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Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation Goes Solo

Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation has released a new solo EP under the name GARZA.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, American tour, dance, Electronic, garza, rob garza, techno, thievery corp, Thievery Corporation, tour, touring

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America Play First Australian Show Of 50th Anniversary Tour

by Paul Cashmere

America played the first Australian show of their 50th Anniversary tour in Sydney on Thursday night after giving New Zealand a three-show send-off over the past week.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, America, contemporary, folk, rock, USA

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The Pixies Add Two Of Australia’s Most Promising Bands To Lineup

by Tim Cashmere

The Pixies are the band’s band. While their album sales have been eclipsed by bigger names, their influence has arguably outshone every one of their peers. Now they’re bringing Australia’s buzz bands along for the ride.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Australian Tour, festival, Golden Plains, Meredith, Pixies, Rolling Blackouts, Rolling Blackouts CF, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, RVG, tour

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Jeff Goldblum Makes The World According To Jeff Goldblum For Disney

by Paul Cashmere

Jeff Goldblum has his own show on the new Disney + streaming network.

‘The World According to Jeff Goldblum’ is produced by Jeff Goldblum and stars Jeff Goldblum.

The show debuted with the launch of the new streaming service Disney + and will roll out a new episode every week. In episode 3, you’ll discover Jeff Goldblum Day and watch a Jeff Goldblum fan get a Jeff Goldblum tattoo from Jeff Goldblum himself.

Would you let Jeff Goldblum give you a tattoo? Watch Jeff surprise unsuspecting fans at his hometown tattoo parlor on Jeff Goldblum day in the new episode of #TheWorldAccordingtoJeffGoldblum, streaming now on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/N2B29ufKqQ

— Nat Geo Channel (@NatGeoChannel) November 22, 2019

Topics to be discussed on the show are all topics dear to the heart of Jeff Goldblum like Sneakers, Ice-Cream, Tattoos, Denim, BBQ and Gaming.

Earlier this month Jeff Goldblum also released his second album ‘I Shouldn’t Be Telling You This’.

And for those of you who can’t shake Jeff Goldblum from the big screen, lets go back to one of his most-loved characters, Seth Brundle in The Fly.

Tagged as: Disney, jazz, Jeff Goldblum, streaming, television, The World According to Jeff Goldblum, USA

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Mad Caddies Head To Australia For 25th Anniversary Tour

by Tim Cashmere

Australian third-wave ska fans, grab your chain wallet, pierce your eyebrow, bleach your hair and jump on your rusty old skateboard because Mad Caddies are on their way!

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, anniversary, Australia, best of, Mad Caddies, New South Wales, NSW, punk, ska, tour

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R.I.P. Martin Armiger of The Sports 1949-2019

by Paul Cashmere

Australian guitarist and producer Martin Armiger has passed away suddenly in France.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Martin Armiger, producer, rock, The Sports

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Cold Chisel Sellout Four A Day On The Green Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel have sold out their A Day On The Green shows for Yarra Valley, Geelong, Orange and Mount Cotton with final tickets for Rutherglen and the second Mount Cotton in the final countdown.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Phil Small

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ARIA Awards 2019 – The Complete Winners List

by Paul Cashmere

The Teskey Brothers, Dean Lewis and Tones and I were the big winners at the ARIA Awards for 2019.

Tagged as: ARIA Awards, Australia, Dean Lewis, music industry, Teskey Brothers, Tones and I

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Jay-Z Sues Australian Children’s Book Publisher

by Tim Cashmere

Hip hop superstar Jay-Z is suing an Australian author and publisher Jessica Chiha for her children’s book ‘AB to Jay-Z’.

Tagged as: Australia, books, children's book, culture, Federal court, hip-hop, Jay-Z, lawsuit, literature, little homie, sues

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Tina Turner Says She Is “Happy To Be An 80 Year Old Woman”

by Paul Cashmere

Tina Turner has recorded a video message for fans for her 80th birthday.

Tagged as: 00s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, R&B, soul, Tina Turner, USA

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Intimate Gary Moore Performance To Be Released

by Tim Cashmere

Back in 2009, Gary Moore played an intimate gig to a few hundred fans in London. Now that show is finally going to see the light of day.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, album, blues, Gary Moore, Ireland, irish music, live, London, release, still got the blues, Thin Lizzy

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Stonefield Add North American Headline Dates

by Tim Cashmere

Stonefield’s incessant touring has honed their stagecraft to perfection and now they’re off to the US to show it off.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, America, Belgium, Doom, Europe, France, Germany, king gizzard, live, metal, North America, psychedelic, sludge, Stonefield, stoner rock, Switzerland, tour, UK, US

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J.J. Abrams Confirms First Word In New Star Wars is ‘At’

by Paul Cashmere

‘Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker’ director J.J. Abrams has told Stephen Colbert that the first word you will hear in the new Star Wars movie is “At”.

Tagged as: Carrie Fisher, J.J. Abrams, movies, Stephen Colbert, theatre, USA

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The Presets and Boy & Bear Head Up Drop Festival Lineup

by Tim Cashmere

The Presets and Boy & Beard head up a superb lineup of acts for The Drop Festival, touring around the country from February 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Allday, Australia, Australian music, Ball Park Music, Boy & Bear, Boy And Bear, DZ Deathrays, festival, graace, kita alexander, live, live music, Presets, The Drop

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Faith No More Return To The Stage In 2020

by Tim Cashmere

Faith No More – San Francisco’s weirdest offering to the alternative music scene of the 80s and 90s – are returning to the stage in 2020 for the first time since 2015.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, alternative music, Europe, Faith No More, festival, hellfest, live, music, sunstroke festival, tons of rock, tour, touring

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John Farnham welcomes Scott Whatley to his 50th Farnham gig at One Electric Day

Scott Whatley Clocks Up His 50th John Farnham Gig At One Electric Day

by Paul Cashmere

Scott Whatley is 36 years old. He has been going to John Farnham shows for 33 1/3 years Last weekend he clocked 50th Farnham gig at One Electric Day in Werribee.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, contemporary, Duane mcDonald, John Farnham, One Electric Day, pop, Scott Whatley

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Whatever Happened To The Real Jolene? Dolly Parton Tells All

by Paul Cashmere

In 1973 this is what Dolly Parton had to say about the real Jolene, the subject of her hit song.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, country, Dolly Parton, Heart Strings, Jolene, Netflix, USA

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Watch The Dweezil Zappa Animated Teaser for Hot Rats Live

by Paul Cashmere

Frank Zappa dedicated his 1969 album ‘Hot Rats’ to his newborn son Dweezil.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, bluesfest, Dweezil Zappa, Frank Zappa, fusion, Hot Rats, jazz, rock, USA

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Ani DiFranco Returns To Australia For The First Time In Ten Years

by Tim Cashmere

American neo-folk artist Ani DiFranco will return to Australia for the first time in a decade with a quick run of shows across the country.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, American Music, Ani DiFranco, Australia, Blues Festival, bluesfest, Byron Bay, feminism, folk, live music, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, touring

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Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell Rock Musical To Play Australian Arenas

by Paul Cashmere

Meat Loaf’s ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ creator Jim Steinman latest work ‘Bat Out Of Hell – The Musical’ will be performed in Australian arenas in June 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Bat Out Of Hell, Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf, Paul Dainty, rock, theatre

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Alex Cameron Heads Up Second Farmer and the Owl Announcement

by Tim Cashmere

Alex Cameron heads up a strong second announcement for The Farmer and the Owl festival which rolls into Wollongong, NSW in February.

Tagged as: alex cameron, farmer, farmer and the owl, festival, hand habits, Jack Ladder, live music, mom jeans, murlocs, owl, press club, shady nasty

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David Gilmour Says What Went Wrong With Momentary Lapse Of Reason In Pink Floyd Podcast

by Paul Cashmere

Pink Floyd have debuted the first of a four-part series of podcasts with David Gilmour in conversation with BBC Radio’s Matt Everitt ahead of the release of the Pink Floyd The Later Years box set.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, acid, David Gilmour, experimental, Pink Floyd, progressive, rock, Roger Waters, The Later Years, UK

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RRR FM’s ‘Vital Bits’ Celebrates 30 Years Of Weekend Breakfast

by Tim Cashmere

Triple R FM host Tim Thorpe celebrates thirty years at the helm of the community radio broadcaster’s weekend breakfast show ‘Vital Bits’ this weekend.

Tagged as: breakfast, broadcaster, broadcasting, Cash Savage, community radio, David Bridie, Georgia Fields, Grand Salvo, jack charles, radio, RRR, Stephen Walker, tim thorpe, Triple R, uncle jack charles

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Paul McCartney Slips Out Two New Songs

by Paul Cashmere

Paul McCartney has released two brand new songs, recorded but not used for his recent album ‘Egypt Station’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Paul McCartney, pop, rock, UK

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Violent Soho Are Back With A New Single

by Tim Cashmere

If you have missed Violent Soho’s unashamedly-influenced-by-the-90s guitar pop-rock, don’t fret! They’re back with an exciting new tune.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Australia, Australian, grunge, rock, Thurston Moore, Violent Soho

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Corrosion of Conformity Return To Australia

by Tim Cashmere

Corrosion of Conformity are gearing up to return to Australia in 2020 with a promise to tear apart the venues they play in.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Australia, COC, corrosion of conformity, down, EYEHATEGOD, metal, Pantera, pepper keenan, Southern, southern rock, tour

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Ed Sheeran Plays A Stormtrooper In ‘Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker’

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran has a cameo in the upcoming Star Wars movie ‘The Rise of Skywalker’.

Tagged as: 10s, Ed Sheeran, pop, songwriter, Stars Wars, UK

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Eric Clapton Has Organised A Tribute To Ginger Baker Concert

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Clapton will host a Ginger Baker tribute concert in February 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, blues, Cream, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, rock

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Alice Cooper Gets An Adelaide Upgrade

by Paul Cashmere

Alice Cooper ‘Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back’ tour has been given an upgrade in Adelaide with the show moving from the AEC Theatre to the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Airbourne, Alice Cooper, MC5, MC50, metal, punk, rock, USA

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Bon Iver To Headline Dark Mofo 2020

by Tim Cashmere

Indie-folk legends Bon Iver are set to headline Dark Mofo 2020, with a full national tour around the festival appearance.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Bon Iver, Dark Mofo, folk, indie, Kanye West, MONA, Mona Foma, rock, Tasmania, tour

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