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Brian Wilson performs Pet Sounds at the Palais in St Kilda on Sunday 3 April 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Brian Wilson Will Perform Pet Sounds Again In 2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Brian Wilson has said that this will be his last time performing the Beach Boys’ classic album Pet Sounds, but he keeps putting that end off.

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Leonard Cohen, Noise11, Photo

Leonard Cohen Corrects His ‘I’m Ready To Die’ Comments

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The big news in Leonard Cohen circles last week, besides the impending release of his new album You Want It Darker, was the fact that he said he was “ready to die”.

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Roger Waters, The Wall - photo by Ros O'Gorman

Roger Waters Prepares For New Us and Them Tour For 2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

While it seems Roger Waters just finished his three-year tour of Pink Floyd’s The Wall, he says he is ready to get back out on the road.

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Robert Bateman

R.I.P. Robert Bateman Composer of Please Mr Postman

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Robert Bateman, one of the first employees at Motown and writer of Please Mr. Postman, died on Wednesday morning after suffering a massive heart attack at the age of 80.

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The Beatles Yellow Submarine Lego

The Beatles Yellow Submarine Is Coming To Lego

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Get ready for Lego figures of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr along with the Yellow Submarine in one of the latest releases from the brick company.

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Green Day Revolution Road

Green Day ‘Revolution Radio’ Set For No 1 Debut

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Green Day is on a major roll with the ‘Revolution Radio’ album set for a number one debut this week in the USA.

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Depeche Mode, Noise11, photo

Depeche Mode To Reactive For 2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Depeche Mode will release their first new album in three years, Spirit, sometime in early spring 2017 and will announced tour dates for next summer in Europe (North and South America will be announced later).

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The Monkees

Building Intended For Davy Jones Memorial Destroyed By Fire

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

A major fire in Beavertown, PA has destroyed an old church that was purchased with the intention of making it a memorial dedicated to the late Monkee Davy Jones.

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Duane Allman An Anthology

Duane Allman ‘An Anthology’ Set For Vinyl Reissue

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

In just four short years as a professional musician, Duane Allman left an indelible legacy that not only included his work with the Allman Brothers Band but also guest sessions with numerous other artists.

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Jon Bon Jovi, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Bon Jovi Announce First Dates For 2017 Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jon Bon Jovi told Ellen DeGeneres on Wednesday that he saw how happy his band was while playing a recent small venue show that he knew he had to go back out on the road.

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Dolly Parton - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Dolly Parton To Receive Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Dolly Parton has been selected as the 2016 recipient of the CMA’s Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Steve Earle Guitar Town

Steve Earle ‘Guitar Town’ Expanded For 30th Anniversary

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Steve Earle’s classic ‘Guitar Town’ will have a make-over for its 30th anniversary and he will do shows to play the album in full.

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Roger Waters, The Wall - photo by Ros O'Gorman

Just Check Out This Roger Waters Setlist

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Roger Waters put on a free show for 200,000 people on Saturday night at the Plaza de la Constitucion in Mexico City, Mexico and, if this was a rehearsal for his Desert Trip Festival this coming Sunday, those high ticket prices just may be worth it.

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Sharon Jones, Photo Ros O'Gorman

Sharon Jones Cancels White House Appearance Due To Illness

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The great Sharon Jones has had to cancel her Monday appearance at the White House after coming down with pneumonia.

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Tim Buckley Wings

Tim Buckley Is Getting A Singles Collection Make-Over

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

While contemporary audiences are more familiar with his son, the late Jeff Buckley, Tim Buckley was as an influential musician, if not more so, as his own famous son.

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Nils Lofgren

Nils Lofgren Forced Off The Road Due To Unexpected Surgery

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Late last year, Nils Lofgren released his live album UK2015 Face the Music Tour and planned on going out in January to promote the new set but Bruce Springsteen had bigger plans, going out himself to promote the deluxe version of his 1980 album The River with the E-Street Band in tow.

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Social Distortion Independent Years

Social Distortion Compile Independent Years Into Box Set

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Outside of their time on Epic and Epitaph Records, Social Distortion released four albums independently. Those albums are being assembled in a brand new vinyl box set, The Independent Years: 1983-2004, out October 28.

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Tom Petty

Tom Petty Named MusiCares Person of the Year for 2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Tom Petty has been chosen by the Recording Academy as the 2017 MusiCares Person of the Year.

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Tom Jones photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sir Tom Jones To Return To The Voice

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

After unceremoniously being dismissed from his coaches chair on The Voice UK last season, Tom Jones will return for the show’s sixth season.

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Garth Brooks

Garth Brooks Becomes First Act To Have Seven Diamond Albums

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Garth Brooks’ album The Ultimate Hits has been certified Diamond for sales of ten million or more copies, the seventh time one of his albums has received the honor.

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Adam Ant - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Adam Ant To Take Kings Of The Wild Frontier On The Road

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

In 1980, Adam and the Ants released their second album, Kings of the Wild Frontier and it 2017 they will take it on the road.

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Kashif

R.I.P. R&B Producer Kashif 1956-2016

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Kashif, who started his career as a teenager in B.T. Express and went on to a successful career as a recording artist and a producer, died at his home in Playa del Ray, CA on Sunday at the age of 59. No cause of death has been announced.

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Bob Dylan The 1966 Live Recordings

Bob Dylan ‘The 1966 Live Recordings 36CD Tracklisting Revealed

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Earlier we told you about the Bob Dylan massive 36-disc box set of all of the surviving concerts from 1966.

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Green Day, Soundwave 2014, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Green Day Open World Tour In Columbus Ohio

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

After a slight delay, Green Day finally opened their Revolution Radio World Tour on Monday night at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH.

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Jean Shepard

R.I.P. Jean Shepard Country Music Pioneer 1933-2016

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jean Shepard, the singer who, along with Kitty Wells, pioneered women in country music, died on Sunday morning after a long illness at the age of 82.

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Lionel Ritchie and Kenny Rogers - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Kenny Rogers To Retire After Current Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Kenny Rogers says that he will be done after his current tour.

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Sting photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sting, Usher, Tears For Fears, Backstreet Boys iHeartRadio Setlists

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas came to a big end last night with Britney Spears opening the night and Usher closing it down. In between, the crowd heard short sets from Sting, Tears For Fears, Backstreet Boys, Pitbull, Ariana Grande, Florida Georgia Line, Zedd and Cage the Elephant.

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The Edge and Bono, U2 perform at Etihad Stadium. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

U2 and Billy Idol Play iHeartRadio Music Festival

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Last night was the first of two for the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas with U2 and Billy Idol taking the stage and Miley Cyrus joining Billy for ‘Rebel Yell’.

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Misfits, Noise11, Photo

Glenn Danzig Brings An End To The Misfits Reunion

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Glenn Danzig has made it clear that people shouldn’t be looking for anything else from the Misfits reunion.

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Nasa Voyager

Indigenous Australia Included In NASA Voyager Box Set

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Indigenous music from Australia has been included in a new box set featuring music from NASA’s ‘Voyager’ program.

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