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The Rolling Stones To Release All-Star ‘Grrr Live’

The Rolling Stones will release another historic live recording, this time from the 50th Anniversary tour and featuring a stack of special guests.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Black Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Grrr Live, John Mayer, Lady Gaga, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Breaking News: Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac Has Died At Age 79

by Paul Cashmere

Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac’s longtime singer and keyboard player, has died at age 79.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac, rock, UK, USA

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Ryuichi Sakamoto Tribute Album Is On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

A tribute album to Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto ‘To The Moon and Back’ will be released this Friday (2 December 2022).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Sylvain, electronica, Japan, oil, Ryuichi Sakamoto, score, soundtrack, To The Moon and Back

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The B-52’s Become A Vegas Act

by Paul Cashmere

The B-52’s are heading to Vegas for a residency with the Venetian being turned into the Love Shack.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, B-52's, Las Vegas, rock, USA

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Bat Out Of Hell Will Finally Reach Australia in 2023

by Paul Cashmere

The Jim Steinman ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ production will finally premiere in Australia in 2023 after being first announced in 2019 for 2020 and then rescheduled in 2020 for 2021 before the pandemic delayed it even further.

Tagged as: 70s, Bat Out Of Hell, Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf, Paul Dainty, theatre, USA

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Jonathan Wolfson’s ‘Daryl Hall & John Oates From Philly To Chile’ Premieres on Paramount+

by Paul Cashmere

The Jonathan Wolfson documentary ‘Daryl Hall & John Oates: From Philly To Chile’ premiered on Paramount+ this week.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Daryl Hall, Daryl Hall & John Oates: From Philly To Chile, Hall & Oates, John Oates, rock, soul, USA

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2019 photo Noise11.com

Jimmy Barnes To Cease Touring To Undergo Back Surgery

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has stopped all summer touring so that be can undergo back surgery and allow time to recover.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Bob Dylan Apologises For Book Signature Stuff-up

by Music-News.com

Bob Dylan has apologised for selling machine-signed art and books.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Bob Dylan, rock, The Philosophy of Modern Song, USA

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Billy Joel Has Played His Last US Show Before First NZ and Australian Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel played his last show on US soil before heading down under for the two shows in Auckland and Melbourne in December.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Billy Joel, rock, USA

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Roger Waters And The ‘Free Nûdem Durak’ Campaign

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Waters has started a campaign to free Kurish singer Nûdem Durak who was arrested in Turkey in 2015 because her music is considered “terrorist propaganda”.

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

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Historic Footage Of The Closing Credits of The Very Last Happening 72 Discovered

by Paul Cashmere

Historic footage of the closing credits of Happening 72, the TV pop show starring Jeff Phillips, has been unveiled by the National Film and Sound Archive in Australia.

Tagged as: 70s, Alison Durban, Australia, Issa Dye, Jeff Phillips, Molly Meldrum, National Film Sound Archive, NFSA, pop

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National Film and Sound Archives Discovers 1972 John Farnham Performance

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s National Film and Sound Archives has added a restored video of a 1972 performance by John Farnham doing Stevie Wonder’s ‘For Once In My Life’ on Happening ’72.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Happening 72, Jeff Phillips, John Farnham, National Film and Sound Archives, NFSA, pop

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Wilko Johnson Has Died At Age 75

by Paul Cashmere

R.I.P. Wilko Johnson, one time member of Dr Feelgood, member of Ian Dury & The Blockheads and collaborator with The Who’s Roger Daltrey. Wilco has passed away after a long battle with cancer.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, Dr Feegood, Ian Dury, Roger Paltry, The Blockheads, UK, Wilko Johnson

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Elton John Plays His Final US Show At Dodger Stadium

by Paul Cashmere

Elton John has played his final show in America for the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour with a star studded audience including Joni Mitchell, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Lizzo, Heidi Klum, Angela Bassett, Jude Law, Billie Jean King, H.E.R., Donatella Versace, Miles Teller, Kirsten Dunst, JoJo Siwa, Connie Britton, Christopher Lloyd, John Stamos, Raven-Symoné and Taron Egerton.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Angela Bassett, Billie Jean King, Christopher Lloyd, Connie Britton, Dodger Stadium, Donatella Versace, Elton John, H.E.R., Heidi Klum, John Stamos, JoJo Siwa, Joni Mitchell, Jude Law, Kirsten Dunst, Lizzo, Mick Jagger, Miles Teller, Paul McCartney, Raven-Symoné, rock, UK

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The Black Sorrows Have A New Live Album ‘Live From The Shangri-La’

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Sorrows have a new live album ‘Live from the Shangri-La’ with a brand new song ‘Don’t Look Down’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Black Sorrows, blues, Live from the Shangri-La, rock, roots

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Tom Petty Estate Files Cease and Desist Against Election Denier Kari Lake

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Petty Estate Files Cease and Desist Against Election Denier Kari Lake

Tagged as: 70s, Arizona, Kari Lake, politics, rock, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, USA

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Bob Dylan ‘Fragments’ Box Set Full Details Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan’s next archives set is ‘Fragments – The Time Out of Mind Sessions (196-1997: The Bootleg Series Vol 17’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Bob Dylan, folk, Fragments, rock, Time Out of Mind, USA

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Jethro Tull Complete 23rd album

by Paul Cashmere

Jethro Tull have revealed the 23rd album will be released in 2023, not long after no 22 ‘The Zealot Gene’ was released in 2021.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Jethro Tull, rock, UK

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Ozzy Osbourne Humbled By Three Grammy Nominations

by Music-News.com

Ozzy Osbourne is “overwhelmed” to be nominated for four Grammys.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Black Sabbath, Grammy Awards, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, UK

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Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sydney Church Where AC/DC Filmed ‘Let There Be Rock’ Video Sells for $6m

by Paul Cashmere

The Kirk, the former Sydney church where AC/DC filmed their ‘Let There Be Rock’ video, has sold for $6 million.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, Let There Be Rock, Sydney

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Mick Jones To Retire Foreigner

by Paul Cashmere

47 years after founding Foreigner, original member Mick Jones will retire the band after one last world tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Foreigner, Mick Jones, rock, USA

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Bruce Springsteen’s Incredible Story About Eggs With A Fan In St Louis

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Springsteen appeared on the Graham Norton Show this week where he told an incredible story about meeting a fan in a movie theatre, watching the moving him the kid and his girlfriend and then going back to their house to have eggs with his mother.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bruce Springsteen, rock, USA

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Joseph Calderazzo To Celebrate 50 Years of Dark Side of the Moon in Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Joseph Calderazzo will bring his ‘The Great Gig In The Sky – A Pink Floyd Celebration’ back to Melbourne in January to celebrate 50 years since the release of ‘Dark Side of the Moon’.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Joseph Calderazzo, Memo Music Hall, Pink Floyd, rock, The Great Gig In The Sky

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Roberta Flack No Longer Able To Sing

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Roberta Flack has announced that she is no longer able to sing and that it is also difficult for her to talk after being diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Roberta Flack, soul, USA

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Iggy Pop Has A Few Friends Along for ‘Every Loser’

by Paul Cashmere

Iggy Pop has revealed his 19th album due in January has a lot of famous friends including Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Duff McKagan of Guns N Roses.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Chad Smith, Duff McKagan, Guns n Roses, Iggy Pop, punk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Jeff Bezos Gives Dolly Parton $100 Million To Do Something With

by Paul Cashmere

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has awarded Dolly Parton $100 million ($Au149m) for his ‘Bezos Courage & Civility Award’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Amazon, country, Dolly Parton, Jeff Bezos, USA

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Keith Levene of Public Image Ltd and The Clash Dead At 65

by Paul Cashmere

Keith Levene, a founding member of both The Clash and Public Image Ltd, has died from liver cancer at the age of 65.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Keith Levine, Public Image Ltd, punk, rock, The Clash, UK

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Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper Announce Australian Dates for 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper will team up for an Australian tour in 2023 for Live Nation at the arena shows and A Day On The Green for the winery shows.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Cyndi Lauper, Jon Stevens, Live Nation, rock, Rod Stewart, UK, USA