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Amanda Pelman Reflects On An Evolving Music Industry In Four Weddings And An Encore

Amanda Pelman’s memoir Four Weddings And An Encore charts her family life, four marriages and decades in music, from Melbourne to Woodstock and France.

Tagged as: Amanda Pelman, Australian music, Billy Thorpe, Four Weddings And An Encore, memoir, Molly Meldrum, Mushroom Records, music industry, Taylor Swift

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Amanda Pelman To Launch Four Weddings And An Encore At Melbourne’s Avenue Bookstore

by Paul Cashmere

Amanda Pelman launches Four Weddings And An Encore in Melbourne, documenting her trailblazing career across Mushroom Records, Melodian Records, major tours and international theatre.

Tagged as: Amanda Pelman, Australian music, Book Launch, Four Weddings And An Encore, Kylie Minogue, Melbourne, Michael Chugg, Michael Gudinski, Molly Meldrum, Mushroom Records

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Countdown Book Celebrates Australia’s Iconic Music Show

COUNTDOWN – The Definitive Episode Guide Celebrates Australia’s Most Iconic Music TV Show

by Paul Cashmere

COUNTDOWN – A Complete Episode Guide celebrates Australia’s most iconic music show with a 460-page coffee table book chronicling 563 episodes, launching in November 2025.

Tagged as: ABC TV, Australian artists, Australian music history, book release, Countdown, Molly Meldrum, music television

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Molly Meldrum Continues to Cop Flack Over Elton John Moon From Samuel Johnson

by Paul Cashmere

Molly Meldrum’s “wardrobe malfunction” apology has become a case of something better left unsaid with further fall-out after actor Samuel Johnson pleaded with “the national treasure” to clean up his act.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Countdown, Elton John, Molly Meldrum, rock, Samuel Johnson

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Elton John’s Emotional Melbourne Farewell Included A Moondance From Molly Meldrum

by Paul Cashmere

Elton John performed the first of his last two Melbourne shows at AAMI Park on Friday night (13 January, 2023) and while the night was full of memories and emotions fans were also treated to a “full moon”, thanks to Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AMMI Park, Australian Tour, Elton John, Farewell Yellow Brick Road, Ian Meldrum, Molly Meldrum, rock, UK

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Historic Footage Of The Closing Credits of The Very Last Happening 72 Discovered

by Paul Cashmere

Historic footage of the closing credits of Happening 72, the TV pop show starring Jeff Phillips, has been unveiled by the National Film and Sound Archive in Australia.

Tagged as: 70s, Alison Durban, Australia, Issa Dye, Jeff Phillips, Molly Meldrum, National Film Sound Archive, NFSA, pop

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Molly Meldrum Honored With Hometown Statue

by Paul Cashmere

Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum’s legacy has been permanently acknowledged following the dedication of his statue in Wangaratta Street Park in Richmond.

Tagged as: Australia, Ian Meldrum, Molly Meldrum, music industry, statue

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Madonna Gets Fever After Molly ‘Love Fest’

by Paul Cashmere

Madonna replaced her Molly Meldrum “love fest” with ‘Fever’ at her second Melbourne show last night.

Tagged as: Ian Meldrum, Madonna, Madonna Gets Fever After Molly 'Love Fest', Molly, Molly Meldrum, music news

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Channel V Shuts Up Shop

by Paul Cashmere

After almost 21 years Channel V is switching off.

Tagged as: Andrew G, Channel V, Deni Hines, Jabba, James Mathison, Jane Gazzo, Maynard, Molly Meldrum, Nick Bennett, Yumi Stynes

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ARIA Albums: Molly Is No 1

by Gavin Ryan

After the screening last Sunday night of the first of two parts for the TV mini-series “Molly”, the 3CD soundtrack set for the show leaps up eight places to land at No.1 on the ARIA Albums Chart this week.

Tagged as: albums, ARIA, ARIA Albums: Molly Is No 1, Australian charts, Ian Meldrum, Molly, Molly Meldrum

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Molly Generates Over 2 Million Viewers

by Paul Cashmere

The ‘Molly’ miniseries is a hit with Australian television viewers despite its multiple historical inaccuracies.

Tagged as: Ian Meldrum, Molly, Molly Generates Over 2 Million Viewers, Molly Meldrum, music news

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Molly Meldrum, Countdown Spectacular - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Molly Meldrum Book To Finally Be Published In November

by Paul Cashmere

Molly Meldrum’s long-time coming biography will finally be released this November.

Tagged as: Allen & Unwin, Australia, biography, book, Jeff Jenkins, Molly Meldrum, music news, The Never Um… Ever Ending Story

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Happy 70th Birthday Ian Molly Meldrum

by Paul Cashmere

Australian music icon Ian Molly Meldrum is 70-years old today.

Tagged as: Ian Molly Meldrum, Molly Meldrum

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Molly Meldrum Speaks Out For The First Time Since His Fall

by Andrew Tijs

Molly Meldrum has written a letter about the circumstances around his crippling December fall, and the avalanche of support he received .

Tagged as: coma, December, Elton John, fall, hospitalisation, interview, Jennifer Keyte, Julia Gillard, letter, Molly Meldrum, support, television, Today Tonight

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Molly Meldrum Heads Home To Richmond

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Molly Meldrum was returned to his Richmond home after two months in hospital after his fall before Christmas.

Tagged as: Epworth, Ian Meldrum, Molly Meldrum, The Alfred

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Ian Molly Meldrum Moved To The Epworth

by Paul Cashmere

After 5 weeks Ian Molly Meldrum has been transferred from The Alfred Hospital to The Epworth to begin rehabilitation for the injuries he suffered from his fall from a ladder on December 15.

Tagged as: Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Molly Meldrum, Yael Cohn

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Ian Molly Meldrum Suffering Post-Traumatic Amnesia

by Paul Cashmere

Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum has been diagnosed with post-traumatic amnesia following his fall exactly one-month ago today.

Tagged as: hospital, Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Melbourne, Molly Meldrum, The Alfred, Yael Cohn

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Ian Molly Meldrum Is Talking And Improving Every Day

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Molly Meldrum is talking and is expected to eventually make a full recovery following his horrendous fall from a ladder in December.

Tagged as: hospital, Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Melbourne, Molly Meldrum, The Alfred, Yael Cohn

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Ian Molly Meldrum Vertebra Operation A Success

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Molly Meldrum has made a further step to recovery after doctors operated on his vertebra.

Tagged as: Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Molly Meldrum, Yael Cohn

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Ian Molly Meldrum Improving But It Will Take Time

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Molly Meldrum is gradually improving day by day but it will be a long time before he is back on his feet.

Tagged as: Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Molly Meldrum, Yael Cohn

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Ian Molly Meldrum Taken Off Life Support

by Paul Cashmere

11 days after his horrific ladder accident Ian Molly Meldrum has been taken off life support and is now breathing for himself.

Tagged as: critical, Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Molly Meldrum

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Molly Meldrum Wakes For Christmas

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Molly Meldrum awoke for Christmas today.

Tagged as: Australia, coma, critical, Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Molly Meldrum

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Happy Christmas Molly

by Paul Cashmere

Happy Christmas Molly. Australian’s across the country will be thinking of you on this Christmas Day.

Tagged as: coma, critical, Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Molly Meldrum

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Ian Molly Meldrum Surgery A Success

by Paul Cashmere

Doctors who operated on Ian Molly Meldrum today at The Alfred Hospital report the operation was a complete success.

Tagged as: Anna Blight, coma, critical, Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, INXS, Julia Gillard, Madonna, Molly Meldrum, Pink, Ricky Martin

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Ian Molly Meldrum To Have Surgery Today

by Paul Cashmere

Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum will undergo surgery today (December 22, 2012) to repair his broken collarbone and ribs following the fall one week ago at his Richmond home.

Tagged as: Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Molly Meldrum, surgery

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UPDATE: Statement From Yael Cohn Regarding Ian Molly Meldrum

by Paul Cashmere

Yael Cohn, close friend of Ian Molly Meldrum has issued the following statement to update everyone on Molly’s condition this morning (December 21).

Tagged as: coma, critical, Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Molly Meldrum, The Alfred, Yael Cohn

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Ian Molly Meldrum Upgraded To Serious By Stable

by Paul Cashmere

The condition of Ian Molly Meldrum is continuing to improve and has been upgraded this morning from ‘critical’ to ‘serious but stable’.

Tagged as: Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Madonna, Molly Meldrum

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Molly Meldrum Text Messages To Be Displayed At Federation Square

by Paul Cashmere

Tomorrow morning (December 21) you are invited to text your message of support to Ian Molly Meldrum and the messages will be displayed on the big screen at Federation Square.

Tagged as: Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, INXS, Madonna, Molly Meldrum, Pink, Ricky Martin

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Ian Molly Meldrum Opens His Eyes

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Molly Meldrum has opened his eyes for the first time since falling off a ladder at his Melbourne home last Thursday.

Tagged as: fall, Ian Meldrum, Molly Meldrum, The Alfred

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Molly Meldrum Gets More Good News

by Paul Cashmere

Molly’s family and friends had more good news about Ian Molly Meldrum today with Noise11.com being told, “he is still critical but everyone is cautiously optimistic”.

Tagged as: coma, critical, Ian Meldrum, Ian Molly Meldrum, Molly Meldrum

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