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Kyle and Jackie O Is A Million Dollar Failure For KIIS FM In Melbourne

Kyle and Jackie O’s entry into the Melbourne radio market has become the most expensive commercial failure in radio history.

Tagged as: Australia, Kyle and Jackie O, Melbourne, radio

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Jet To Perform With Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

Jet will perform with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for One Show Only on 8 November at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, classical, Jet, Melbourne, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, rock

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Beauty and the Beast, the Noise11 Review Melbourne 29 June 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The new Australian production of Beauty and the Beast is gobsmackingly good. This new version of the show, based on the 2022 UK production, takes the technology available in theatres to a whole new level. But of course, without a strong story, great music, the colourful costumes, humour and an outstanding cast, it wouldn’t fly. Beauty and the Beast gets the highest tick for every category.

Tagged as: Australia, Beauty and the Beast, Disney, Melbourne, theatre

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The Presets Are Heading To Live at the Gardens

by Paul Cashmere

The Presets will perform at Melbourne’s Royal Botanical Gardens for Live At The Gardens in November.

Tagged as: A Day On The Green, Australia, dem, Live At The Gardens, live music, Melbourne, Midnight Juggernauts, The Presets

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Xavier Rudd To Play Live At The Gardens

by Paul Cashmere

Xavier Rudd will perform at Melbourne’s new Live At The Gardens at the Royal Botanic Gardens in November.

Tagged as: Australia, Calypso Cora, Emily Wurramara, folk, Live At The Gardens, Melbourne, rock, Royal Botanic Gardens, singer, songwriter, Xavier Rudd

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Pink Floyd ‘Speak To Me’ Video Created By Young Melbourne Stop Motion Director Lucy Davidson

by Paul Cashmere

Pink Floyd have awarded a young Melbourne director Lucy Davidson the winner of the ‘Speak To Me’ video for the Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary Animation Video Competition.

Tagged as: 70s, Dark Side Of The Moon, director, Lucy Davidson, Melbourne, Pink Floyd, rock, UK

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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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David Draiman Disturbed at Margaret Court Arena on Saturday 12 November 2016 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Knotfest Playing Times Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The playing times for artists on. Knotfest Australia 2024 have been revealed for the three shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

Tagged as: Australia, Brisbane, Disturbed, Knottiest, Melbourne, metal, music festival, Pantera, rock, Sydney

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Rent Premieres At Arts Centre Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Rent revolutionised musical theatre when it first premiered in New York in 1996. It modernised Broadway and opened a door for productions such as ‘Hamilton’ to come through later.

Tagged as: Arts Centre, Australia, Hamilton, Melbourne, Rent, theatre

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Taylor Swift Performs First Australian Show For The Eras Tour In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Reporting a first-hand account of the Taylor Swift phenomenon was not something I was expecting but when I was invited to attend the first Australian show of The Eras Tour my interests piqued. This will truly be the biggest music event in Australia for 2024. The Eras Tour is breaking records all over the world. It is major news.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, 60s, MCG, Melbourne, Melbourne Cricket Ground, pop, review, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, The Eras Tour, UK, USA

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Fundraiser ROCK FOR REDRO Dave ‘Red’ Whip – Friday November 3rd at Cherry Bar, Melbourne

by Announcement

ANNOUNCEMENT: Perhaps you know Dave “Red, Redro, Redriguez” Whip? Singer, Guitar player, songwriter, DJ, and a live sound engineer that mixed 5000 bands at Cherry Bar in Melbourne from 2009 to 2017. A recording engineer and producer that recorded, and mixed records for Stiff Richards, Spawn, Watty Thompson and many others! And you may have stood shoulder to shoulder at one of many shows he has attended in over 30 years of gigs.

Tagged as: Australia, benefit, Cherry Bar, Dave Whip, Melbourne, music industry, Redro

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Paul McCartney Is Getting Better All The Time At Most Likely His Last Ever Melbourne Show #Review

by Paul Cashmere

The Beatles played six concerts in Melbourne on that one and only Australian tour of 1964, two shows each on the 15, 16 and 17th of June. The next time Paul was in Melbourne was for two Wings concerts on 13 and 14 November, 1975. There were two MCG concerts on 9 and 10 March, 1993, and two AAMI Park shows on 6 and 7 December, 2017. 21 October, 2023 at Marvel Stadium was special. It was the 13th and most likely the last time Sir Paul McCartney will ever perform in Melbourne, Australia.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australian Tour, Frontier Touring, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Paul McCartney, rock, The Beatles, UK, Wings

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Melbourne’s Iconic Sing Sing Studios South Yarra Shuts Up Shop

by Paul Cashmere

Sing Sing Studios, the Melbourne recording studio, where literally hundreds of artists have recorded thousands of songs, has closed its doors and will soon for knocked down to make way for a high rise apartment building.

Tagged as: Australia, Melbourne, music industry, Sing Sing Studios

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William Barton To Collaborate With Blue Note’s Nduduzo Makhathini At Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

International Jazz Festival distinguished award winning Indigenous artist and 2023 Queenslander of the Year William Barton collaborating with South Africa’s Nduduzo Makhathini as part of this year’s line-up.

Tagged as: Australia, jazz, Melbourne, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Michael Tortoni, music festival, music industry, William Barton

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Michael Gudinski celebrates 40 years of Mushroom, Photo Ros O'Gorman

Michael Gudinski Movie To Premiere At Melbourne International Film Festival

by Paul Cashmere

The documentary about Mushroom founder Michael Gudinski will have its world premiere at MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival) in August.

Tagged as: Australia, Melbourne, Melbourne International Film Festival, Michael Gudinski, MIFF, movie, Mushroom

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Russell Morris To Perform Sydney Opera House and Arts Centre Melbourne With Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

Russell Morris will perform in both Sydney and Melbourne in July with the 54-piece Southern Cross Symphony orchestra and a ten-piece band.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, blues, Melbourne, rock, Russell Morris, Southern Cross Symphony, Sydney

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Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram at Bluesfest 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Bluesfest Melbourne Day Two: Eric Gales, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram and Buddy Guy Steal The Day

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest Melbourne Day Two was a rollercoaster ride. There was so much great music packed into one day that it was impossible to see it all. I expected and received absolute stunning performances from blues legend Buddy Guy and Americana royalty Lucinda Williams and Steve Earle but it’s the least expected that makes you walk away wanting more.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, Eric Gales, Henry Wagons, live music, Lucinda Williams, Melbourne, Paolo Nutini, Steve Earle

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Russell Morris, John Butler, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Backsliders – Bluesfest Melbourne Day One Highlights

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest Melbourne is happening at the Melbourne Convention Centre this weekend and applause to Neil Croker and Peter Noble for curating such an incredible line-up of real musicians under one roof.

Tagged as: Backsliders, bluesfest, Doobie Brothers, Melbourne, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Neil Croker, Russell Morris

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Renee Geyer image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Memorial For Renée Geyer To Be Held In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

A Memorial for Renée Geyer will be held at the National Theatre, St Kilda in Melbourne on 4 April.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Melbourne, memorial, Renee Geyer, soul

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Pearl Jam To Release ‘Give Way’ Live In Melbourne 1998 For Record Store Day 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Pearl Jam will release the live album ‘Give Way’ for Record Store Day 2023, recorded at their third Melbourne show on 5 March 1998 for the Yield tour.

Tagged as: 90s, Give Way, grunge, Melbourne, Pearl Jam, rock, Yield

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Serve Another Unique Show For Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Peppers have surprised fans every single night on the 2023 tour with a unique show with a different setlist at every show.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, funk, Live Nation, Melbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith Pops into Cherry Bar Melbourne for an AC/DC Workout

by Paul Cashmere

Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers was banging away to a few AC/DC tunes at Cherry Bar in Melbourne last night (8 February 2023) and played to an audience of 17.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Chad Smith, Cherry Bar, funk, Live Nation, Melbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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The Bass In Vader Hosts Red Hot Chili Peppers After Party At Southern Cross Station

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne Red Hot Chili Peppers were treated to added entertainment when masked busker The Bass In Vader was playing Chili Peppers favs outside Southern Cross Station on their way home.

Tagged as: Australia, Darth Vader, Melbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Bass In Vader

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Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers in Melbourne 7 Feb 23 photo by David Mushegain supplied Live Nation

Red Hot Chili Peppers Are A Band At The Top Of Their Game

by Paul Cashmere

A Red Hot Chili Peppers concert is musicians in their prime creating unique art right before your very eyes every single night. This week, Melbourne was treated to the brilliance.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, funk, Live Nation, Melbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Olivia Newton-John State Memorial To Be Held On February 26 At Hamer Hall

by Paul Cashmere

The Victorian Government will hold the State Memorial for Dame Olivia Newton-John at Hamer Hall in Melbourne.

Tagged as: Australia, Melbourne, Olivia Newton-John, state funeral, Victoria government

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Billy Joel Transforms the MCG Into The Melbourne Concert Ground #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

There were no crickets at the MCG this week. Just thunderous applause. Billy Joel opened his one-off Melbourne show with a message for his fans. “The bad news is I haven’t put out anything new since 1993, so basically you’re gonna hear the same shit you heard last time. The good news is I haven’t put out anything new since 1993, so basically you’re gonna hear the same shit you heard last time.”

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Always Live, Auckland, Billy Joel, Frontier Touring, MCG, Melbourne, Melbourne Cricket Ground, pop, rock, Sydney, USA

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Billy Joel Plays His First New Zealand Show in 14 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel played his Auckland, New Zealand show on Saturday night ahead of his one-off Australian show in Melbourne this coming weekend.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Auckland, Billy Joel, Melbourne, pop, rock, Sydney, USA

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Ash Grunwald performs at Melbourne Music Show 2019

Melbourne Guitar Show To Return in 2023

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne Guitar Show will be back for the first time since 2019 at the Caulfield Racecourse in Melbourne.

Tagged as: Australia, Caulfield Racetrack, Melbourne, Melbourne Guitar Show, music industry

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Billy Joel at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne 2008 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Billy Joel Slips Into Sydney This Week For A Harbour Cruise

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel was spotted enjoying some “me time” in Sydney on Tuesday after arriving in Australia ahead of his Auckland and Melbourne shows.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Auckland, Billy Joel, Melbourne, pop, rock, Sydney, USA

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Moron Jumps On Stage At Black Crowes Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

Footage has emerged of the fuckwit who jumped on stage at The Black Crowes show in Melbourne on 20 November.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Black Crowes, Melbourne, Palais, Shake Your Moneymaker, USA

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