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David Bowie Handwritten ‘Starman’ Lyrics Sold To MONA Tasmania

by Paul Cashmere

David Walsh has purchased David Bowie’s handwritten lyrics for ‘Starman’ for the MONA Museum in Hobart, Tasmania.

Tagged as: 70s, David Bowie, David Walsh, MONA, rock, Starman, UK

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Announcement: Mona Declares 2021 Annus Finis

by Announcement

Mona, in partnership with Music Tasmania—will host its first New Year’s Eve party, Annus Finis, featuring an all-Tasmanian music line-up.

Tagged as: Australia, MONA, music festival, music industry, Tasmania

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Tasmanian Musician Dean Stevenson To Create And Perform Musical Work Daily At Mona

by Noise11.com

Tasmanian musician Dean Stevenson has been commissioned by Mona to create a musical work daily and perform it at 4pm each day.

Tagged as: 4PM, Australia, classical, Dean Stevenson, MONA, Tasmania

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Statement from David Walsh and Mark Wilsdom About Mona Closure

by Announcement

Mona will temporarily close from Wednesday 18 March, for the foreseeable future.

Tagged as: David Walsh, Hobart, Mark Wilsdon, MONA, music industry, Tasmania

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Bon Iver To Headline Dark Mofo 2020

by Tim Cashmere

Indie-folk legends Bon Iver are set to headline Dark Mofo 2020, with a full national tour around the festival appearance.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Bon Iver, Dark Mofo, folk, indie, Kanye West, MONA, Mona Foma, rock, Tasmania, tour

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Dark Mofo Reveals Laurie Anderson, St Vincent and Archie Roach For 2018 Winter Festival

by Noise11.com

Tiddas will join Archie Roach, St Vincent and Laurie Anderson will perform and Laurie’s late husband Lou Reed will be honored at Mona’s Dark Mofo 2018.

Tagged as: Archie Roach, Australia, Dark Mofo, Laurie Anderson, MONA, music festival, St. Vincent, Tasmania, Tiddas

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Hoodoo Gurus To Play Bushfire Appeal Then Dig It Up Again

by Paul Cashmere

The Hoodoo Gurus are heading to Tasmania today to play for the Mona Bushfire Appeal and then another Dig It Up tour will get underway.

Tagged as: Bushfire Appeal, Dave Faulkner, Dig Iy Up, Hoodoo Gurus, MONA

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Mona Bushfire Fundraiser To Feature Hoodoo Gurus, Evan Dando, The Break

by Paul Cashmere

Mona in Hobart has announced the Mona Bushfire Fundraiser for next Monday with The Hoodoo Gurus, The Break and Evan Dando part of the bill.

Tagged as: Brian Ritchie, Bushfire Appeal, Evan Dando, Hoodoo Gurus, MONA, Red Cross, The Break

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PJ Harvey And Dresden Dolls Lead MONA FOMA 2012

by Andrew Tijs

PJ Harvey, Dresden Dolls and tUnE-yArDs will join revolutionary global acts at Tasmania’s MONA FOMA arts and music festival.

Tagged as: Amiina, arts, BalletLab, Dresden Dolls, experimental, festival, FOMA, Gabriella Smart, Hanggai, Hobart, IHOS, MOFO, MONA, Pierre Henry, PJ Harvey, Robin Fox, Ryoji Ikeda, Tasmania, The Dad Horse Experience, tUnE-yArDs

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PJ Harvey Announces Australian Tour

by Tim Cashmere

Harvey’s tour will take in shows at the MONA FOMA Festival in Hobart, Tasmania, two shows at the Sydney Festival as well as headline shows in Melbourne and Perth.

Tagged as: Australia, MONA, PJ Harvey, Sydney Festival, tour

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Chris Cheney is Singing Cliff Richard’s Wired For Sound And Its Pretty Bloody Good

The Living End’s Chris Cheney has uploaded an acoustic version of Cliff Richard’s 1981 pop classic ‘Wired For Sound’ and he makes it sound pretty good.

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Andrew Farriss of INXS photo by Ros O'Gorman

Andrew Farriss To Showcase At SXSW In 2023

INXS co-founder Andrew Farriss will showcase for the SXSW music festival in 2023.

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The Superjesus To Release New Music In January

The Superjesus have a new song ‘Money (We’re Only In It For Love) coming in January and their first album in 20 years will be released in 2023.

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Australian Record Industry Pioneer John McDonald Dies At Age 88

John McDonald, one of Australia’s great music industry pioneers, has died at age 88.

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Dale Ryder of Boom Crash Opera photo by Ros O'Gorman

Boom Crash Opera Set Dates for 2023

Dale Ryder is back in action for an all-new Boom Crash Opera tour in 2023.

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Ella Hooper To Kick Off Small Town Temple Tour in January

Ella Hooper will tour Small Town Temple from late January and all across February 2023.

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ARIA Album Chart: Jimmy Barnes ‘Blue Christmas’ Is Australia’s No 1 Album

Jimmy Barnes sees his first seasonal and 20th studio album "Blue Christmas" become his 15th solo No.1 Album, the most #1's EVER by an artist in Australian Chart History.

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