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Dog Trumpet To Kick Off Part Two of Shadowland Tour This Weekend

Dog Trumpet will hit the road again this weekend for Part Two of the Shadowland tour. It is Wollongong’s turn on Friday 15th September and then Sydney again on September 16.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Dog Trumpet, Mental As Anything, Peter O'Doherty, Reg Mombassa, rock, Shadowland

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Bjork Previews ‘Fossora’ Album With ‘Victimhood’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Bjork has shared another preview of her upcoming album ‘Fossora’ with a video for ‘Victimhood’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Bjork, Iceland

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Royal Blood Set Australia and New Zealand Dates For December

by Paul Cashmere

Royal Blood photo supplied Frontier Touring

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, rock, Royal Blood, UK

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Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth Dead At 56

by Paul Cashmere

Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell has died of liver failure at age 56, his manager has announced.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, rock, ska, Smash Mouthm Steve Harwell, USA

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Roxy Music Co-founders Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera To Release Album Together

by Paul Cashmere

Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera, two co-founders of Roxy Music, have teamed up once again for the AM PM album due in October.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, rock, Roxy Music, UK

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The Cruel Sea To Reform For First Tour Since 2013

by Paul Cashmere

The Cruel Sea is back together again to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Honeymoon Is Over.

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

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Jim Kerr of Simple Minds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Simple Minds To Release New Live Version of Someone Somewhere In Summertime

by Paul Cashmere

Simple Minds will release a new live version of ‘Someone Somewhere In Summertime’ later this week ahead of the live album ‘New Gold Dream – Live From Paisley Abbey’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, New Gold Dream, Red Hot Summer, rock, Simple Minds, Someone Somewhere In Summertime, UK

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Check Out Zak Starkey’s New Supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos

by Paul Cashmere

Zak Starkey and his wife Sharna (aka Sshh) have put together a very cool project with Shaun Ryder and Bez of Happy Mondays, Andy Bell of Oasis and Brix Smith of The Fall called Mantra of the Cosmos.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, Andy Bell, Happy Mondays, Mantra of the Cosmos, Oasis, rock, Shaun Ryder, UK, Zak Starkey

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Sparks Add Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane Shows

by Noise11.com

Sparks have added Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane shows to Australia while they visit for the Harvest Festival.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, pop, rock, Sparks, USA

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R.I.P. Gary Young of Pavement, Aged 70

by Paul Cashmere

Garrit (Gary) Young, the original drummer for Pavement, has died at the age of 70.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Garrit Young, Gary Young, Pavement, USA

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Boy & Bear Unvault The Archives And Discover Lost Harlequin Dreams Tracks

by Paul Cashmere

Boy & Bear have discovered three unreleased songs from the 2013 ‘Harlequin Dream’ album and they will be official released as the ‘Lost Dreams’ EP.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, Boy & Bear, folk, indie

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Slipknot To Release Long Lost Album

by Music-News.com

Slipknot are finally planning to release their “long-lost” album ‘Look Outside Your Window’ more than 15 years after it was recorded.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, heavy, Look Outside Your Window, metal, nu, Slipknot, USA

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Dog Trumpet Premiere Back Room Video

by Paul Cashmere

Dog Trumpet have a brand new video for your viewing please. ‘Back Room’ is about “the past and present, touring, staying home, the repetition of the days”.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Back Room, Dog Trumpet, Peter O'Doherty, Reg Mombassa, rock, Shadowland

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Lloyd Cole Reveals Australian December Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Lloyd Cole is returning to Australia for another Christmas visit.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Lloyd Cole, rock, The Commotions, UK

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Australian Singer Songwriter Louis Tillett Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Australian singer songwriter Louis Tillett has died after a battle with kidney disease over the past few years.
Louis fronted The Wet Taxis and Paris Green and worked with Don Walker’s Catfish, Ed Kuepper’s Laughing Clowns, Ron Younger’s New Christs and Tex Perkins.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Catflish, Laughing Clowns, Louis Tillet, New Christs, Paris Green, rock, Tex Perkins, Wet Taxis

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GANGgajang ‘Speak To Me’ Is A Call For The Yes Vote

by Paul Cashmere

GANGgajang’s new song ‘Speak To Me’ is a plea for the Yes Vote in Australia’s upcoming referendum “to the voice from the heart and soul of Australia”.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, GANGgajang, rock

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Sixto Rodriguez Has Died At Age of 81

by Paul Cashmere

Singer songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, known as Rodriguez and documented in the movie ‘Searching for the Sugarman’, has died in Detroit at age 81.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, folk, rock, Rodriguez, Sixto Rodriguez, Sixto Rodriguez Has Died At Age of 81, USA

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Peter Gabriel Releases 8th Song On 8th Full Moon ‘Olive Tree’

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Gabriel has been releasing a new song every full moon. For the full moon of August, fans received ‘Olive Tree’.

Tagged as: alternative, Genesis, I/o, Peter Gabriel, rock, UK

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

Morrissey To Tour Australia In December

by Paul Cashmere

Morrissey will be back touring Australia in December 2023.

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

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DMA’s Have Added A Whole Lot of Guests To Their Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

DMA’s have announced a whole lot of special guests for their Australian tour and it’s a long list.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, DMAs, rock

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Models To Hit The Road For 40 Years of Motion

by Paul Cashmere

Models first big hit ‘I Hear Motion’ was released on 20 September, 1983. Sean Kelly, Andrew Duffield, Mark Ferrie and Ash Davies will take Models back on the road to celebrate ’40 Years of Motion’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, James Freud, Models, rock, Sean Kelly

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Noah Yorke, son of Thom Yorke, Shares ‘Cerebral Key’

by Paul Cashmere

Like father, like son, Thom Yorke’s son Noah has shared the track ‘Cerebral Key’ and the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, Cerebral Key, electronica, experimental, Noah Yorke, UK

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Simple Minds Australian Hits By The Chart Positions

by Paul Cashmere

With Simple Minds heading to Australia in 2024 for the Red Hot Summer tour, here is a list of all of their Top 100 charted hits in Australia since 1981 (and there have been many).

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australian Tour, Icehouse, Red Hot Summer, rock, Scotland, Simple Minds, UK

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Neal Langford of The Shins Dead at 50

by Paul Cashmere

Neal Langford, a founding member and bass player for The Shins, has died at age 50.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Neal Langford, rock, The Shins, USA

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Peter Hook and the Light photo by Ros O'Gorman http://www.rosogorman.com

Peter Hook To Perform Joy Division and New Order Substance Albums In Australia In 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Hook will return to Australia to perform his two classic New Order and Joy Division compilations ‘Substance’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Joy Division, New Order, Peter Hook, rock, Substance, UK

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Sinead O’Connor’s 2013 Letter To Miley Cyrus Trends Again

by Paul Cashmere

The 2013 letter Sinéad O’Connor wrote to Miley Cyrus warning her about the music industry (and then setting off a feud) has surfaced again in the wake of the death of Sinéad.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, alternative, Ireland, Miley Cyrus, pop, rock, Sinead O'Connor, USA

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Tributes Flow for Sinéad O’Connor

by Paul Cashmere

Tributes have been flowing from music stars worldwide following the passing of Sinéad O’Connor. Bryan Adams, Cat Stevens, Billy Bragg and Ron Sexsmith have posted tributes.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Billy Bragg, Cat Stevens, folk, Ireland, rock, Sinéad O'Connor. Bryan Adams

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Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee _ Press Shot _credit Louis Rodiger_

Lol Tolhurst of The Cure, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem and Jacknife Lee Release ‘Los Angeles’ Collaboration

by Paul Cashmere

Lol Tolhurst, James Murphy and Jacknife Lee have created an album together and have the song ‘Los Angeles’ for you to hear now.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, Jackknife Lee, James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem, Lol Tolhurst, Los Angeles, The Cure, UK

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Reg Mombassa of Dog Trumpet photo by Ros O'Gorman

Dog Trumpet To Head Out For Part 2 of Shadowland Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Dog Trumpet will return to the road in September for Part 2 of the Shadowland tour.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Dog Trumpet, Shadowland, tour

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Tom Waits Island Years Catalogue Gets Long Overdue Make-Over

by Paul Cashmere

The five Tom Waits albums released through Island Records between 1983 and 1993 have been remastered for the first time.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, blues, Island Records, jazz, rock, Tom Waits, USA

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Brian Johnson AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

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