Paul Cashmere

Anthony Albanese Hands Over Record Store Ambassadorship

Anthony Albanese MP and 2017 Ambassador for Record Store Day Australia has officially passed to baton to 2018 ambassadors Michael Chugg, Amber Lawrence and Dan Sultan.

Tagged as: Amber Lawrence, Anthony Albanese, Australia, Dan Sultan, Michael Chugg, music industry, Record Store Day

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City of Melbourne Outlines Three-Year Music Strategy

by Paul Cashmere

The City of Melbourne has revealed a bold three-year strategy to build on the $1billion music industry.

Tagged as: Australia, City of Melbourne, music industry, Rohan Leppart

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Ringo Starr Knighted By William

by Paul Cashmere

Ringo Starr is officially Sir Richard Starkey MBE with thanks to a tap on the shoulder from future King William.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, pop, Ringo Starr, rock, The Beatles, UK

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Kram To Collaborate With Paul Grabowsky and James Morrison In The Others For Melbourne International Jazz Festival

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne International Jazz Festival has a lot of surprises for 2018 including a collaboration called The Others pairing jazz geniuses Paul Grabowsky and James Morrison with Rock God Kram from Spiderbait.

Tagged as: Australia, James Morrison, jazz, Kram, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Paul Grabowsky, Spiderbait, The Others

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The Sisterhood To Tour With Steven Tyler

by Paul Cashmere

Steven Tyler has announced that The Sisterhood, featuring Rod Stewart’s daughter Ruby, will be the opening act for his solo tour.

Tagged as: 10s, country, Ruby Stewart, Steven Tyler, The Sisterhood, USA

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Vivid Live Scores Solange, Dreams and Neil Finn For 2018

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney’s Vivid Live has revealed its 2018 line-up marking the 10th anniversary of the event.

Tagged as: Australia, Daniel Johns, Dreams, Luke Steele, Neil Finn, Solange Knowles, Vivid Live

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Man Arrested Over SXSW Bomb-Threat Not Connected To Other Austin Bombings

by Paul Cashmere

Police have dismissed a connection between a man who emailed a bomb threat shutting down a concert by The Roots at SXSW to the three other bombings in Austin this past week.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, hip-hop, R&B, The Roots, USA

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Cherry Bar Owner, James Young at the unveiling of the Bon Scott Sculpture in AC/DC Lane Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

James Young Announces His Run For Lord Mayor of Melbourne (And Then Withdraws)

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne music businessman James Young has announced he will put his name forward to run for Lord Mayor in the City of Melbourne.

Tagged as: Australia, Cherry Bar, City of Melbourne, James Young, politics

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Jane Gazzo is Reforming Her Old 90s Punk Band Rubher

by Paul Cashmere

Jane Gazzo’s old band Rubher is getting back together.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Jane Gazzo, punk, Rubher

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Inspiration For New Don McLean Album Comes From Sydney’s Botanical Gardens

by Paul Cashmere

Don McLean says Sydney is the inspiration behind his new song ‘Botanical Gardens’.

Tagged as: 70s, Don McLean, folk, songwriter, USA

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The Roots Austin Concert Cancelled Due To Bomb Threat

by Paul Cashmere

A concert by The Roots was cancelled in Austin on the weekend following a bomb threat at the venue.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, hip-hop, R&B, The Roots, USA

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British India Want Your Input For Their Midnight Homie Video

by Paul Cashmere

British India are inviting fans to contribute to the video for their new single ‘Midnight Homie’.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, British India, rock

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Q-Tip and Demi Lovato Cover Elton John and Kiki Dee Classic For Revamp

by Paul Cashmere

The video for Q-Tip and Demi Lovato’s cover of Elton John and Kiki Dee’s ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’ has been release.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, contemporary, Elton John, rock, UK

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Tiddas Reform For Archie Roach Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Amy Saunders, Lou Bennett and Sally Dastey have reformed as Tiddas for a tour with the legendary Archie Roach in May.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Archie Roach, Australia, folk, Tiddas

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Jaddan Comerford’s Unified Signs With Sony

by Paul Cashmere

The Unified Music Group, founded by Jaddan Comerford, has signed a global distribution deal with Sony Music.

Tagged as: Australia, Denis Handlin, Jaddan Comerford, music industry, Song Music, Unified

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David Bowie Statue To Be Unveiled In Aylesbury UK

by Paul Cashmere

A statue of David Bowie will be unveiled at Aylesbury Market Square in the UK next Sunday (25 March 2018).

Tagged as: 70s, Aylesbury, David Bowie, rock, UK

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John Farnham Wasn’t Available For Music Victoria Video But Jake Mason Was

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham wasn’t available for the Music Victoria membership drive but Jake Mason of Cookin’ On 3 Burners was. Unfortunately, so was Music Victoria CEO Patrick Donovan who makes his vocal debut in the video.

Tagged as: Australia, Jake Mason, John Farnham, Laura Imbruglia, music industry, Music Victoria, Patrick Donovan

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Gilbert O’Sullivan Sang A Real Lot of Songs At His First Australian Show Ever

by Paul Cashmere

Gilbert O’Sullivan delivered 31 songs live at his first Sydney show ever on the weekend.

Tagged as: 70s, Gilbert O'Sullivan, pop, UK

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Stonnington Jazz Festival To Pay Tribute To Björk

by Paul Cashmere

The music of Björk will be reinterpreted for the Stonnington Jazz Festival in May.

Tagged as: Australia, Bjork, jazz, Stonnington Jazz

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Roger Waters And Le Trio Joubran Collaborate On Palestinian Poem Supremacy

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Waters has teamed with Le Trio Joubran to perform an excerpt on a piece called Supremacy by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, France, Palestine, Pink Floyd, rock, Roger Waters, Trio Joubran, UK

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Melissa Tkautz Joins The Cast Of Sleeping Beauty

by Paul Cashmere

Melissa Tkautz has joined the cast of ‘Sleeping Beauty – A Knight Avenger’s Tale’ was the Good Fairy.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Melissa Tkautz, pop, Sleeping Beauty, theatre

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Dave Kerzner Has Steve Hackett On His New Song Dirty Soap Box

by Paul Cashmere

When Dave Kerzner created his Genesis-influenced new song ‘Dirty Soap Box’ he went right to the source and recruited Steve Hackett to join him on the song.

Tagged as: 00s, Dave Kerzner, Genesis, Phil Collins, rock, Simon Collins, Steve Hackett, USA

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John Farnham’s Geelong Concert For Today Has Been Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham’s Twilight At The Track show in Geelong today has been cancelled.

Tagged as: Australia, Daryl Braithwaite, Geelong, John Farnham, Richard Clapton, Taxiride, The Black Sorrows, Twilight At The Track

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Jake Mason Of Cookin’ On 3 Burners To Debut Solo Album At Stonnington Jazz Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Jake Mason of Cookin’ On 3 Burners has made a solo album and it is a jazz record.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Cookin' On 3 Burners, Jake Mason, jazz

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Heavy Young Heathens And That Lucifer Song

by Paul Cashmere

The six seconds you may know from the opening over every ‘Lucifer’ episode is by Heavy Young Heathens. The full song is titled ‘Being Evil Has A Price’.

Tagged as: 00s, Heavy Young Heathens, Lucifer, television, USA

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Neil Young And Daryl Hannah Cowboy Movie Paradox Has A Trailer

by Paul Cashmere

Daryl Hannah has released a trailer for her movie ‘Paradox’ starring Neil Young.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Daryl Hannah, movie, Neil Young, rock, SXSW, USA

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Rihanna Causes An $800m Slide In Snapchat Stock

by Paul Cashmere

A single tweet by Rihanna slamming an offensive Snapchat has caused an $800m slide in the stock (SNAP).

Tagged as: 00s, pop, Rihanna, USA

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Keith Urban, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2014 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Keith Urban Warns About Social Media

by Paul Cashmere

Keith Urban says that social media is having a negative effect on creativity.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, country, Keith Urban

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Justin Timberlake - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Justin Timberlake Starts His Man Of The Woods Tour In Canada

by Paul Cashmere

Justin Timberlake’s Man of the Woods has been charting fairly well for the five weeks it has been in release but the sales numbers, like almost every other release of the last few years, are a fraction of his previous albums.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Justin Timberlake, pop, USA

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I’m Talking’s Robert Goodge Gives His First Interview In 28 Years To Noise11 iHeartRadio

by Paul Cashmere

When Robert Goodge of I’m Talking called into Noise11 to talk about the expanded reissue of the band’s one and only album ‘Bear Witness’ he said it was his first interview in 28 years.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, dance, I'm Talking, Kate Ceberano, pop, Robert Goodge, soul

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Swanee Posts Heartfelt Video For ‘Believe’ Album

Swanee has posted a heartfelt video thanking everyone involved with his first album in over a decade ‘Believe’. He has his brothers Jimmy Barnes and Alan Barnes on the record and said he would have had his sister Linda had she not passed away when she did.

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