Reviews

The Cure Standing On The Beach Marks 40 Years With Landmark Singles Collection Revisited

The Cure’s Standing On The Beach compilation reaches its 40th anniversary, revisiting the band’s defining singles era from 1978 to 1985.

Tagged as: 80s music, greatest hits albums, post-punk, Robert Smith, Standing On The Beach, Staring At The Sea, The Cure

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Split Enz Deliver Triumphant Forever Enz Return At Rod Laver Arena Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz opened their Forever Enz tour at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne with a career-spanning 22-song set featuring Tim Finn, Neil Finn, Eddie Rayner and Noel Crombie.

Tagged as: Eddie Rayner, Forever Enz, live review, Melbourne concerts, Neil Finn, Noel Crombie, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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Elvis Costello’s ‘All This Useless Beauty’ Turns 30 As A Transitional Album Gains New Recognition

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Costello’s All This Useless Beauty turns 30 as fans revisit the final Attractions album and one of the defining transition records of his career.

Tagged as: Aimee Mann, All This Useless Beauty, Brian Eno, Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, Rhino Records, The Attractions, Warner Bros Records

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Beck at The Palais Melbourne 13 May 2026 photo by Winston Robinson

Beck Turns Palais Theatre Into Cinematic Orchestra Hall In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Beck transformed Melbourne’s Palais Theatre into an orchestral alternative rock showcase, revisiting Sea Change, Odelay, Morning Phase and Loser with Philharmonia Australia and Jason Falkner.

Tagged as: Beck, Jason Falkner, Jellyfish, Loser, Melbourne, Midnite Vultures, Morning Phase, Odelay, Palais Theatre, Philharmonia Australia, Scott Walker, Sea Change

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George Michael Older Marks 30th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

George Michael’s Older reaches its 30th anniversary, revisiting the 1996 album that followed his Sony legal battle and delivered six UK Top 3 singles.

Tagged as: 1990s music, 1996 Albums, George Michael, Older, pop music history, UK charts

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Waitress Musical Melbourne Premiere Review: Sara Bareilles’ Broadway Hit Finally Lands In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Waitress The Musical has premiered in Melbourne with Natalie Bassingthwaighte leading the Australian cast of Sara Bareilles’ Broadway hit at Her Majesty’s Theatre.

Tagged as: Broadway, Diane Paulus, Her Majesty's Theatre, John Waters, Melbourne, Musical Theatre, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Rob Mills, Sara Bareilles, Waitress

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Pantera Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of The Great Southern Trendkill

by Paul Cashmere

Pantera’s The Great Southern Trendkill turns 30, revisiting the 1996 album recorded amid tension, separation and some of the band’s heaviest material.

Tagged as: 1990s Rock, Dimebag Darrell, Groove Metal, metal, Pantera, Phil Anselmo, The Great Southern Trendkill

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REVIEW: TISM Wankers of the World Unite, Saturday 2nd May 2026, PICA

by Anna-Maria Megalogenis

TISM turn PICA in Port Melbourne into a multi-stage live experiment, delivering a chaotic rotating performance alongside a lineup of Australian support acts in a one-off event.

Tagged as: Australian music, concert review, live performance, live review, Melbourne music, PICA Port Melbourne, Punk rock, TISM

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Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition Captures 50 Years Of Steel, Sweat And Loyalty

by Paul Cashmere

Review of Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition, the 50th anniversary documentary tracing Iron Maiden’s rise from East London pubs to global stadium dominance through fan stories and archival history.

Tagged as: Bruce Dickinson, Burning Ambition, documentary, Eddie, heavy metal, Iron Maiden, Malcolm Venville, music film, review, Steve Harris

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The Cure Wild Mood Swings Turns 30, A Divisive Chapter Reconsidered

by Paul Cashmere

The Cure’s Wild Mood Swings turns 30, revisiting a bold and divisive album that marked a turning point in the band’s career.

Tagged as: 1996 Albums, album anniversary, alternative rock, Robert Smith, The Cure, Wild Mood Swings

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Backstreet Boys 1996 debut album cover featuring the band members in early career promotional image

Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys Debut Album Turns 30

by Paul Cashmere

Backstreet Boys’ self-titled 1996 debut album turns 30, highlighting the group’s global rise and the blueprint for modern pop success.

Tagged as: 1996 Albums, Backstreet Boys, boy bands, Denniz Pop, Max Martin, pop music history

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Billy Ocean Love Zone Turns 40 As A Defining Pop-Soul Milestone

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Ocean’s Love Zone reaches 40 years, revisiting the album that delivered chart-topping hits and defined his global breakthrough.

Tagged as: 1986 albums, 80s music, Anniversary Albums, Billy Ocean, Love Zone, Pop Soul, R&B

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Ash 1977 30th Anniversary Celebrates A Defining Debut Of The Britpop Era

by Paul Cashmere

Ash’s debut album 1977 turns 30, marking three decades since the chart-topping 1996 release reshaped alternative rock

Tagged as: 1977, 1996 Albums, alternative rock, Ash, Britpop, Irish bands, Tim Wheeler

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Small Faces Debut Album ‘Small Faces’ At 60, The Debut That Was A Soundtrack To The Mod Era

by Paul Cashmere

Small Faces’ 1966 debut album turns 60, marking a defining moment in British mod culture and the early evolution of UK rock music.

Tagged as: 1966 albums, British Rock, Decca Records, Ian McLagan, Kenney Jones, mod culture, Ronnie Lane, Small Faces, Steve Marriott

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The Style Council Café Bleu 6CD Special Edition Set For May 2026

by Paul Cashmere

The Style Council’s Café Bleu returns as a 6CD and 3LP expanded edition featuring unreleased demos, BBC sessions and remixes, now delayed to May 2026.

Tagged as: 1980s Music, box set, British pop, Café Bleu, Mick Talbot, Paul Weller, Polydor, reissue, The Style Council, UMR

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Archival image of Stevie Wonder 1966 album Uptight, recorded at Motown’s Hitsville U.S.A. studios in Detroit.

Stevie Wonder Uptight Marks 60 Years Of A Defining Motown Breakthrough

by Paul Cashmere

Sixty years on, Stevie Wonder’s Uptight remains a defining Motown release that re-established his career and delivered a breakthrough crossover hit.

Tagged as: 1966 albums, Funk Brothers, motown, soul music, Stevie Wonder, Tamla Records, Uptight

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ARIA Hall Of Fame 2026 Inductees Signal Progress, But Heritage Gap Remains

by Paul Cashmere

ARIA has unveiled its 2026 Hall Of Fame inductees including Gurrumul, Jenny Morris and The Living End, a strong intake that still leaves many heritage Australian artists unrecognised.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Hall of Fame, Australian music, Gurrumul, Jenny Morris, Kate Ceberano, Spiderbait, The Living End, Vika and Linda

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Aerosmith’s fourth album Rocks turns 50, marking a defining moment in hard rock with lasting influence on generations of musicians.

Aerosmith Rocks At 50, The Album That Cemented A Hard Rock Blueprint

by Paul Cashmere

Aerosmith’s fourth album Rocks turns 50, marking a defining moment in hard rock with lasting influence on generations of musicians.

Tagged as: 1976 Albums, Aerosmith, classic rock, hard rock, Joe Perry, rocks, Steven Tyler

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Dave Matthews Band Crash Turns 30 As Landmark Album Defines Era Of Alternative Rock

by Paul Cashmere

Dave Matthews Band’s Crash celebrates 30 years as the group’s defining album and a landmark of 90s alternative rock.

Tagged as: 1996 Albums, alternative rock, crash, Dave Matthews, Dave Matthews Band, RCA Records

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Bob Marley Rastaman Vibration Marks 50 Years Of Political Fire And Global Breakthrough

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Marley’s Rastaman Vibration turns 50, marking the album that took reggae global while delivering a powerful political message.

Tagged as: 1976 Albums, Bob Marley, Rastaman Vibration, reggae history, Roots Rock Reggae, The Wailers, War

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Elton John performing live during the 1974 concerts featured on Here And There

Elton John Here And There Live Album Captures A Defining 1974 Moment 50 Years On

by Paul Cashmere

Elton John’s Here And There captures two defining 1974 concerts in London and New York, later expanded to include John Lennon’s final live performance.

Tagged as: 1970s music, classic albums, Elton John, Here and There, John Lennon, Live Albums

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The Cranberries To The Faithful Departed album cover yellow room band photo 1996

The Cranberries To The Faithful Departed Marks 30 Years Of A Defining 90s Statement

by Paul Cashmere

Thirty years after release, To The Faithful Departed captures The Cranberries at their global peak, balancing commercial success with personal and creative pressures.

Tagged as: 1996 Albums, 90s Music, album anniversary, alternative rock, Dolores O Riordan, The Cranberries, To The Faithful Departed

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Supertramp Reissue Brother Where You Bound And Free As A Bird For 50th Anniversary Campaign

by Paul Cashmere

Supertramp revisit a transitional era with newly remastered vinyl editions of Brother Where You Bound and Free As A Bird, part of their 50th anniversary campaign.

Tagged as: Abbey Road Studios, Brother Where You Bound, classic rock, Free As A Bird, Rick Davies, Supertramp, Vinyl Reissues

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Tool 10,000 Days Turns 20 As Landmark Album Redefined Progressive Metal

by Paul Cashmere

Tool’s 10,000 Days turns 20, marking a pivotal moment in the band’s career and progressive metal history.

Tagged as: 10000 Days, Adam Jones, Danny Carey, Justin Chancellor, Maynard James Keenan, progressive metal, Tool

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Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening Closes Physical Graffiti Chapter In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening wrapped the Physical Graffiti anniversary tour in Melbourne with a rare live performance of Led Zeppelin’s classic album.

Tagged as: classic rock, concert review, Jason Bonham, JBLZE, Led Zeppelin, live music, Melbourne, Physical Graffiti

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Neil Young performing live with The Chrome Hearts during the Love Earth Tour 2025

Neil Young Announces As Time Explodes Live Album And Details New Studio Record Second Song

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young will release As Time Explodes, a live album with The Chrome Hearts, while confirming a new studio album Second Song recorded in Malibu.

Tagged as: As Time Explodes, Chrome Hearts, live album, Neil Young, Rick Rubin, Second Song, Talkin To The Trees

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Art Review, Richard Roxburgh Leads Powerhouse Cast In Melbourne Season

by Paul Cashmere

Richard Roxburgh, Damon Herriman and Toby Schmitz deliver a compelling performance in Art, now playing at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre.

Tagged as: Art play, Australian stage, Damon Herriman, Melbourne Theatre, Richard Roxburgh, theatre review, Toby Schmitz

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Gnarls Barkley St Elsewhere Turns 20, The Album That Redefined Pop’s Digital Era

by Paul Cashmere

Thirty years on, Gnarls Barkley’s St Elsewhere remains a landmark album that redefined digital success and genre fusion in modern music.

Tagged as: Album Anniversaries, ARIA Charts, Cee-Lo Green, Crazy, Danger Mouse, Gnarls Barkley, music industry, St Elsewhere

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Jethro Tull Too Old To Rock And Roll Too Young To Die album cover 1976

Jethro Tull Too Old To Rock And Roll Too Young To Die Marks 50 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Jethro Tull’s 1976 concept album Too Old To Rock And Roll Too Young To Die reaches its 50th anniversary, highlighting its unique place in the band’s catalogue.

Tagged as: 1976 Albums, album anniversary, Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull, progressive rock, Too Old To Rock And Roll Too Young To Die

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