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Jason Bonham Reflects On John Bonham’s Legacy Ahead Of Australian Physical Graffiti Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Bonham returns to Australia to perform Physical Graffiti, discussing John Bonham’s drumming style and the challenges of bringing the album to the live stage.

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Eagles Hotel California

Eagles Hotel California Turns 50, Don Felder’s Riff That Built A Classic

by Paul Cashmere

As Hotel California turns 50, Noise11 looks at Don Felder’s crucial role in composing the music and shaping one of rock’s most celebrated guitar solos.

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Baz Luhrmann EPIC Elvis Presley In Concert

Elvis Presley EPIC: Elvis Presley In Concert Soundtrack Reconstructs The King For A New Generation

by Paul Cashmere

Baz Luhrmann’s EPIC: Elvis Presley In Concert reconstructs Elvis Presley’s 1970 live performances with restored audio and a closing poem by Bono.

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John Lennon Live In New York City

John Lennon Live In New York City Reaches Its 40th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

Forty years after the release of Live In New York City, John Lennon’s only full-length solo concert is revisited through the One To One documentary and the 2025 Power To The People box set.

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The Romantics

The Romantics To Replace Loverboy At Wanstock 2026

by Paul Cashmere

The Romantics are stepping in for Loverboy at Wanstock 2026, bringing their classic hits and power pop energy to Sydney and Melbourne.

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Van Halen 5150

Van Halen 5150 Expanded Edition Celebrates A Defining Album With Major Archival Release

by Paul Cashmere

Van Halen’s landmark 1986 album 5150 receives an expansive anniversary release featuring remastered audio, rare tracks and a restored concert film.

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Lynyrd Skynyrd Gimme Back My Bullets

Lynyrd Skynyrd Celebrate 50 Years of Gimme Back My Bullets

by Paul Cashmere

Lynyrd Skynyrd mark 50 years of their iconic album Gimme Back My Bullets, a Southern rock milestone produced by Tom Dowd.

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Peter Frampton Frampton Comes Alive

Frampton Comes Alive Turns 50 As A Live Album That Changed Rock History

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive turns 50, marking the live album that transformed his career and became one of the most successful records of the 1970s.

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Robby Krieger of The Doors Melbourne 2005 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Playing For Change Celebrates The Doors’ 60th Anniversary With Global “Riders On The Storm” Collaboration

by Paul Cashmere

Playing For Change unites musicians from around the world to honour The Doors’ 60th anniversary with a powerful global version of Riders On The Storm.

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Billy Joel at the MCG 10 December 2022 photo by Bron Robinson

Billy Joel Returns To The Stage For First Live Performance Since Brain Disorder Diagnosis

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel has returned to the stage for the first time since revealing his Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus diagnosis, surprising fans with a two song performance in Florida.

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Brian May Queen Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman

Unreleased Queen Song Not For Sale (Polar Bear) To Surface On 2026 Queen II Reissue

by Paul Cashmere

Queen have confirmed that the unreleased song Not For Sale (Polar Bear), dating back to the Smile era, will finally be released on the 2026 Queen II reissue.

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Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd Share First Official ‘Wish You Were Here’ Music Video 50 Years On

by Paul Cashmere

Pink Floyd have shared the first official music video for Wish You Were Here, released 50 years after the song first appeared on the band’s 1975 album.

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Rainbow The Temple Of The King 1975–1976 9CD Boxset Cover Artwork

Rainbow The Temple Of The King 1975-1976 Captures The Birth Of A Hard Rock Legacy

by Paul Cashmere

Rainbow’s formative era with Ronnie James Dio is captured in The Temple Of The King 1975–1976, a new 9CD boxset featuring classic albums, live concerts and rare recordings

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The Sensational Alex Harvey Band live on stage during the 1970s

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Good Evening Boys & Girls Box Set Announced

by Paul Cashmere

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band’s legendary stage legacy is documented in the new 21 CD box set Good Evening Boys & Girls, released April 10.

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April Wine preparing for North American tour with Triumph

April Wine To Join Triumph For Major North American Tour In 2026

by Paul Cashmere

April Wine have been confirmed as special guests on Triumph’s first North American tour in decades, with dates across Canada and the United States in 2026.

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Loverboy

Wanstock 2026 Confirms Its Biggest Year As Loverboy Set Foot In Australia For The First Time

by Paul Cashmere

Wanstock 2026 secures a national exclusive as Loverboy announce their first ever Australian shows, joining 1927, Dragon and more across Melbourne and Sydney.

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Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie performing live with his Skyhooks Show band

Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie of Skyhooks Has Passed Away At Age 73

by Paul Cashmere

Skyhooks guitarist Bob “Bongo” Starkie has passed away at 73. He leaves behind a legacy that helped shape the sound and identity of Australian rock.

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Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley unbox the Dressed To Kill 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition box set.

KISS Unbox Dressed To Kill – Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley Revisit the 1975 Breakthrough That Changed Everything

by Paul Cashmere

KISS legends Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley unbox the Dressed To Kill 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, revealing rare tapes, live recordings, memorabilia and stories from the frantic 1975 sessions that produced one of the band’s most defining albums.

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Deep Purple: Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Ian Gillan Hints His Time With Deep Purple May Be Nearing An End

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Gillan has revealed that declining eyesight may bring his time with Deep Purple to an end as the band prepares for 2025 shows.

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David Coverdale

David Coverdale Calls Time On 50 Years Of Rock And Roll

by Paul Cashmere

David Coverdale has announced his retirement after fifty years of shaping hard rock through Deep Purple, Whitesnake and more.

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AC/DC perform live at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the Power Up Tour, 2025.

AC/DC Deliver Big at Melbourne’s Power Up Tour with First ‘Jailbreak’ in 34 Years

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC returned to Australia with a massive Power Up Tour show at the MCG, performing ‘Jailbreak’ live for the first time in 34 years.

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Ace Frehley at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 20 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Ace Frehley Cause Of Death Confirmed Weeks After The KISS Legend Passed At 74

by Paul Cashmere

KISS icon Ace Frehley’s cause of death has been confirmed as accidental head trauma from a fall. The Spaceman’s legacy continues to shine across rock history.

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Neil Young And Crazy Horse During Zuma Sessions 1975

Neil Young And Crazy Horse, 50 Years On, Reconnect With Zuma’s Wild, Wounded Heart

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young’s Zuma marks 50 years. The 1975 album that reunited Crazy Horse and produced Cortez The Killer remains a raw and electric turning point.

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Neal Schon, Journey, Noise11, photo

Journey To Say Farewell With Final Frontier Tour Across North America In 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Journey will say farewell to touring with The Final Frontier Tour from February 2026.

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Deep Purple Come Taste The Band 50th anniversary

Deep Purple Mark IV’s Bold Farewell ‘Come Taste The Band’ Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

Deep Purple’s fearless 1975 studio album Come Taste The Band reaches its 50th anniversary, celebrating the daring Mark IV line-up with Tommy Bolin.

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Paul Rodgers photo supplied

Paul Rodgers To Miss Bad Company’s Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Due To Health

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Rodgers has announced he will miss Bad Company’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction to focus on his health. Drummer Simon Kirke will perform in his place.

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Robby Krieger of The Doors Melbourne 2005 photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Doors Celebrated 60 Years Of Rock Revolution With All-Star Los Angeles Tribute

by Paul Cashmere

The Doors’ 60th anniversary was celebrated in style at the Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, with Robby Krieger joined by Billy Idol, Perry Farrell, Orianthi and more for a night of classic rock and psychedelic nostalgia.

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Neil Young photo by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young Calls Out Trump And Tech Oligarchs In New Video ‘As Time Explodes’

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young’s new video As Time Explodes targets Donald Trump and tech billionaires in a striking two-minute protest montage set to his Crazy Horse song Be The Rain.

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Brian Wilson Live At The Roxy Theatre 25th Anniversary Edition 3LP Box Set

Brian Wilson’s Live At The Roxy Theatre 25th Anniversary Edition Marks First Posthumous Release

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Wilson: Live At The Roxy Theatre (25th Anniversary Edition) will be released 7 November 2025 via Oglio Records, featuring 40 tracks across 2CDs, newly unearthed recordings, and the first-ever vinyl edition.

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Robby Krieger of The Doors Melbourne 2005 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Robby Krieger Leads All-Star Celebration For The Doors’ 60th Anniversary At The Greek Theatre

by Paul Cashmere

Robby Krieger will headline A 60th Anniversary Doors Celebration at the Greek Theatre, joined by Perry Farrell, Billy Idol, and other rock icons to perform Morrison Hotel in full.

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