Paul Cashmere

Melbourne Guitar Show Triple M Jam Line-up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The initial line-up for the Melbourne Guitar Show Triple M Jam has been announced with more names yet to come.

Tagged as: Australia, guitar, Melbourne Guitar Show, music industry, Simon Hosford

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DJ Shadow Teams With De La Soul

by Paul Cashmere

DJ Shadow’s first track in two years in ‘Rocket Fuel’ with De La Soul.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, De La Soul, DJ Shadow, EDM, rap, USA

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Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is the best Soundtrack since Baby Driver

by Paul Cashmere

You expect a great soundtrack from Quentin Tarantino. His ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘Reservoir Dogs’ soundtracks stand up alone even if you don’t like the movies. The new one ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ is as good as those and the best soundtrack since ‘Baby Driver’.

Tagged as: movie, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino, soundtrack, USA

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Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Mick Jagger turns 76 and Roger Taylor turns 70

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones Sir Mick Jagger and Queen’s Roger Taylor are sharing birthdays today with Roger turning over to the benchmark 70 years of age.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Mick Jagger, Queen, rock, rock and roll, Roger Taylor, Rolling Stones, UK

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Courtney Barnett performs in the ABC Melbourne Studio Foyer celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Archie Roach album Charcoal Road. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Courtney Barnett and Gurrumul Share Best Independent Album or EP AIR Award

by Paul Cashmere

Courtney Barnett won two AIR Awards this week while haring one with Gurrumul.

Tagged as: AIR Music Awards, Australia, Courtney Barnett, Gurrumul, independent, music industry

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ZZ Top’s ‘That Little Ol’ Band From Texas’

by Paul Cashmere

ZZ Top’s doco ‘That Little Ol’ Band From Texas’ will screen in cinemas around the world soon including across Australia.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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Lady Lash photo credit Madz Rehorek @ Lady Lash website

Memo Music Hall to Host Live N Local Festival Opening Party

by Paul Cashmere

Memo Music Hall will open its doors for the Opening Party for the Live N Local Festival in the City of Port Phillip in August.

Tagged as: Australia, Chicken Wishbone, City of Port Phillip, Lady Lash, Live N Local, Louise Crawford, Memo Music Hall, music industry

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Thelma Plum, Alex Lahey, Julia Jacklin are up for 2019 Australian Music Prize

by Paul Cashmere

Thelma Plum, Alex Lahey and Julia Jacklin are included in the first 20 artists and albums nominated for a 2019 Australian Music Prize.

Tagged as: Alex Lahey, Australia, Australian Music Prize, Julia Jacklin, music industry, Thelma Plum

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Eric Clapton Reveals the Line-up for Crossroads 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Clapton will present his Crossroads Music Festival over two nights on 20 and 21 September 2019.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, blues, Crossroads, Eric Clapton, music festival, rock, roots, USA

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People Are Talking About This Shane Nicholson and Michael Waugh Memo Music Hall Gig

by Paul Cashmere

The teaming of Shane Nicholson with support from Michael Waugh has people talking.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, acoustic, Australia, country, Memo Music Hall, Michael Waugh, Shane Nicholson, songwriter

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AC/DC are celebrating the 40th anniversary edition of Highway To Hell

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC ‘Highway To Hell’ 40th anniversary of Highway To Hell is being celebrated with special online events including a first official release of a live version of the title track.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Australia, Heavy Rock, Highway To Hell, metal, rock, rock and roll

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Calvin Harris and Armin van Buuren To Perform for Festival X

by Paul Cashmere

The Festival X line-up has been revealed and its pretty freaking huge.

Tagged as: Australia, Calvin Harris, EDM, Festival X, music festival

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Dope Lemon Sell-Out Sydney and Brisbane Gigs After Number Two Album Debut

by Paul Cashmere

Angus Stone’s Dope Lemon has sell-out shows in Sydney and Brisbane as well as Auckland after the number two debut of ‘Smooth Big Cat’ on the weekend.

Tagged as: 10s, acoustic, Angus & Julia Stone, Angus Stone, Australia, Dope Lemon, folk, rock, songwriting

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Tony Joe White Re-Records Polk Salad Annie With Robert Cray Months Before He Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Just months before Tony Joe White passed away he re-recorded his classic ‘Polk Salad Annie’ with Robert Cray.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Americana, blues, roots, Tony Joe White, USA

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Bigsound Reveals Its 2019 Artist Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

Brisbane’s Bigsound will kick off 3 September for three days. Here’s a list of who you can see for 2019:

Tagged as: Australia, BigSound, Bribane, music industry

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Aaron Schembri Has An Incredible Line-up To Help Him Launch His Debut Album

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne guitarist Aaron Schembri will have the Who’s Who of Australian rock joining him for the launch of his debut album ‘City Lights’ at Memo Music Hall in September.

Tagged as: 10s, Aaron Schembri, Australia, blues, guitar, rock

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David Crosby, A Day On The Green, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

David Crosby Performs Long Time Gone for Jimmy Fallon

by Paul Cashmere

David Crosby is doing the promo rounds in the USA and this week dropped by the Jimmy Fallon show to talk up his new biopic and perform his CSN classic ‘Long Time Gone’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Americana, Cameron Crowe, country, Crosby Stills & Nash, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, CSN, David Crosby, folk, Graham Nash, Neil Young, Remember My Name, rock, Stephen Stills, USA

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You Am I and Jebediah are teaming up and going everywhere

by Paul Cashmere

You Am I will head out with Jebediah for a three-month tour all over Australia starting in November.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Jebediah, rock, You Am I

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Neville Brothers Walkin In The Shadows of Love

Neville Brothers’ Art Neville Passes Away At 81

by Paul Cashmere

Art Neville, the keyboard player for the Neville Brothers, has died at age 81. Art was also a founding member of The Meters.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, Art Neville, funk, Neville Brothers, New Orleans, R&B, soul, The Meters, USA

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Rebel Yell Plans Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and The Gong Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Brisbane’s Grace Stevenson (aka Rebel Yell) returned to Australia recently for Splendour In The Grass. Now she is heading out on tour.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, DJ, EDM, Grace Stevenson, Rebel Yell

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Lime Cordiale Pack for the Road Again

by Paul Cashmere

Lime Cordiale are about to head out on their biggest tour ever of Australia and New Zealand.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, Lime Cordiale, rock

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Dave Leslie Talks Songwriting Ahead of Melbourne Guitar Show

by Paul Cashmere

Baby Animals guitarist Dave Leslie will return to the Melbourne Guitar Show for another talk on tips and his long career in a rock band.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Baby Animals, Dave Leslie, Melbourne Guitar Show, rock

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John Farnham to Tread the Historic Grounds of Cockatoo Island for One Electric Day

by Paul Cashmere

When John Farnham performs at Sydney’s Cockatoo Island for One Electric Day it will be the second time in as many years John has played on the historic grounds.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, James Reyne, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, One Electric Day, pop, rock, Southern Sons, Vanessa Amorosi

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Alice Cooper drops fans some Breadcrumbs

by Paul Cashmere

Alice Cooper will release ‘Breadcrumbs’ in September, an E.P. of covers and special guests.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Alice Cooper, Breadcrumbs, metal, rock, USA

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Queen + Adam Lambert The Rhapsody Tour is open for business

by Paul Cashmere

Queen + Adam Lambert have started The Rhapsody Tour in the USA and this one features two Queen songs Adam Lambert has never performed with Queen before.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Adam Lambert, Adam Thompson, Queen, rock, UK

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Chance The Rappers Cancels Splendour In The Grass With Next To No Notice

by Paul Cashmere

Chance the Rapper will not perform at Splendour In The Grass. Instead of appearing at his scheduled Splendour In The Grass show today, he is still home in America.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, Chance The Rapper, Hilltop Hoods, music festival, rap, Splendour In The Grass

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Founding Icehouse Member Anthony Smith has passed away

by Paul Cashmere

Anthony Smith, a founding member of Icehouse, has passed away in Lismore.

Tagged as: 80s, Anthony Smith, Australia, Icehouse, rock

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Cats the Movie is Coming and Unlike the Theatre Show the movie actually looks good

by Paul Cashmere

Seriously, Cats the Musical has got to be the worst musical of all time. Let’s face it, Andrew Lloyd Webber got really lazy with that one. He just remade Jesus Christ Superstar … with cats.

Tagged as: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats, Dame Judi Dench, movie, opera, Taylor Swift, theatre, UK

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Kiss get into the Breakfast Cereal Business

by Paul Cashmere

Kiss have launched a new breakfast cereal. The Funko brand Kiss Demon cereal includes a little Kiss toy in every box.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, cereal, Funko, Kiss, rock, USA

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Melbourne’s Jacobs Run Start Attracting US Programmers

by Paul Cashmere

Multiple promo tours to the USA for Melbourne band Jacobs Run are starting to pay off. US radio programmers are starting to pay attention and their songs Hold On A Minute, Use, Sleepwalking, Better Days and So Beautiful are getting airplay.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Jacobs Run, pop, rock

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