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ZZ Top and Jeff Beck Team For Summer Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

ZZ Top and Jeff Beck will be teaming for a 2014 summer tour with the artists promising a lot of synergy.

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Toni Braxton To Play Darlene Love In Biopic

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network is producing a film on the life of singer Darlene Love and producers have selected Darlene Love for the title role.

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Steely Dan Announce First two Shows Of 2014

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Steely Dan will once again be on the road this summer; however, only the first two dates have been announced.

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Steve Hackett Keeps Genesis Alive

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Steve Hackett follows up his 2013 release Genesis Revisited: Live at Hammersmith with the new DVD Genesis Revisited: Live at the Royal Albert Hall out on June 30 in the U.K. (U.S. release TBD).

Tagged as: Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett

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Jagwar Ma, Courtney Barnett Only Aussies To Make Glastonbury Line-up For 2014

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Sydney’s Jagwar Ma and Melbourne’s Courtney Barnett are the sole Australian acts named to play Glastonbury 2014.

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Plenary, Melbourne, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Neil Young Plays Four Acoustic Shows In L.A.

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Neil Young played four solo shows over five nights at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, offering up a career spanning show.

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Paul Simon Tribute Concert Takes Place In New York

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Paul Simon was this year’s honoree at Michael Dorf’s “Music of” series which benefits Music Education organizations such as Little Kids Rock, the Church Street School of Music and Young Audiences New York.

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Daryl Hall To Restore Live From Daryl’s House House For TV

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Daryl Hall of Hall and Oates is getting a second television series.

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Elvis Costello, Van Morrison To Play Bluesfest UK

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

BluesFest will return to the Royal Albert Hall this autumn for an extended six-day event, which will once again feature an array of international stars from the worlds of blues, soul, jazz, R&B and beyond.

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Ted Nugent To Play 6500th Show

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Ted Nugent is about to pass another touring milestone, his 6,500th show.

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Bruce Springsteen in Melbourne Photo by Ros OGorman

Springsteen In, Ronstadt Out Of Hall Of Fame Event

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced a list of people who will induct this year’s honoree and will perform.

Tagged as: Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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D.O.A Guitarist Dave Gregg Dead At 54

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Dave Gregg, who played guitar with the Canadian hardcore punk band D.O.A. during the 80’s, died on Sunday after suffering a heart attack at the age of 54.

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Tom Petty Names Next Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Tom Petty has announced that his new album will be titled ‘Hypnotic Eye’ and will return his sound to that of the first couple of albums.

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Michael Jackson Xscape Featuring 8 New Songs On The Way

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Michael Jackson will release a brand new album in May called ‘Xscape’.

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Arrest Warrant Issued For Pat Boone

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Pat Boone is a wanted man.

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Elton John And David Furnish To Marry

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Sir Elton John will marry his longtime partner David Furnish following changes to marriage laws in Great Britain.

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Devo To Hit The Road In Memory of Bob Casale

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Devo have set ten dates for an early summer tour in the memory of the late Bob Casale.

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Otis Redding Debut Reisssued For Record Store Day

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Rhino will release a special 50th Anniversary vinyl edition of Otis Redding’s debut album, Pain in My Heart, for Record Store Day.

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John Lennon Letter To Phil Spector Sells For $88,000

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A letter written by John Lennon to Phil Spector in the early 70’s has sold at auction for £53,000 ($88,000).

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The Cure at ACL photo by Waytao Shing, Noise11, Photo

The Cure Play 45 Song Setlist In London

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Cure played an epic 45 song set on Friday night at Royal Albert Hall in London as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust series of shows.

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Santana, Wyclef And Avicii To Perform World Cup Closing Anthem

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Santana is going to player soccer with Wyclef and Avicii.

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Fleetwood Mac Resume Tour With Christine McVie

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Fleetwood Mac are headed back to the U.S. and Canada for another round of tour dates but this year is different. Former member Christine McVie is back to complete the original 70’s classic lineup.

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Queen + Adam Lambert Add More US Shows

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Queen + Adam Lambert have expanded their US tour.

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Madonna at the GLAAD Media Awards, Noise11, Photo

Madonna To Direct Another Movie

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Madonna will go back behind the camera for a third time to direct the movie version of Rebecca Walker’s book, Ade: A Love Story.

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Elvis Costello Plays Vegas Show With The Roots

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Elvis Costello and the Roots paraded out much of the music from their critically acclaimed album, Wake Up Ghost, on Sunday night at the Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas.

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Kate Bush Adds Seven More London Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Kate Bush has expanded her London residency.

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Oderus Urungus, Gwar. Photo By Ros O'Gorman

David Brockie Of Gwar 1963-2014

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The metal world was shocked on Monday with the announcement that David Brockie, who performed as Oderus Utungus in GWAR, had been found dead in his Richmond apartment.

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Allman Brothers Cancels Four Final Shows

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Allman Brothers have announced that they will postpone the final four shows of their annual run at New York’s Beacon Theatre due to Gregg Allman suffering from bronchitis.

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Cher, Image, Rod Laver, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Cher Begins World Tour SETLIST

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Cher opened her 2014 Dressed to Kill Tour on Saturday night at the U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ.

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John Mellencamp Schedules US Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

John Mellencamp has set ten dates for a brief summer tour.

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U2 To Receive 2025 Woody Guthrie Prize in Tulsa

Irish rock giants U2 have been named the 2025 recipients of the Woody Guthrie Prize, joining an honour roll that includes Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, John Mellencamp and Kris Kristofferson.

September 19, 2025

John Mellencamp “Scarecrow” at 40 The Album That Defined Heartland Rock

On July 31, 1985, John Cougar Mellencamp released Scarecrow, his eighth studio album. Reaching #2 on the US Billboard 200, the album became a commercial milestone, eventually earning 5× Platinum certification in the U.S.

August 19, 2025

John Mellencamp Statue Unveiled In Indiana

John Mellencamp is officially stoned. A statue honoring John has been unveiled in Bloomingdale in John’s home state of Indiana.

October 22, 2024

Neil Young and Crazy Horse Greendale tour Melbourne photo by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young Returns to Farm Aid After Three Year Absence For A Four Song Set

Neil Young returned to Farm Aid for the first time since 2019 over the weekend 23 September, 2023). Young performed four songs dating back to his signature song ‘Heart of Gold’ and including the new song ‘Love Earth’ from 2022.

September 25, 2023

Check Out John Mellencamp’s New Song ‘The Eyes of Portland’

John Mellencamp will release his 25th album ‘Orpheus Descending’ on June 16. Here’s another preview of what to expect with ‘The Eyes of Portland’.

May 18, 2023