alternative

Even Postpone Adelaide Album Launch

Even have postponed the launch of the ‘Reverse Light Years’ album for Adelaide this Saturday but the Sydney date on Friday (January 7) is still on.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Even, rock

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Patti Smith Australian Tour For 2022 Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

The Patti Smith Australian tour for April 2022 has been cancelled.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Australia, bluesfest, music festival, Patti Smith, Patti Smith Band, rock, USA

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

Billy Bragg Confirms His Australian Tour With Added Adelaide and Fremantle Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Bragg’s Australian tour for 2022 has been confirmed with new dates added for South Australia and Western Australia in Adelaide and Perth.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Billy Bragg, rock, UK

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Faith No More Cancel Australian Tour

by Noise11.com

Faith No More will no more be coming to Australia and New Zealand in 2022.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australian Tour, Faith No More, Frontier Touring, rock, USA

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The Cure Reveals 2022 Dates

by Paul Cashmere

The Cure have announced a 44-date UK and European tour for 2022.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, goth, Robert Smith, rock, The Cure, UK

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Hoodoo Gurus Debut ‘Carry On’ And Hit The Road In January For Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Hoodoo Gurus new song could be considered to be about the Covid lockdown but Dave Faulkner wrote it before Covid.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Carry On, Dandy Warhols, Dave Faulkner, Hoodoo Gurus, live music, rock

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v spy v spy Live At The Prince of Wales 1984

v. Spy v. Spy. 1984 Show To Be Released For Desk Tape Series

by Paul Cashmere

v spy v spy Live At The Prince of Wales 1984

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, rock, V Spy V Spy

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Dale Ryder of Boom Crash Opera photo by Ros O'Gorman

Boom Crash Opera The Best Song for Post-Lock ‘Get Out Of The House’

by Paul Cashmere

Boom Crash Opera have a new live version of ‘Get Out Of The House’, coming on the same day Victoria drops most of its Covid restrictions.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Boom Crash Opera, Get Out Of The House, Kick It Out Live, rock

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Placebo Share New Song ‘Surrounded By Spies’

by Music-News.com

Placebo have shared the new single ‘Surrounded By Spies’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Placebo, rock, UK

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Joan As Police Woman To Tour Australia In 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Yet another international show has popped up for Australia. Joan As Police Woman will return in 2022.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, jazz, Joan As Police Woman, Joan Wassar, rock, The Dambuilders, USA

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The Jezabels To Mark 10 Years Since ‘Prisoner’ With 2022 Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Jezabels will mark the 10th anniversary of their ‘Prisoner’ album with a tour in June 2022.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Australia, rock, The Jezabels

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Death Cab For Cutie ‘The Photo Album’ Turns 20 With Expanded Reissue

by Noise11.com

The third album for ‘Death Cab For Cutie’ ‘The Photo Album’ was released on 9 October 2021.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Canada, Death Cab for Cutie, rock, The Photo Album, USA

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Violent Femmes Tour Diary The Final Edition by Brian Ritchie

by Paul Cashmere

In this final Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary Tour Diary all will be revealed. Did the tour reach a peaceful conclusion or was it derailed by pestilence and plague? Have the band members maintained (relative) sanity or plummeted into an abyss of despair and self-doubt? What do they eat? The last episode of the VF blog had us finishing up the California swing. But first we take a break in Redding Ca. which has the most amazing bridge imaginable designed by Calatrava. It looks like a giant harp.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Brian Ritchie, USA, Violent Femmes

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The Birthday Party Pleasure Heads Must Burn

Early Nick Cave Band The Birthday Party Gets A DVD Reissue

by Paul Cashmere

‘Pleasure Heads Must Burn’, a 1984 video release compiling music clips from The Birthday Party, is about to reincarnate as a DVD.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Birthday Party, Nick Cave, Pleasure Heads Must Burn

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The Cure vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith performs at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 12 August 2007.

The Cure’s Robert Smith Donates Artworks for Charity

by Paul Cashmere

The Cure’s Robert Smith has donated four pieces of unique A5 artwork to Heart Research UK’s anonymous heART project, raising money for vital medical research.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, goth, Robert Smith, rock, The Cure, UK

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Trading 4s with KSPRZK on the bongos in Fresno. Photo: Dr. Varuni Kulasekera

Violent Femmes Tour Diary #6 By Brian Ritchie

by Brian Ritchie

Violent Femmes North American tour has left Texas and crossed the United States into Nevada, Arizona and onto California. Violent Femmes co-founder and bass player Brian Ritchie is keeping you personally informed about the tour at Noise11.com.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Brian Ritchie, rock, tour diary, USA, Violent Femmes

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Danny Elfman Debuts Xiu Xiu Remix of ‘Serious Ground’

by Paul Cashmere

Danny Elfman has debuted yet another reinterpretation of one of his ‘Big Mess’ tracks with a Xiu Xiu remix of ‘Serious Ground’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s Oingo Boingo, alternative, Big Mess, Danny Elfman, USA, Xiu Xui

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Seawitch Take To Mt Duckworth WA For ‘Trial Of Love’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Seawitch, the band featuring ex-Def FX member Fiona Horne with Dave (Spiff) Hopkins of The Hellmen, have generated a stunning video from Mt Duckworth, Western Australia for their latest song ‘Trial of Love’.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, Dave Hopkins, Def FX, Fiona Horne, rock, Seawitch, The Hellmen

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Bjork photo Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones

Bjork To Perform Cornucopia Dates In California and Iceland in 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Bjork has a handful of dates planned for 2022. The ‘Cornucopia’ shows feature the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Bjork, classical, Cornucopia, Electronic, experimental, Iceland, pop, The Sugarcubes, trip-hop

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Nick Cave Releases Song With Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave has released a live version of ‘Push The Sky Away’ with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Bad Seeds, Nick Cave, rock

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Hoodoo Gurus Reschedule Shows Into 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Hoodoo Gurus will get their show back on the road in April 2022. The 40th Anniversary Tour will now start in Perth on 2 April, 2022.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Dandy Warhols, Hoodoo Gurus, live music, rock

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Billy Bragg To Guest Judge Australian Music Prize

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Bragg has agreed to be the guest international judge for the 2021 Australian Music Prize.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australian Music Prize, Billy Bragg, rock, UK

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Even To Release A Double Album ‘Reverse Light Years’

by Paul Cashmere

Even To Release A Double Album ‘Reverse Light Years’ in late October and have gifted you the track ‘Cherry Afterglow’ to start.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Ash Naylor, Australia, Even, Reverse Light Years, rock

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Culinary image. Funny Face Bakery honoured VF with this limited edition cookie. Photo: Brian Ritchie

Violent Femmes Tour Diary #5 from Brian Ritchie

by Brian Ritchie

As Violent Femmes are touring the USA, Femmes co-founder and bass player has been checking into Noise11.com with updates along the way.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Brian Ritchie, rock, USA, Violent Femmes

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Michael Stipe Rules Out R.E.M. Reunion

by Music-News.com

Michael Stipe says speculation of a R.E.M. reunion is “wishful thinking”.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Michael Stipe, R.E.M., REM, rock, USA

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Split Enz To Release Forenzics Project In 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn has confirmed a new Split Enz project Forenzics is being worked on for 2022.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, New Zealand, Phil Manzanera, rock, Roxy Music, Split Enz, Tim Finn, UK

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The Violent Femmes onstage in St. Louis. (L-R Gordon Gano, Blaise Garza, BR, John Sparrow) Photo: KSPRZK

Brian Ritchie’s Violent Femmes Tour Diary No 4

by Brian Ritchie

The Violent Femmes will travel through New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and then Washington DC this week on their two month North American tour with Flogging Molly.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Brian Ritchie, rock, USA, Violent Femmes

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Placebo Are Back With New Music After Five Years

by Paul Cashmere

Placebo’s first new song in five year is titled ‘Beautiful James’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Placebo, rock, UK

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Faith No More and Mr Bungle Cancel Shows Citing Mike Patton’s Mental Condition

by Paul Cashmere

Faith No More and Mr. Bungle’s 2021 shows have been cancelled due to frontman Mike Patton’s mental health issues.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Faith No More, Mike Patton, Mr Bungle, rock, USA

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Courtney Barnett performs in the ABC Melbourne Studio Foyer celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Archie Roach album Charcoal Road. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Courtney Barnett Debuts ‘Before You Gotta Go’ Video

by Noise11.com

Courtney Barnett’s video for ‘Before You Gotta Go’ was filmed in various locations in New Zealand and Australia.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, Courtney Barnett, rock, Things Take Time Take Time

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