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Hozier Covers The Pogues On SNL

Hozier has covered The Pogues Christmas classic ‘A Fairytale In New York’ on Saturday Night Live.

Tagged as: 80s, A Fairytale In New York, Hozier, Jon Bon Jovi, Kirsty MacColl, punk, Saturday Night Live, SNL, The Pogues, UK

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Joan As Police Woman Joan Wassar On Her Time With The Dambuilders

by Paul Cashmere

Before Joan Wassar became Joan As Police Woman she was the violin player in The Dambuilders.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, indie, Joan As Police Woman, Joan Wassar, The Dambuilders

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Wanstock Is Back For 2025 With The Babys and Baby Animals

by Paul Cashmere

Wanstock, Geoff Wansbrough’s celebration of the pub rock era, will return to Doncaster in Melbourne in 2025 with not only Britian’s The Babys but also Australia’s Baby Animals, Taxiride featuring Jason Singh, Mi-Sex and Ted Mulry Gang.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Baby Animals, Doncaster, Geoff Wansbrough, Jason Singh, Mi-Sex, rock, Taxiride, Ted Mulry Gang, The Babys, Wanstock

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Simply Red Bass Player Steve Lewinson Dies At Age 58

by Paul Cashmere

Simply Red’s longtime bass player Steve Lewinson has died at age 58.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, rock, Simply Red, soul, Steve Lewinson, UK

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What To Expect From The 2025 Kylie Minogue Tour

by Music-News.com

Kylie Minogue has teased details of her upcoming 2025 tour.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Kylie Minogue, pop

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Madonna Teases New Music For 2025

by Music-News.com

Madonna has teased that she will be releasing new music in 2025.

Tagged as: 80s, Madonna, pop, USA

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Kevin Cronin Didn’t See The REO Speedwagon Split

by Music-News.com

Kevin Cronin has gone public with his thoughts on the upcoming end of REO Speedwagon.

Tagged as: 80s, REO Speedwagon, rock, USA

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Long Lost Prince and Kylie Minogue Collaboration Surfaces

by Music-News.com

Kylie Minogue’s lost collaboration with Prince has emerged online after more than three decades.

Tagged as: 80s, baby Doll, Kylie Minogue, pop, Prince, USA

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Brett Garsed Didn’t Know Who Ozzie and Harriet Was When He Joined Nelson

by Paul Cashmere

Australian guitarist Brett Garsed had no idea of the legacy of the Nelson family when he joined Matthew and Gunnar Nelson’s band Nelson in the mid 80s.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Brett Garsed, John Farnham, Nelson, Rick Nelson, rock, Whispering Jack

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Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in Deliver Me From Evil

Jeremy Strong Confirms Springsteen Biopic Is On Track For 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Actor Jeremy Strong, best known for his role of Kendall Roy in ‘Succession’ has confirmed the timeline for the Bruce Springsteen biopic ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’ is on track.

Tagged as: 80s, Bruce Springsteen, Deliver Me From Nowhere, folk, Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, rock, USA

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Crowded House Bring Gravity Stairs To Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House ‘Gravity Stairs’ tour has reached Melbourne almost two years after the ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’ tour came through town and this one is a lot more entertaining.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, rock

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Tina Arena Has More Shows for 2025

by Noise11.com

Tina Arena will play more Australian shows in 2025 following the success of her recent dates with Richard Marx.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, pop, Tina Arena

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The Cure To Release Two More Albums Soon

by Music-News.com

Robert Smith has revealed that The Cure have a “companion piece” to ‘Songs of a Lost World’ in the pipeline.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, goth, punk, Robert Smith, rock, The Cure, UK

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Guns N’ Roses To Play Saudi Arabia For the First Time

by Music-News.com

Guns N’ Roses are set to embark on a 24-date stadium tour in 2025, including their first-ever show in Saudi Arabia.

Tagged as: 80s, Guns n Roses, metal, rock, USA

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Richard Marx Melbourne 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Richard Marx Shows How A Real Musician Performs For Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Richard Marx has built quite the catalogue of hits over the decades. The Marx show covers a lot of ground dating back to that first self-titled album of 1987. Between 1987 and 1994 Marx was consistently in the Top 40 and on high rotation of radio. The songs became ingrained into the culture of the time.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, pop, Richard Marx, USA

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Nicko McBrain Retires From Iron Maiden, Simon Dawson is the New Guy

by Paul Cashmere

Iron Maiden have announced Simon Dawson from British Lion is the new drummer.

Tagged as: 80s, British Lion, Iron Maiden, metal, Nicko McBrain, Simon Dawson, UK

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Iva Davies Wants His Stolen Les Paul Guitar Back

by Paul Cashmere

Iva Davies is on the search for his stolen Les Paul guitar, which has been missing since 1980.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Gibson, Icehouse, Iva Davies, Les Paul, rock

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The Cure To Release Songs of a Lost World Live Album

by Paul Cashmere

The Cure will release a live edition of their recent ‘Songs Of A Lost World’ album.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Robert Smith, rock, Songs From A Live World, Songs From A Lost World, The Cure, UK

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The Church Already Yesterday Is A Rare Chance To Reconnect With The Band’s Origins

by Paul Cashmere

The current Already Yesterday tour by The Church has showcased the great, mostly overlooked first four albums of the band ‘Of Skins and Heart’ (1981), ‘The Blurred Crusade’ (1982). ‘Séance’ (1983) and ‘Heyday’ (1984).

Tagged as: 80s, Already Yesterday, alternative, Australia, rock, Steve Kilbey, The Church

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R.E.M. By Stipe To Perform Around Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The UK’s R.E.M. By Stipe is the definitive R.E.M. tribute band to the point Michael Stipe is even a fan, will perform for the first time in Australia in 2025.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Michael Stipe, R.E.M., REM by Stipe, rock

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U2 and Brian Eno Are Recorded “Irish Folk Music”

by Music-News.com

The Edge has revealed U2 are recording “sci-fi Irish folk music” with Brian Eno.

Tagged as: 80s, Brian Eno, Ireland, rock, U2, UK

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Ian Astbury The Cult Melbourne 23 November 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

The Cult Open Their 8424 Australian Tour With Dynamic Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

The Cult are marking their 40th anniversary with the 8424 world tour. The show is short, sharp and to the point.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, gothic, Ian Astbury, punk, rock, The Cult, UK

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Kylie Considers Suing ALDI Over Rosé Imitation

by Music-News.com

Kylie Minogue’s team are reportedly considering legal action against Aldi.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Kylie Minogue, pop, rose

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Bob Dylan Posts Praise For Nick Cave

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has taken to social media to sing the praises of Australia’s Nick Cave.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave, rock

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Pixies To Return To Australia In 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Pixies haven’t even finished their current Australian tour and have announced they will be back for more dates in 2025.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australian Tour, Live Nation, Pixies, USA

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Madonna Slams Producers of Her Biopic

by Music-News.com

Madonna has slammed producers of her biopic for wanting her to ‘think smaller.’

Tagged as: 80s, Madonna, pop, USA

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Howard Jones To Tour USA With ABC in 2025

by Noise11.com

Howard Jones is teaming up with ABC for a double header tour of the USA in 2025. Radio DJ Richard Blade is on the tour as well.

Tagged as: 80s, ABC, Howard Jones, pop, UK

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Noiseworks Throws Kate Ceberano A Happy 58th In Front of Thousands of Fans At One Electric Day

by Paul Cashmere

The Noiseworks One Electric Day performance had some special moments but none more special that Australian music royalty Kate Ceberano turning 58 with thousands of fans singing Happy Birthday to her.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Jon Stevens, Kate Ceberano, Noiseworks, One Electric Day, pop, rock

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Ian Moss + Trio To Play Places He Has Never Performed Before in 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Moss + Trio will tour into uncharted waters for 2025 with the One Guitar One Night Only Tour going to theatres Ian has never played before.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Ian Moss, One Guitar One Night Only, rock

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There’s a 40th Anniversary Band Aid Do They Know Its Christmas on the Way

by Music-News.com

A new “ultimate mix” of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? is being released to celebrate the charity single’s 40th anniversary.

Tagged as: 80s, Band Aid, Bob Geldof, pop, UK

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The Radiators Release 2025 Remastered Best of ‘Radiology’

Australia’s The Radiators catalogue has been long out of print and only select titles are on streaming services. Finally, Frog at Songland Records in Canberra has driven a remastered reissue of The Radiators best of album ‘Radiology’.

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Tommy Emmanuel Awarded Honorary Doctorate By Newcastle University

The University of Newcastle has awarded Tommy Emmanuel an honorary doctorate.

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Baby Man Sets Sights On Beyonce and Bono

The baby man felon has set his sights on Beyoncé and Bruce Springsteen and accused them of an election "scam".

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Bono On The Next U2 Album

Bono has teased U2's new album "sounds like future".

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Richard Marx Gifts Paul Stanley John Farnham

Richard Marx has gifted Paul Stanley of Kiss the John Farnham classic ‘Whispering Jack’.

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Check out the Zucchero and Russell Crowe Performing Pearl Jam ‘Just Breathe’ Together

Russell Crowe also directed a video for his duet with Italian superstar Zucchero. ‘Just Breathe’ is a cover of the Pearl Jam song they recorded together for Zucchero’s ‘Discover II’ album released in 2024.

May 16, 2025