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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

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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 of Dinosaur Jr, photo by Ros O'Gorman

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

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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

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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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Dog Trumpet Premiere ‘Ray Davies and The Kinks’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

The origins of Dog Trumpet’s ‘Ray Davies and The Kinks’ go back a number of years when the band was on a road trip to the Apollo Bay Folk Festival.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Dog Trumpet, Ray Davies, rock, The Kinks

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Augie March and Romy Vager Cover Nick Cave’s Interpretation of ‘Henry Lee’

by Paul Cashmere

Augie March have teamed up with Romy Vager for a cover of the ‘Henry Lee’ by Nick Cave for the release of the Tony Cohen memoir ‘Half Deaf, Completely Mad’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Augie March, Australia, Nick Cave, Romy Vagar, Tony Cohen

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Ian Brown of The Stone Roses - image By Ros O'Gorman

Ian Brown Leads Tribute To Pete Garner of The Stone Roses

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Ian Brown has paid tribute to The Stones Roses’ original bassist Pete Garner following his death.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Ian Brown, rock, Stone Roses, UK

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Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers. image by Ros O'Gorman.

Flea Details His Performance War Wounds

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Flea has recalled the most painful injuries he has suffered during performances.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Jeff Schroeder Leaves Smashing Pumpkins

by Paul Cashmere

Jeff Schroeder, the guitarist for the Smashing Pumpkins, has left the band after 15 years in the job.

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

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Cate Blanchett Gives Sparks Advice

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Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall when a cult band and one of the biggest movie stars in the world get together? Well you can do just that through this incredibly delightful conversation between Sparks and Cate Blanchett, where they cover everything from dance moves, Cate cosplay, favourite songs and quintessential Aussie tips, from short shorts to magpies and lamingtons.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Cate Blanchett, Sparks, USA

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Devo Release ’50 Years of De-Evolution’

by Paul Cashmere

Devo are marking their 50th anniversary with the compilation ’50 Years of De-Evolution’.

Tagged as: 50 Years of De-Evolution, 70s, 80s, alternative, Devo, rock, USA

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Queens of the Stone Age To Play Look Out Festival Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Queens of the Stone Age will headline two Lookout Festival dates with Aussie favourites Spiderbait, The Chats, Pond, Gut Health, and Lola Scott in February 2024.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australian Tour, Lookout Festival, music festival, Queens Of The Stone Age, rock, Spiderbait, USA

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Queens of the Stone Age To Perform At Mona Foma 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Queens of the Stone Age will return to Australia in 2024 for an appearance at Mona Roma in Tasmania.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Mona Roma, Queens Of The Stone Age, rock, Tasmania, USA

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Fun Lovin’ Criminals To Play First Shows in Australia In 20 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Fun Lovin’ Criminals will tour Australia in February 2024, the first time they’ve toured Australia since 2004.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Fun Lovin' Criminals, rock, USA

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Michael Hutchence Pushbike Goes Up For Auction For Ollie Olsen Medical Treatment

by Paul Cashmere

The Raleigh bicycle, owned by Michael Hutchence, has been offered for sale by auction to raise funds for the medical expenses of Michael’s friend and Max Q collaborator Ollie Olsen.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, auction, Australia, INXS, Michael Hutchence, Ollie Olsen, rock

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Andy White’s Spoken Word Track ‘Bass Priority’ Is The Yes For Moving Forward

by Paul Cashmere

When Andy White wrote ‘Bass Priority’ is was a song in support of the referendum. Now it’s a song about moving forward.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Andy White, Australia, Bass Priority, Ireland, rock, Tim Finn

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Stream Violent Femmes Live At The Sydney Opera House Full Concert

by Paul Cashmere

In December 2014 Violent Femmes performed at Sydney’s iconic Sydney Opera House for the very first time.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, rock, Sydney Opera House, USA, Violent Femmes

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Violent Femmes Debut To Be Given The Deluxe Edition Treatment

by Paul Cashmere

‘Violent Femmes’, the debut album by Violent Femmes, will be reissued in February as an expanded expanded deluxe edition.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, new wave, punk, rock, USA, Violent Femmes

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Models Uncover Unreleased James Freud Song ‘Dead Elvis’

by Paul Cashmere

Models have turned up a previously unreleased song titled ‘Dead Elvis’ and we will all hear it soon streaming to the world.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Andrew Duffield, Australia, Dead Elvis, James Freud, Models, rock

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Dinosaur Jr To Return To Australia with Original Line-up of Mascis, Barlow and Murph in 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Dinosaur Jr fifth album ‘Where You Been’ was released on 9 February 1993. It was the album that established the Dinosaur Jr fanbase, especially in Australia where the Massachusetts group had their first chart position in Australia which continued on with the next record ‘Without A Sound’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Dinosaur Jr, Frontier Touring, rock, Tent Pole, USA

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Reg Mombassa of Dog Trumpet photo by Ros O'Gorman

Albo Has A Night Out With Dog Trumpet

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was out soaking up some local Aussie culture with Dog Trumpet at The Factory in Marrickville last night (28 September 2023).

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

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