Paul Cashmere

Fun Lovin’ Criminals Were Name-Checked In Barry White’s Autobiography

Fun Lovin’ Criminals were mentioned by soul legend Barry White in his autobiography after they recorded the homage to White ‘Love Unlimited’ on their ‘100% Columbian’ album.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Barry White, Fun Lovin' Criminals, soul, The Prestige Presents, USA

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Why Deep Purple Stopped Performing ‘Child In Time’

by Paul Cashmere

Deep Purple’s current setlist goes back to 1968 and includes more than half of the classic ‘Machine Head’ album but one song they have not done in years is the epic ‘Child In Time’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Child In Time, Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, metal, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, Roger Glover, UK

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Brendan B Brown of Wheatus from his Facebook page

Brendan B. Brown of Wheatus is a Huge Fan of Vegemite

by Paul Cashmere

With two Australian tours in the next three months, it is a good thing Brendan B. Brown of Wheatus loves Vegemite.

Tagged as: 00s, Alice Cooper, Art Alexakis, Australia, Blondie, Brendan B Brown, Deep Purple, Everclear, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, USA, Wheatus

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Walter Trout Learned His Trade From The Blues Greats

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesman Walter Trout was barely out of school when he was learning his trade from the greats like John Lee Hooker, Big Mama Thornton and Percy Mayfield.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, USA, Walter Trout

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Bruce Dickinson Wrote Very Few Iron Maiden Songs By Himself

by Paul Cashmere

In the 42 years since Bruce Dickinson joined Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson has only had six songs in total credited to just himself as a songwriter.

Tagged as: 80s, Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, metal, rock, The Mandrake Project, UK

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, 2013, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Nick Cave Adds Six More Shows Across Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave has added six more shows to his Solo Australian tour with one additional show for Sydney and Melbourne and new shows for Wollongong, Gold Coast, Canberra and Brisbane.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Colin Greenwood, Nick Cave, Radiohead, rock

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Twilight At Taronga Reveals Surely Shirley, Fanny Lumsden and Felicity Urquhart Will Open Summer Show

by Paul Cashmere

Twilight at Taronga have revealed the artists opening for the Summer Concert Series for 2024. Surely Shirley joins Meg Mac, Felicity Urquhart joins The Waifs and Fanny Lumsden will open for The Whitlams.

Tagged as: Fanny Lumsden, live music, Summer Concert Series, The Waifs, The Whitlams, Twilight At Taronga

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Fun Lovin’ Criminals Once Made An Ad In Sydney That Was Meant To Look Like New York

by Paul Cashmere

New York City band Fun Lovin’ Criminals were once flown by advertising agency from New York to Sydney, Australia to make a beer commercial for an American company that looked like they were in New York and then the ad only ever aired in the UK.

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

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Radio Birdman To Reform For More Dates In June

by Paul Cashmere

Radio Birdman will be back together for more Australian shows in June and July.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Deniz Tek, punk, Radio Birdman, Rob Younger

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Chris Isaak Is Coming Back To Australia for the First Time Since 2016

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Isaak will return to Australia in April for his first shows since 2016.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Chris Isaak, contemporary, Live Nation, pop, rock, USA

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Mark Knopfler Releases New Music for 2024 ‘Ahead of the Game’

by Paul Cashmere

Mark Knopfler has returned with new music for 2024 with the song ‘Ahead of the Game’ off the upcoming album ‘One Deep River’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, rock, UK

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Leo Sayer Is Back To Full Health and All Set for UK Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Leo Sayer is back to “full speed ahead” mode for UK for a tour from September after the 2023 shows were suddenly postponed due to a sudden illness.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Leo Sayer, pop, rock, UK tour

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Lime Cordiale, The Black Keys, Bootsy Collins Added to SXSW

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney’s Lime Cordiale will showcase at the SXSW music festival in Texas in March as well as The Black Keys and Bootsy Collins.

Tagged as: Austin, Bootsy Collins, Lime Cordiale, music industry, SXSW, Texas, The Black Keys, USA

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Jason Donovan Strips Frank’n’Furter Naked for Acoustic ‘Sweet Transvestite’

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Donovan has taken the fishnets off Frank’n’Furter for an unplugged and acoustic version of ‘Sweet Transvestite’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Jason Donovan, rock, Rocky Horror Show, Sweet Transvestite, theatre

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The Whitlams Tex-Mex Remake of ‘You Sound Like Louis Burdett’

by Paul Cashmere

The Whitlams have a brand new Tex-Mex version of their ‘You Sound Like Louis Burdett’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, rock, The Whitlams, Tim Freedman, You Sound Like Louis Burdett’

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Melanie Safka Has Died At Age 76

by Paul Cashmere

American singer songwriter Melanie Safka, best known for the hits ‘Brand New Key’ and ‘Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)’, has died at age 76.

Tagged as: 70s, contemporary, Melanie, Melanie Safka, USA

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Bruce Dickinson Tells Noise11 The Mandrake Project is Not A Concept Album

by Paul Cashmere

In an all new interview with Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson, Bruce discusses ‘The Mandrake Project’, his first solo album in 19 years and says it is not a concert record.

Tagged as: 80s, Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, metal, Rain on the Graves, rock, The Mandrake Project, UK

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Rednex Anders ‘Dagger’ Sandberg Dies Aged 55

by Paul Cashmere

Anders Sandberg (aka Dagger) of Swedish dance group Rednex has died at the age of 55.

Tagged as: 90s, Anders Sandberg, Cotton Eye Joe, pop, Rednex, Sweden

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The Doobie Brothers To Play Three Month North American Tour With Steve Winwood and Robert Cray

by Paul Cashmere

The Doobie Brothers have announced 2024 dates across North America with Steve Winwood and Robert Cray joining them for selected shows.

Tagged as: 70s, Doobie Brothers, Robert Cray, rock, Steve Linwood, USA

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Alanis Morissette and Joan Jett To Tour USA Together

by Paul Cashmere

Alanis Morissette and Joan Jett will hit the road together trekking across the USA starting in June in Phoenix.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Alanis Morissette, Joan Jett, Morgan Wade, rock, USA

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Ryan Gosling Issues Statement About Gerwig/Robbie Oscar Snub

by Paul Cashmere

Ryan Gosling has spoken up about the ludicrous Oscar snub where he gets a nomination of Ken and Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig miss out for Barbie.

Tagged as: Academy Awards, Barbie, Margot Robbie, movies, Oscars, Ryan Gosling, USA

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Jon English and the Foster Brothers live 1981

Jon English Live Album Is Next In The ARCA Desk Tape Series

by Paul Cashmere

‘Jon English & The Foster Brothers at Billboard 1981’ will be the next release in the Australian Road Crew Association’s (ARCA) Desk Tape Series.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, ARCA, Australia, Australian Road Crew Association, Foster Brothers, Jon English, pop, rock

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Grammy Awards Best Original Song Nominations Include Mark Ronson, Jon Batiste and Billie Eilish

by Paul Cashmere

The Best Original Song category at the 2024 Academy Awards includes some heavy weight artists for a tight race.

Tagged as: Academy Awards, Barbie, Killers of the Flower Moon, music industry, Oscars, USA

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Boney M Creator Frank Farian Dead At 82

by Paul Cashmere

Frank Farian, the producer who created Boney M and Milli Vanilli, has died at the age of 82 at his home in Miami.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Boney M, disco, Eruption, Europe, Frank Farian, Germany, la Bouche, Meat Loaf, Milli Vanilli, pop

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Melbourne Composer Robert J. Sedky Co-wrote Emmanuel Kelly ‘My Sky’

by Paul Cashmere

The co-write for a new song by Emmanuel Kelly song ‘My Sky’ goes to Melbourne composer Robert J. Sedky.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Emmanuel Kelly, My Sky, pop, Robert J Sedky

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Rick Wakeman Announces His Final American Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary keyboard player Rick Wakeman has announced that his upcoming run of shows in the Americas will be his last American shows.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, classical, Prog Rock, Rick Wakeman, rock, UK, Yes

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Foo Fighters Bring On Jack Black At First Show for 2024 in New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Jack Black popped up spouting his gut at the Foo Fighters show in Auckland, New Zealand in the weekend.

Tagged as: 90s, Foo Fighters, Jack Black, rock, Tenacious D, USA

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Billy Joel To Release First Single Since 2007 ‘Turn the Lights Back On’

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel will release rare new music this Friday. ‘Turn The Lights Back On’ will be Billy’s first new music since 2007 when he released two song, ‘All My Life’ and ‘Christmas In Fallujah’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Joel, contemporary, Turn The Lights Back On, USA

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