Reminder Of How Powerful Aussie Rock Used To Be

by Paul Cashmere

Take out the recent cover of Stevie Wright’s ‘Hard Road’ and the Rose Tattoo setlist was a step back in time to when Aussie rock was in your face.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, hard rock, Heavy Rock, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, Rose Tattoo

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The Living End at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Winston Robinson

The Living End Premiere New Song ‘Alfie’ At Red Hot Summer Bendigo

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End treated punters at Red Hot Summer Bendigo on Saturday to the world premiere of a brand new song ‘Alfie’.

Tagged as: 90s, Alfie, Australia, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Living End

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Chris Cheney with Baby Animals at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Winston Robinson

Chris Cheney Joins Baby Animals For Motorhead Classic At Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Baby Animals new single, their cover of Motorhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’, had its volume turned up to 11 when Chris Cheney of The Living End joined the band to perform the song as the last one of the Red Hot Summer set in Bendigo on Saturday.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Baby Animals, Chris Cheney, Motorhead, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Living End

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George Thorogood and The Destroyers at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Winston Robinson

George Thorogood and The Destroyers Turn Red Hot Summer Into Party Mode In Bendigo

by Paul Cashmere

We all talk about George Thorogood but you rarely hear the names of The Destroyers mentioned. So lets mention them. Drummer Jeff Simon has been with George since the band’s inception in 1973. Bass player Billy Blough has been in The Destroyers since 1976.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, blues, George Thorogood, music festival, rock, The Destroyers, USA

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The Dead Daisies Cover John Lee Hooker’s ‘Boom Boom’

by Paul Cashmere

David Lowy’s rock collective The Dead Daisies has reached back to John Lee Hooker’s 1962 blues classic ‘Boom Boom’ and put their own slant on the song.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Boom Boom, David Lowy, Dead Daisies, John Lee Hooker, rock

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Watch Billy Idol’s Funny Album Trailer With Avril Lavinge

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Idol has premiered a very funny trailer for his upcoming album with guest star Avril Lavinge starring as a kleptomaniac, actress and writer Alyssa Sabo as the clueless store customer and a bewildered Billy playing a record store employee.

Tagged as: 80s, Alyssa Sabo, Avril laving, Billy Idol, punk, UK

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Check Out The Final Work Of Stuart ‘Chet’ Fraser With Horizon

by Paul Cashmere

The final studio work for the late Stuart ‘Chet’ Fraser of Noiseworks was captured for Horizon. The band features John Farnham band alumni Brett Garsed (guitar) and Angus Burchall (drums) with Stuart of guitar, Lee Bradshaw on vocals and Richard Panaia on bass.

Tagged as: 10s, Angus Burchall, Australia, Heavy Rock, Horizon, John Farnham, Lee Bradshaw Brett Garsed, Richard Panaia, rock, Stuart Chet Fraser

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Mick Harvey Joins The Cruel Sea Tour As Keyboard Player

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Harvey will join The Cruel Sea on keyboards, percussion and backing vocals for the Straight Into The Sun theatre tour.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Mick Harvey, Nick Cave, The Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party, The Cruel Sea

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