Paul Cashmere

The Speaker Wars Premiere Another New Song ‘The Forgiveness Tree’

The Speaker Wars have released a third song ahead of the release of their self-titled album on 30 May 2025. Check out ‘The Forgiveness Tree’.

Tagged as: 20s, Americana, Jon Christopher Davis, rock, Speaker Wars, Stan Lynch, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, USA

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Cold Chisel Flemington 25 October 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Cold Chisel The Big Five-O Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl To Screen on 7

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel’s 2024 performance from the iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne last November will screen on the 7 Network in Australia this Sunday.

Tagged as: 7 Network, 70s, Australia, Channel 7, Cold Chisel, rock, The Big Five-O

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Ricky Martin Adds A Second Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

Ricky Martin will hang around in Melbourne for a little longer in November. Ricky will perform a second Melbourne show on 2 November.

Tagged as: 90s, Australian Tour, Latino, pop, Ricky Martin, Rita Ora, TEG Dainty, USA

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Pavlov’s Dog To Tour Australia For The First Time Ever

by Paul Cashmere

Pavlov’s Dog will tour Australia for the very first time to mark their 50th anniversary.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Pavlov's Dog, USA

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Wolfgang Van Halen Delivers Hilarious Gory All-Star Mammoth Video ‘The End’

by Paul Cashmere

Wolfgang Van Halen has out-thrillered Michael Jackson will an all-star hilariously gory video ‘The End’ with his band Mammoth’.

Tagged as: 20s, Danny Trejo, Mammoth, metal, Michael Jackson, Myles Kennedy, rock, Selena Kennedy, Slash, The End, USA, Valerie Bertinelli, Wolfgang Van Halen

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R.E.M. Release Five Track Radio Free Europe 2025 EP

by Paul Cashmere

R.E.M. have released a special edition five track ‘Radio Free Europe’ EP to mark the 75th anniversary of the first broadcast Radio Free Europe, the American broadcaster out of New York into Europe to balance the propaganda of communism.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Michael Stipe, R.E.M., Radio Free Europe, rock, USA

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INXS Reality Show Singer JD Fortune Surfaces For Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

JD Fortune is back and will tour a setlist of INXS songs for Australia in October.

Tagged as: 00s, Australian Tour, Canada, INXS, JD Fortune, rock

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Samantha Fish Photo credit Doug Hardesty

Samantha Fish ‘Paper Doll’ Release Means Some Setlist Sacrifices

by Paul Cashmere

Samantha Fish is back on the road heading through Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri this week but with the new album ‘Paper Doll’ out now for 2025, Samantha has had to make a few sacrifices to the setlist to include the new music.

Tagged as: 10s, blues, Paper Doll, Samantha Fish, USA

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David Lee Roth, Van Halen, Stone Music Festival, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

David Lee Roth Plays His First Show in Five Years

by Paul Cashmere

David Lee Roth has performed for the first time in five years at the M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland.

Tagged as: 70s, David Lee Roth, hard rock, USA, Van Halen

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Kylie Minogue Completes North American 2025 Tension Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Kylie Minogue felt “very emotional” as she finished her first ever US and Canada arena tour on Friday (02.05.25).

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Kylie, Kylie Minogue, pop, Tension

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Gilbert O’Sullivan Treats Melbourne To A Stunning Stripped Back and Personal Performance

by Paul Cashmere

Considering his success in Australia, Gilbert O’Sullivan has been a rare sighting in this country. In fact, this 2025 tour is only his second Australian tour. It took over 40 years to get Gilbert to Australia the first time when he toured in 2018.

Tagged as: 70s, contemporary, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Ireland, pop, singer, songwriter

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Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission Reveals Mainly Covers EP First Step in a Homeward Direction

by Paul Cashmere

On May 30 Mick Thomas will release First Step in a New Direction, the first EP of seven songs ahead of a new album later in the year.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, First Step in a New Direction, folk, indie, Mick Thomas, Roving Commission, Weddings Parties Anything

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The Rolling Stones, Ros O'Gorman photographer, Rod Laver Arena

Ronnie Wood Made His First Appearance With The Rolling Stones 50 Years Ago Today

by Paul Cashmere

On 1 May 1975 Ronnie Wood made a spectacular debut with The Rolling Stones performing ‘Brown Sugar’ on the back of a Flat Bed truck. He was 27 years old at the time.

Tagged as: 70s, Jeff Beck Group, rock, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, The Faces, UK

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Neil Young Officially Releases ‘Let’s Roll Again’

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has officially released ‘Lets Roll Again’, the song he premiered just a week ago on 26 April at the light Up The Blues benefit in Los Angeles.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Canada, Crome Hearts, Lets Roll Again, Neil Young, rock, Talkin To The Trees, USA

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Singer Songwriter Jill Sobule Dies Suddenly Aged 66 in House Fire

by Paul Cashmere

Singer songwriter Jill Sobule, best known for the 1995 hit ‘I Kissed A Girl’ has died tragically in a house fire in Minneapolis.

Tagged as: 90s, indie, Jill Sobule, pop, singer, songwriter, USA

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Why The Kyle and Jackie O Melbourne Spin Is Bullsh*t

by Paul Cashmere

The second radio survey of 2025 has been revealed with the Kyle and Jackie O show in Melbourne and its dead in the water entry in 2024 has lost even more listeners in Survey 2 for 2025.

Tagged as: ARN, Australia, Australian Radio Network, Kylie and Jackie O, Kylie Sandilands, Melbourne, radio

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Richard O'Brien portrait Thursday 2 July 2015 by Ros O'Gorman

The Rocky Horror Picture Show To Receive 50th Anniversary 4K Makeover

by Paul Cashmere

On 25 September, 1975 The Rocky Horror Picture Show will celebrate its 50th anniversary. For 2025, the 50th will be marked with an all new 4K Ultra HD version of the film with a newly mixed Dolby Atmos audio track.

Tagged as: 70s, movies, Richard O'Brien, rock, Rocky Horror Picture Show, theatre, UK

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Bono: Stories of Surrender To Premiere May 30 on Apple+

by Paul Cashmere

Apple+ will premiere ‘Bono: Stories of Surrender’ on 30 May 2025.

Tagged as: 80s, Bono, Ireland, rock, Stories of Surrender, U2

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Amyl and The Sniffers, Troye Sivan Win APRA Music Awards 2025 COMPLETE WINNERS LIST

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA Music Awards were held in Melbourne tonight (30 April) with major wins going to Amyl and The Sniffers and Troye Sivan.

Tagged as: Amyl and the Sniffers, APRA Music Awards, Australia, Kevin Parker, music industry, Troye Sivan

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Happy 92nd Birthday Willie Nelson

by Paul Cashmere

Willie Nelson turned 92 this week and he is still going strong.

Tagged as: 50s, country, USA, Willie Nelson

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Devo’s Farewell Tour To Be Continued

by Paul Cashmere

Devo are doing a KISS and Cher. The ’50 Years of De-Evolution’ that finished in 2023.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Devo, electronica, rock, USA

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Metallica To Release 15 Disc ‘Load’ Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica have a massive 15 disc ‘Load’ reissue on the way. ‘Load’, released in 1996, was the sixth Metallica album.

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

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Billy Idol and Avril Lavigne Perform ‘77’ for Jimmy Kimmel

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Idol was joined by Avril Lavigne for a performance of ‘77’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Tagged as: 80s, Avril Lavigne, Billy Idol, Canada, rock, UK

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Kate Ceberano Expands The Australian Made 2025 Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Kate Ceberano will work a little longer in 2025 with additional dates added to her already bulky 2025 Australian Made tour.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Australian Made, Kate Ceberano, pop

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Beyonce First Show Setlist for the Cowboy Carter Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Beyonce played the first Cowboy Carter show for her world tour in Los Angeles on Monday 28 April.

Tagged as: 00s, Beyonce, Cowboy Carter, pop, USA

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Rose Tattoo at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Winston Robinson

Rose Tattoo To Call It A Day in 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Angry Anderson has confirmed that he will retire Rose Tattoo in 2025, fifty years after the band began in Sydney in 1976.

Tagged as: 3AW, 70s, Australia, Darren James, hard rock, Lee Simon, Red Hot Summer, rock, Rose Tattoo

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Pet Shop Boys Remix Tina Turner’s Cover of John Paul Young’s ‘Hot For You Baby’

by Paul Cashmere

Pet Shop Boys have reconstructed Tina Turner’s recently uncovered ‘Hot For You Baby’.

Tagged as: 80s, Hot For You Baby, John Paul Young, Pet Shop Boys, remix, Tina Turner, UK, Vanda and Young

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Neil Young Takes A Swipe At Elon Musk In New Song ‘Let’s Roll Again’

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has gone for the Elon Musk jugular in a new song ‘Let’s Roll Again’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Canada, Elon Musk, Lets Roll Again, Neil Young, rock, Stephen Stills, USA

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Sammy Hagar Releases Belated Homage to Eddie Van Halen ‘Encore, Thank You, Goodnight’

by Paul Cashmere

Sammy Hagar, with a little help from his friend Joe Satriani, has released what he says is a “long overdue thank you to Eddie Van Halen’.

Tagged as: 70s, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, rock, Sammy Hagar, USA, Van Halen

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Joe Cocker, The White Stripes To Be Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2025. This years inductees are:

Tagged as: Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, music industry, Outkast, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Salt N Pepa, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, USA, Warren Zevon

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Paul Rodgers To Release Sun Records Debut ‘Midnight Rose’ and Premieres ‘Take Love’

Paul Rodgers, formerly of Free, formerly of Bad Company, formerly of The Firm (with Jimmy Page) and formerly of Queen + Paul Rodgers, has a new solo song ‘Take Love’.

August 2, 2023

Former Bad Company Singer Brian Howe Passes Away At Age 66

Brian Howe, Bad Company’s singer from 1986 to 1994, has died in Florida from heart failure.

May 8, 2020

Bad Company Played Last Night In New York and Paul Rogers’ Son Steve Was the Opening Act

Paul Rogers’ son Steve was the opening act for Bad Company in New York last night. In 2016 Paul and Steve released the song ‘This Place Called Home’.

August 22, 2019

Netflix ‘You’ star Penn Badgley has a band called Mothxr

Penn Badgley, who plays psychopath Joe Goldberg in the Netflix series ‘You’ also front a Brooklyn band called Mothxr.

December 31, 2018

Mick Ralphs Continues His Recovery After Stroke

Mott the Hoople and Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs remains in a care home while recovering from a stroke he suffered last November.

May 31, 2017

Two More Bad Company Albums Given A Make-Over

In April 2015, Bad Company released deluxe versions of their first two albums, Bad Company (1974) and Straight Shooter (1975) but there has been no discussion of further editions, until now.

March 8, 2017

Mick Ralphs of Bad Company Suffers Stroke

In March, Bad Company guitarist Mick Ralphs announced that he would not be touring with the group and Joe Walsh during the summer as it was "something I’m just not feeling up for at the moment". Bad Company brought in Rich Robinson of the Black Crowes for the trek.

November 6, 2016