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Tim Freedman Is Taking Out The Whitlams For An Eternal Nightcap Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Freedman is putting The Whitlams back on the road to mark the 25th anniversary of the classic ‘Eternal Nightcap’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Eternal Nightcap, rock, The Whitlams, Tim Freedman

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Buddy Guy To Perform Farewell Dates In Australia For Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Buddy Guy will perform his last shows in Australia in April 2023.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, Australia, blues, bluesfest, Buddy Guy, USA

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Steve Kilbey of The Church - photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Church Prep 26th Album and an Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Church will have a new album ‘The Hypnogogue’, their 26th soon, and dates around Australia to go with it.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church, The Hypnogogue

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Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert Takes Shape With Acts Announced

by Paul Cashmere

The first artists for the Taylor Hawkins Tribute concert have been announced.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Alanis Morissette, Brian May, Foo Fighters, Queen, rock, Roger Taylor, Taylor Hawkins, tribute

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Father John Misty Gods Favorite Customer

Father John Misty Covers Lana Del Rey

by Paul Cashmere

Father John Mistry has released a cover of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Buddy’s Rendezvous’.

Tagged as: 00s, Buddy's Rendezvous, Father John Misty, folk, Lana Del Rey, USA

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Bananarama Share New Track ‘Masquerade’

by Music-News.com

Bananarama have shared the title track from their new album ‘Masquerade’.

Tagged as: 90s, Bananarama, pop, UK

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The Weeknd Shortlisted For Polaris Prize

by Music-News.com

The Weeknd and Arcade Fire are among the artists in contention for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize.

Tagged as: Arcade Fire, Canada, music industry, Polaris Music Prize, The Weeknd

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Vanessa Picken To Lead Sony Music Australia and New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Sony Music has appointed Vanessa Picken music executive and entrepreneur Vanessa Picken to lead its Australia and New Zealand team.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, New Zealand, Sony Music, Vanessa Picken

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Mike Rudd Is Planning On Reversing History and Have Spectrum Support The Indelible Murtceps

by Paul Cashmere

Way back in a time known as the 70s, Mike Rudd had a band called Spectrum and another which was exactly same line-up at the same time called The Indelible Murtceps. The Murtceps would often ‘support” Spectrum at gigs. Yes, they supported themselves.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, blues, Indelible Murtceps, Mike Rudd, rock, Specrtum

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Robert Plant Attends The Unveiling of Muddy Waters Drive

by Paul Cashmere

Robert Plant was in Chicago last week for the unveiling of Muddy Waters Drive.

Tagged as: 50s, 70s, blues, Led Zeppelin, Muddy Waters, Robert Plant, rock, UK, USA

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KISS Launch Electric Bike

by Paul Cashmere

KISS have a launched their own branded electric bike with Australian company Vallkree.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Byron Bay, Kiss, rock, USA, Vallkree

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TISM To Reform Good Things Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane will be treated to Good Things in December with TISM reforming for the event.

Tagged as: Australia, Bring Me The Horizon, Deftones, Good Things, live music, metal. rock, TISM

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Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

The Rolling Stones Postpone Switzerland Show Due To Mick Jagger’s Covid

by Music-News.com

The Rolling Stones have postponed another date on their ‘SIXTY Tour’ after Sir Mick Jagger tested positive for COVID-19.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Covid, Mick Jagger, rock, Rolling Stones, Switzerland

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Lizzo photo by Jora Frantzis supplied by Warner Music

Lizzo Removes Slur From New Song

by Music-News.com

Lizzo has altered the lyrics to her latest single Grrrls following backlash over an “ableist slur”.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lizzo, pop, R&B, USA

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Jim Kerr of Simple Minds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Simple Minds Reveal Details of ‘Direction of the Heart’ Album

by Music-News.com

Simple Minds Reveal Details of ‘Direction of the Heart’ Album

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, rock, Scotland, Simple Minds, UK

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Sharon Osbourne Reports Ozzy On The Mend After Operation

by Paul Cashmere

Sharon Osbourne has updated Ozzy Osbourne fans saying the rock legend is doing well after major surgery on Monday.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Black Sabbath, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, rock, Sharon Osbourne, UK

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BTS Go On Indefinite Hiatus

by Music-News.com

BTS have announced they’re going on an indefinite hiatus.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, BTS, pop, South Korea

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Journey To Release 15th Album In July

by Paul Cashmere

Journey will have a brand me album ‘Freedom’ in July. ‘Freedom’ will be the 15th Journey album.

Tagged as: 80s, Journey, Neal Schon, rock, USA

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Gilbert O’Sullivan Invited Mick Hucknall and K.T. Tunstall To Guest On His New Album ‘Driven’

by Paul Cashmere

Gilbert O’Sullivan have two very special guests on his new album ‘Driven’, Mick Hucknall of Simply Red and K.T. Tunstall.

Tagged as: 70s, Andy Wight, contemporary, Gilbert O'Sullivan, K.T. Tunstall, Mick Hucknall, pop, Simply Red, UK

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Watch Michael Anthony Sing Van Halen’s ‘Ain’t Talkin bout Love’

by Paul Cashmere

Fans at The Circle in New Jersey last week were treated to something special. Founding Van Halen member and bass player Michael Anthony performing the Van Halen song ‘Ain’t Talkin Bout Love’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, hard rock, metal, Michael Anthony, rock, Sammy Hagar, The Circle, USA, Van Halen

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Ozzy Osbourne Undergoes Major Operation

by Paul Cashmere

Ozzy Osbourne has undergone a major operation to remove pins in this neck and back.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Black Sabbath, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, rock, Sharon Osbourne, UK

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Toby Keith Reveals He Has Stomach Cancer

by Paul Cashmere

Country star Toby Keith has announced to fans that he is suffering from stomach cancer.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, country, Toby Keith, USA

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Ellen Foley Sidelined With Covid And Out of Ian Hunter Birthday Show

by Paul Cashmere

Ellen Foley will miss the event performing the songs of Ian Hunter at the City Winery in New York this weekend after coming down with Covid.

Tagged as: 70s, Alejandro Escavedo, Ellen Foley, Ian Hunter, rock, Tim Rogers, USA

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Rod Stewart Responds to Elvis Costello Comments About His Party of the Palace Performance

by Paul Cashmere

Rod Stewart has responded to Elvis Costello’s diss of his Queen’s Jubilee Palace show taking it personal, asking “where’s your hair gone mate”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Elvis Costello, Queen Elizabeth II, rock, Rod Stewart, UK

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Mick Jagger, photo by Ros O'Gorman, the rolling stones, melbourne 2014

Mick Jagger Has Covid, Rolling Stones Amsterdam Postponed

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Jagger has Covid and the Rolling Stones show in Amsterdam last night has been postponed.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Amsterdam, Mick Jagger, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Jennifer Hudson Is An EGOT Winner

by Music-News.com

Jennifer Hudson has joined a select group of entertainers who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and a Tony Award.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, EGOT, Emmy, Grammy, Jennifer Hudson, Oscar, pop, soul, Tony, USA

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Grace Jones photo by Damien Loverso, music news, noise11.com

Grace Jones Opens 27th Meltdown Festival

by Music-News.com

Grace Jones opened her curated edition of the Southbank Centre’s Meltdown festival with an enthralling concert in the Royal Festival on Friday 10 June. Visibly ecstatic to be performing for an audience that has had to wait two years to see her live Meltdown performance due to cancellation and delay caused by the pandemic, Grace Jones opened the festival with an imperious performance full of her characteristic style, splendour and spell-binding stage presence.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, dance, Grace Jones, reggae, soul, UK

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John Lydon Still Pissed Off With Danny Boyle Over ‘Pistol’

by Music-News.com

John Lydon has branded Danny Boyle “disgusting” for dismissing his complaints about Pistol, the director’s new Sex Pistols series on Disney+.

Tagged as: 70s, Danny Boyle, John Lydon, Pistol, punk, Sex Pistols, UK

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Elvis Costello Calls The Queen’s Jubilee Concert What It Was – SHITE

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Costello has branded the Platinum Party at the Palace concert “shite” and singled out Sir Rod Stewart’s performance for particular criticism.

Tagged as: 70s, Elvis Costello, Queen Elizabeth II, rock, Rod Stewart, UK

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Vance Joy Drops Out Of The Footy Because of Covid

by Paul Cashmere

If you are heading to the Collingwood vs Melbourne match at the MCG today, you won’t be seeing Vance Joy perform. He has Covid.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, Covid, indie, pop, songwriter, Vance Joy

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