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Amyl and The Sniffers, Troye Sivan Win APRA Music Awards 2025 COMPLETE WINNERS LIST

The APRA Music Awards were held in Melbourne tonight (30 April) with major wins going to Amyl and The Sniffers and Troye Sivan.

Tagged as: Amyl and the Sniffers, APRA Music Awards, Australia, Kevin Parker, music industry, Troye Sivan

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Happy 92nd Birthday Willie Nelson

by Paul Cashmere

Willie Nelson turned 92 this week and he is still going strong.

Tagged as: 50s, country, USA, Willie Nelson

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Devo’s Farewell Tour To Be Continued

by Paul Cashmere

Devo are doing a KISS and Cher. The ’50 Years of De-Evolution’ that finished in 2023.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Devo, electronica, rock, USA

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Metallica To Release 15 Disc ‘Load’ Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica have a massive 15 disc ‘Load’ reissue on the way. ‘Load’, released in 1996, was the sixth Metallica album.

Tagged as: 80s, Load, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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Soundgarden Plan Singer To Perform at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction

by Music-News.com

Soundgarden have musicians in mind to take on late frontman Chris Cornell’s duties at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction performance.

Tagged as: 90s, Chris Cornell, grunge, rock, Soundgarden, USA

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Billy Idol and Avril Lavigne Perform ‘77’ for Jimmy Kimmel

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Idol was joined by Avril Lavigne for a performance of ‘77’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Tagged as: 80s, Avril Lavigne, Billy Idol, Canada, rock, UK

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Mike Peters of The Alarm Has Died Aged 66

by Music-News.com

The Alarm frontman Mike Peters has died after a lengthy battle with blood cancer.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, indie, Mike Peters, rock, The Alarm, USA

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Cowboy Junkies To Tour Australia for Third Time

by Noise11.com

Cowboy Junkies will return for an encore tour of Australia after sellout show in 2023.

Tagged as: 90s, Americana, Canada, Cowboy Junkies, indie

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Kate Ceberano Expands The Australian Made 2025 Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Kate Ceberano will work a little longer in 2025 with additional dates added to her already bulky 2025 Australian Made tour.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Australian Made, Kate Ceberano, pop

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Beyonce First Show Setlist for the Cowboy Carter Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Beyonce played the first Cowboy Carter show for her world tour in Los Angeles on Monday 28 April.

Tagged as: 00s, Beyonce, Cowboy Carter, pop, USA

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The Dugites Live At Billboard 1981 Is The Next ARCA Release

by Noise11.com

The 49th Australian Road Crew Association release will be The Dugites Live At Billboard 1981.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Australia, indie, The Dugites

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Rose Tattoo at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Winston Robinson

Rose Tattoo To Call It A Day in 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Angry Anderson has confirmed that he will retire Rose Tattoo in 2025, fifty years after the band began in Sydney in 1976.

Tagged as: 3AW, 70s, Australia, Darren James, hard rock, Lee Simon, Red Hot Summer, rock, Rose Tattoo

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Pet Shop Boys Remix Tina Turner’s Cover of John Paul Young’s ‘Hot For You Baby’

by Paul Cashmere

Pet Shop Boys have reconstructed Tina Turner’s recently uncovered ‘Hot For You Baby’.

Tagged as: 80s, Hot For You Baby, John Paul Young, Pet Shop Boys, remix, Tina Turner, UK, Vanda and Young

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Neil Young Takes A Swipe At Elon Musk In New Song ‘Let’s Roll Again’

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has gone for the Elon Musk jugular in a new song ‘Let’s Roll Again’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Canada, Elon Musk, Lets Roll Again, Neil Young, rock, Stephen Stills, USA

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Lady Gaga Photo credit Frank LeBon suppilied by Universal

Lady Gaga Launches Mayhem Ball Tour In Mexico

by Music-News.com

Lady Gaga electrified fans last night at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City, wrapping the first of two back-to-back sold-out stadium shows. Fresh off her widely praised headline performances at Coachella, Gaga brought her signature energy, theatricality, and emotional depth to the Mexican capital, kicking off a series of major international appearances leading into her highly anticipated MAYHEM Ball Tour this summer.

Tagged as: 00s, Australian Tour, Lady Gaga, Live Nation, pop, The Mayhem tour, USA

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Classic Oasis ‘Some Might Say’ Heads Back To Number One In The UK

by Music-News.com

Oasis’ 1995 classic ‘Some Might Say’ is in with a chance of getting to number one again in the UK.

Tagged as: 90s, Britpop, Oasis, rock, Some Might Say, UK

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Incubus Confirm New Album ‘Something In The Water’

by Music-News.com

Incubus have confirmed their new album will be called ‘Something in the Water’.

Tagged as: 00s, Incubus, rock, USA

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Sammy Hagar Releases Belated Homage to Eddie Van Halen ‘Encore, Thank You, Goodnight’

by Paul Cashmere

Sammy Hagar, with a little help from his friend Joe Satriani, has released what he says is a “long overdue thank you to Eddie Van Halen’.

Tagged as: 70s, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, rock, Sammy Hagar, USA, Van Halen

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Joe Cocker, The White Stripes To Be Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its class of 2025. This years inductees are:

Tagged as: Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, music industry, Outkast, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Salt N Pepa, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, USA, Warren Zevon

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The Rolling Stones Have A Tribute Song Coming To Clifton Chenier

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones are one of the acts paying tribute to Louisiana Zydeco king Clifton Chenier.

Tagged as: 50s, Clifton Chenier, The Rolling Stones, USA, Zydeco

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Rose Tattoo Are A Strong Reminder Of How Powerful Aussie Rock Used To Be

by Paul Cashmere

Take out the recent cover of Stevie Wright’s ‘Hard Road’ and the Rose Tattoo setlist was a step back in time to when Aussie rock was in your face.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, hard rock, Heavy Rock, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, Rose Tattoo

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The Living End at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Winston Robinson

The Living End Premiere New Song ‘Alfie’ At Red Hot Summer Bendigo

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End treated punters at Red Hot Summer Bendigo on Saturday to the world premiere of a brand new song ‘Alfie’.

Tagged as: 90s, Alfie, Australia, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Living End

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Chris Cheney with Baby Animals at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Winston Robinson

Chris Cheney Joins Baby Animals For Motorhead Classic At Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Baby Animals new single, their cover of Motorhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’, had its volume turned up to 11 when Chris Cheney of The Living End joined the band to perform the song as the last one of the Red Hot Summer set in Bendigo on Saturday.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Baby Animals, Chris Cheney, Motorhead, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Living End

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George Thorogood and The Destroyers at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Winston Robinson

George Thorogood and The Destroyers Turn Red Hot Summer Into Party Mode In Bendigo

by Paul Cashmere

We all talk about George Thorogood but you rarely hear the names of The Destroyers mentioned. So lets mention them. Drummer Jeff Simon has been with George since the band’s inception in 1973. Bass player Billy Blough has been in The Destroyers since 1976.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, blues, George Thorogood, music festival, rock, The Destroyers, USA

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Mick Mazzone Memorial Service Details

by Noise11.com

Memorial details have been revealed for the service for Mick Mazzone, the manager of Hoodoo Gurus and former manager of Ian Moss.

Tagged as: Australia, Hoodoo Gurus, Ian Moss, Mick Mazzone, music industry, rock

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The Dead Daisies Cover John Lee Hooker’s ‘Boom Boom’

by Paul Cashmere

David Lowy’s rock collective The Dead Daisies has reached back to John Lee Hooker’s 1962 blues classic ‘Boom Boom’ and put their own slant on the song.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Boom Boom, David Lowy, Dead Daisies, John Lee Hooker, rock

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Watch Billy Idol’s Funny Album Trailer With Avril Lavinge

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Idol has premiered a very funny trailer for his upcoming album with guest star Avril Lavinge starring as a kleptomaniac, actress and writer Alyssa Sabo as the clueless store customer and a bewildered Billy playing a record store employee.

Tagged as: 80s, Alyssa Sabo, Avril laving, Billy Idol, punk, UK

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KISS Co-Founder Peter Criss To Release First Solo Album in 18 Years

by Music-News.com

Original KISS drummer Peter Criss has announced his first solo album in 18 years.

Tagged as: 70s, Kiss, Peter Criss, rock, USA

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Loyle Carner To Perform In Australia December 2025

by Noise11.com

UK hip hop act Loyle Carner will performer four shows in Australia in December 2025.

Tagged as: 10s, Australian Tour, hip-hop, Live Nation, Loyle Carner, UK

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Check Out The Final Work Of Stuart ‘Chet’ Fraser With Horizon

by Paul Cashmere

The final studio work for the late Stuart ‘Chet’ Fraser of Noiseworks was captured for Horizon. The band features John Farnham band alumni Brett Garsed (guitar) and Angus Burchall (drums) with Stuart of guitar, Lee Bradshaw on vocals and Richard Panaia on bass.

Tagged as: 10s, Angus Burchall, Australia, Heavy Rock, Horizon, John Farnham, Lee Bradshaw Brett Garsed, Richard Panaia, rock, Stuart Chet Fraser

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