Alt.Folk

Matt Corby Reactivates with Rainbow Valley Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Matt Corby will return to live duties for Live Nation in 2019.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Alt.Folk, alternative, Australia, folk, Matt Corby

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Abby Dobson To Release First Album In 10 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Abby Dobson, the former singer for Leonardo’s Bride, will release her first album in 10 years in November.

Tagged as: 90s, Abby Dobson, Alt.Folk, Australia, Leonardo's Bride, pop

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Abbe May Replaced Her Drummer With A Drum Machine After Telling Her To Make Visuals Less Gay

by Noise11.com

Australian singer-songwriter Abbe May says she replaced her drummer with a drum machine after he said her visuals were “too gay”.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Abbe May, Alt.Folk, Australia, rock, songwriter

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Billy Bragg photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Billy Has Something To Bragg About : An Outstanding Contribution To Music Award

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Association of Independent Music in the U.K. has announced that they will be giving their Outstanding Contribution to Music Award for 2013 to Billy Bragg.

Tagged as: 1990s, 2010s, Alison Wenham, Alt.Folk, Billy Bragg, U.K.

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Trailer From New Tim Buckley Film Released

by Music-News.com

Enjoy the Tribeca Film Festival Experience in the comfort of your own home, with the World Premiere of Day and Date release GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY.

Tagged as: 1970s, 1990s, Alt.Folk, Ben Rosenfield, folk, Gossip Girl, GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY, Imogen Poots, Jeff Buckley, Margin Call, Penn Badgley, Tim Buckley, U.S.A.

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Michelle Shocked Protests Outside Cancelled Club

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Michelle Shocked took her strange behavior of the last few weeks to a new level Thursday night, protesting the cancellation of her show at a Santa Cruz club after anti-gay comments during a San Francisco performance.

Tagged as: 1990s, Alt.Folk, Beaver Fever and the Frootie Flavors, folk, Michelle Shocked, Moe's Alley, U.S.A.

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Audio From Michelle Shocked’s Tirade Surfaces

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Most of those that attended said that Michelle Shocked melted down, spewing homophobic comments about the gay community and gay marriage.

Tagged as: Alt.Folk, folk, Gay, homophobic, Michelle Shocked, U.S.A.

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Michelle Shocked San Francisco Audience With Homophobic Rant

by Karen Freedman

Alternative folkster Michelle Shocked left her audience at San Francisco’s Yoshi bar stunned when she embarked on a tirade against homosexuals and gay marriage on Sunday night.

Tagged as: 80s, Alt.Folk, country, folk, Michelle Shocked, U.S.A., Yoshi's

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U2’s The Edge Becomes An Irish Citizen

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

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The Radiators Pay Tribute To Greedy Smith With Mental As Anything’s ‘Live It Up’

The Radiators and Mental As Anything now have a cross-over. Guitarist Martin Cilia.

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Kylie Minogue Tension tour Melbourne 2025 photo by Winston Robinson

Kylie Minogue Music Videos Costumes Go On Display At Australian Music Vault

Six costumes worn by Kylie Minogue in the music videos ‘Hand on Your Heart’, ‘Did It Again’, ‘On A Night Like This’, ‘Can't Get You Out of My Head’, ‘I Believe In You’ and ‘All the Lovers’ have gone on display at the Australian Music Vault in Melbourne.

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Motley Crue and Dolly Parton Merge Into Dolly Crue for ‘Home Sweet Home’

Dolly Parton and Mötley Crüe have re-recorded the Mötley Crüe classic ‘Home Sweet Home’.

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Swanee Posts Heartfelt Video For ‘Believe’ Album

Swanee has posted a heartfelt video thanking everyone involved with his first album in over a decade ‘Believe’. He has his brothers Jimmy Barnes and Alan Barnes on the record and said he would have had his sister Linda had she not passed away when she did.

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