Paul Cashmere

Grammy Awards Will Not Be Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

The 2025 Grammy Awards will go ahead in Los Angeles as planned.

Tagged as: Grammy Awards, music industry, USA

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Boy & Bear To Play Live At The Gardens Show

by Paul Cashmere

Boy & Bear will perform for Live At The Gardens at Melbourne’s Botanic Gardens on 14 March 2025.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Boy & Bear, indie, Live At The Gardens

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2 Double J Pioneer Arnold Frolows Dies at Age 74

by Paul Cashmere

Longtime 2 Double J music director (and later Triple J) and the man credited with creating the original character of then Sydney radio station Arnold Frolows has died at age 74.

Tagged as: 2 Double J, ABC, Arnold Frolows, Australia, music industry, radio, Sydney, triple j

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Historic Slim Dusty Live Recordings Released

by Paul Cashmere

‘The Slim Dusty Family Show Live at Tamworth 1996’ and ‘The Slim Dusty Travelling Country Band Reunion Show live from Tamworth in 1996’ are the next Australian Road Crew Association’s (ARCA) Desk Tape Series releases.

Tagged as: 90s, ARCA, Australia, country, Slim Dusty, Tamworth

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Bruce Springsteen Pays Tribute To Sam Moore

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Springsteen has paid his respects to Sam Moore of Sam & Dave fame who passed away on Friday at age 89.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bruce Springsteen, rock, Sam Moore, soul, USA

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Cradle of Filth Members Marry

by Paul Cashmere

Marek ‘Ashok’ Šmerda and Zoë M. Federoff of Cradle of Filth married on the weekend in Tucson, Arizona.

Tagged as: 90s, Cradle of Filth, Marek ‘Ashok’ Smerda, metal, USA, Zoe Federoff

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The Offspring Add Melbourne and Brisbane Shows

by Paul Cashmere

The Offspring will play an extra Sydney and Melbourne show during the ‘Supercharged Worldwide’ tour of 2025.

Tagged as: 90s, punk, Simple Plan, The Offspring, USA

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Soul Legend Sam Moore of Sam & Dave Dies At Age 89

by Paul Cashmere

Sam Moore, the legendary Stax/Atlantic Records singer of Sam & Dave fame, has died from complications to surgery at the age of 89.

Tagged as: 60s, Sam & Dave, Sam Moore, soul, USA

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The White Stripes To Release 20th Anniversary Edition of Get Behind Me Satan

by Paul Cashmere

The White Stripes will release a 20th anniversary edition of their fifth and second last album ‘Get Behind Me Satan’.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Get Behind Me Satan, rock, The White Stripes, USA

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Kim Salmon To Take Smoked Salmon Upstream For March/April Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Kim Salmon will take his new band Smoked Salmon out for dates from the West to the East and inbetween across Australia in March and April.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Kim Salmon, rock, Smoked Salmon

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The Beasts Are Back With New Music for 2025

by Paul Cashmere

The Beasts, James Baker, Tex Perkins, Kim Salmon, Boris Sujdovic and Charlie Owen, have released a new album ‘Ultimo’ and it comes with a new video.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Boris Sujdovic, Charlie Owen, James Baker, Kim Salmon, Tex Perkins, The Beasts

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Shihad Add More Shows To Final Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Shihad have one final Australian tour on the way with new shows added to Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne featuring full album performances.

Tagged as: 90s, metal, New Zealand, Pacifier, Shihad

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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard To Perform Three Day Residency At Bonnaroo

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard will host a three day residency at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in the USA this year with three different sets over three days.

Tagged as: Bonnaroo, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, live music, rock, Royal Otis, USA

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The Lumineers To Release New Album ‘Automatic’ for 2025

by Paul Cashmere

The Lumineers announce their highly anticipated new album, Automatic, available via Dualtone worldwide on Friday, February 14.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Automatic, folk, The Lumineers, USA

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Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Developers “Apologise” For Demolishing AC/DC Member’s Childhood Home

by Paul Cashmere

Burwood Square Pty Ltd general manager Leon Kmita has issued an apology for demolishing the childhood home of the Young brothers, Malcolm and Angus of AC/DC and their producer, brother and Easybeats co-founder George Young.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Angus Young, Australia, Easybeats, George Young, Malcolm Young, rock

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The Hard-Ons To Tour USA With Jerry A of Poison Idea

by Paul Cashmere

The Hard-Ons are heading to the land mass north of Mexico and south of Canada in 2025 for shows with Poison Idea’s Jerry A on vocals instead of Tim Rogers.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Jerry A, Poison Idea, punk, The Hard-Ons

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Golden Globes Host Nikki Glaser To Perform In Australia and New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Roast host, comedian Nikki Glaser will perform in Australia and New Zealand in July.

Tagged as: comedy, Nikki Glaser, TEG Dainty, USA

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Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark Breakthrough Hit ‘Enola Gay’ Almost Wasn’t Released As A Single

by Paul Cashmere

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s breakthrough hit song ‘Enola Gay’ almost went unreleased as a single.

Tagged as: 80s, electronica, OMD, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, pop, UK

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Peter Yarrow of Peter Paul & Mary Dies Aged 86

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Yarrow of the 60s folk trio Peter, Paul & Mary, has died at the age of 86.

Tagged as: 60s, folk, Peter Paul & Mary, Peter Yarrow, USA

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Every Top 15 Movie of 2024 Was A Sequel

by Paul Cashmere

The Top 15 movies of 2024 for the USA did not contain one original movie. Every movie in the Top 15 of 2024 was a sequel (like Inside Out 2) or franchise release (like Deadpool & Wolverine).

Tagged as: Blake Lively, Box Office, It Ends With Us, Justin Baldoni, USA

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‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Was The Fizzer of 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The high profile, big budget ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga was the box office flop of 2024.

Tagged as: Golden Globes, Joaquin Phoenix, Joker: Folie à Deux’, Lady Gaga, Nikki Glaser

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Icehouse at One Electric Day 19 November 2023 photo by Winston Robinson, Noise11

Icehouse Play First Show Of 2025 For Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Series one of Red Hot Summer for 2025 is underway with Icehouse headlining dates through to 29 March before series two is handed over to ZZ Top and George Thorogood.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Icehouse, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Robbie Williams at A Day On The Green Geelong 2023 photo by Winston Robinson

Robbie Williams ‘Better Man’ Has Lukewarm Debut In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Despite his high-profile New Years Eve appearance in Sydney and free concert in Melbourne appearance on January 2, Robbie Williams’ ‘Better Man’ movie has had minimal impact at the Australian Box Office.

Tagged as: 90s, Better Man, pop, Robbie Williams, UK

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USPS Honors Music Icon, Allen Toussaint with 48th Black Heritage stamp.

US Postal Service To Issue Allen Toussaint Stamp

by Paul Cashmere

The US Postal Service will honour New Orleans R&B legend Allen Toussaint with a stamp.

Tagged as: 70s, Allen Toussaint, jazz, New Orleans, R&B, rhythm & blues, United States Postal Service, USA, USPS

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The Waterboys Life Death and Dennis Hopper

The Waterboys To Release Dennis Hopper Concept Album

by Paul Cashmere

The Waterboys next album ‘Life, Death and Dennis Hopper’ is a concept album telling the story of the iconic actor Dennis Hopper.

Tagged as: 80s, Ireland, Life Death and Dennis Hopper, Mike Scott, rock, The Waterboys

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Nikki Glaser at the Golden Globe Awards (Facebook)

The Jokes Nikki Glaser Didn’t Do At The Golden Globe Awards

by Paul Cashmere

2025 host of the Golden Globe Awards Nikki Glaser has revealed to Howard Stern the jokes she had that were cut from the show.

Tagged as: Golden Globe Awards, Howard Stern, industry, movies, Nikki Glaser, television

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Carlos Santana Postpones Las Vegas Residency After Breaking His Finger

by Paul Cashmere

Guitar legend Carlos Santana has been forced to postpone a string of Las Vegas shows after breaking his finger at his home in Hawaii this week.

Tagged as: 70s, blues, Carlos Santana, Las Vegas, rock, Santana, USA

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Jane's Addiction in Melbourne 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Jane’s Addiction Members Minus Perry Farrell Working on New Music

by Paul Cashmere

Three members of Jane’s Addiction, bass player Eric Avery, drummer Stephen Perkins and guitarist Dave Navarro, are working on new music together but have not revealed exactly what the project is all about.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Dave Navarro, Jane's Addiction, Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins, USA

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American Singer Songwriter Brenton Wood Dies At Age 83

by Paul Cashmere

American singer songwriter Brenton Wood, best known for the 1967 hit ‘Gimme Little Sign’, has died at the age of 83.

Tagged as: 60s, Brenton Wood, pop, USA

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Joe Biden Awards Bono Presidential Medal of Freedom

by Paul Cashmere

President Joe Biden has awarded U2’s Bono the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Tagged as: 80s, Bono, Ireland, Joe Biden, Presidential Medal of Freedom, rock, U2, USA

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