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Regurgitator Go Five Singles Deep Into ‘Invader’ With ‘Tsunami’

by Paul Cashmere

Regurgitator have dug down five tracks from their 10th album ‘Invader’ to present ‘Tsunami’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, art-rock, ation, Australia, Invader, Martin Lee, Quan Yeomans, Regurgitator

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Jane's Addiction in Melbourne 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Jane’s Addiction Premiere First Song in 11 Years ‘Imminent Redemption’

by Paul Cashmere

‘Imminent Redemption’ is the first Jane’s Addiction song in 11 years and sets the mood for the first Jane’s Addiction album since ‘The Great Escape’ in 2011.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Jane's Addiction, rock, UK

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Pixies Christen Next Album ‘The Night The Zombies Came’

by Paul Cashmere

Pixies ninth album has been christened ‘The Night The Zombies Came’. (Call it 10 if you count the 1987 mini album ‘Come On Pilgrim’).

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Chicken, Pixies, The Night The Zombies Came, USA

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Billie Joe Armstrong Covers Jesse Malin’s ‘Black Haired Girl’ For Malin Tribute Album

by Paul Cashmere

Billie Joe Armstrong has recorded a cover of Jesse Malin’s ‘Black Haired Girl’ with Jesse Malin for the Jesse Malin benefit album ‘Silver Patron Saints’.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Billie Joe Armstrong, Black Haired Girl, Jesse Main, rock, Silver Patron Saints, USA

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Billy Morgan of Smashing Pumpkins photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Smashing Pumpkins Announce New Album ‘Aghori Mhori Mei’

by Paul Cashmere

The Smashing Pumpkins next album ‘Aghori Mhori Mei’ will be released 2 August 2024.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, rock, Smashing Pumpkins, USA

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Jack White Releases Surprise New Album

by Music-News.com

Jack White has surprise released a new album – by secretly giving copies to shoppers in his Third Man Records stores.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Jack White, No Name, rock, Third Man Records, USA

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Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood Rushed to Hospital

by Paul Cashmere

Radiohead and The Smile’s Jonny Greenwood is resting in Intensive Care after coming down with an undisclosed illness.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead, The Smile, UK

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Meg Mac and Matt Corby Release Live Video of ‘Bricks’ Duet

by Paul Cashmere

Meg Mac and Matt Corby has recorded a song together. Matt Corby joined Meg Mac at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney this week to perform their new duet ‘Bricks’.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, Bricks, indie, Matt Corby, Meg Mac, pop

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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Premiere ‘Le Risque’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have previewed their upcoming album ‘Flight b741’ with the ‘Le Risque’ video. The song is the first lead vocal for drummer Michael Cavanagh.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, Flight b741, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, Le Risque

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Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age at LookOut Torquay photo by Winston Robinson

Queens of the Stone Age Cancel Tour As Josh Homme Undergoes Emergency Surgery

by Music-News.com

Queens Of The Stone Age have been forced to cancel their tour as frontman Josh Homme requires emergency surgery.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Josh Homme, Queens Of The Stone Age, USA

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Blur Drummer Dave Rowntree Loses Bid To Join UK Parliament

by Paul Cashmere

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has failed to become a member of the UK Parliament.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Blur, Dave Rowntree, rock, UK

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Craig Bloxom’s Reggaespys To Hit The Road Again

by Paul Cashmere

Craig Bloxom’s Reggaespys will head out for another lap of Australia in October.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Craig Bloxom, pub rock, Reggae Spys, rock, Spy Vs Spy

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Pearl Jam Cancel Two More European Shows Due To Illness

by Music-News.com

Pearl Jam have cancelled two more European concerts due to ongoing illness.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Eddie Vedder, grunge, Pearl Jam, rock, USA

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Family of Crazy Town Singer Shifty Shellshock Speaks Of His Death

by Music-News.com

The family of Shifty Shellshock, real name Seth Binzer, have broken their silence following the Crazy Town frontman’s death at 49.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Crazy Town, rock, Shifty Shellshock, USA

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Painted Shield With A Few Names You Know Premiere Windows Video

by Paul Cashmere

Painted Shield is Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, Matt Chamberlain also of Pearl Jam, Brittany Davis, folk singer Mason Jennings and Jeff Fielder (Mark Lanegan, Duff McKagan, Amy Ray, Indigo Girls). Their third album is coming in July and you can listen to another new song ‘Window’ now.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, Painted Shield, Pearl Jam, rock, Stone Gossard, USA, Window

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R.E.M. Reform For CBS Television Interview and Songwriters Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

The four members of R.E.M. Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry, reunited for their first interview together in 30 years for CBS Television this week ahead of their induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Losing My Religion, R.E.M., Songwriters Hall Of Fame, USA

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Placebo Reveal Details of Doco

by Music-News.com

Placebo announce the release of their second feature-length documentary called This Search For Meaning. This intimate and enlightening film explores the ideas that inhabit the lyrics and subject matter of Placebo’s songs, whilst charting their evolution as a group and as human beings. It is a fearless, truthful and forthright exploration of the creative process and the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, along with its inevitable consequences.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Placebo, UK

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The Whitlams To Perform Entire Love This City Live

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Freedman will perform the entire ‘Love This City’ album live with The Whitlams from October.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Love This City, rock, The Whitlams, Tim Freedman

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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard To Play European Residencies In 2025

by Paul Cashmere

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will play three shows each in Portugal, Lithuania, Spain, Greece and Bulgaria in 2025.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, Australia, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, King Stingray

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Ween To Release 30th Anniversary Edition of ‘Chocolate & Cheese’

by Paul Cashmere

‘Chocolate & Cheese’, the fourth Ween album, has been remastered and expanded for its 30th anniversary.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Chocolate and Cheese, USA, Ween

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The Jesus Lizard To Release First Album Since 1998

by Paul Cashmere

Austin, Texas band The Jesus Lizard will release their first album since 1998 ‘Rack’ in September.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, metal, rock, The Jesus Lizard, USA

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Jack White Performs For First Time In A Year At Michigan Central Station Concert

by Paul Cashmere

Jack White was back on stage performing for the first time since February 2023 for the opening of Michigan Central Station in Detroit.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Detroit, Jack White, Michigan, Patti Smith, USA

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The Black Keys Fire Managers Irving Azoff and Steve Moir

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Keys are putting the blame for their failed tour and album directly on their managers, Irving Azoff and Steve Moir.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Irving Azoff, music industry, rock, Steve Moir, The Black Keys, USA

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Devo and David Byrne Donate ‘Empire’ for Noise for Now Project

by Paul Cashmere

Noise for Now, the non-profit project benefiting abortion access and reproductive rights, will release a second volume ‘Noise for Now Volume 2’ on 21 June, 2024 with a rare David Byrne and Devo collaboration recorded 30 years ago.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, David Byrne, Devo, Noise for Now, USA

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Pixies New Music ‘You’re So Impatient’ and ‘Que Sera Sera’

by Music-News.com

Pixies’ new double A-side single was inspired by the feel of movie zombie attacks and a sci-fi “monster epic”.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Pixies, Que Sera Sera, Tou're So Impatient, USA

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Thom Yorke To Play Solo Dates in Japan, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke will perform 15 solo dates in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Japan in October and November.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, UK

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Lime Cordiale and Ball Park Music Team For 2024 Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Lime Cordiale and Ball Park Music will perform shows in Australia and New Zealand from October.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, Ball Park Music, Lime Cordiale, rock

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Jeff Tweedy of Wilco photo by Ros O'Gorman

Wilco To Release Six Track ‘Hot Sun Cold Shroud’ in July

by Paul Cashmere

Wilco have six new songs set to go in June a head of their performance at Solid Sound Festival in Massachusetts in June. ‘Hot Sun Cold Shroud’ will be released in time for the festival.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Americana, Hot Sun Cold Shroud, USA, Wilco

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Dog Trumpet Premiere ‘Space and Time’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

The video for the new Dog Trumpet song is here. ‘Space and Time’ is the first taste of the upcoming ninth album for Dog Trumpet. This one is a Reg Mombassa song.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Dog Trumpet, Mental As Anything, Peter O'Doherty, Reg Mombassa, rock

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Love and Rockets To Continue Reunion On Janes Addiction American Tour

by Paul Cashmere

80s alt-rock indie band Love and Rockets have announced more dates for 2024, opening for Janes Addiction’s U.S. tour.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Janes Addicition, Love and Rockets, rock, USA

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