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Birdy Releases Wings Video

Critically-acclaimed British singer/songwriter Birdy has unveiled the first official video to accompany her eagerly awaited new album Fire Within, which is released on September 23rd through 14th Floor/Atlantic Records.

Tagged as: Birdy, Fire Within, Wings

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The Fratellis Return After Five Year Hiatus

by Music-News.com

After a 5-year release hiatus, The Fratellis are back with a new album ‘We Need Medicine’ on 7th October released through BMG Records.

Tagged as: The Fratellis, We Need Medicine

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Muse To Run Council For A Day

by Music-News.com

Muse is in talks to run their local council for a day.

Tagged as: Muse

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Jimmy Buffett Returns With New Album

by Music-News.com

Parrothead alert: Jimmy Buffett has a new studio record, Songs From St. Somewhere, scheduled for release August 20 on Mailboat Records.

Tagged as: Jimmy Buffett, Parrothead, Songs From St. Somewhere

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Willie Nelson Records All Female Duets Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Willie Nelson, who just turned 80, keeps on cranking the albums out.

Tagged as: Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, duets, Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, To All The Girls, Willie Nelson

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Joan Jett Returns With Unvarnished

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Joan Jett and her band, the Blackhearts, are releasing their first album in seven years with Unvarnished, out October 1 on Blackheart Records.

Tagged as: Joan Jett, The Blackhearts, Unvarnished

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The Turtles Sue Sirius Radio For $100 Million

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Former Turtles members Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan, also known as Flo and Eddie, are suing satellite service SiriusXM for $100 million.

Tagged as: Flo and Eddie, Howard Kaylan, Matk Volman, Sirius Radio, The Turtles

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Richie Sambora Slams Jon Bon Jovi In New Song

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Richie Sambora seems to be pointing both barrels directly at Jon Bon Jovi in his brand new solo track, Come Back As Me.

Tagged as: Bon Jovi, Come Back As Me, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora

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Jimmy Barnes To Perform At Concert For Cambodia

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will make a special guest appearance at the Concert For Cambodia to be held in Sydney in September.

Tagged as: Concert For Cambodia, Darren Percival, David Campbell, Diesel, iOTA, Jimmy Barnes, Lior, Mahalia Barnes, Mitch Anderson, Prinnie Stevens

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SXSW 2014 Is Open For Registration

by Paul Cashmere

SXSW, the world’s biggest music conference held annually in Austin, Texas, is open for 2014 registrations.

Tagged as: 360, acoustic, alternative, Americana, Atlas Genius, avant-garde, Blackchords, bluegrass, blues, classical, comedy, country, Electronic/Dance/DJ, folk, funk, Gospel, Hip-Hop/Rap, jazz, Latin, metal, pop, punk, reggae, rock, Seth Sentry, Singer/Songwriter, Sonicbids, SXSW, The Audreys, The Rubens, Urban/R&B, Vance Joy, Vaudeville Smash

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KC Of The Sunshine Band Writes For Village People

by Paul Cashmere

Harry Wayne Casey (a.k.a. KC from KC and the Sunshine Band) has written a brand new song for Village People.

Tagged as: Harry Wayne Casey, KC and the Sunshine Band, Village People

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Chugg Music Scores First Ever Platinum With Sheppard

by Paul Cashmere

Promoter Michael Chugg’s new music division Chugg Music has scored its first platinum success with Brisbane band Sheppard.

Tagged as: Chugg Music, Let Them Down Easy, Michael Chugg, Sheppard

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Models Are Working On First New Music Since 1986

by Paul Cashmere

Models have been back in the studio recording new music.

Tagged as: Andrew Duffield, Barton Price, James Freud, Mark Ferrie, Model, Sean Kelly

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True Live And RAah Project Member Introduces Passerine

by Paul Cashmere

New dub-disco collective Passerine released their debut single ‘Ready To Begin’ this week.

Tagged as: Alex Gooding, Diego Villalta, James Bowers, Julio Castillo, Passerine, Phoebe Dubar (vocals, Ryan Ritchie, The Raah Project, True Live, viola)

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The Beards To Headline World Beard Day Event In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

The Beards will perform for World Beard Day in Sydney on September 7.

Tagged as: Atlas B Salvesen, Jackson Firebird, Manchoir, The Beards, The Stiffys, World Beard Day

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Beatles Apple Boutique Becomes Boutique Apple Apartments

by Karen Freedman

94 Baker Street in London’s Marylebone was once more famously known as the site of the Apple Boutique, an early business venture of The Beatles.

Tagged as: 1960s, 2010s, Cilla Black, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jack Bruce, John Lennon, Josje Leeger, Marijke Koeger, Paul McCartney, pop, Ringo Starr, Simon Posthuma, The Beatles, U.K.

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Bollywood Legend Shahrukh Khan To Visit Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Shahrukh Khan, the King of Bollywood, is coming to Australia to visit the Parramasala Festival in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta.

Tagged as: Barry O'Farrell, Bollywood, Parramasala Festival, Shahrukh Khan

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Remote Control Launches Publicity Arm Recon Music

by Paul Cashmere

Remote Control, the Australian independent label and home of Adele, Queens of the Stone Age, Vampire Weekend and The National, has launches a new publicity division Recon Music.

Tagged as: Recon Music, Remote Control

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Paul Kelly And James Ledger Nominated For APRA Art Music Award

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly and James Ledger have made the shortlist for the ‘Work Of The Year: Vocal/Choral’ category for the APRA Art Music Awards.

Tagged as: APRA, Art Music Awards, Conversations With Ghosts, James Ledger, Paul Kelly

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Machine Gun Kelly To Tour Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Ohio MC Machine Gun Kelly will tour Australia for the first time in September.

Tagged as: Diddy, Live Nation, Machine Gun Kelly, Niche

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Soulfly Recruite Special Guests For Savages Album

by Paul Cashmere

Soulfly have invited their metal mates into record with them on their upcoming ‘Savages’ album.

Tagged as: Clutch, Napalm Death, Savages, Soulfly

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Finland’s Korpiklaani Are Coming To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Korpiklanni, described as a “folk metal band”, will tour Australia in October.

Tagged as: Korpilkanni, Metropolis Touring, Mumford & Sons, Mumford and Sons

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Chrissy Amphlett Lane Wins City Of Melbourne Support

by Paul Cashmere

The petition to have a Melbourne laneway named after Divinyls singer Chrissy Amphlett has been officially presented to Melbourne City Council. Melbourne City Council has voted unanimously to seek a city laneway to name after the late singer.

Tagged as: Charley Drayton, Chrissy Amphlett, City of Melbourne, Divinyls, Little Pattie

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Big Day Out Line-up Features Pearl Jam, Blur, Arcade Fire, Snoop Dogg

by Paul Cashmere

Big Day Out has announced one of its biggest line-ups ever with Pearl Jam, Snoop Dogg (aka Snoop Lion), Arcade Fire and Blur announced headliners for the 2014 tour.

Tagged as: Arcade Fire, Ben Morris, Big Day Out, Big Gigantic, Blur, Bo Ningen, Cosmic Psychos, Diiv, Dillon Francis, DZ Deathrays, Flosstradamus, Flume, Ghost, Grouplove, Kingswood, Loon Lake, Mac Miller, Major Lazer, Mudhoney, Northlane, Pearl Jam, Peking Duk, Pez, Portugal The Man, Snoop Dogg, Snoop Lion, Steve Angello, Tame Impala, The 1975, The Algorithm, The Lumineers, The Naked And Famous, Toro Y Moi