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Pete Farnan Sets Date For Home Launch

by Paul Cashmere

Boom Crash Opera’s Pete Farnan will launch his solo album ‘Home’ in St Kilda in February.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Boom Crash Opera, Home, Pete Farnan, rock, St Kilda

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Gerard Casale of Devo Gets a Martyn Ware Make-Over

by Paul Cashmere

Devo’s Gerard Casale’s new song ‘The Invisible Man’ has been given a make-over remix from The Human League, Heaven 17 and British Electric Foundation founder Martyn Ware.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Devo, Electronic, Gerard Casale, Heaven 17, Human League, Martyn Ware, UK, USA

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Pete Doherty Expecting First Child

by Music-News.com

Pete Doherty and his wife Katia de Vidas are reportedly expecting their first child together.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Babyshambles, Katia de Vida, Pete Doherty, punk, rock, The Libertines, UK

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Hamish Kilgour of The Clean Found Dead In New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Hamish Kilgour, the co-founder of New Zealand band The Clean, has been found dead in Christchurch.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Hamish Kilgour, New Zealand, rock, The Clean

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Beck To Perform Sydney and Melbourne Shows In April

by Paul Cashmere

Beck will perform two acoustic shows in Sydney and Melbourne in April 2023.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Beck, Frontier Touring, rock, USA

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Alex The Astronaut is Looking Forward To Making Gravy With Paul Kelly Again

by Paul Cashmere

Alex The Astronaut can’t wait for next week’s Making Gravy’ show when once again Alex will share a stage with Paul Kelly.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Alex The Astronaut, alternative, Australia, folk, Paul Kelly, pop, rock

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Natalie Merchant To Release First Album of New Material In Nearly A Decade

by Paul Cashmere

Natalie Merchant will release ‘Keep Your Courage’, an album of new material in April 2023. Natalie’s last original material album was ‘Natalie Merchant’ in 2014.

Tagged as: 10000 Maniacs, 90s, alternative, folk, Natalie Merchant, rock, USA

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The B-52’s Become A Vegas Act

by Paul Cashmere

The B-52’s are heading to Vegas for a residency with the Venetian being turned into the Love Shack.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, B-52's, Las Vegas, rock, USA

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Adalita performs at the Reclink Community Cup Elsternwick Park Melbourne on Sunday 21 June 2015. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Adalita To Release ‘Inland’, Her First Album In Nine Years

by Paul Cashmere

Adalita will finally release new music in December with ‘Inland’ to become her first album since ‘All Day Venus’ in 2013.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Adalita, All Day Venus, alternative, Australia, Inland, Magic Dirt, rock

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Billy Morgan of Smashing Pumpkins photo by Ros O'Gorman

Billy Corgan Reschedules Smashing Pumpkins Due To Laryngitis

by Music-News.com

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is battling laryngitis.

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

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

Boom Crash Opera To Return To The Stage in 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Boom Crash Opera have confirmed they will be once again performing again live in 2023.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Boom Crash Opera, Dale Ryder, Peter Farnan, rock

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, 2013, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Nick Cave Sets To Work On Next Album

by Music-News.com

Nick Cave is planning to start work on a new album.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Nick Cave, rock

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Tori Amos To Tour Again in 2023

by Music-News.com

Tori Amos has announced a string of live dates. Following on from the success of her 2021 album, Ocean To Ocean, and her sell-out tour of 2022, Amos is set to return to the UK for six further dates, which will include a night at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, rock, Tori Amos, USA

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My Chemical Romance Adds Jimmy Eat World To Australian Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Eat World have been added to the My Chemical Romance Australian tour.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, alternative, Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical Romance, rock, USA

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Return of the Dream Canteen

Red Hot Chili Peppers Pay Tribute To Eddie Van Halen

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Peppers new song ‘Eddie’ is a tribute to Eddie Van Halen.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Eddie, Eddie Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Return of the Dream Canteen, rock, USA

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Nick Cave Changed Ghosteen Song Based On Advice From Chris Martin

by Music-News.com

Nick Cave changed a Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds song after getting advice from Chris Martin.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Ghosteen, Nick Cave, rock, The Bad Seeds

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Frank Zappa’s Valley Girl Gets Its First Ever Video

by Paul Cashmere

Frank Zappa ‘Valley Girl’ has turned 40 and after all these years now has its first ever music video.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Frank Zappa, Moon Unit Zappa, rock, USA

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Pavement To Return to Australia in 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Pavement will perform their first Australian shows since 2010 when they return for theatre and outdoor shows from February.

Tagged as: 90s, A Day On The Green, alternative, Pavement, punk, USA

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PJ Harvey Has A Whole Lotta Rarities Coming

by Paul Cashmere

PJ Harvey fans can look forward to three discs of rarities, b-sides and demos coming soon as part of a 59-track box set.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, PJ Harvey, rock, UK

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Two Door Cinema Club Cancel Tour As Bass Player Diagnosed With Auto-Immune Disease

by Music-News.com

Two Door Cinema Club have cancelled their tour as Kevin Baird battles an “incurable autoimmune disease”.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Ireland, rock, Two Door Cinema Club, UK

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The Pixies Release Joey Santiago Penned Song

by Music-News.com

Pixies have shared their first song penned by guitarist Joey Santiago.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Francis Black, The Pixies, USA

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Australian Album Chart: Muse ‘Will of the People’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Muse land their fourth No.1 Album this week as their ninth studio album “Will of the People” takes out the top spot in Australia.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Muse, rock, UK, Will of the People

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Alt-J Postpone Australian Tour to 2023

by Noise11.com

Alt-J have postponed their 2022 Australian tour to April and May 2023.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Alt-J, alternative, UK

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Muse ‘Will Of The People’ On Track For UK No 1

by Music-News.com

The group’s ninth studio LP on course to become first-ever Number 1 album using NFT technology, as it currently outsells rest of Top 10 combined.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Muse, rock, UK, Will of the People

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Red Hot Chilli Peppers Big Day Out Showgrounds Melbourne Australia Jan 26th 2013 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Red Hot Chili Peppers Receive Global Icon Award

by Music-News.com

Red Hot Chili Peppers will be honoured with the Global Icon Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards later this month.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Depeche Mode Returns To Studio After Death of Andy Fletcher

by Music-News.com

Depeche Mode are back in the studio for the first time since Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher’s passing.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Depeche Mode, Electronic, rock, UK

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Sound As Ever by Jane Gazzo and Andrew P Street

Jane Gazzo And Andrew P Street Document Australian Music In The 90s With Sound As Ever

by Paul Cashmere

‘Sound As Ever – A celebration of the Greatest Decade in Australian Music (1990-1999)’ is a new book by Jane Gazzo and Andrew P Street.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Andrew P Street, Australia, book, Jane Gazzo, publishing, rock, Sound As Ever

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Midnight Oil Announce Final Shows With Added 10 to 1

by Paul Cashmere

With Midnight Oil returning for their final Australian shows, more have been added including some special 10 to 1 shows playing the entire ’10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1’ album in its entirety.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Midnight Oil, Resist, rock

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Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.

Porno For Pyros Are Back In the Studio

by Music-News.com

Porno For Pyros have returned to the studio to create their first album in 26 years.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Jane's Addiction, Perry Farrell, Porno For Pyros, rock, USA

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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Announce The Carnage Tour Dates For Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis will bring the Carnage tour to Australia in November for 15 dates around the country.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Carnage, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, Warren Ellis

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