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Phil Rudd Has A Car Collection To Rival Brian Johnson

There is no guessing how Phil Rudd’s AC/DC fortune was spent. Just look in his garage. The former AC/DC drummer’s car collection is enough to make any motorhead envious.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Australia, Phil Rudd, rock

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Rod Stewart, photo by Mary Boukouvalas Noise11

Rod Stewart Updates ‘Da Ya Think I’m Sexy’ With DNCE

by Paul Cashmere

Rod Stewart’s number one 1978 dance hit ‘Da Ya Think I’m Sexy’ looks set to become a 2017 number one DNCE hit.

Tagged as: 10s, 70s, disco, DNCE, pop, rock, Rod Stewart, USA

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William Patrick Corgan To Release Second Solo Album ‘Ogilala’

by Paul Cashmere

William Patrick Corgan, the artist formerly known as Billy Corgan, will release his second solo album ‘Ogilala’ in October.

Tagged as: 90s, Billy Corgan, grunge, rock, Smashing Pumpkins, USA, William Patrick Corgan

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Sydney’s The Ruminaters Have Recorded Their Debut Album At London’s RAK

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney punk band The Ruminaters have recorded their debut album at London’s legendary RAK Studios.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, punk, The Ruminaters

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Listen To The New Gary Numan Song ‘And It Began With You’

by Paul Cashmere

Gary Numan is sharing new music ahead of the release of his 22nd album ‘Savage’. His new song is ‘And It All Began With You’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Electronic, Gary Numan, UK

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Billy Joel Wears Star of David At Show In Anti-trump Statement

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel wore the Star of David symbol at his Madison Square Garden show on Monday night as a statement against Nazi-sympathizer trump.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Joel, contemporary, pop, rock, USA

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The 2017 Art Music Awards Winners List

by Paul Cashmere

The Art Music Awards for 2017 have been handed out at a gala reception at the City Recital Hall in Sydney.

Tagged as: Art Music Awards, Australia, Liza Lim, music industry

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Ozzy Osbourne Sang Bark At The Moon During The Eclipse

by Paul Cashmere

Ozzy Osbourne treated fans in Cartersville, Illinois to his classic metal hit ‘Bark At The Moon’ during the eclipse.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, rock, UK

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The Soul Movers Features Members of The Wiggles and Radio Birdman

by Paul Cashmere

The Soul Movers is something completely different from Sydney. They are a soul band features one of The Wiggles and a member of Radio Birdman.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Radio Birdman, soul, The Soul Movers, The Wiggles

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ABC To Run Classic Countdown In The Shows Original Timeslot

by Paul Cashmere

The ABC will play classic Countdown episodes in the show’s original timeslot from September 17.

Tagged as: Australia, Countdown, Ian Molly Meldrum, pop, television

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Motley Crüe Release Their Own Vibrator Range

by Paul Cashmere

So you’ve got the Motley Crüe t-shirt, your Motley Crüe shot glass, your Motley Crüe beanie. Now you can have your very own Motley Crüe vibrator.

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Motley Crue, rock, USA

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Daryl Braithwaite To Play The Falls Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Daryl Braithwaite has reached “icon” status finally with his induction into the Falls Festival lineup.

Tagged as: alternative, Australia, Daryl Braithwaite, Falls Festival, music festival, pop, rock

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Bros Play Their First Reunion Show In London

by Paul Cashmere

Bros have reunited to play their first show in London in 28 years.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Bros, Luke Goss, Matt Goss, pop, UK

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Paul Kelly Had A Convincing Sales Win Over Ed Sheeran Last Week

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly’s number one debut was not only his first-ever number one album in Australia, it also beat the world’s number one singer-songwriter to take the honour.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian charts, music industry, Paul Kelly, pop, rock

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R.I.P. Jerry Lewis 1926-2017 Watch His Final Interview. It Was Awkward

by Paul Cashmere

The great Jerry Lewis is dead. Lewis gave his last interview in 2016 and it was a trainwreck.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, comedy, Jerry Lewis, USA

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Mac DeMarco To Play Laneway 2018

by Paul Cashmere

Canadian singer songwriter Mac DeMarco will perform at the Laneway Festival in 2018.

Tagged as: Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Australia, Laneway Festival, Mac DeMarco

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Liam Gallagher, Beady Eye, Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Liam Gallagher To Play Falls Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Liam Gallagher will spend New Years in Australia performing at Falls Festival.

Tagged as: 90s, Liam Gallagher, Oasis, rock, UK

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Watch Rick Astley Perform Never Gonna Give You Up Backed By Foo Fighters Doing Smells Like Teen Spirit

by Paul Cashmere

This is musical insanity – Rick Astley is singing ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ backed by Foo Fighters breaking into Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, pop, Rick Astley, rock, UK

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John Farnham Heads Up Another Red Hot Summer Tour For 2018

by Paul Cashmere

Farnham will head out with Daryl Braithwaite, The Black Sorrows, Baby Animals and 1927 for dates in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in February and March.

Tagged as: 1927, 70s, 80s, Australia, Baby Animals, Black Sorrows, Daryl Braithwaite, John Farnham, music industry, pop, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Lionel Richie SXSW 2012 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Trump Won’t Attend Kennedy Honors After Stars Boycott

by Paul Cashmere

American white supremacist sympathiser Trump has pulled out of the Kennedy Center Honors presentation in December after nominated stars started to boycott the event because of him.

Tagged as: Gloria Estefan, Kennedy Center Honors, Lionel Richie, LL Cool J, music industry, USA

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R.I.P. Sydney Radio Legend Gary O’Callaghan At 83 He Inspired Sam Sparro’s Name

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney radio legend Gary O’Callaghan has died at the age of 83.

Tagged as: 2UE, 60s, 70s, Australia, Gary O'Callaghan, radio, Sydney

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Weezer Give Fans A Second Taste of The Black Album With ‘Mexican Fender’

by Paul Cashmere

Weezer have slipped out a new song ‘Mexican Fender’ as a preview of their upcoming album ‘Pacific Daydream’ (aka The Black album).

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, rock, USA, Weezer

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Divinyls To Reform With The Preatures’ Isabella Manfredi

by Paul Cashmere

Isabella Manfredi of The Preatures will front an all-new lineup of Divinyls.

Tagged as: 10s, 80s, Australia, Divinyls, rock, The Preatures

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John Lennon Double Fantasy Producer Jack Douglas Produces Silverplanes

by Paul Cashmere

Jack Douglas, the producer of John Lennon’s final sessions and his ‘Double Fantasy’ album, has produced new American act Silverplanes.

Tagged as: 10s, Jack Douglas, John Lennon, rock, Silverplanes, USA

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Metallica To Stream Final Show of North American Tour TODAY

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica fans worldwide will be able to watch the final Metallica show on the current North American tour.

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

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Bob Starkie Best of Skyhooks Gold record

Bob Starkie Is Selling His Skyhooks Gold Record

by Paul Cashmere

Skyhooks guitarist Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie has put his gold record for Best of Skyhooks up for auction on eBay.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Bob Bongo Starkie, rock, Skyhooks

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Triple J Like A Version To Be Released In The USA

by Paul Cashmere

Australian radio network Triple J will release a US edition of the popular Like A Version album series.

Tagged as: alternative, Australia, Like A Version, radio, triple j

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Taylor Swift Groper DJ David Mueller Found Guilty And Order To Pay Swift $1 Damages

by Paul Cashmere

Denver DJ David Mueller has been found guilty of groping Taylor Swift and must now pay the pop star $1 in damages.

Tagged as: 00s, country, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Thirty Seconds To Mars Tease New Music Sampler

by Paul Cashmere

Thirty Seconds to Mars have teased a sampler for their new song ‘Walk On Water’, the first taste of their first album since 2013.

Tagged as: 00s, rock, Thirty Seconds to Mars, USA

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The Actual Australian Music Chart Is Dominated By Compilations

by Paul Cashmere

Music sales figures for anything not called Sheeran were atrocious in Australia last week but the true picture was even uglier when you take away the mask.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia charts, compilations, music industry, So Fresh The Hits of Winter 2017

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Not One Australian Song Released In 2024 Made The ARIA Top 100 of 2024

The ARIA end of year chart has been revealed and it is another embarrassment for Australian artists. Not one Australian song released in 2024 made the Top 100. Just three Australian artists made the ARIA Top 100 albums for 2024. They were Cold Chisel, The Kid Laroi and INXS.

January 14, 2025

Missy Higgins AWITG on Sunday 19 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Artists Missy Higgins Skipped Over For The ARIA Hall of Fame

Missy Higgins released her debut album ‘The Sound of White’ in 2004 and yes it was huge. It was a number one album that year and she had two more number one albums in a row. A position in the ARIA Hall of Fame is warranted. But for FFS ARIA, how about these artists first:

August 18, 2024

Not One Australian Song of 2023 Made The ARIA End of Year Top 100

Once again, ARIA has proven itself a disgrace with a complete lack of attention to Australian artists in 2023. Not one Australian song released in 2023 made the ARIA End of Year Top 100 Singles and only one Australian album released in 2023 made the ARIA End of Year Top 100 Albums.

January 12, 2024

Why Are The ARIA Awards Full Of Acts Who Can’t Even Make The ARIA Chart?

The nominations for the 2023 ARIA Awards have been announced and once again the glaring failures of the ARIA Chart disconnect with Australian acts and music consumers couldn’t be more obvious.

September 21, 2023

The ARIA Chart Is Something To Get ‘Angry’ About

The Rolling Stones 'Angry' debuted at 329 on the ARIA chart this week. Flop? Not really. It is another example of the how irrelevant the ARIA chart has become. It irrelevance is also having a negative impact on the perspective of Australian artist's success.

September 18, 2023