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BIGSOUND Announces 80 Acts Including Xavier Rudd, Megan Washington and The Audreys

by Paul Cashmere

Xavier Rudd, Megan Washington and The Audreys are three names to showcase at BIGSOUND 2013.

Tagged as: Audreys, BigSound, Megan Washington, Xavier Rudd

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Philip Anselmo To Release First Ever Solo Album

by Paul Cashmere

Philip Anselmo, the former frontman for Pantera and Down, will release his first ever solo album later this month.

Tagged as: down, metal, Pantera, Philip Anselmo, The Illegals

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Chance Waters Signs With Island Records

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney hip-hop artist Chance Waters has signed with Island Records for distribution from Universal Music.

Tagged as: Chance Waters, Island Records, Michael Taylor, Universal

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Lil Band O Gold Confirm Warren Storm’s Departure

by Paul Cashmere

Lil Band O’ Gold have confirmed founding member Warren Storm has left the band.

Tagged as: CC Adcock, Lil Band O Gold, Robert Plant, Warren Storm

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Jimmy Barnes Writes Pleasure House With Jackson and Harrison Freud

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has a brand new song called ‘Pleasure House’ that he wrote with James Freud’s sons Jackson and Harrison Freud.

Tagged as: Harrison Freud, Jackson Freud, James Freud, Jimmy Barnes, Mahalia Barnes, Pleasure House

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M-Phazes To Speak At Make Some Noise Hip-Hop Workshop

by Paul Cashmere

M-Phazes will be one of the speakers at the Make Some Noise hip-hop conference in Melbourne this Saturday.

Tagged as: conference, hip-hop, Leaps & Bounds, M-Phazes, Make Some Noise

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Beatles Sgt Pepper Misses Best Album List

by Music-News.com

They are the favourite argument starters on every entertainment site in the world. Along with those lists come a few certainties. Citizen Kane will be the greatest movie, Pele will be the greatest football player and the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band will be the greatest album.

Tagged as: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Aretha Franklin, Clash, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, pop, Prince, Ramones, rock, Rolling Stones, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles, U.K., U.S.A.

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Glastonbury Setlists For Elvis Costello Chic Primal Scream Tom Tom Club Johnny Marr

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England has drawn numerous veteran acts for their 2013 edition. Among them are the following five with their set lists:

Tagged as: 2010s, Chic, Elvis Costello, Glastonbury, Johnny Marr, pop, Primal Scream, rock, Tom Tom Club, U.K.

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Engelbert Humperdinck - image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Engelbert Humperdinck Visits The Family In Sydney Before Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck is spending time with his family in Sydney before starting his Australian tout this week.

Tagged as: Elton John, Engelbert Humperdinck, Scott Dorsey, Willie Nelson

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Ashes Of Richie Havens Will Be Scattered At Woodstock

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It was the place where he became a major figure in music and now it will be his final resting place. The ashes of Richie Havens will be scattered at what was once Max Yasgur’s farm where the Woodstock festival was held in 1969.

Tagged as: 1970s, folk, Max Yasgur, R&B, Richie Havens, soul, U.S.A., Woodstock

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Al Stewart To Play Benefit Gig To Raise Funds For Yorkshire Pub

by Music-News.com

Multi-platinum selling folk-rock star Al Stewart has joined the fight to save a West Yorkshire pub after hearing of the residents’ campaign to transform the boozer into a community hub.

Tagged as: 1970s, Al Stewart, folk, U.K.

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Ringo Starr Publishes Octopus’s Garden Book For The Kids

by Music-News.com

Simon and Schuster Children’s Books today announced a worldwide publication agreement with Ringo Starr for a picture book edition of his famous Beatles hit, Octopus’s Garden, 45 years after the song was first written.

Tagged as: 1960s, 2010s, Ben Cort, Claire Freedman, Ingrid Selberg, pop, Ringo Starr, rock, Simon & Schuster, The Beatles, U.K.

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Harrison Craig Scores 4th Fasting Selling Album on 2013 But So What?

by Paul Cashmere

The Voice winner Harrison Craig’s ‘More Than A Dream’ album became the 4th fastest selling album of 2013 this week but was that good enough?

Tagged as: Birds Of Tokyo, Bon Jovi, Daft Punk, Harrison Craig, Justin Timberlake, More Than A Dream, The Voice

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Fleetwood Mac Add Final Brisbane And Perth Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Fleetwood Mac have added addition dates to the Australian tour for Perth and Brisbane.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Australian Tour, Fleetwood Mac, Live Nation, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks

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Mikelangelo & The Tin Star To Break-up

by Paul Cashmere

After three and a half years Mikelangelo & The Tin Star have decided to disband.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Australia, Blackeyed Susans, Corner Hotel, Leaps and Bounds, Mikelangelo, rock, St Clare, Tin Star

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The Fauves To Reunite For 25th Anniversary Gig

by Paul Cashmere

Mornington Peninsula band The Fauves will reunite to mark their 25th anniversary with a gig in Melbourne on August 31.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, rock, The Fauves

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Loverboy Get Lucky Off Daft Punk Success

by Paul Cashmere

The success of Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ song has given Canada’s Loverboy a boost in streaming plays. Loverboy had an album titled ‘Get Lucky’ 32 years ago and people are discovering it when searching for the Daft Punk track.

Tagged as: 80s, Canada, Daft Punk, Get Lucky, Loverboy, rock, USA

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Peter Garrett To Act As Master Of Ceremonies At Yunupingu Memorial

by Paul Cashmere

Federal MP and Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett will serve as Master of Ceremonies of the Yunupingu memorial service to be held at Gulkula in the Northern Territory today.

Tagged as: Australia, Gurrumul, Kevin Rudd, Mandaway Yunupingu, Midnight Oil, Paul Kelly, Peter Garrett

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The Rolling Stones Revise Factory Girl For Glastonbury

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones revised their song ‘Factory Girl’ as ‘Glastonbury Girl’ at their headlining Glastonbury performance on Saturday night.

Tagged as: 60s, Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury Girl, Mick Jagger, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Manic Street Preachers Deliver A Sermon To Melbourne

by Karen Freedman

The Manic Street Preachers have had only a sprinkling of lower-reaching chart success in Australia, whilst notching up an impressive 33 Top 40 singles in their native Britain.

Tagged as: 1990s, 2010s, alt-rock, Brit-pop, James Dean Bradfield, Manic Street Preachers, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards, Sean Moore, U.K.

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ARIA Album Report: Harrison Craig Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The Voice Season 2 winner Harrison Craig sees his debut album “More Than a Dream” debut at the top of the ARIA Albums chart this week, the album selling enough to achieve Gold (●) in its first week of sales.

Tagged as: ARIA, Harrison Craig, The Voice

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ARIA Singles Update: Robin Thicke Spends 8th Week At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Not since this time last year has a song spent such a long time at the top of the ARIA Charts, as this week Robin Thicke with T.I. and Pharrell with “Blurred Lines” spends an eighth week at No.1; plus the song is now re-certified 4x▲(Platinum) in sales, that’s 280,000+ in sales so far.

Tagged as: 2013, Australia, Blurred Lines, Pharrell, pop, Robin Thicke

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The Dead Daisies To Release Debut Album In August

by Paul Cashmere

The Dead Daisies self-titled debut album will be released in August.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, David Lowy, Guns n Roses, Jon Stevens, Noiseworks, Richard Fortus, rock, Slash, The Dead Daisies

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David Bowie Offered Role In Hannibal

by Paul Cashmere

Bryan Fuller, the creator of the Hannibal TV series, says he has invited David Bowie to appear in the next season.

Tagged as: 70s, Bryan Fuller, David Bowie, Hannibal, rock, TV, UK

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SXSW To Hold V2V Event In Las Vegas In August

by Paul Cashmere

SXSW has announced its first V2V conference in Las Vegas in August. V2V is about connecting content developers with Venture Capital thought leaders. SXSW V2V will also feature artist showcases.

Tagged as: Austin, industry, SXSW, USA, V2V, Venture capital

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Pop Goes The Wessels With Ashley Allen

by Paul Cashmere

Roadrunner founder Cees Wessels has “popped’ back into active duty in the music business with his new publishing company Robot of The Century Music and first signing, pop singer Ashley Allen.

Tagged as: 10s, Ashley Allen, Cees Wessels, pop, Roadrunner, Sepultura, Slipknot, Type O Negative, USA

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Warner Music To Hold Talent Auditions Across Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Warner Music Australia will hold open talent auditions across Australia during the July school holidays.

Tagged as: Australia, Birdy, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Paramore, pop, talent auditions, Warner Music

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Charlie Watts, The Rolling Stones (photo by Ros O'Gorman)

ABKCO Explains Rolling Stones BMG Deal

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

On Wednesday, BMG announced that it had signed a deal with the Rolling Stones to handle their publishing.

Tagged as: 60s, ABKCO, BMG, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Cast of INXS mini series Never Tear Us Apart

INXS Never Tear Us Apart Mini-Series Cast Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Luke Arnold of Winners & Losers has been cast as Michael Hutchence for the INXS mini-series ‘Never Tear Us Apart’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Cast, INXS, Love My Way, mini-series, Never Tear Us Apart, rock, The Sullivans, Tim Farriss, Winners & Losers

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Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready Is A Bobblehead Again

by Paul Cashmere

Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready has been immortalised as a Bobblehead.

Tagged as: 90s, Cubs, Mariners, Mike McCready, Pearl Jam, rock, USA

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