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Tex Perkins Gathers Beasts To Play More Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Beasts will perform again in April 2024.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Beasts of Bourbon, rock, Tex Perkins, The Beasts

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Ween To Tour To Mark 40th Anniversary

by Noise11.com

Ween will head out on a North American tour to mark the band’s 40th anniversary.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, USA, Ween

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The Dandy Warhols and Pixies’ Black Francis Collaborate

by Music-News.com

The Dandy Warhols have unveiled their new album ‘Rockmaker’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Black Francis, Pixies, rock, The Dandy Wahols

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Idles Deliver Third Taste of Upcoming ‘Tangk’ album with ‘Gift Horse’

by Paul Cashmere

Idles have a video for ‘Gift Horse’, the third single from the upcoming ‘Tangk’ album.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Idles, rock, Tangk, UK

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J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Dinosaur Jr Add Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

Dinosaur Jr will play a standalone headline show in Melbourne the night before the Tentpole festival.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Dinosaur Jr, grunge, J Mascis, rock, USA

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Billy Morgan of Smashing Pumpkins photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Smashing Pumpkins Open Guitarist Search To The World

by Paul Cashmere

The Smashing Pumpkins are looking for a new guitarist following the departure of Jeff Schroeder, but instead of the usual stealth search normally done for bands of this calibre, the band has thrown it out to anyone in the world to put a hand up for the job.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, grunge, guitarist, Jeff Schroeder, rock, Smashing Pumpkins, USA

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Could There Be New Boom Crash Opera Music In 2024?

by Paul Cashmere

Boom Crash Opera will start a busy 2024 with The Best Things tour started March 1 but we have to go right back to 1997 for the last Boom Crash Opera album ‘Gizmo Mantra’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Boom Crash Opera, live music, rock

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Mars Williams of Psychedelic Furs Dies At Age 68

by Paul Cashmere

Mars (Marc) Williams, the saxophone player for The Psychedelic Furs and before that The Waitresses, has died at age 68 after a year long battle with cancer.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Mars Williams, Psychedelic Furs, UK, USA, Waitresses

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

Porno For Pyros Premiere Christmas Song ‘Pete’s Dad’

by Paul Cashmere

Porno For Pyros have released a song for Christmas called ‘Pete’s Dad’. The song is about Peter Distefano’s father who has been battling cancer.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Jane's Addiction, Perry Farrell, Porno For Pyros, USA

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The Screaming Jets Expands 2024 Professional Misconduct Tour

by Paul Cashmere

In 2023, The Screaming Jets had both a great year and their saddest year of all. The passing of founder, chief songwriter and bass player Paul Woseen was a great loss for the Australian music industry. That was contrasted with ‘Professional Misconduct’, the first album of new and original material in eight years, debuted at no. 3.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Paul Woseen, rock, The Screaming Jets

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Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera To Publish His Memoir

by Music-News.com

Phil Manzanera, one of the UK’s best-known musicians and record producers, having shot to prominence in the early ‘70’s as the lead guitarist with the seminal band, Roxy Music, has written his memoir, titled ‘Revolución to Roxy’.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, art-rock, Phil Manzanera, progressive, Revolución to Roxy, rock, Roxy Music, UK

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Patti Smith Speaks After Cancelled Italy Show Due To Health Reasons

by Music-News.com

Patti Smith has spoken out after her recent health emergency.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Patti Smith, punk, rock, USA

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Patti Smith Rushed To Hospital In Italy

by Paul Cashmere

Patti Smith is reported to have been given the all-clear after being rushed to hospital in Bologna, Italy on Tuesday (12 December).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Patti Smith, punk, USA

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Lloyd Cole Melbourne 2023 photo by Winston Robinson

Lloyd Cole Performs Unplugged And Solo In Australia 2023 #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

Lloyd Cole has returned to Australia for some shows ahead of a down under Christmas with friends. This week the show came to Melbourne with Adelaide, Brisbane and Fremantle still to go.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, indie, Lloyd Cole, UK

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Models Extend 40 Years of Motion Tour into 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Models will perform more ’40 Years of Motion’ dates in 2024.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Models, rock

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Watch Historic Footage of Split Enz Circa 1992

by Paul Cashmere

On 10 December 1992, Split Enz gathered at The Wynyard Tavern in Auckland to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first performance.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, New Zealand, pop, rock, Split Enz

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Nick Cave Announces Australian Shows With Colin Greenwood of Radiohead

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave will perform in Sydney and Melbourne and he will be accompanied by Colin Greenwood, bass guitarist for Radiohead.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Colin Greenwood, Nick Cave, Radiohead, UK

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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 Are Off The Road For Six Weeks

by Music-News.com

A member of Red Hot Chili Peppers has been injured, forcing the band out of their festive Los Angeles show.

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

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Don Walker To Play More Solo Dates in 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Don Walker released his solo album ‘Lightning in a Clear Blue Sky’ in 2023.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Cold Chisel, Don Walker, rock

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Devo Complete Their ’50 years of De-Evolution’ Farewell Tour In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Devo may or may not have played their last show ever in Melbourne. The show on 6 December, 2023 at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda was the last date of the ’50 Years of De-Evolution’ world tour. If this really was their last show ever 50 years certainly ended with little fanfare.

Tagged as: 50 Years of De-Evolution, 70s, 80s, alternative, Devo, Electronic, Gerry Casale, Mark Mothersbaugh, rock, USA

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J Mascis To Play Two Solo Dates In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

J Mascis will play solo dates in Sydney and Brisbane when Dinosaur Jr head down in 2024.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Dinosaur Jr, J Mascis, rock, USA

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The Cruel Sea Dust Off The Legacy for 2023 Reunion Tour

by Paul Cashmere

When Australian bands of the 90s are mentioned The Cruel Sea tend to be down the list or overlooked. Silverchair, You Am I, The Superjesus, Powerfinger, Baby Animals, Spiderbait, Something For Kate and The Living End dominate writings about the era.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, rock, Tex Perkins, The Cruel Sea

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Morrissey, Festival Hall, Melbourne, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Morrissey Blows Out First Australian Show In Perth

by Paul Cashmere

Morrissey’s Friday night concert in Perth was cancelled because of “technical difficulties”.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Morrissey, punk, The Smiths, UK

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Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Photo: Ros O'Gorman

Radiohead Expected To Reactivate in 2024

by Music-News.com

Radiohead are gettng ready to return after having a “little break”, according to the band’s drummer Philip Selway.

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

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Nick Cave Novel ‘The Death of Bunny Munro’ To Be Made Into TV Series

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave’s 2009 novel ‘The Death of Bunny Munro’ will be made into a limited television series.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Bade Seeds, Nick Cave, rock, The Death of Bunny Munro

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Lime Cordiale Premiere ‘Pedestal’ VIDEO

by Paul Cashmere

Lime Cordiale have a new song ‘Pedestal’ making this their third single of 2023 and sixth new song post-release of the 2021 ‘Cordi Elba’ EP.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, Australia, Lime Cordiale, Pedestal, rock

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Holly Johnson Exhibition Opens In Liverpool, UK

by Music-News.com

Liverpool arts organisations Homotopia and DuoVision today announce a grant of £142,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for The Power of Holly – a new exhibition documenting the life and work of pioneering LGBTQIA+ musician, songwriter and artist Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes To Hollywood.)

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, dance, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Holly Johnson, rock, techno, UK

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Meg Washington To Perform With Tasmanian, Sydney and Melbourne Symphony Orchestras

by Paul Cashmere

Meg Washington will perform with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in January and February 2024.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, alternative, Australia, indie, Meg Washington, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, MSO, pop, rock

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Jebediah To Release First Album In 12 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Jebediah will release their first album in 12 years titled ‘Oiks’ in 2024 and there is a new song titled ‘Rubberman’ out now.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Jebediah, rock

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The Dandy Warhols To Return To Australia and New Zealand In 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The Dandy Warhols will tour Australia and New Zealand in 2024.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, The Dandy Warhols, USA

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