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Amy Shark Cancels US Tour For Urgent Surgery

by Paul Cashmere

Amy Shark has had to cancel her upcoming American tour due to urgent surgery.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Amy Shark, Australia, pop

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Peter Garrett Midnight Oil 6 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Peter Garrett To Perform Second Alter Egos Show for 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Garrett will resurrect his short-lived side-project The Alter Egos for a second show for 2023 for the Clearly Festival in Kiama in November.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Clearly, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, rock, the Alter Egos

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Avatar Add Teramaze, Our Last Enemy and Krave To Australian Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Sweden’s Avatar have announced the support acts for their upcoming Australian shows with Teramaze opening in Melbourne, Out Last Enemy in Sydney and Krave in Brisbane.

Tagged as: 20s, Australian Tour, Avatar, Krave, metal, Or Last Enemy, Sweden, Teramaze

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Chrissie Hynde Says A Woman Directing Barbie Is Irrelevant

by Paul Cashmere

Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders says “who gives a shit” if a woman directed the new Barbie movie and “who gives two shits” if the movie made over $1billion.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Barbie, Chrissie Hynde, Relentless, rock, The Pretenders, UK

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The Screaming Jets 2023 photo Kane Hibberd

The Screaming Jets Go The Big Ballad For New Song Second Chance

by Paul Cashmere

The Screaming Jets have a new album called ‘Professional Misconduct’ coming and have chosen the path of “the big ballad” to lead the way with ‘Second Chance’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, ballad, Professional Misconduct, rock, Second Chance, The Screaming Jets

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Paul McCartney Approves of Technology Used For New Beatles Song ‘Now and Then’

by Paul Cashmere

Paul McCartney has approved of the technology used to create the new Beatles song ‘Now and Then’ and has confirmed to OGlobo Brazil that Artificial Intelligence was not used to create the voices or the instruments.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australian Tour, Frontier Touring, Got Back, Paul McCartney, pop, rock, The Beatles

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Sinead O'Connor at Point Nepean, Victoria 2008 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sinéad O’Connor Farewelled in Ireland

by Music-News.com

Sinéad O’Connor’s fans gathered in Bray, Ireland on Tuesday to say goodbye to the late singer.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, folk, Ireland, rock, Sinead O'Connor

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Kanye West Performs For First Time Since His Racist Rant

by Music-News.com

Kanye West performed for the first time since his antisemitism controversy on Monday.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Kanye West, rap, USA

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Taylor Swift Leads VMA Nominations

by Music-News.com

MTV today revealed the highly-anticipated nominations for the 2023 “VMAs,” celebrating artists whose cultural impact and work during the last 12 months have transformed the music industry and cultivated global conversations.

Tagged as: 10s, MTV, pop, Taylor Swift, USA, VMAs

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Ian Moss Premieres Rivers Run Dry Live With Solo Hits and Chisel Favs

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Moss has kicked off his solo shows for 2023 showcasing the new album ‘Rivers Run Dry’ but there is also a healthy serving of previous hits and his Cold Chisel favourites.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, blues, Cold Chisel, Ian Moss, Rivers Run Dry, rock

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Peter Gabriel Releases 8th Song On 8th Full Moon ‘Olive Tree’

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Gabriel has been releasing a new song every full moon. For the full moon of August, fans received ‘Olive Tree’.

Tagged as: alternative, Genesis, I/o, Peter Gabriel, rock, UK

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The Living End Play Legendary Song for Legends on the Lawn

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End slipped in their homage to ‘Prisoner’, Allan Caswell’s ‘From The Inside’ into their Legends on the Lawn setlist last weekend in Queensland.

Tagged as: 90s, Allan Caswell, Australia, From The Inside, Legends on the Lawn, Prisoner, rock, The Living End

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Paul McCartney Expands His ‘While I’m In The Southern Hemisphere I Might As Well…’ Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Paul McCartney has added more Southern Hemisphere dates while he is down under, but this time he will head over to South America.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australian Tour, Frontier Touring, Got Back, Paul McCartney, pop, rock, The Beatles

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Morrissey, Festival Hall, Melbourne, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Morrissey To Tour Australia In December

by Paul Cashmere

Morrissey will be back touring Australia in December 2023.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Morrissey, punk, The Smiths, UK

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Applications now open for 2024 APRA Professional Development Awards

by Announcement

APRA AMCOS is proud to announce applications are now open for the 2024 APRA Professional Development Awards, a career-boosting initiative that has helped further the musical success stories of Gotye, Ecca Vandal, Melanie Dyer, Ngaiire, Angie McMahon, Yirrmal, Morgan Evans, Baker Boy, Amanda Cole, Jem Cassar-Daley and many more.

Tagged as: Amanda Cole, AMCOS, Angie McMahon, APRA, Baker Boy, Ecca Vandal, f Gotye, Jem Cassar-Daley, Melanie Dyer, Morgan Evans, music industry, Ngaiire, Professional Development Awards, Yirrmal

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Paloma Faith and Husband Split

by Music-News.com

Paloma Faith has confirmed her split from her husband Leyman Lahcine.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Paloma Faith, pop, UK

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Sinéad O’Connor Clifftop Tribute Held In Hometown

by Music-News.com

A clifftop tribute to Sinéad O’Connor has been unveiled outside the late singer’s hometown.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, folk, Ireland, rock, Sinead O'Connor

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The 1975 Threatened With Legal Action Over Cancelled Malaysian Show

by Music-News.com

The 1975 have been threatened with legal action over the cancellation of a Malaysian festival.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Malaysia, rock, The 1975, UK

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Lost Prophets at Soundwave Ian Watkins photo Ros O'Gorman

Lostprophets Singer and Paedophile Ian Watkins Attacked In Prison

by Paul Cashmere

Paedophile Ian Watkins, the former lead singer of Lostprophets, has been taken to hospital after being bashed in prison. His condition is listed as serious.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Ian Watkins, Lostprophets, rock, UK

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Melbourne’s Iconic Sing Sing Studios South Yarra Shuts Up Shop

by Paul Cashmere

Sing Sing Studios, the Melbourne recording studio, where literally hundreds of artists have recorded thousands of songs, has closed its doors and will soon for knocked down to make way for a high rise apartment building.

Tagged as: Australia, Melbourne, music industry, Sing Sing Studios

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Sinéad O’Connor Funeral To Be Held Tuesday 8 August

by Music-News.com

Sinéad O’Connor’s funeral will take place in Ireland on Tuesday.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Ireland, rock, Sinead O'Connor, Sinead O’Connor Dies at the Age Of 56

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Paul McCartney performs at AAMI Park Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Paul McCartney Adds A Second Sydney Got Back Show

by Paul Cashmere

Paul McCartney has announced another show for Sydney on his upcoming Got Back tour.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australian Tour, Frontier Touring, Got Back, Paul McCartney, pop, rock, The Beatles

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DMA’s Have Added A Whole Lot of Guests To Their Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

DMA’s have announced a whole lot of special guests for their Australian tour and it’s a long list.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, DMAs, rock

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The Kinks’ John Gosling Keyboard Player Dies At 75

by Music-News.com

The Kinks’ John Gosling has died at the age of 75. The band have taken to social media to announce the passing of the keyboard player, who joined the group in 1970.

Tagged as: 70s, John Gosling, pop, rock, The Kinks, UK

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Winger Cancel Australia and New Zealand Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Winger’s upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand for September has been cancelled.

Tagged as: 80s, glam, metal, rock, USA, Winger

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Jimmy Barnes performs at the Red Hot Summer Tour Mornington Racecourse on Saturday 23 January 2016.

Jimmy Barnes Performs Legends on the Lawn Show In Queensland

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes is back pumped and live with a headline performance for Legends on the Lawn in Queensland this weekend.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, Legends on the Lawn, Red Hot Summer, rock

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How Many Beatles Songs Does Paul McCartney Do Live? Expect These On The Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

For those who haven’t been to a Paul McCartney show before and wondering how many Beatles songs he does, based on his most recent setlist from Glastonbury in 2022, the answer is 23.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australian Tour, Frontier Touring, Got Back, Paul McCartney, pop, rock, The Beatles

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