Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes Adds A Couple Of Extra Red Hot Sumer Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has added a few more Red Hot Summer shows for Noosa and Cairns when he returns to work in April.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Peter Garrett Spans 46 Years With Solo Setlist

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Garrett has played two solo shows so far in 2024 with a fairly even divide between the solo songs and his Midnight Oil catalogue.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, rock, the Alter Egos, The True North

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Alice Cooper Announces UK Tour With Glen Matlock and Primal Scream

by Paul Cashmere

Alice Cooper is touring the UK this October with Primal Scream and Sex Pistol Glen Matlock.

Tagged as: 70s, Alice Cooper, Glen Matlock, Primal Scream, rock, UK, USA

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Glen Matlock’s Post Pistols Band Rich Kids Was The Group That Never Took Off

by Paul Cashmere

After Sex Pistols broke up, Glen Matlock formed a new group Rich Kids with Midge Ure pre-Ultravox on vocals but the band never kicked in, was short lived and broke up after one album.

Tagged as: 70s, Blondie, Glen Matlock, Pandemonium, punk, Rich Kids, Sex Pistols, UK

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Josh Owen Premiers New Song Hold Your Breath

by Paul Cashmere

Josh Owen is not only guitarist for James Reyne but will open for James on the Crawl File tour and no doubt his setlist will include this new song ‘Hold Your Breath’.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Crawl File, James Reyne, Josh Owen, rock, roots

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Hoodoo Gurus, GANGgajang and Spys To Tour Brazil

by Paul Cashmere

Hoodoo Gurus will tour Brazil in August and take GANGgajang and Spys along for the tour.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative 80s, Australia, Brazil, GANGgajang, Hoodoo Gurus, rock, Spys

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Here Is Some New Australian Power Pop From Peter Freebairn – I Got Lucky (I Got You)

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer songwriter Peter Freebairn is heading towards that long overdue solo debut album following the 2019 release of the self-titled EP.

Tagged as: 20s, I Got You, Peter Freebairn, pop, Pop Preservation Society, power pop, The Wish Australia

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Taylor Swift at the MCG Melbourne 16 February 2024 Photo Credit TAS Rights Management

Australian Acts Cover Taylor Swift For Triple M

by Paul Cashmere

Australian radio station Triple M curated an incredible list of Australian artists performing the songs of Taylor Swift and it really, really works.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, British India, Diesel, Ian Moss, Paul Kelly, pop, radio, rock, Sarah McLeod, Screaming Jets, Taylor Swift, Triple M, USA

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Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age at LookOut Torquay photo by Winston Robinson

Queens of the Stone Age Headline Australia’s First Lookout Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s newest music festival LookOut got off to a massive success in Torquay, Victoria on Sunday with headliners Queens of the Stone Age as well as Australia’s The Chats, Spiderbait, Pond, Gut Health and Lola Scott.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, festival, live music, Lookout Festival, music, Queens Of The Stone Age, rock, USA

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Amigo The Devil Preps Fourth Album Ahead Of Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Amigo The Devil (Danny Kiranos) will tour Australia in April with a unique blend of folk, country, rock and punk metal with themes of death and murder. Its been called Murderfolk and Dark Folk. Whatever the case, you’ll hear a whole new music genre play out before your eyes and ears.

Tagged as: 20s, Amigo The Devil, country, folk, punk, rock, USA

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Taylor Swift Started Out Humble and Remains Humble. Watch The 2009 Noise11 interview

by Paul Cashmere

In 2009 when Taylor Swift toured Australia she took time out to join us for an early edition of her story at Noise11.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Ian Amey ‘Tich’ of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich Dies At Age 79

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Amery, the Tich of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, has died at the age of 79.

Tagged as: 60s, Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich, Ian Amery, pop, Tich, UK

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Brian Wilson Is Suffering From Dementia

by Paul Cashmere

Just weeks after the death of his wife Melinda, Brian Wilson’s family has revealed that the iconic singer, songwriter for The Beach Boys is suffering from dementia.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Cows in the Pasture, Melinda Wilson, pop, rock, USA

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Billy Joel’s AI Video for ‘Turn The Lights Back On’ – Creepy or Innovative?

by Paul Cashmere

The video for Billy Joel’s new song ‘Turn The Lights Back On’ is equally parts innovative and creepy. The video, directed Warren Fu and the song’s co-writer Freddy Wexler is an idea of Wexler’s.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Joel, contemporary, Freddy Wexler, pop, Turn The Lights Back On

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Taylor Swift Performs First Australian Show For The Eras Tour In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Reporting a first-hand account of the Taylor Swift phenomenon was not something I was expecting but when I was invited to attend the first Australian show of The Eras Tour my interests piqued. This will truly be the biggest music event in Australia for 2024. The Eras Tour is breaking records all over the world. It is major news.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, 60s, MCG, Melbourne, Melbourne Cricket Ground, pop, review, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, The Eras Tour, UK, USA

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Corey Glover of Living Colour Reveals His New Band Sonic Universe

by Paul Cashmere

Corey Glover of Living Colour has formed Sonic Animation, a new band featuring Mike Orlando (Adrenaline Mob), bassist Booker King and drummer Taykwuan Jackson.

Tagged as: 20s, Adrenaline Mob, alternative, Booker King, Corey Glover, Living Colour, Mike Orlando, rock, Sonic Universe, Taykwuan Jackson, USA

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Neil Young Premieres New Recording of Over and Over titled Broken Circle

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has a new nine-minute recording of ‘Over and Over’ titled ‘Broken Arrow’ from his upcoming ‘Fu##in’ Up’ album.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Canada, Crazy Horse, Fu##in Up, Love Earth, Neil Young, rock, USA

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Fun Lovin’ Criminals Kick Off Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Fun Lovin’ Criminals are now two shows down on the Australian tour after commencing in Wollongong on Wednesday and then playing Sydney last night before hitting Brisbane tonight.

Tagged as: 90s, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Loco, Miller beer, R&B, rap, rock, USA

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Slash Helps Out The Dandy Warhols on ‘I’d Like To Help You With Your Problem’

by Paul Cashmere

Slash features on the new song for The Dandy Warhols, ‘I’d Like To Help You With Your Problem’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Guns n Roses, rock, Slash, The Dandy Warhols, USA

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Bill Mumy Has a New Song ‘Pay No Attention To That’

by Paul Cashmere

Bill Mumy, the singer songwriter who as an actor played Will Robinson in Lost In Space, has a new song and an album on the way.

Tagged as: 20s, America, Bill Mumy, folk, Lost In Space, USA, Will Robinson

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Art Alexakis Is Preparing for Everclear’s Upcoming 30th Anniversaries

by Paul Cashmere

Everclear were a platinum selling band in Australia in the 90s and the three big albums are all coming up for the 30th anniversaries in coming years.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Art Alexakis, Everclear, rock, USA, Wheatus

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Billy Joel Reveals His Dream Supergroup To Howard Stern

by Paul Cashmere

Howard Stern has enticed Billy Joel’s dream supergroup out of Billy.

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

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Taylor Swift vs The Beatles Ticket Price – Australian Bureau of Statistic Compares

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has compared the cost of The Beatles 1964 Australian tour ticket to that of the 2024 Taylor Swift ticket price and there are some interesting facts.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, 60s, pop, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, The Eras Tour, UK, USA

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Brian May Queen Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman

Brian May Is Finding Bohemian Rhapsody Difficult To Perform

by Paul Cashmere

Brian May struggles to play the complex ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ guitar riff on stage.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May, Queen, rock, UK

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Groovin The Moo 2024 Festival Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

Groovin’ The Moo has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. The Kooks, Jet and The Beaches were some of the acts on the bill.

Tagged as: Australia, Groovin The Moo, Jet, music festival, The Beaches, The Kooks

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V. Spy V. Spy ‘Live At The Prince of Wales 1984’ Lands At Songland Canberra

by Paul Cashmere

Brian ‘Frog’ Harris of Songland Records in Canberra has received stock of what will be the extremely rare V. Spy V. Spy’ live album ‘Live At The Prince of Wales 1984’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, rock, Spy Vs Spy, V Spy V Spy

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NeilYoung at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young and Crazy Horse To Tour For First Time In A Decade

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young and Crazy Horse will regroup for their first major tour in a decade despite having released three albums together in that time.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Canada, Crazy Horse, Love Earth, Neil Young, rock, USA

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Brian Yale of Matchbox Twenty photo by Ros O'Gorman

Brian Yale Sits Out Matchbox Twenty Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Matchbox Twenty co-founder Brian ‘Pookie’ Yale is not be performing with the band on their current Australian tour.

Tagged as: 90s, Australian Tour, Brian Yale, Live Nation, Matchbox Twenty, rock, USA

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Martha Wainwright To Tour Australia In May

by Paul Cashmere

Martha Wainwright will return to Australia in May for a national tour starting in Brisbane.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Canada, folk, Martha Wainwright, pop

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Pearl Jam Announce New Album and First Australian Dates In A Decade

by Paul Cashmere

Pearl Jam will return to Australia and New Zealand for the first time since the Big Day Out of 2014 in November and there is a new album Dark Matter also on the way.

Tagged as: 90s, Australian Tour, Dark Matter, Live Nation, Pearl Jam, rock, USA

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