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Derek Pellicci Welcome To The Human Race

Little River Band Co-Founder Derek Pellicci Releases Welcome To The Human Race Solo Album

Little River Band founding drummer Derek Pellicci has released his solo album Welcome To The Human Race, a collection of 14 original songs reflecting on modern life, technology and human connection.

Tagged as: Australian music, classic rock, Derek Pellicci, God Please Help The USA, Little River Band, Paul Cashmere, Welcome To The Human Race

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Keyboard Player Peter Jones, (Mississippi, Little River Band, John Farnham), Has Died

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Jones, renowned Australian keyboard player who has played on recordings for Little River Band, Crowded House, The Ferrets and john Farnham, has died.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Crowded House, John Farnham, Little River Band, Mississippi, Peter Jones, rock, The Ferrets

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Roger McLachlan photo by Jason Rosewarne

Little River Band Co-Founder Roger McLachlan Dies At Age 71

by Paul Cashmere

Roger McLachlan, the New Zealand born bass player and co-founder of Little River Band, has died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 71.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, John Farnham, Little River Band, rock, Roger McLachlan, Stars

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Beeb Birtles interview in Melbourne for Noise11. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Little River Band’s Beeb Birtles and David Briggs Receive Order of Australia Award

by Paul Cashmere

Former Little River Band members Gerard Bertelkamp (Beeb Birtles) and David Briggs have both been named in the Australia Day honors list and awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

Tagged as: Australia, Australia Day, Beeb Birtles, David Briggs, Little River Band

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50th Anniversary Skyhooks ‘Living In The 70s’ Album Released

by Paul Cashmere

Skyhooks classic ‘Living In The 70s’ album has been remastered (again) by David Briggs to mark the 50th anniversary of the album.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, David Briggs, Little River Band, Living In The 70s, rock, Skyhooks

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Melbourne Songwriter, Producer, Director Frank Howson Has Died Aged 72

by Paul Cashmere

Australian director, songwriter and producer Frank Howson has passed away at age 72.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Frank Howson, John Paul Young, Little River Band, producer, Pseudo Echo, songwriter

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Little River Band Co-Founder Graeham Goble Disputes John Farnham Find The Voice Portrayal

by Paul Cashmere

Graeham Goble of Little River Band has taken to social media to express his displeasure over the way he has been portrayed in the John Farnham documentary ‘Finding The Voice’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Finding the Voice, Graeham Goble, Little River Band, LRB, pop, rock

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Little River Band First 10 Albums Finally Remastered and Expanded

by Paul Cashmere

The Little River Band’s classic catalogue is final set for expansion and reissues and two new compilations will also be released.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Graham Goble, Little River Band, rock

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Australian Artist Ian McCausland Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Australian graphic artist Ian McCausland, who created artwork for Little River Band, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Skyhooks, Daddy Cool and Spectrum, has died in Melbourne.

Tagged as: art, Australia, Ian McCausland, Little River Band, Mushroom, Rolling Stones, Skyhooks

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Daryl Braithwaite Bass Player Jason Vorherr Releases His Solo Album ‘Living In the Suburbs’

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Vorherr, a member of Daryl Braithwaite’s band as well as one time bass player for the real Little River Band’s Birtles, Shorrock, Goble has released his debut album ‘Living In the Suburbs’.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, country, Daryl Braithwaite, Glenn Shorrock, Jason Vorherr, Little River Band

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Zoot Australian Tour Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

The Zoot Australian tour has been officially cancelled after being postponed a number of times due to Covid.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Beeb Birtles, Darry Cotton, Little River Band, Rick Brewer, Rick Springfield, rock, Russell Morris, The Ferrets, Zoot

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Glenn Wheatley Farewelled In Private Family Service

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Glenn Wheatley was farewelled with a private service held for his immediate family on Monday. There are currently no plans for an industry send-off at this stage but it may happen in the future.

Tagged as: Australia, Delta Goodrem, Glenn Wheatley, John Farnham, Little River Band, music industry

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Family of Glenn Wheatley Release Statement About His Passing

by Paul Cashmere

The family of Glenn Wheatley, his wife Gaynor, son Tim and daughters Kara and Samantha, have released a statement following the sudden death of Glenn from complications from Covid.

Tagged as: Australia, Glenn Wheatley, Little River Band, Masters Apprentices, music industry, rock

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Australian Music Industry Legend Glenn Wheatley Has Died At Age 74

by Paul Cashmere

Glenn Wheatley, the former bass player for the Masters Apprentices and who went on to direct the careers of Little River Band and John Farnham and run a media empire, has died at the age of 74.

Tagged as: Australia, Glenn Wheatley, Little River Band, Masters Apprentices, music industry, rock

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David Briggs Formerly of Little River Band Scores An Addams Family Windfall

by Paul Cashmere

Former Littler River Band guitarist David Briggs has just scored a windfall with one of his songs. The LRB classic ‘Lonesome Loser’ is included in the new ‘Addams Family 2’ movie.

Tagged as: 70s, Addams Family 2, Australia, Bette Midler, David Briggs, Little River Band, rock, Snoop Dogg

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Zoot Reschedule Tour To 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Zoot’s Australian tour has been postponed yet again. This time into 2022.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, Been Birtles, Little River Band, pop, Rick Springfield, rock, Roger McLachlan, Russell Morris, Zoot

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Graeham Goble Awarded Order of Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Little River Band co-founder and songwriter Graeham Goble has been named to receive the Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Australia Day honours.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, contemporary, Graeham Goble, Little River Band, rock

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Little River Country Fair Featuring Glenn Shorrock and Wendy Matthews Postponed

by Paul Cashmere

The Little River Country Fair which was to feature Little River Band co-founder Glenn Shorrock performing in the town of Little River where the Little River Band name came from, has been postponed

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, contemporary, Glenn Shorrock, Little River Band, pop, rock, Wendy Matthews

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Glenn Shorrock to Perform with a Little River band

by Paul Cashmere

Former Little River Band frontman and co-founder Glenn Shorrock will actually have a Little River band when he plays the town that gave his band its name in March.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, contemporary, Glenn Shorrock, Little River Band, pop, rock, Wendy Matthews

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4/5’s of Axiom Will Perform In Melbourne This Weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne is in for a classic rock treat this weekend. Brian Cadd and Glenn Shorrock will perform at The Palms at Crown on Friday and Saturday night. Chris Stockley will be on guitar and Doug Lavery will be on drums. That is 4/5’s of Axiom.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Axiom, Brian Cadd, Glenn Shorrock, Little River Band, pop, rock

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Glenn Shorrock remakes classic with his friends for Men’s Mental Health

by Paul Cashmere

Little River Band legend Glenn Shorrock has remade his classic ‘Help Is On Its Way’ with a stack of his friends to raise awareness of Men’s Mental Health issues.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Beccy Cole, Busby Marou, Glenn Shorrock, Help Is On Its Way, Jasmine Rae, Little River Band, Queensland, The McClymonts, Travis Collins, Wendy Matthews

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Glenn Shorrock reclaims legacy with ‘Glenn Shorrock Sings Little River Band’ album

by Paul Cashmere

Glenn Shorrock has decided to take back his legacy by re-recording his Little River Band classics for a new album ‘Glenn Shorrock Sings Little River Band’.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Glenn Shorrock, Little River Band, rock

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Beeb Birtles to premiere An Evening of Zoot, Mississippi & LRB at Adelaide Fringe Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Little River Band co-founder Beeb Birtles will host the world premiere of his An Evening of Zoot, Mississippi & LRB at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in February.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, Beeb Birtles, Darryl Cotton, Little River Band, Mississippi, pop, Rick Brewer, Rick Springfield, rock, Zoot

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Beeb Birtles Discusses Nearly Every Day of His Life At Noise11 iHeartRadio

by Noise11.com

Australian music legend Beeb Birtles tells his story at iHeartRadio Music News powered by Noise11.com this week.

Tagged as: Beeb Birtles, iHeartRadio, Little River Band, music industry, new music, radio

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Little River Band Block Australia From Seeing Their Website

by Paul Cashmere

The current owners of the Little River Band brand have blocked people in Australia have visiting the band’s official website.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, contemporary, Little River Band, rock

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Beeb Birtles To Be Inducted Into South Australia Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Little River Band legend Beeb Birtles will be inducted into the South Australia Music Hall of fame in November.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Beeb Birtles, contemporary, Little River Band, rock, Zoot

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Glenn Shorrock To Release ‘Rise Again’ His Second Ever Solo Album

by Paul Cashmere

Glenn Shorrock has completed work on what is only his second ever solo album ‘Rise Again’.

Tagged as: Axiom, Brian Cadd, Glenn Shorrock, Glenn Shorrock To Release ‘Rise Again’ His Second Ever Solo Album, Little River Band, Rise Again, The Twilights

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Beeb Birtles Corrects Litigious River Band’s Fudging Of History

by Paul Cashmere

Little River Band founder Beeb Birtles has once again taken aim at the current US band doing the rounds with the name but no original members.

Tagged as: Beeb Birtles, Beeb Birtles Corrects Litigious River Band's Fudging Of History, Graeme Goble, Little River Band, Steve Housden

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Glenn Shorrock and Davey Lane To Perform Tribute To George Martin

by Paul Cashmere

Little River Band’s Glenn Shorrock has teamed with You Am I’s Davey Lane to pay tribute to the late Sir George Martin with ‘George Martin The Fifth Beatle A Live Celebration’.

Tagged as: Davey Lane, George Martin, Glenn Shorrock, Glenn Shorrock and Davey Lane To Perform Tribute To George Martin, Little River Band, music news

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John McFee Beeb Birtles and Tom Johnston photo by Emmie Birtles

Beeb Birtles Joins The Doobie Brothers

by Paul Cashmere

Little River Band legend Beeb Birtles was a Doobie Brother for one song this week in Bend, Oregon.

Tagged as: Beeb Birtles, Little River Band, music news, The Doobie Brothers

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Little River Band’s Beeb Birtles and David Briggs Receive Order of Australia Award

Former Little River Band members Gerard Bertelkamp (Beeb Birtles) and David Briggs have both been named in the Australia Day honors list and awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

January 26, 2025

Zoot Australian Tour Cancelled

The Zoot Australian tour has been officially cancelled after being postponed a number of times due to Covid.

April 13, 2022

Zoot Are Working On First New Music in 50 Years

A new batch of Zoot songs are being worked on, the first from the band in over 50 years, but its uncertain at this stage if they’ll be released.

March 12, 2021

Zoot Australian Tour Postponed For 11 Months

Zoot's Australian tour has been delayed for 11 months until October 2021 while the world settles over coronavirus.

July 31, 2020

Zoot To Play Perth

Zoot will play Perth on 16 November.

March 5, 2020

Zoot To Reform For Australian Tour With Russell Morris on Vocals

Zoot will reform for Australian shows in November with Russell Morris taking over from the late Darryl Cotton on vocals with the members of the iconic line-up Beeb Birtles, Rick Springfield and Rick Brewer.

February 18, 2020

Zoot’s 1971 ‘Zoot Out’ is on coloured vinyl with a bonus 7 inch

“Zoot Out”, the Zoot compilation released not long after the band broke up in 1971 is back available on orange vinyl with a bonus blue vinyl 7 inch included.

September 1, 2019