Australia

Rachel Perkins To receive APRA’s Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award

Writer, director, producer and storyteller Rachel Perkins will be the 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award at the 2024 APRA Screen Music Awards to be held in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Tagged as: APRA Screen Music Awards, Australia, music industry, Rachel Driver

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Fanning Dempsey National Park Play A Complete Album Plus Solo, Band Stuff and Covers

by Paul Cashmere

Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey pack a lot into their two hour Fanning Dempsey National Park show. Fans coming to ‘The Deluge 2024’ tour get every song from the Fanning Dempsey National Park album, solo Paul as well as Something for Kate, solo Bernard as well as Powderfinger and some very tasty covers of Tears for Fears and Bowie/Queen.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Bernard Fanning, Fanning Dempsey National Park, Paul Dempsey, Powderfinger, rock, Something For Kate

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Tension II Is A Happy Accident for Kylie Minogue

by Music-News.com

Kylie Minogue never planned to make a ‘Tension II’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Kylie Minogue, pop

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Dragon’s Alan Mansfield Dies At Age 72

by Paul Cashmere

Alan Mansfield, keyboard player for Dragon, has died at age 72.

Tagged as: 70s, Alan Mansfield, Australia, Dragon, New Zealand, rock, Sharon O’Neill

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The Angels Announce Trilogy of Rock One-Off Show At Selinas

by Paul Cashmere

The Angels, Dragon and Mi-Sex perform The Trilogy of Rock show at the legendary Selinas at Sydney’s Coogee Bay Hotel in 2025.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Coogee, Dragon, Mi-Sex, rock, Selinas, Sydney, The Angels

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Andrew Farriss To Play Grand Ole Opry

by Paul Cashmere

INXS co-founder and songwriter Andrew Farriss will perform at the iconic Grand Ole Opry for the very first time in December.

Tagged as: Andrew Farriss, Australia, country, Grand Ole Opry, INXS

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Steve Balbi and Mi-Sex- Photo Ros OGorman2012-10-05

Mi-Sex Postpone Tour After Steve Balbi Injury

by Paul Cashmere

Mi-Sex have postponed their upcoming Australian dates until May 2025 following frontman Steve Balbi suffering a serious injury.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Mi-Sex, rock, Steve Balbi

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Slipknot Reveals Knotfest 2025 Australian Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

The full line-up for Knotfest 2025 in Australia has been announced with Slipknot revealing their curated Australian touring party.

Tagged as: 2025, Australia, Knotfest, metal, Slipknot

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Farnham Band Member Brett Garsed Places ‘From the Inside’ In Guitar For Vets Second Tour

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham band guitarist Brett Garsed has given his song ‘From The Inside’ to the Guitars For Vets ‘Second Tour’ project.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Brett Garsed, From The Inside, Guitars For Vets, rock

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PJ Harvey to Play Golden Plains, Womadelaide and Her Own Shows In Australia in 2025

by Paul Cashmere

PJ Harvey will perform in Australia in March 2025 including a headline performance at Golden Plains, a performance at Womadelaide and shows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Tagged as: alternative, Australia, Golden Plains, music festival, PJ Harvey, WOMADelaide

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Wang Chung To Headline 80s Mania In Australia 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Wang Chung will tour Australia in 2025 as part of the ‘80s Mania’ tour.

Tagged as: 80s, 80s Mania, Australia, Brian Mannix, Chantoozies, Katrina and the Waves, Kids In The Kitchen, pop, Uncanny X-Mne, Wang Chung

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Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst Honors Pintupi Nine with ‘Sugar In the Tea’

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil co-founder Rob Hirst has written ‘Sugar In the Tea’ about the Puntupi Nine, who were considered Australia’s “lost tribe”.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Jim Moginie, John Schumann, Midnight Oil, Puntupi Nine, Rob Hirst, rock, Shane Howard, Sugar In The Tea

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Ollie Olsen (Max Q, Dogs In Space) Dies Aged 66

by Paul Cashmere

Australian electronic and experimental innovator Ollie Olsen has died at the age of 66.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Dogs In Space, Electronic, Max Q, Michael Hutchence, Ollie Olsen, Whirlwind

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Cold Chisel Continue To Add Surprises On The Big Five-O Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Six shows into The Big Five-O tour Cold Chisel have not played the same setlist twice. Last night in Wollongong, ‘Plaza’ popped into the setlist.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Cold Chisel, rock, The Big Five-O

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Skyhooks Demo for Living In the 70s Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

This week marked the 50th anniversary of Skyhooks iconic debut album ‘Living In The 70s’.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Living In The 70s, rock, Skyhooks

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John Butler performs at the 2015 Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards held in Melbourne at the Meat Market on Thursday 22 October 2015. Photo Ros O'Gorman

John Butler To Release An Instrumental Album ‘Still Seaching’

by Paul Cashmere

John Butler’s next album ‘Still Searching’ is a six-track instrumental album.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, John Butler. Still Searching, rock

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How To Make Gravy Trailer Premieres

by Paul Cashmere

The trailer for the movie ‘How To Make Gravy’, based on the classic Christmas song by Paul Kelly, has been revealed.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, contemporary, How To Make Gravy, Meg Washington, movie, Paul Kelly, rock

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Cold Chisel Play The Third Show of The Big Five-O Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel have played the third show of ‘The Big Five O’ tour hit the Gold Coast on Tuesday night and three nights in so far we are seeing a different setlist ever night.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Barking Spiders, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, Red Hot Summer, rock

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King Stingray Announce 2025 Dates Ahead of ‘For The Dreams’ Album

by Noise11.com

King Stingray will perform cap city dates around Australia in 2025 following the release of the upcoming second album ‘For The Dreams’.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, King Stingray, rock

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Ollie Olsen To Be Inducted Into Music Victoria Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Australian composer and multi instrumentalist Ollie Olsen will be honored with an induction into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame for 2024.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Electronic, Max Q, Michael Hutchence, Ollie Olsen, punk, rock, Young Charlatans

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Joel Turner’s 2004 No 1 ‘These Kids’ Gets a 2024 Remix

by Paul Cashmere

‘These Kids’, the number one song in Australia in 2004 by Joel Turner, is back with a brand new 2024 remix and a new rap by Joel’s brother Tim aka DubLT.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, DubLT, Joel Turner, Mark Holden, rap

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John Farnham’s Voice To Be Heard For First Time Since 2022 Surgery

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham will be heard for the first time since his 2022 cancer surgery on the audiobook for his upcoming memoir ‘The Voice Inside’.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, book, John Farnham, pop, The Voice Inside

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Guitars 4 Veterans Australia Second Tour

Aaron Schembri and Miss Rosie C feature on Second ‘Guitars for Veterans Australia (G4VA) Song

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s finest musicians have gathered for ‘Travellin’ Soldier’, the second single from Guitars For veterans Australia (G4VA) ‘Second Tour’ album.

Tagged as: Aaron Schembri, Australia, blues, Guitar Veterans For Australia, GV4A, John Farnham, Miss Rosie C, rock, Russell Morris

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Cold Chisel Play First Official Show Of The Big-Five 0 2024 Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Following the (not so) secret “Barking Spiders” show in Wollongong earlier this week, the first official show of Cold Chisel’s ‘The Big Five O’ tour kicked off in Armidale, NSW on Saturday, 5 October 2024.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Barking Spiders, Big Five-O, Cold Chisel, rock

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The Fauves Dust Off 1997 VHS and Use It For 2024 Music Video ‘un-Australians’

by Paul Cashmere

The Fauves will deliver their 13th album ‘Tropical Strength’ on November 1 and as a teaser have given us a preview with the song ‘un-Australians’, featuring a video made from very old VHS footage.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, rock, The Fauves

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The Cruel Sea To Release First Album In 23 Years

by Paul Cashmere

In March 2025 The Cruel Sea will release their first album in 23 years. ‘Straight Into The Sun’ is coming 7 March 2025. Check out the title track ‘Straight Into The Sun’ right now.

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

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‘Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’ Is Both Confronting And Stunning #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

Before seeing ‘Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’ I wondered how the producers would be able to tell the confronting and often violent story of Tina Turner while maintaining the entertainment factor to hold an audience over two plus hours. Let me say, ‘Tina – The Tina Turner Musical’ succeeds on both a historical level and an entertainment level. This is brilliant theatre.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, blues, rock, soul, The Tina Turner Musical, theatre, Tina, Tina Turner, USA

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