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Hoodoo Gurus Longtime Manager Michael McMartin Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Michael McMartin, Hoodoo Gurus manager for 41 years, has died.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Dave Faulkner, Hoodoo Gurus, Michael McMartin, punk, rock

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New Beatles Book Marks 60 Years Since The Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

A new book on The Beatles by Andy Neill and Greg Armstrong is focused on The Beatles one and only ever Australian tour from back in 1964.

Tagged as: 60s, Andy Neill, Australia, Greg Armstrong, Hong Kong, New Zealand, The Beatles, The Beatles Australasian Tour 1964

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Hoodoo Gurus Stoneage Romeos 40th anniversary edition

Hoodoo Gurus ‘Stoneage Romeos’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

Hoodoo Gurus debut album ‘Stoneage Romeos’ turned 40 this month. The album was released in Australia in March 1984 and in the USA in September 1984.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Hoodoo Gurus, punk, rock, Stoneage Romeos

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Kylie Minogue Heartbroken By Splendour In The Grass

by Music-News.com

Kylie Minogue has expressed sadness over an Australian music festival’s cancellation.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Kylie Minogue, pop, Splendour In The Grass

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Splendour In The Grass Release Official Statement About 2024 Cancellation

by Paul Cashmere

Following is the exact statement from Splendour In The Grass about the cancellation of the July festival today from CEOs Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco.

Tagged as: Arcade Fire, Australia, Jessica Durcou, Kylie Minogue, live music, music festival, music industry, Paul Piticco, Splendour In The Grass

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Split Enz Fans, Watch The Finn Brothers Rehearse ‘I See Red’

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz/Crowded House archivist Peter Green has offered up another rare fine, Tim and Neil Finn rehearsing their Split Enz classic ‘I See Red’ in Los Angeles in 2004.

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

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Splendour In The Grass Cancelled for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Splendour In The Grass 2024, set for 19, 20, 21 July, has been cancelled just two weeks after being announced.

Tagged as: Arcade Fire, Australia, cancelled, future, Kylie Minogue, live music, Splendour In The Grass

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Jason Singh Wins Two Year Taxiride Trade Mark Battle Against Fellow Band Members

by Paul Cashmere

Taxiride co-founder Jason Singh has won a two year legal battle against fellow bandmates Tim Watson and Tim Wild over the Taxiride Trade Mark.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, Jason Singh, pop, rock, Taxiride, Tim Watson, Tim Wild

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Marlon Williams Reactivated His Cancelled 2020 and 2021 ‘An Evening With Marlon Williams’ Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Marlon Williams will perform his first solo Australian shows in 10 years when ‘An Evening With Marlon Williams’ finally gets underway in June.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, blues, Marlon Williams, roots

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Bjorn Again To Head Back To The UK

by Music-News.com

ABBA tribute show Björn Again is heading to Hampton Court Palace Festival on Saturday 15 June.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, Jason Singh, pop, rock, Taxiride, Tim Watson, Tim Wild

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Erica Tucceri To Lead Melbourne International Jazz Festival Take Note Program

by Noise11.com

Melbourne based world renowned flutist Erica Tucceri has been named as the Take Note project leader for 2024.

Tagged as: Australia, Erica Tucceri, jazz, Melbourne International Jazz Festival

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The Cat Empire To Perform Melbourne and Sydney Orchestra Shows

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire will perform with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in August and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in September.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, funk, indie, jazz, Latin, reggae, rock, The Cat Empire

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Marcia Hines Recovering After Collapsing Backstage During Show Recording

by Paul Cashmere

Marcia Hines was taken to hospital in Sydney on the weekend after collapsing in her dressing room before she was due to perform on Australian Idol.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Marcia Hines, pop, soul

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Paul Kelly Records An Album At Neil’s Place and Then Plays For Auckland

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly has competed 10 days in Auckland recording his next album at Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios and then popped over to The Hollywood in Auckland to perform a few tunes with Neil.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, Paul Kelly, rock

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Bon Scott Movie Will Not Be A Biopic

by Music-News.com

The new film about AC/DC’s Bon Scott won’t be a biopic.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, Bon Scott, rock, The Kid From Harvest Road

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The Stems To Mark 40th Anniversary With Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The original members of The Stems, Dom Mariani, Julian Matthews, and Dave Shaw as well as guitarist Ashley Naylor, will tour the capitals in August and September to mark the 40th anniversary of The Stems.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, The Stems

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Gypsy Lee Performs Her First Ever Show At The Espy

by Paul Cashmere

Wednesday night (20 March 2024) was a special night for those of us privileged to be in the room for the very first Gypsy Lee performance at The Espy Basement in Melbourne.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Gypsy Lee, Kate Ceberano, Lee Rogers, pop, R&B, soul

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The Rubens To Play Their Black Balloon Queensland Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Rubens will tour Queensland like it’s a country (and many Queenslanders think it is) when they play the Black Balloon tour.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, Black Balloon, rock, The Rubens

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Piaf The Musical Extended In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

‘Piaf the Musical’, starring France’s Nathalie Lermitte, has been extended in Melbourne.

Tagged as: Australia, France, Nathalie Lermitte, Piaf The Musical, theatre

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Jodie Regan 2024 AAM Legacy Award winner

Jodie Regan Wins AAM Legacy Award

by Paul Cashmere

Artist manager Jodie Regan, who has represented Tame Impala, Pond and Haiku Hands, has been named the winner of the 2024 The Association of Artist Managers AAM Legacy Award.

Tagged as: AAM Awards, Australia, Haiku Hands, Jodie Regan, Pond, Tame Impala

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APRA Awards Adds Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Category for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The 2024 APRA Music Awards will recognise Hard Rock and Heavy Metal with a new category this year.

Tagged as: APRA Music Awards, Australia, hard rock, heavy metal, music industry, The Presets, Tom Gleeson

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Regurgitator Have A New Song And It Features Peaches

by Paul Cashmere

Peaches joins Regurgitator for their new song’ ‘This Is Not A Pop Song’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Electronic, pop, Regurgitator, rock

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Bongo Returns To The Rising Sun With a Whole Lot More Skyhooks

by Paul Cashmere

Skyhooks co-founder Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie played a special St Patricks Day gig at his old haunt, the Rising Sun Hotel on Sunday afternoon and this time it was full in Skyhooks.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Bob Strakie, Bongo, Laura Davidson, Rising Sum, rock, Skyhooks

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The Angels Pass The Pub Test With Nick Norton

by Paul Cashmere

When Dave Gleeson stepped down from his 12 year stint as lead singer of The Angels, Nick Norton had some big shoes to fill. Much like the big shoes Dave had to fill after the final departure of Doc Neeson.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Australia, John Brewster, Nick Norton, Red Hot Summer, Rick Brewster, The Angels

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Ian Paice of Deep Purple Reveals The Two Bands He Would Never Follow

by Paul Cashmere

When Deep Purple tour Australia for the Pandemonium Festival in April, there will go on before Alice Cooper and they are fine with that.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Deep Purple, Ian Paice, metal, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, UK

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The Hooters Eric Bazilian and Bachelor Girl’s Tania Doko To Tour Australia Together

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Bazilian, co-founder of US rock band The Hooters, and Tania Doko from Australia’s Bachelor Girl, will head out on Australian dates together in April.

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

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Jet To Release Fourth Album 15 Years After Shaka Rock

by Paul Cashmere

It has been 15 years since the third and last Jet album ‘Shaka Rock’ but there is a new album on the way.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Get Born, Hurry Hurry, Jet, Mark Wilson, rock, Shaka Rock

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Split Enz ‘Murder’ Is A Brand New Enz Video For 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Spilt Enz, there is a new Enz video for 2024 featuring the 1979 unreleased track ‘Murder’.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Australia, Frenzy, murder, Mushroom, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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The Dirty Three To Play First Hometown Melbourne Show Since 2016 For RISING

by Paul Cashmere

RISING returns for 2024 with Melbourne’s The Dirty Three set to close the festival with their first hometown show since they last appeared at Sugar Mountain in 2016.

Tagged as: Australia, Creative Victoria, RISING, The Dirty Three, Victorian Government, Visit Victoria

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ANNOUNCEMENT: RISING 1-16 June 2024, the Complete Program

by Announcement

Here is the official announcement of events for RISING 2024 in Victoria.

Tagged as: 2024, Australia, Creative Victoria, Dirty Three, Melbourne, program, RISING, Victorian Government, Visit Victoria

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Kylie Minogue and Arcade Fire Splendour Lead Splendour in The Grass 2024 Announcement

Kylie Minogue will headline the first night of Splendour In The Grass 2024 with Future headlining night two and Arcade Fire on night three.

March 12, 2024

Grammy Awards 2024 – The Complete Winners List FINAL

With the Grammy Awards live from Los Angeles today, Noise11 will update you with the winners as they happen. The show is now over with Taylor Swift winning her fourth Album of the Year making her the artist who has now won the most Grammy Album of the Year awards ever.

February 5, 2024

Only Taylor Swift, Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder Have Won Grammy Album of the Year Three Times

Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Taylor Swift are the only four artists to win Album of the Year three times. If Taylor wins today, she will own the record all to herself.

February 5, 2024

The Beatles Win Best Music Video Grammy For ‘I’m Only Sleeping’

58 years after the song was first released on the ‘Revolver’ album, the recent music video for ‘I’m Only Sleeping’ has won the Grammy for Best Music Video.

February 5, 2024