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Exit Kick Off Phase Two Of Red Bull Bedroom Jam

by Paul Cashmere

Adelaide band Exit is the first finalist announced for the phase two of the Red Bull Bedroom Jam.

Tagged as: Exit, Go Mason Go, Red Bull Bedroom Jam

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The Village People To Return To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The Village People will be back in Australia for their 35th anniversary tour in November.

Tagged as: Dennis Smith, Rhonda Burchmore, Village People

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Frank Ocean’s Debut Album Hits Number Two On Billboard Chart

by Andrew Tijs

R&B newcomer Frank Ocean’s debut album ‘Channel Orange’ scores a surprise second spot on the US chart with 97% digital sales.

Tagged as: Billboard, chart, Frank Ocean, R&B

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Lana Del Rey Becomes The Face Of H&M

by Paul Cashmere

Lana Del Rey is the new global face for US fashion outlet H&M.

Tagged as: H&M, Lana Del Rey, Splendour In The Grass

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The Chemical Brothers’ Olympic ‘Theme For Velodrome’ Airs

by Andrew Tijs

London Olympic tune ‘Theme For Velodrome’ by The Chemical Brothers has been captured from a radio airing.

Tagged as: electro, London Olympics, The Chemical Brothers, UK

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Glen Campbell Cancels Australian Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Glen Campbell, who is in the midst of his farewell tour, has cancelled the Australian leg of the trek.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Glenn Campbell, Kenny Rogers, Madonna

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Rick Springfield Plays In Suburban Melbourne Restaurant

by Paul Cashmere

Rick Springfield treated diners at a restaurant in the Melbourne suburb of Boronia to a surprise performance on Sunday.

Tagged as: Beeb Birtles, Californication, Darryl Cotton, David Duchovny, General Hospital, Rick Brewer, Rick Springfield, Zoot

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Original J. Geils Band Reunite Without J. Geils

by Paul Cashmere

The original J. Geils members have put the old band back together. Peter Wolf, Seth Justman, Danny Klein and Magic Dick are once again the J. Geils Band but John Geils is not part of the line-up.

Tagged as: Centrefold, Freeze Frame, J. Geils Band, John Geils, Magic Dick, Peter Wolf, reunite, tour

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Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers. image by Ros O'Gorman.

Atoms For Peace Supergroup Announce 12-Inch Debut

by Andrew Tijs

Atoms For Peace (Thom Yorke, Flea, Nigel Godrich) prepare their first proper release – a remix 12-inch.

Tagged as: Atoms For Peace, Flea, Nigel Godrich, Other Lives, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, remix, Thom Yorke, vinyl

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Lamb Of God Frontman Speaks About Manslaughter Charge

by Andrew Tijs

Randy Blythe, frontman for metal act Lamb Of God, gives an interview to a Czech newspaper about his manslaughter charge.

Tagged as: Czech, interview, Lamb Of God, manslaughter, Prague, Randy Blythe, trial

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Kiss To Re-Release Destroyer With Original Cover

by Paul Cashmere

The classic 1976 Kiss album ‘Destroyer’ is about to be reissued as ‘Destroyer: Resurrected’.

Tagged as: Destroyer, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss

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Pete Doherty Kicked Out Of Thai Rehab Facility

by Andrew Tijs

Troubled Brit rocker Pete Doherty has reportedly been told to leave a drug rehabilitation facility in Thailand.

Tagged as: British, indie, Pete Doherty, rock

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Drake, Feist And More Shortlisted For Polaris Prize

by Andrew Tijs

Canada’s album of the year Polaris Music Prize shortlists Drake, Grimes, Feist, Japandroids and more.

Tagged as: Album Of The Year, award, Cadence Weapon, Canada, Cold Specks, Drake, Feist, Fucked Up, Grimes, Handsome Furs, Japandroids, Kathleen Edwards, Polaris Music Prize

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Madonna Australian Tour Scrapped

by Paul Cashmere

Madonna will no longer bring her MDNA tour to Australia.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Madonna, MDNA

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At The Gates Tour Australia For The First Time Ever

by Andrew Tijs

Reunited Swedish death metal innovators At The Gates will hit Australia for the first time ever.

Tagged as: At The Gates, death metal, Swedish

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Engelbert Humperdinck Visits Sydney For Charity Event

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Engelbert Humperdinck has made a flash visit to Australia to perform at a charity show for the St Vincent’s Hospital tonight (July 18, 2012).

Tagged as: Conehead Records, Dan Wilson, Engelbert Humperdinck, John Symond, Martin Terefe, St Vincent's Hospital

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Coachella To Set Sail With Pulp And Hot Chip

by Paul Cashmere

Coachella is going to set sail. The S.S. Coachella will depart Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the Bahamas and then Jamaica with Pulp and Hot Chip on board.

Tagged as: Coachella, cruise, Hot Chip, Pulp, S.S. Coachella

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Sunnyboys and Grimes Lead Meredith 2012 Lineup

by Tim Cashmere

Canadian electro artist Grimes and Sydney’s proto-grunge legends The Sunnyboys lead the Meredith line-up announcement for 2014.

Tagged as: Grimes, Meredith, Sunnyboys

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea To Release EP With Patti Smith

by Paul Cashmere

Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers will release a solo E.P. soon and Patti Smith has recorded the vocals.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Flea, Patti Smith, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Silverlake Conservatory of Music

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Listen: Major Lazer Remix Hot Chip’s ‘Look At Where We Are’

by Andrew Tijs

Diplo’s hyperactive dub project Major Lazer remixes a new track from UK electro kids Hot Chip.

Tagged as: Diplo, dub, electro, Hot Chip, Major Lazer, remix, UK

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Mark Wahlberg And Coheed And Cambria Team For Film

by Andrew Tijs

Actor Mark Wahlberg will produce a film adaptation of Coheed And Cambria frontman’s graphic novel.

Tagged as: Coheed And Cambria, film, graphic novel, Mark Wahlberg, prog, rock, sci-fi

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Shihad Announce A Greatest Hits Album And Tour

by Andrew Tijs

Kiwi rock gods Shihad prepare their ‘meanest’ tunes and a career retrospective tour.

Tagged as: Beautiful Machine, greatest hits, Money For Rope, New Zealand, rock, Shihad, Snowdroppers

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The Orb Team Up With Lee Scratch Perry

by Andrew Tijs

UK ambient techno heroes The Orb collaborate with dub pioneer Lee Scratch Perry on a new album.

Tagged as: ambient, dub, electro, Jamaica, Lee Scratch Perry, techno, The Orb, UK

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Country Star Kitty Wells Dies At Age 92

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Country music legend Kitty Wells has passed away at the age of 92. According to family members, she passed away from complications of a stroke.

Tagged as: Kitty Wells

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Bob Dylan To Release Tempest

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has christened his new studio album ‘Tempest’ and it will be released in September.

Tagged as: Bob Dylan, President Obama, Tempest, Titanic

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Sharon Jones Gets Letter From Michelle Obama

by Tim Cashmere

First Lady Michelle Obama has sent soul singer Sharon Jones a thank you note for a copy of one of Jones’ records.

Tagged as: Michelle Obama, Sharon Jones

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Smash Mouth Announce New Album And Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

That band who wrote ‘All Star’ announce a new album and an October visit to our shores.

Tagged as: pop, rock, Smash Mouth, surf

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The xx Reveal New Song ‘Angels’

by Andrew Tijs

Brit indie darlings The xx are in Australia and deliver the first taste of their new Coexist album, ‘Angels’.

Tagged as: album, Angels, British, Coexist, electro, indie, Jamie XX, new, pop, The xx

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Bob Babbitt Of The Funk Brothers Dead At 74

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Bob Babbitt, whose bass work can be heard on the majority of Motown hits of the late 60’s and early 70’s, passed away on Monday at a Nashville Hospice after suffering from brain cancer. He was 74.

Tagged as: Bob Babbitt, Marvin Gaye, motown, Smokey Robinson, The Funk Brothers

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