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Jimmy Barnes Returns To Victoria For Red Hot Summer Tour In Bendigo

Jimmy Barnes will make his first appearance back in Victoria since his heart surgery this weekend when he headlines Red Hot Summer in Bendigo.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Gretel Killeen Joins The Rocky Horror Show Final Week In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Gretel Killeen has been revealed as the final Rocky Horror narrator when this current Australian season wraps up.

Tagged as: Australia, Gretel Killeen, Rocky Horror Show, theatre

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Hayley Mary Premieres ‘One Last Drag’

by Paul Cashmere

Hayley Mary’s new song ‘One Last Drag’ was co-written with her husband, Johnny Took of DMA’s.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, DMAs, Hayley Mary, rock, The Jezebels

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Normie Rowe’s 2019 cover of 1927’s ‘Compulsory Hero’ Continues to Resonate For ANZAC Day 2024

by Paul Cashmere

In 2019, Normie Rowe cover the 1927 hit ‘Compulsory Hero’ as a tribute to Australia’s servicemen and women. As ANZAC Day 2024 approaches, Normie’s version of the song has become a comment of the time made even more poignant because he is also a returned serviceman.

Tagged as: 1927, 80s, Australia, ballad, Compulsory Hero, Normie Rowe, pop, rock

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Blondie at Pandemonium Melbourne 20 April 2024 by Winston Robinson

Blondie’s First Show of 2024 Was In Melbourne, Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Blondie put on a good show at Pandemonium Rocks in Australia for their first show of 2024 but not a great show. The band was outstanding but Debbie Harry’s voice was just not there.

Tagged as: Australia, Blondie, Debbie Harry, music festival, new wave, Pandemonium, punk, rock, USA

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There is A Brand New Superjesus Song ‘We Won’t Let Go Until Its Over’

by Paul Cashmere

The Superjesus have a brand new song ‘We Won’t Let Go Until Its Over’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, rock, Sarah McLeod, The Superjesus, We Won't Let Go Until Its Over;

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Historic 1999 Tour of Duty Concert Featuring John Farnham, Kylie Minogue and The Living End To Be Released For ANZAC Day

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham said shortly after arriving in Dili: “I’ll never be able to explain to my family and friends how I felt being transported in a green truck accompanied by a soldier brandishing arms, and looking at children and women on the streets in what’s been a horrendous situation.”

Tagged as: 90s, ARCA, Australia, Desk Top Series, Dili All Stars, Doc Neeson, John Farnham, Kylie Minogue, rock, The Living End, Tour of Duty

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Gavin Webb of The Masters Apprentices Dies Aged 77

by Paul Cashmere

Gavin Webb, the founding bass player for The Masters Apprentices, has died at age 77 after six years with cancer.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, Gavin Webb, Masters Apprentices, rock

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Bart Willoughby To Receive APRA Ted Albert Award

by Paul Cashmere

Bart Willoughby has been named as the 2024 Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Bart Willoughby, indigenous, No Fixed Address, reggae

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Caloundra Music Festival Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

Organisers for the Caloundra Music Festival on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland have paved the festival citing rising costs.

Tagged as: Australia, Caloundra Music Festival, live music, Queensland

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Tania Doko and Eric Bazilian Are Performing The Best Of Both Of Them

by Paul Cashmere

Bachelor Girl’s Tania Doko has invited The Hooters’ Eric Bazilian to tour Australia with her. It is the first time Eric has played in Australia for almost 40 years on that one and only Hooters Australian tour of 1985.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Bachelor Girl, Eric Bazilian, pop, rock, Tania Doko, The Hooters, USA

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Richard Clapton Digs Into The Back Catalogue To Perform Rarities

by Paul Cashmere

When Richard Clapton play a Festival we get the concentrated Best of show. When he performs his own shows we get the deeper dive into a remarkable 50+ year career.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Richard Clapton, rock

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Listen To New Neil Finn Song ‘She’s A Thought’ For Elly-May Barnes

by Paul Cashmere

Elly-May Barnes has released a third single from her ‘No Good’ album with the new song written for her by Neil Finn.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Elly-May Barnes, Neil Finn, No Good, pop, rock, She's A Thought

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The Whitlams Used The Priscilla Queen of the Desert Bus As A Tour Bus

by Paul Cashmere

Fun fact: After the filming of the iconic Australia movie ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ ended, the bus was used as a tour bus for six months by The Whitlams before it disappeared for almost 30 years. And now its been found.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, country, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, rock, The Whitlams

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Gypsy Lee Releases Second Song ‘Runaway Baby’

by Paul Cashmere

Just one month after the release of her debut song ‘I Never Realised You Lied When you Said I Was No One’, Gypsy Lee, the daughter of Kate Ceberano and Lee Rogers, has a second song.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Gypsy Lee, Kate Ceberano, pop

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The Choirboys Now Have A Whiskey and a Vodka

by Paul Cashmere

The Choirboys have their own whiskey and vodka but its limited to just 250 bottles a piece.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Choirboys, rock, Run To Paradise, vodka, whiskey

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Russell Morris The Real Thing Symphonic Concert To Be Released On DVD

by Paul Cashmere

The music video edition of Russell Morris ‘The Real Thing Symphonic Concert’ will be released on DVD through Ambition in June.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, classical, orchestra, rock, Russell Morris, Symphonic Concert, The Real Thing

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Anthony Callea and Tim Campbell Team With John Foreman For The Songs of Elton John and George Michael

by Paul Cashmere

With Elton John now retired from touring and George Michael no longer with us, Anthony Callea and Tim Campbell will perform the songs of Elton and George backed by John Foreman and the Australian Pops Orchestra.

Tagged as: 00s, Anthony Callea, Australia, Australian Pops Orchestra, contemporary, Elton John, John Foreman, pop, Tim Campbell

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John Farnham To Publish His Official Memoir

by Paul Cashmere

Following the success of the ‘John Farnham: Finding the Voice’ biopic, John will publish his official memoir in October.

Tagged as: Australia, book, contemporary, Hachette, John Farnham, pop, The Voice Inside

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New Pandemonium Details With Reduced Pricing And Offers To Existing Ticket Holders

by Paul Cashmere

The Pandemonium music festival will go ahead in Australia next week with Alice Cooper and Blondie but without Deep Purple and Placebo. As a result of the line-up changes, new offers have been made to compensate fans.

Tagged as: Alice Cooper, Australia, Blondie, music festival, Pandemonium

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Lookout Festival Plays To Capacity Crowds In Queensland With Incubus and Live

by Paul Cashmere

With all the doom and gloom in the live music industry right now, the all-new Lookout Festival is off to a fine start with 12,000+ concert goers heading to Sandstone Point and Gold Coast, Queensland on Saturday and Sunday for the Lookout Festival.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, Incubus, live, live music, Lookout Festival, music industry, Regional Touring

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Australian Promoter Garry Van Egmond Has Passed Way at Age 82

by Paul Cashmere

One of Australia’s pioneer concert promoters Garry Van Egmond has passed away.

Tagged as: Australia, Garry Van Egmond, music industry, TEG, Van Egmond

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The Pandemonium Tour Confirmed To Go Ahead With Alice Cooper and Blondie

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s Pandemonium tour, due to start in Melbourne on April 20, is going ahead as previously stated and with a line-up change as also previously stated.

Tagged as: Alice Cooper, Australia, Blondie, music festival, Pandemonium

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Brian Cadd Launches 26th Album ‘Dream Train’ With Intimate Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

At age 77 Brian Cadd has released his 26th album ‘Dream Train’ and chose the intimate surroundings of Melbourne’s Memo Music Hall to launch the album.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Brian Cadd, contemporary, country, Dream Train, rock

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Tasmania’s Iconic Mona Foma Music and Arts Festival Is No Longer

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s most unique music and arts festival Mona Foma is no more.

Tagged as: Australia, David Walsh, Mona Foma, music festival, Tasmania

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Brian Cadd Recreates Two Bootleg Family Band Songs for New Album ‘Dream Train’

by Paul Cashmere

‘Dream Train’, the 26th album for Brian Cadd has arrived, and two of the songs Cadd fans may recognise.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Brian Cadd, contemporary, country, rock

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APRA Song of the Year Nominees Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Sarah Aarons leads the ARPA Song of the Year nominees for the 2024 APRA Awards.

Tagged as: Angie McMahon, APRA, APRA Awards, Australia, Judjerah, Paul Kelly, Sarah Aarons, Songwriter of the Year

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‘Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story’ Story Heads To 7 and 7plus

by Paul Cashmere

‘Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story’ will screen on free-to-air via Channel 7 in Australia on 9 April.

Tagged as: 70s, 7plus, 80s, Australia, Channel 7, Ego The Michael Gudinski Story, movie, Mushroom

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Tim Finn Digs Deep For Solo Show In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn performed a one-off show for Sydney on 30 March with a few surprises.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Finn Brothers, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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Kylie Minogue To Go Full-On Dance For Next Album

by Music-News.com

Kylie Minogue is reportedly working on a “full-on” dance album.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, dance, Kylie Minogue, pop

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