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Midge Ure, photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11

Midge Ure Postpones All Upcoming Tour Dates Including Australia In October

by Paul Cashmere

Midge Ure has postponed all upcoming tour dates due to health reasons. This includes the Australian shows due to start in October.

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Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons

Watch Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons Perform Motörhead’s Finest Moment ‘Ace of Spades’

by Paul Cashmere

Few would argue ‘Ace of Spades’ is the greatest Motörhead song of all time. The good news is the song lives on with Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell and his current band Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons.

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Belinda Carlisle Once Up A Time In California

Belinda Carlisle Describes New Album As ‘Full Circle Moment’

by Music-News.com

Belinda Carlisle says her new album Once Upon A Time In California marks a “full-circle moment” in her career.

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Tony Hadley by Mary Boukouvalas

Tony Hadley Dismisses Possibility Of A Spandau Ballet Reunion

by Music-News.com

Tony Hadley doubts that a Spandau Ballet reunion would work.

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Iron Maiden Saddened By Death of Paul Mario Day

by Music-News.com

Iron Maiden have been left “deeply saddened” by the death of the band’s original lead singer, Paul Mario Day.

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Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers Reveal 2026 Australia and New Zealand Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers will return to Australia in 2026 and have a New Zealand date listed for the tour as well.

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Crowded House perform at Red Hot Summer 2025 Legends On The Lawn in Cairns.

Crowded House Have Popped Up Pop Up Shows For 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House will do even more shows for 2025 as well as their run of Red Hot Summer shows.

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The Fabulous Caprettos Is A Jukebox Of Australian Classics

by Paul Cashmere

A night with The Fabulous Caprettos is like spending a few hours with a living, breathing jukebox playing non-stop Australian classics.

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Reg Mombassa of Dog Trumpet photo by Ros O'Gorman

Dog Trumpet To Headline Final Nimbin Roots Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Pete and Reg’s Dog Trumpet has taken top billing for the 10th birthday of the Nimbin Roots Festival but there is some bad news attached, it will also be the last year of the festival.

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Jimmy Barnes Photo Credit Jesse Lizotte

Jimmy Barnes Marks 40th Anniversary Of ‘For The Working Class Man’ With National Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will head out on a national tour in November to mark the 40th anniversary of the ‘For The Working Class Man’ album.

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Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Nick Cave Rethinks AI

by Music-News.com

Nick Cave has admitted his view of artificial intelligence as an artistic tool has begun to shift.

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Metallica photo by Ros O'Gorman

Metallica Rumours For The Sphere Las Vegas 2026

by Labelle Hayes

Though nothing is officially announced yet, numerous reputable outlets report that Metallica is in advanced talks to book a residency at the Sphere in fall 2026. Betting markets, particularly in the UK, currently list Metallica as the 6/1 favorites to be the next artist headlining the Sphere.

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Jon and Sally Tiven

R.I.P. Songwriter Sally Tiven Aged 68

by Paul Cashmere

Songwriter and musician Sally Tiven, who co-wrote the Ian Moss hit ‘Mr Rain with Ian and her husband Jon Tiven, has passed away at the age of 67.

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Michael Jackson Thriller vinyl

Michael Jackson Biopic To Star His Nephew

by Music-News.com

Michael’s nephew Jaafar Jackson is set to star as the late singer in the movie, and after a number of delays, Lionsgate has confirmed it will receive a global theatrical release on April 24, 2026.

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The Damned at Northcote Theatre, Melbourne 22 March 2024 photo by Mary Boukouvalis

The Damned Cancel North American Tour

by Music-News.com

The Damned have cancelled their scheduled performances in Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver this weekend, citing a “catastrophic event” at a band member’s home.

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Crowded House perform at Red Hot Summer 2025 Legends On The Lawn in Cairns.

Crowded House Sentenced To One Night At Fremantle Prison

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House are going to prison, Fremantle Prison in Western Australia to be exact.

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Joe Camilleri Black Sorrows

Wilbur Wilde’s Message To The Punks Who Stole Joe Camilleri’s Guitars

by Paul Cashmere

Former Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons sax player Wilbur Wilde has a few words for the thieves who broke into the home of Joe Camilleri and stole thousands of dollars of equipment.

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Duran Duran, SXSW. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Sabrina Carpenter and Duran Duran Collaborate

by Music-News.com

Sabrina Carpenter surprised her fans when she brought out Duran Duran during her BST Hyde Park show on Sunday.

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Joe Camilleri Apia Good Times 2021 photo by Noise11

Joe Camilleri’s Vintage Guitar Collection Stolen

by Paul Cashmere

Joe Camilleri’s home in regional Victoria has been broken into and the thief has taken nine of his prized guitars.

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Dog Trumpet Live Forever

Reg Mombassa and Peter O’Doherty Go Track By Track Through Dog Trumpet’s ‘Live Forever’

by Paul Cashmere

On 11 July 2025 Dog Trumpet will release their ninth album ‘Live Forever’.

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

Colin Hay To Release Man @ Work Volume 2

by Paul Cashmere

Men at Work’s Colin Hay has made a sequel to his 2003 solo album ‘Man @ Work’ where he re-recorded his Men At Work and solo songs.

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John Paul Young One Foot In Front

John Paul Young’s Long Out of Print ‘One Foot In Front’ To Be Reissued

by Paul Cashmere

‘One Foot In Front’, John Paul Young’s long unavailable 1983 album, is getting a re-release through Andrew McNeice’s MelodicRock Classics.

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Crowded House perform at Red Hot Summer 2025 Legends On The Lawn in Cairns.

More Crowded House Red Hot Summer Shows Sellout

by Paul Cashmere

The Crowded House Red Hot Summer shows are doing fast work around Australia will four shows on the tour now sold out.

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Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy

Jack White’s Third Man To Release 40th Anniversary Jesus and Mary Chain ‘Psychocandy’

by Paul Cashmere

A 40th anniversary edition of Jesus and Mary Chain ‘Psychocandy’ will be released through Jack White’s Third Man Records.

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Boom Crash Opera

Boom Crash Opera Reveals Dates for Hands Up In the Air – The Singles Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Boom Crash Opera will spend October to Christmas touring Australia on the Hands Up In the Air – The Singles Tour.

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Phil Collins - No Jacket Required (Fully Tailored) Cover

Phil Collins ‘No Jacket Required’ Gets a Full Tailored Expansion With Steven Wilson Remix

by Paul Cashmere

Phil Collins’ third solo album ‘No Jacket Required’ is getting the box set treatment with a Steven Wilson remix to mark its 40th anniversary.

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Men Without Hats

Men Without Hats Resurrect For Northern Hemisphere Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Men Without Hats, best known for the 1982 hit ‘The Safety Dance’ have reformed and will tour the UK/ Europe and North America in 2025.

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Billy Idol photo by Ros OGorman

Billy Idol Denies Glastonbury Gossip

by Music-News.com

Ahead of his Wembley Arena date, Billy Idol joined Radio X Classic Rock with Sunta Templeton and put to rest some Glastonbury gossip.

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Michael Hutchence

Tiger Lily Hutchence is a First Time Mother

by Music-News.com

Tiger Lily Hutchence has reportedly given birth to her first child.

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The Edge and Bono of U2 photo by Ros O'Gorman

U2’s The Edge Becomes An Irish Citizen

by Music-News.com

U2’s The Edge has become an Irish citizen after living in Ireland for 62 years.

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