Paul Cashmere

Alpine Score US Deal

Australia’s Alpine has scored an American deal with Votiv Records for the release of their debut album ‘A Is For Alpine’.

Tagged as: Alpine, Lou James, Votiv

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The Sapphires Earns $10m At Box-Office

by Paul Cashmere

The Sapphires is by far the most successful Australian movie of the year with news it has now grossed over $10 million at the Australian box-office in four weeks.

Tagged as: Red Dog, The Sapphires

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Kylie Minogue To Release The Abbey Road Sessions

by Paul Cashmere

Kylie Minogue is about to release ‘The Abbey Road Sessions’, a brand new album including a re-recording of her classic song with Nick Cave.

Tagged as: BBC Orchestra, Kylie Minogue, Nick Cave, The Abbey Road Sessions

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Joe South Dead At 72

by Paul Cashmere

Singer, songwriter and musician Joe South has passed away in Georgia at the age of 72.

Tagged as: Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Bryan Ferry, Deep Purple, Elvis Presley, Joe South, Russell Morris

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M Phazes and Mantra For Sprung Festival After-Party

by Paul Cashmere

Brisbane’s Sprung Festival has announced it will extend the evening with an after-party featuring M Phazes and Mantra.

Tagged as: Illy, M-Phazes, Mantra, Seth Sentry, Sprung Festival

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Live Nation Australasia Appoints Bec Sutherland To Comedy Division

by Paul Cashmere

Live Nation Australasia has announced it is setting up a full-time comedy division with Bec Sutherland heading the new comedy division team.

Tagged as: Bec Sutherland, Linkin Park, Live Nation, Matchbox Twenty, Nicki Minaj, Talitha Conway

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Tom Ballard To Stand Up For Homebake

by Paul Cashmere

Homebake will revive its comedy stage for 2012 and Tom Ballard will tell a few gags.

Tagged as: Homebake, Tom and Alex, Tom Ballard, triple j

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R.I.P. Perth Arena Boss David Humphreys

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian music industry is in shock following the sudden passing of David Humphreys in Perth this morning (September 4, 2012).

Tagged as: AEG, Allphones Arena, David Humphreys, Harvey Lister, Perth Arena

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Brian Ritchie To Perform In Slovenia With Australian Chamber Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Ritchie, formerly of the Violent Femmes and now with Australia’s The Break, has a new group … the Australian Chamber Orchestra.

Tagged as: Australian Chamber Orchestra, Brian Ritchie, Jim Moginie, Martin Rotsey, Midnight Oil, Rob Hirst, Slovenia, The Break, Violent Femmes

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Paul Kelly - Image By Damien Loverso, Noise11, Photo

The Temper Trap, Paul Kelly, Tim Rogers To Play AFL Grand Final

by Paul Cashmere

The 2012 AFL Grand Final will finally have a bit of musical taste this year. The Temper Trap, Paul Kelly and Tim Rogers will before at the Grand Final this year, following the great Meat Loaf disaster of 2011.

Tagged as: AFL Grand Final, Paul Kelly, The Temper Trap, Tim Rogers

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Robbie Williams To Take The Crown From EMI To Universal

by Paul Cashmere

Robbie Williams will release his new album ‘Take The Crown’ through Universal Music in November.

Tagged as: Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams, take That, Take The Crown

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Noah Stewart And Rachael Leahcar To Perform For Sydney’s First Yellow Lounge

by Paul Cashmere

Harlem tenor Noah Stewart and The Voice finalist Rachael Leahcar have been chosen as the first performers for the very first Yellow Lounge in Sydney.

Tagged as: Max Hole, Noah Stewart, Rachael Leahcar, Universal, Yellow Lounge

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Yon Steps Away From Tripod For Mandaddy

by Paul Cashmere

Yon from Tripod has put together his first ever-solo show Mandaddy. It is on now at Chapel On Chapel in Melbourne.

Tagged as: Mandaddy, Tripod, Yon

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Dwight Yoakam Announces Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Dwight Yoakam will return to Australia for an East Coast tour in November.

Tagged as: Dwight Yoakam

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Engelbert Humperdinck To Perform For The Dalai Lama

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck will sing for the Dalai Lama in New York in October.

Tagged as: Cyndi Lauper, Dali Lama, Dave Matthews, Engelbert Humperdinck, Nas, Nelly Furtado

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Bob Dylan Tempest Is No. 1 On Amazon

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan’s forthcoming ‘Tempest’ album has gone to number 1 on Amazon on advance orders alone.

Tagged as: Bob Dylan, Duquesne Whistle, Nash Edgerton, Tempest

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Max Bygraves Dies At Age 89

by Paul Cashmere

British singer and comedian Max Bygraves has died at the age of 89.

Tagged as: Max Bygraves

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Hal David Dies Aged 91

by Paul Cashmere

Hal David, one of the greatest songwriters of all-time, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 91.

Tagged as: Burt Bacharach, Hal David

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REVIEW: The Beach Boys, Melbourne, August 31, 2012

by Paul Cashmere

The Beach Boys have reached Australia on their 50th Anniversary tour and last night (August 31, 2012) played three hours of music history for fans for the first time with founder Brian Wilson in decades.

Tagged as: Al Jardine, Brian Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Carl Wilson, David Marks, Dennis Wilson, Mike Love, The Beach Boys

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Chuggi Predicts Billy Thorpe The Hologram For Long Way To The Top

by Paul Cashmere

The late, great Billy Thorpe may appear as a hologram on the upcoming Long Way To The Top shows.

Tagged as: Amanda Pelman, Billy Thorpe, Long Way To The Top, Michael Chugg

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MCM Entertainment Group To Delist From Australian Stock Exchange

by Paul Cashmere

MCM Entertainment Group (MEG), the production company behind Take 40 Australia, has announced that it plans to delist from the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).

Tagged as: MCM Entertainment Group, MEG, Take40

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BIGSOUND Conference Is A Sell-Out

by Paul Cashmere

The BIGSOUND music conference for Brisbane from September 12 has completely sold out.

Tagged as: Ball Park Music, BigSound, Boy In A Box, Catherine Britt, Clare Bowditch, David Bridie, DC3, Delta Riggs, Harmony James, Henry Wagons, Hungry Kids of Hungary, Jasmine Rae, King Cannons, Mia Dyson, Owl Eyes, Saskwatch, Seth Sentry, Strangers, The Beards, The Hello Morning, Violent Soho, Wagons

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Australasian Worldwide Music Expo Announces Scholarship Program

by Paul Cashmere

The Australasian Worldwide Music Expo (AWME) has announced the 2012 national scholarship program for artists, artist managers and arts workers to attend the 5th music expo in Melbourne in November.

Tagged as: Australasian Worldwide Music Expo, AWME, scholarship

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Meredith Festival Sells Out In Record Time

by Paul Cashmere

The 2012 Meredith Music Festival has completely sold out, faster than any other time in its 22-year history.

Tagged as: Four Tet, Grimes, Meredith Festival, Primal Scream, Spiritulized, Sunnyboys, Turbonegro

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Refused Sell Out Melbourne Show In 4 Minutes

by Paul Cashmere

The first ever Refused show for Melbourne sold out in four minutes this morning.

Tagged as: Refused

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Diddy, Mariah Carey Manager Chris Lighty Shoots Himself Dead

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Lighty, manager of Diddy, Mariah Carey, Ja Rule and 50 Cent, shot himself dead in the street outside his Bronx apartment on Thursday (August 30, 2012).

Tagged as: Chris Lighty, Diddy, hip-hop, LL Cool J, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott

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EYEHATEGOD To Play First Ever CherryFest

by Paul Cashmere

New Orleans’ EYEHATEGOD will perform at the inaugural CherryFest in Melbourne in November.

Tagged as: CherryFest, Dern Rutlidge, EYEHATEGOD, Henry Wagons, James Young, My Left Boot, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group

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The Checks From New Zealand Announce Break-up

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand band The Checks are calling it a day.

Tagged as: The Checks

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Gyroscope Guitarist To Rejoin Band For Dana Benefit

by Paul Cashmere

Zoran Trivic, guitarist for Perth band Gyroscope, is expected to make a full recovery as he mends from serious injuries from a motorcycle accident four months ago.

Tagged as: Dana Vulin, Gyroscope, Zoran Trivic

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The Beach Boys Mike Love 2007 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Beach Boys Play 50 Song Setlist In Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

The Beach Boys performed 50 songs on the first night of their Australian tour in Brisbane on Tuesday night.

Tagged as: Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Mike Love

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