Paul Cashmere

Groovin’ The Moo Nabs Grinspoon, Paul Kelly and Alex Lahey For 2018 Festival

The Groovin’ The Moo line-up has been revealed with Grinspoon, Paul Kelly, Alex Lahey and The Amity Affliction from Australia paired with Royal Blood, Portugal The Man, Aminé and Duke Dumont from OS.

Tagged as: Alex Lahey, Aminé, Australia, Grinspoon, Groovin The Moo, music festival, Paul Kelly, Portugal The Man, Royal Blood

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Gave Melbourne Its Biggest Rock Show This Week

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra gave Melbourne its most powerful shows this week AND they did it with a DJ.

Tagged as: 90s, Armand Van Helden, Australia, classic, DJ, EDM, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, USA

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Grammy Awards 2018 The Complete Winners List

by Paul Cashmere

The 2018 Grammy Awards have been announced with Bruno Mars taking away the coveted Record of the Year award.

Tagged as: Bruno Mars, Grammy Awards, music industry, USA, winners

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It Took 25 Songwriters to Write The Five Grammy Song Of The Year Nominations

by Paul Cashmere

It took an incredible 25 songwriters to write the five songs nominated for Grammy Song of the Year this year.

Tagged as: Bruno Mars, Grammy Awards, Jay-Z, music industry, Song Of The Year, USA

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Hillsong Earns Australia A Grammy Award

by Paul Cashmere

Hillsong may be the only Australian winners at the Grammy Awards this year. The Sydney based church group has won the award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for ‘What A Beautiful Name’.

Tagged as: Grammy Awards, Hillsong, Mansionair, music industry, Nick Cave, Sia, USA

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Cadd, Hines, Morris, Sayer, Young Line Up For 2018 Apia Good Times Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Apia Good Times Tour has gathered together Australia’s music royalty for the 2018 line-up.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, APIA Good Times 2018, Australia, Brian Cadd, John Paul Young, Leo Sayer, Marcia Hines, pop, Russell Morris

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TLC Cancel Australian Open Performance With No Notice And No Announcement

by Paul Cashmere

US R’n’B group TLC left fans with a show in Melbourne last night, piking on their performance because of the heat.

Tagged as: 90s, pop, R'n'B, TLC, USA

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Priscilla Queen Of The Desert Is Giving An Upgrade For Its 2018 Season

by Paul Cashmere

The return of ‘Priscilla, Queen of the Desert’ works because the producers were smart enough to stick with the plot but modernise the music.

Tagged as: Australia, Michael Cassel, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, theatre, Tony Sheldon

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The Triple J Hottest 100 from Snakehips & MØ at 100 to Kendrick Lamar at 1

by Paul Cashmere

Kendrick Lamar has claimed the top spot in Triple J’s Hottest 100 of 2017.

Tagged as: alternative, Australia, Kendrick Lamar, music industry, Triple J Hottest 100

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Shane Nicholson and Aleyce Simmonds Named Male And Female Arists of the Year At Country Music Awards

by Paul Cashmere

The Country Music Awards of Australia winners have been announced with Shane Nicholson and Aleyce Simmonds named Male and Female Artists of the Year.

Tagged as: Aleyce Simmonds, Australia, Country Music Awards of Australia, Kasey Chambers, music industry, Shane Nicholson, Tamworth, The McClymonts

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Chester Bennington Linkin Park at Rod Laver Arena 2010. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Mike Shinoda Releases First Music Since Death of Chester Bennington

by Paul Cashmere

Mike Shinoda has released three new songs. The ‘Post Traumatic E.P.’ is Shinoda’s first music since the death of his Linkin Park co-founder Chester Bennington.

Tagged as: 00s, Chester Bennington, Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda, rock, USA

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Russell Morris November 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Russell Morris Awarded The Order Of Australia (AM)

by Paul Cashmere

Australian music legend Russell Morris can now add AM after his name. Russell has been awarded the Order of Australia.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, blues, rock, Russell Morris

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Murphy Brown Is Given A Reboot

by Paul Cashmere

‘Murphy Brown’, the hit comedy starring Candice Bergen that aired for 10 seasons from 1988 to 1998, is returning for 13 more episodes.

Tagged as: Candice Bergen, Murphy Brown, television, USA

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R.I.P. Mark E. Smith of The Fall 1957-2018

by Paul Cashmere

The Fall frontman Mark E. Smith is dead at age 60.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Mark E. Smith, punk, The Fall, UK

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Rita Coolidge To Showcase At SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

Rita Coolidge will perform at SXSW 2018 in Austin in March.

Tagged as: 70s, Americana, country, Rita Coolidge, rock, USA

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Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee Pair For The Urban Cowboy Reunion Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Country legends Mickey Gilley and Johnny Lee will get together again for the Urban Cowboy Reunion Tour across the USA.

Tagged as: 80s, country, Johnny Lee, Mickey Gilley, Urban Cowboy, USA

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The Nine Australian Music Prize Shortlist Albums For 2017 Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Jen Cloher, Paul Kelly and Beaches are just three of the artists whose albums have been shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize for 2017.

Tagged as: AMP, Australia, Australian Music Prize, Beaches, HTMLFlowers, Jen Cloher, Martin Foley, music industry, Paul Kelly, Victoria

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65 Australian Songs Make Triple J’s Hottest 100, None Made ARIA’s Top 30

by Paul Cashmere

Triple J has revealed that 65 Australian songs will feature in the 2017 Hottest 100, to be broadcast on January 28. By comparison, not one Australian song made the Top 30 of the ARIA end of year chart for 2017.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Hottest 100, music industry, radio, triple j

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Festival Hall Owner Says Venue Is No Longer Viable

by Paul Cashmere

The Wren family, the owners of Melbourne’s iconic Festival Hall, have confirmed that they are selling the building because the business is no longer viable.

Tagged as: Australia, Festival Hall, music industry, music venue

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Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood Nominated For An Academy Award

by Paul Cashmere

Radiohead lead guitarist and keyboard player Jonny Greenwood has been nominated for an Academy Award for his work on ‘Phantom Thread’.

Tagged as: 90s, Academy Awards, alternative, Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead, rock, soundtrack, UK

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R.I.P. Hugh Masekela 1939-2018

by Paul Cashmere

Jazz great Hugh Masekela has died in South Africa at the age of 78.

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Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John

Juliana Hatfield Covers Olivia Newton-John

by Paul Cashmere

Juliana Hatfield has recorded a complete album of Olivia Newton-John covers.

Tagged as: 70s, 90s, Australia, Juliana Hatfield, Olivia Newton-John, pop, rock, USA

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Neil Diamond performs in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday 27 October 2015. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Neil Diamond Cancels Australian Tour Due To Parkinson’s Disease

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Neil Diamond has been forced into retirement from touring after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, contemporary, Neil Diamond, pop, USA

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Triple J Hottest 100 Gets Over 2 Million Votes

by Paul Cashmere

2,386,133 votes have been tallied for the 2017 Triple J Hottest 100 making it the biggest Hottest 100 ever.

Tagged as: Australia, Hottest 100, music industry, radio, triple j

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Festival Hall Closure Angers Sectors of Melbourne’s Music Community

by Paul Cashmere

Plans to demolish Melbourne venue Festival Hall have angered parts of the music community.

Tagged as: Australia, Festival Hall, music industry, music venue

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James Reyne Cancels Remainder of All Crawl Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

James Reyne has cancelled the remainder of his current ‘All Crawl’ Australian tour following complications from his recent surgery.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Australian Crawl, James Reyne, rock

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The Day The Fonz and Captain Kirk Met Bjorn From Abba

by Paul Cashmere

William Shatner, Henry Winkler, George Foreman, Jeff Dye and Terry Bradshaw were greeted by Bjorn from Abba on a new episode of Better Later Than Never, their travel show.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, Bjorn, George Foreman, Henry Winkler, Jeff Dye, pop, Sweden, William Shatner

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Sam Smith plays the Town Hall in Melbourne at an intimate show put on by iHeart Radio, KiisFM and Optus Yes. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sam Smith Finishes Off His World Promo Tour For iHeartRadio In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Sam Smith treated fans in Australia to his final promo show before he starts his world tour in Sheffield, England in March.

Tagged as: 10s, pop, Sam Smith, UK

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Rob Walker To Receive The Believe In Music Award at NAMM

by Paul Cashmere

Australian Music Association CEO Rob Walker is to be honored at NAMM with The Believe In Music Award.

Tagged as: Australia, Australiammusician.com, Australian Music Association, music industry, Rob Walker

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Dan Sultan at the Age Music Victoria Awards photo by Ros O'Gorman

Dan Sultan Is Reworking Songs For Killer With Special Guests

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer songwriter Dan Sultan is getting together with Camp Cope, A.B. Original, Meg Mac, and Dave Le’aupepe from Gang Of Youths to rework some of the songs from his 2017 ‘Killer’ album.

Tagged as: 10s, A.B. Original, Australia, Camp Cope, Dan Sultan, Meg Mac, rock, roots

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