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James Taylor at MCA Melbourne 16 April 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

James Taylor Farewells Australia With Final Tour (Melbourne Review)

by Paul Cashmere

I could go to a James Taylor show just for the stories. The man is a part of music history and is still around to tell the tales of how it all began. Like, for instance, being the first artist signed to Apple Records. James “auditioned” for Apple with his song ‘Something In The Way She Moves’. “Paul went away and started the label and George went away and wrote the song”, he said.

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Eric Bazilian and Tania Doko

Tania Doko and Eric Bazilian Are Performing The Best Of Both Of Them

by Paul Cashmere

Bachelor Girl’s Tania Doko has invited The Hooters’ Eric Bazilian to tour Australia with her. It is the first time Eric has played in Australia for almost 40 years on that one and only Hooters Australian tour of 1985.

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Marley Brothers

Marley Brothers To Tour in The Family Name

by Music-News.com

The Marley Brothers have announced a tour to honour their father’s legacy.

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Richard Clapton, Photo Ros O'Gorman

Richard Clapton Digs Into The Back Catalogue To Perform Rarities

by Paul Cashmere

When Richard Clapton play a Festival we get the concentrated Best of show. When he performs his own shows we get the deeper dive into a remarkable 50+ year career.

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Jon Bon Jovi, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Jon Bon Jovi Considers Retirement if Voice Issues Don’t Improve

by Paul Cashmere

Jon Bon Jovi will never sing live again if his voice does not fully recover following throat surgery.

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Choirboys vodka and whiskey

The Choirboys Now Have A Whiskey and a Vodka

by Paul Cashmere

The Choirboys have their own whiskey and vodka but its limited to just 250 bottles a piece.

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Russell Morris The Real Thing Symphonic Concert

Russell Morris The Real Thing Symphonic Concert To Be Released On DVD

by Paul Cashmere

The music video edition of Russell Morris ‘The Real Thing Symphonic Concert’ will be released on DVD through Ambition in June.

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UB40

UB40 To Tour Australia With Eagle-Eye Cherry

by Paul Cashmere

Robin Campbell’s UB40 will return to Australia in October just months after his estranged brother Ali’s UB40 toured the country.

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Chris Isaak at A Day On The Green photo by DAVID HARRIS, Mt Duneed, 6 April 2024

Chris Isaak Plays For Final A Day On The Green 2023/2024 Season At Mt Duneed

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Isaak’s ability to connect with an audience has made him a perennial entertainer. You don’t have to go to a Chris Isaak show wondering how he’ll be. Since he first came to Australia in 1995, Chris has been delivered equal parts entertainment and musicianship ever since.

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Walter Trout

Walter Trout and Dee Snider Team Up For ‘I’ve Had Enough’

by Paul Cashmere

Blues legend Walter Trout has teamed up with rock legend Dee Snider for ‘I’ve Had Enough’ on Trout’s new album ‘Broken’.

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Michael Gudinski Ego Soundtrack

‘Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story’ Story Heads To 7 and 7plus

by Paul Cashmere

‘Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story’ will screen on free-to-air via Channel 7 in Australia on 9 April.

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Watch Bruce Springsteen “Act” On Curb Your Enthusiasm

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Springsteen made his first cameo acting job (at least I think it is his first, I can’t find another reference anywhere) in Season 12 of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’.

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Ultravox Vienna

Ultravox Bass Player Chris Cross Dies At Age 71

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Cross, the bass player for Ultravox, has died at age 71.

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Tim Finn Digs Deep For Solo Show In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn performed a one-off show for Sydney on 30 March with a few surprises.

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Kylie Minogue photo by Ros O'Gorman

Kylie Minogue To Go Full-On Dance For Next Album

by Music-News.com

Kylie Minogue is reportedly working on a “full-on” dance album.

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Jimmy Barnes Cold Chisel perform at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Thursday 19 November 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Jimmy Barnes Returns To The Stage With Help From Moss, Fanning, Teskey and Emmanuel

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has returned to work. Jimmy played his first show since his heart surgery at Byron Bay on Sunday. It was his first stage appearance since Mushroom 50 on 26 November. Days later, he was fighting for his life after a bacterial infection spread to his heart.

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Hoodoo Gurus Longtime Manager Michael McMartin Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Michael McMartin, Hoodoo Gurus manager for 41 years, has died.

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Tom Jones in Melbourne 27 March 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Tom Jones Delivers His Own Eulogy For Stunning ‘Ages & Stages’ Tour Melbourne 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Jones was sharing way more than just his songs with his Melbourne audience this week. If you have listened to any of Tom’s albums since ‘Praise & Blame’ in 2010 you already know Tom has reached a different plane to where he was as “Pop Star” Tom in the 60s, and “reinvented” Tom in the 90s.

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Billy Joel at the MCG 10 December 2022 photo by Bron Robinson 3

Jerry Seinfeld and Sting Join Billy Joel For 100th Madison Square Garden Show

by Paul Cashmere

Jerry Seinfeld and Sting joined Billy Joel for Billy’s 100th Madison Square Garden show to pay tribute to Joel as he nears his residency at the iconic New York venue.

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Hoodoo Gurus Stoneage Romeos 40th anniversary edition

Hoodoo Gurus ‘Stoneage Romeos’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

Hoodoo Gurus debut album ‘Stoneage Romeos’ turned 40 this month. The album was released in Australia in March 1984 and in the USA in September 1984.

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10cc in Melbourne 25 June 2023 photo by Winston Robinson

Kevin Godley Reunites With 10cc In London

by Paul Cashmere

10cc had a special reunion at their London show this week when former member and co-founder Kevin Godley joined the band at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday night (25 March 2024).

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Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel To Release ‘Back To Front – Live In London’ DVD

by Paul Cashmere

Australia missed out on the Peter Gabriel tour but we will get the DVD.

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Kylie Minogue photo by Ros O'Gorman

Kylie Minogue Heartbroken By Splendour In The Grass

by Music-News.com

Kylie Minogue has expressed sadness over an Australian music festival’s cancellation.

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Michael Jackson Thriller vinyl

Michael Jackson Jacket is Up For Auction

by Music-News.com

One of Michael Jackson’s personally owned “Thriller” jackets is being offered for sale at Gottahaverockandroll.com

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Tim and Neil Finn I See Red rehearsals in LA 2004

Split Enz Fans, Watch The Finn Brothers Rehearse ‘I See Red’

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz/Crowded House archivist Peter Green has offered up another rare fine, Tim and Neil Finn rehearsing their Split Enz classic ‘I See Red’ in Los Angeles in 2004.

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Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band perform at AAMI Park on Thursday 2 February 2017. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Bruce Springsteen Named First International Ivors Fellow

by Music-News.com

Bruce Springsteen is set become the first international songwriter to become a Fellow of The Ivors Academy.

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No More Make Up For Gene Simmons

by Music-News.com

Gene Simmons has vowed “no more make-up” on stage.

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Vincent Bonham of Raydio Dies At Age 67

by Paul Cashmere

Vincent Bonham, a founding member of Raydio with Ray Parker Jr in 1977, has died at the age of 67.

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Madonna, Rod Laver Arena Rebel Heart Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Madonna To End Celebration Tour With Free Concert In Brazil

by Music-News.com

Madonna is set to end her Celebration Tour with a free concert in Brazil.

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Cyndi Lauper at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday 6 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Cyndi Lauper To Perform First UK Show In 8 Years

by Noise11.com

Cyndi Lauper has announced her first UK solo headline show in eight years.

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