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John Fogerty Creedence Classic ‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain’ Clocks Up One Billion Streams

by Paul Cashmere

John Fogerty’s classic ‘Have You Ever Seen The Rain’ has passed the one billion streams benchmark.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, CCR, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Have You Ever Seen The Rain, John Fogerty, rock, USA

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Lenny Kravitz To Perform In Memoriam At The Oscars

by Music-News.com

Lenny Kravitz will deliver the In Memoriam performance at the 2023 Academy Awards on Sunday.

Tagged as: 90s, Academy Awards, Lenny Kravitz, rock, USA

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Justin Bieber Appears At Rolling Loud Festival

by Music-News.com

Justin Bieber made a surprise appearance at the Rolling Loud music festival in California on Saturday (04.03.23).

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Canada, Justin Bieber, pop

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Netflix To Make Gary Glitter Doco

by Music-News.com

Netflix is in production on a documentary series about the global hunt for 1970s disgraced pop star Gary Glitter.

Tagged as: 70s, Gary Glitter, Netflix, pop, UK

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Joe Matera To Release Album On Philip Israel’s Possum Records

by Noise11.com

Australian guitarist Joe Matera will release his next album through Philip Israel’s Possum Records.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Joe Matera, Phili Israel, Possum Records, rock

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Lionel Richie To Tour With Earth, Wind & Fire

by Music-News.com

Lionel Richie is finally going on tour with Earth, Wind & Fire.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Earth Wind & Fire, Lionel Richie, pop, R&B, USA

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Red Hot Summer 2023 Season Continues To Break Records

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer tour is achieving record crowds in its 2023 season.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, live music, Paul Kelly, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Gary Rossington, The Last Original Member of Lynyrd Skynryd, Dead at 76

by Paul Cashmere

Gary Rossington, the last remaining original member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at age 76.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Americana, blues, Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd, rock, USA

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Richard Marx in Melbourne 4 March 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Richard Marx Gives A Lounge Room Performance for 3000 In Melbourne #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

Before I start, please refer back to my Richard Marx review of 2016. It is no accident Richard Marx performs great concerts. The structure of his songs is faultless. He writes his songs, he sings the songs, he produces the songs, he performs the songs. You cannot get more real than Richard Marx. There are no smoke and mirrors. Richard is driving this Marx bus.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, adult contemporary, Dandelion Head, J Lynn, Jackie Barnes, Richard Marx, rock, USA

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Australian Album Chart: Harry Styles ‘Harry’s House’ Returns To No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Harry Styles’ tour of Australia has helped his third album “Harry’s House” back to the No.1 spot locally, its ninth overall week at the top.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, Australian charts, Harry Styles, Harry's House, pop, UK

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Brian Perkins of The Delltones Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Perkins, a founding member of Australia’s original “boy band”, Rock and Roll legends The Delltones, has died.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Australia, Brian Perkins, Delltones, pop, rock and roll

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Cate Blanchett Stars In The New Sparks Video

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s Cate Blanchett is the star of the new Sparks video ‘The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte’. Cate performs a wild dance while Russell Mael sings behind her and his brother and Sparks’ co-founder Ron Mael sits behind with a latte, gets up to clean wipe his table, sits down again and then stands up.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Cate Blanchett, rock, Ron Mall, Russell Mall, Sparks, The Girl is Crying in Her Latte, USA

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Matchbox Twenty To Release First New Song In 11 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Matchbox Twenty will have a new song ‘Wild Dogs (Running In A Slow Dream)’ coming 17 March.

Tagged as: 90s, Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas, rock, USA

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Harry Styles Performs Rickie Lee Jones ‘The Horses’ With Daryl Braithwaite In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Harry Styles has been popping out the Rickie Lee Jones song ‘The Horses’ on his Australian tour as an Aussie anthem because it was such a big hit for Australia’s Daryl Braithwaite. At the Sydney show, Daryl joined Harry on stage.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Daryl Braithwaite, Harry Styles, pop, Rickie Lee Jones, The Horses, UK

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Ed Sheeran Breaks Attendance Record In Melbourne With 109500 Tickets Sold

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran has broken the attendance record for ticket sales in Melbourne beating the record he set just the day before.

Tagged as: Australia, Ed Sheeran, live music, MCG, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Michael Gudinski, pop, Shane Warne, UK

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Neil Young Reveals Next Two Titles From the Archives

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young will release another two albums from his archives in April 2023. ‘Somewhere Under The Rainbow’ was recorded at London’s Rainbow Theatre in 1973 and ‘High Flying’ is the shortlived project as The Ducks, recorded in California in 1977.

Tagged as: 70s, Canada, High Flying', Neil Young, rock, Somewhere Under The Rainbow, The Ducks, USA

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Legendary Guitarist David Lindley Dies Aged 78

by Paul Cashmere

David Lindley, best known for his work with Jackson Browne, has died at age 78.

Tagged as: 70s, Americana, David Lindley, Jackson Browne, rock, USA

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Technology Brings Eva Cassidy and the London Symphony Orchestra Together

by Paul Cashmere

27 years after the passing of Eva Cassidy, her songs have been reimagined with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Tagged as: classical, Eva Cassidy, folk, London Symphony Orchestra. 90s, USA

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New Australian Dates For The Smashing Pumpkins The World Is A Vampire Announced

by Paul Cashmere

New dates have been added for The Smashing Pumpkins ‘The World Is A Vampire’ tour and some previous ones changed.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, grunge, Jane's Addiction, live music, rock, Smashing Pumpkins, The World Is A Vampire

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Holy Holy Premiere New Song With Kwame And Reveal Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Holy Holy have a new song ‘Messed Up’ featuring New Zealand rapper Kwame.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, Holy Holy, indie, Kwame, Messed Up, pop

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Ed Sheeran Pays Tribute To Michael Gudinski and Shane Warne At First Melbourne Concert

by Paul Cashmere

It was no coincidence that the first Melbourne show for Ed Sheeran on his current Australian tour was scheduled for March 2. March 2, 2023 marked the second anniversary of the Mushroom founders passing.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Ed Sheeran, Frontier Touring, Matt Gudinski, Michael Gudinski, UK

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Steve Mackay of Pulp Dies At Age 56

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Mackay, the bass player for UK band Pulp, has died at age 56.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, indie, Pulp, Steve Mackay, UK

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Sticky Fingers Removed From Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Sticky Fingers have been removed from Bluesfest following public outcry in recent weeks and the withdrawal of major acts King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and Sampa The Great over the addition of the band.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, music festival, Sampa The Great, Sticky Fingers

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Extreme To Release First Album In 15 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Extreme have their first album since ‘Saudades de Rock’ in 2008 coming on June 9. The sixth Extreme album is called ‘Six’. The first single is ‘Rise’.

Tagged as: 90s, Ex'Treme, Gary Cherone, Nuno Bettencourt, rock, USA

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Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Foo Fighters Add More Live Concert Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Foo Fighters will perform their first show since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins on 24 May 2023.

Tagged as: 90s, Foo Fighters, rock, Taylor Hawkins, USA

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Roger Waters, The Wall - photo by Ros O'Gorman

Frankfurt, Germany Cancels Roger Waters Over Anti-Israel Behaviour

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Waters’ May 28 concert in Frankfurt, Germany has been cancelled with The City of Frankfurt citing Waters’ ongoing “anti-Israel behaviour” calling him “one of the most widely spread anti-Semites in the world”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Germany, Pink Floyd, rock, Roger Waters, UK

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Metallica Premiere ‘If Darkness Had A Son’

by Paul Cashmere

With Metallica’s ‘72 Seasons’ album out 14 April, here is another preview. The new song is ‘If Darkness Had A Son’.

Tagged as: 72 Seasons, 80s, if Darkness Had A Son, metal, Metallica, USA

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Billy Connolly Art Exhibition To Open In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

A Billy Connolly Art Exhibition will be open in Melbourne from 16 to 26 March.

Tagged as: art, Australia, Billy Connolly, comedy, Scotland

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Australia’s 32 SXSW Showcase Artists Event Scheduled

by Paul Cashmere

32 Australian acts, including rock royalty Andrew Farriss of INXS, will showcase at SXSW in Austin Texas this month.

Tagged as: Andrew Farriss, Australia, INXS, music industry, rock, SXSW, Texas, USA

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Don Walker Christens New Album ‘Lightning in a Clear Blue Sky’

by Paul Cashmere

Don Walker will release his first album in 10 years, ‘Lightning in a Clear Blue Sky’ in May.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, blues, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Lighting in a Clear Blue Sky

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For anyone who has ever loved a Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers album, the timing in the bands early days belong to the legendary Stan Lynch. Stan turned 70 a few weeks ago and last week was part of a new band with a sound as true to The Heartbreakers as you would ever find, The Speaker Wars.

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Helen Ryder Previews Second Album ‘Love Over Hate’ with ‘Magnetic Field’

Australian singer songwriter Helen Ryder has revealed her second album ‘Love Over Hate’ will be released later in 2025. To get things rolling, a new song ‘Magnetic Field’ teases the album.

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Billy Strings Joins Bob Dylan In Washington

Bob Dylan performed ‘All Along the Watchtower’ with Billy Strings in Spokane.

May 27, 2025

Chappell Roan Says She Isn’t The Villain

Chappell Roan is taking a stand against accusations she is a "villain" of the pop world.

May 21, 2025

The Lathums Will Tour Australia For The First Time

Oasis aren’t the only Manchester band on the way to Australia. The Lathums will tour Australia for the very first time in October.

May 15, 2025

Horizon Brings Together John Farnham Band of Stuart Fraser, Brett Garsed and Angus Burchall

The unfamiliar band name Horizon will have a familiar sound as Horizon features three members of the John Farnham Band, Angus Burchall, Brett Garsed and the final recordings of the late Stuart Fraser of Noiseworks.

May 13, 2025