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Steve Cropper STAX Review Austin Texas 2007 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Steve Cropper, Soul Architect And Guitar Pioneer, Dies At 84

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Cropper, the soul guitarist behind Booker T. & The M.G.’s and many of Stax Records’ greatest recordings, has died at 84.

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The Rolling Stones during the December’s Children era in 1965.

The Rolling Stones Mark 60 Years Of December’s Children With A Look Back At A Formative Era

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones mark sixty years of December’s Children, the 1965 release that bridged their early covers era with their rise as major songwriters.

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Leftfield Announce 2026 New Zealand And Australia Tour

Leftfield Return To New Zealand And Australia In 2026 For First Shows In Eight Years

by Paul Cashmere

Leftfield will return to New Zealand and Australia in March 2026, celebrating 36 years of music with a headline tour and special guests.

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Marlon Williams by Mary Boukouvalas

Live At The Gardens Returns In March 2026 With A World-Class Line-Up

by Paul Cashmere

Live At The Gardens will return to the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne in March 2026 with five major shows starring leading Australian and international artists.

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Fletcher Kent announces 2026 Australian tour and releases new single Open To The Light

Fletcher Kent Sets February 2026 Australian Tour And Releases New Single Open To The Light

by Paul Cashmere

Fletcher Kent launches his first national headline tour in February 2026 and releases his new single Open To The Light.

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Snot Announce Exclusive Melbourne Headline Show January 2025

Snot Return To Australia With First Headline Show In More Than A Decade

by Paul Cashmere

Snot return to Australia for their first headline show in more than a decade, performing Get Some in full at Max Watts on 29 January.

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Parkway Drive

Parkway Drive’s Park Waves 2026 Cancelled As Festival Pressures Deepen In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Park Waves Australia has been cancelled due to rising costs, with Parkway Drive and organisers confirming full refunds for all ticket holders.

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Eagles perform at Rod Laver Arena on 22 February 2015. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Former Eagles’ Bernie Leadon Returns With “Too Late To Be Cool”

by Paul Cashmere

Bernard Matthew Leadon III, multi instrumentalist and founding Eagle, helped define country rock and shaped the band’s early sound.

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Clare Bowditch performing during the What Was Left 20th Anniversary concerts.

Clare Bowditch Extends ‘What Was Left’ 20th Anniversary Celebrations With New East Coast Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Clare Bowditch will extend the What Was Left 20th Anniversary celebrations with new East Coast concerts beginning in Melbourne on 20 March 2026.

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David Byrne photo by Ros O'Gorman

David Byrne Delivers A Bucket-List Tiny Desk With A Full Band In Tow

by Paul Cashmere

David Byrne fit more than a dozen musicians into NPR’s Tiny Desk for a high-energy set drawing from Who Is The Sky? and Talking Heads favourites.

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Lainey Wilson releases duet of Let It Snow with Bing Crosby

Lainey Wilson Unwraps New Holiday Video With Bing Crosby And Celebrates Global Country Success

by Paul Cashmere

Lainey Wilson launches a new animated holiday video with Bing Crosby and celebrates her ninth number one as her global tour continues.

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Lithe performing live during the Euphoria Tour announcement.

Lithe Announces Australian Dates For Global Euphoria Tour February 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Lithe will bring his Euphoria Tour to Australia in February 2026, marking his first homecoming shows since 2024. Full dates and album details.

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Death Lens band press image photographed by Kevin Allen

Death Lens Push Forward With New Single “Power” As Southern California Punks Enter A New Era

by Paul Cashmere

Death Lens return with their high-energy new single Power, marking the band’s first release since Cold World and signalling a bold new chapter for the Los Angeles punk outfit.

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Roman Candle perform intense new single Nothing Is Original

Roman Candle Ignite A New Era With Nothing Is Original

by Paul Cashmere

Roman Candle have released their new single Nothing Is Original, marking a bold step toward their forthcoming album and expanding their influence beyond Las Vegas.

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Kutcha Edwards performing live, promotional image for 60 Cycles Around The Sun event

Kutcha Edwards Marks Six Decades Of Song With A One-Night Celebration At Melbourne Recital Centre

by Paul Cashmere

Kutcha Edwards will celebrate a lifetime of music and stories with 60 Cycles Around The Sun, a one-night event at Melbourne Recital Centre on 17 April 2026 featuring Cash Savage And The Last Drinks and special guests.

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54-40 announce Porto album and release new single Virgil

54-40 Announce New Album Porto As New Single Virgil Arrives Ahead Of 2026 Release

by Paul Cashmere

54-40 will release their new album Porto on 23 January 2026 and have issued their latest single Virgil alongside three recent tracks.

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Cast of SIX The Musical announcing the 2026 Australian return

SIX The Musical To Return To Australia In 2026

by Paul Cashmere

SIX The Musical will return to Australia in 2026 with seasons confirmed for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, marking the next chapter in the global hit’s Australian journey.

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Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers. image by Ros O'Gorman.

Flea Returns To Trumpet For First Solo Album Preview With A Plea

by Paul Cashmere

Flea returns to trumpet for A Plea, the first preview of his 2026 solo album on Nonesuch Records.

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

Foo Fighters To Play One Night Only In Launceston This January

by Noise11.com

Foo Fighters will return to Australia for a one night only event at UTAS Stadium, Launceston, on Saturday 24 January, marking their first Tasmanian show since 2015.

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The Beatles during the Rubber Soul era in 1965.

The Beatles Celebrate 60 Years Of Rubber Soul, The Album That Changed Everything

by Paul Cashmere

Noise11 marks 60 years of The Beatles’ Rubber Soul, the album that transformed the band’s creative direction and reshaped popular music.

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King Stingray

King Stingray Return To Headline The Gum Ball’s 21st Year

by Paul Cashmere

King Stingray return to headline The Gum Ball in 2026, with Meg Washington, Don Walker and more confirmed for the festival’s first line-up announcement.

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The Phantom Of The Opera Stage Over Sydney Harbour, with the Sydney Opera House in the background.

Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour Returns With The Phantom of the Opera for 2026

by Paul Cashmere

The Phantom Of The Opera returns to Sydney Harbour for a limited season, with live orchestra, fireworks and new large scale staging.

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Radiohead by Ros O'Gorman

Radiohead Postpone First Two Copenhagen Shows As Thom Yorke Battles Severe Throat Infection

by Paul Cashmere

Radiohead have postponed the first two shows of their Copenhagen residency after Thom Yorke was diagnosed with a severe throat infection. New dates have been set for 15 and 16 December.

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Sean Combs: The Reckoning documentary set for Netflix release

Sean Combs Moves To Block Netflix Release Of New Documentary

by Paul Cashmere

Sean Combs has issued a cease-and-desist to Netflix in an attempt to stop the release of Sean Combs, The Reckoning, alleging the documentary contains stolen and unauthorised footage. Netflix denies the claims and will proceed with the launch.

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Opeth release animated video for §3 from The Last Will And Testament

Opeth Mark One Year Of The Last Will And Testament With New Animated Film For §3

by Paul Cashmere

Opeth have released a new animated video for §3 to celebrate the first anniversary of The Last Will And Testament, expanding the album’s conceptual narrative.

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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Colin Hay Postpones Australian Shows Due To Covid

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay has postponed his December Australian shows due to serious respiratory complications from the flu and Covid. Affected shows include Melbourne Recital Centre, Enmore Theatre and Meredith Festival. All dates are rescheduled for June 2026.

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War Is Over

Sean Ono Lennon Brings Oscar-Winning War Is Over! To YouTube For Global Charity Premiere

by Paul Cashmere

Sean Ono Lennon will premiere the Oscar winning animated short War Is Over! on YouTube on 1 December, raising funds for War Child and reviving the message of Happy Xmas (War Is Over).

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Earth, Wind & Fire performing live on stage during an international tour.

Earth, Wind & Fire To Return To Australia In April 2026 For First Shows In 14 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Earth, Wind & Fire will return to Australia in April 2026 for their first local shows since 2012, including a Bluesfest headline set and two exclusive theatre performances.

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Tom Forrest Launches Country Club On triple j In 2026

Triple J Launches New Country Club Show As Unearthed Celebrates Australia’s Country Boom

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Forrest will lead triple j’s new 2026 program Country Club, as the network expands its focus on Australia’s growing country music movement.

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Mumford & Sons Announce 2026 Prizefighter Tour With Folk Bitch Trio

Mumford & Sons Announce 2026 Australia & New Zealand Prizefighter Tour With Folk Bitch Trio

by Paul Cashmere

Mumford & Sons will bring their 2026 Prizefighter Tour to Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland next April and May, joined by Folk Bitch Trio. Tickets on sale 5 December.

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