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Rob Zombie photo by Ros O'Gorman

Rob Zombie Unleashes ‘Sir Lord Acid Wolfman’ Video For Halloween

by Paul Cashmere

Rob Zombie has released a Halloween video for Sir Lord Acid Wolfman, one of the standout tracks from his latest album The Great Satan.

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Gillian Welch and David Rawlings performing together on stage during their 2027 Australia and New Zealand tour announcement.

Gillian Welch And David Rawlings Turn Famous 1997 Bootleg Into Official Live Album

by Paul Cashmere

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings officially release their long-circulating 1997 Hickory concert recording as Boots No. 3: The Hickory Show, with 23 tracks and Australian and New Zealand dates confirmed for February 2027.

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Neil Young 2009 photo by Ros OGorman

Neil Young Sues Trump Committee For $10 Million Over ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young is seeking $10 million from Trump 47 Committee Inc. over the alleged unauthorised use of ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’ at a Youngstown rally, renewing a dispute dating back to a 2020 settlement.

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CHVRCHES members Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty in a portrait by Jody Evans.

CHVRCHES Explore Complicated Family Ties On New Single ‘Overthinker’

by Paul Cashmere

CHVRCHES have released ‘Overthinker’, a personal ballad exploring complicated family relationships. The second single from All The King’s Men precedes the band’s first studio album since Screen Violence in 2021, due 22 January 2027.

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Dead Man's Bones, the musical project of Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields, return with the single Lost In The Night.

Dead Man’s Bones Return With First New Music in 17 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields reunite Dead Man’s Bones for “Lost In The Night”, their first new music in 17 years. The single introduces a more electronic, post-punk-influenced sound and features a video starring Noah Jupe and Rain Spencer.

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Donnie Iris performing live with Donnie Iris and the Cruisers.

Donnie Iris, Singer Of ‘Ah! Leah!’ And Co-Writer Of ‘The Rapper’, Dies At 83

by Paul Cashmere

Donnie Iris, the Pittsburgh rock singer behind ‘Ah! Leah!’ and co-writer of the Jaggerz’ ‘The Rapper’, has died aged 83. Drummer Joe Vitale Jr has paid tribute following Iris’s retirement from performing.

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U2 Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. announce Carnaval De Luz

U2 Announce 2027 World Tour And New Album Carnaval De Luz

by Paul Cashmere

Five decades after Larry Mullen Jr. began searching for musicians at school in Dublin, U2 are celebrating with a new album, a fresh single and a return to stadiums. The next chapter begins with Carnaval De Luz in November.

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Russell Hitchcock Air Supply Melbourne Town Hall 13 September 2025

Air Supply Receives Hollywood Walk of Fame Star After 51 Years of Musical Harmony

by Paul Cashmere

Air Supply has been awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, honouring their remarkable 51-year career and musical legacy.

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Powderfinger member Bernard Fanning at Big Day Out 2005 by Ros O'Gorman

Powderfinger Break Their Silence With A Cryptic Video Pointing Back To 2010

by Paul Cashmere

Powderfinger have joined the cryptic comeback campaign, using a coded video and the date of their final show to hint that something is changing.

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Hugh Cornwell supplied Troubadour Presents

Hugh Cornwell Cancels Australian Tour After December Reschedule

by Paul Cashmere

Hugh Cornwell has cancelled his Australian tour after the shows were moved to December. Fans will receive automatic full refunds for their tickets.

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Jakob Dylan performing with The Wallflowers during the Bringing Down The Horse 30th Anniversary Tour

The Wallflowers Bring Jakob Dylan’s Tom Petty Connection To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Jakob Dylan’s connection to Tom Petty gives The Wallflowers’ first Australian tour an added dimension as they perform Long After Dark in full alongside Bringing Down The Horse.

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Chris Isaak performing during the Baja Sessions era

Chris Isaak’s Baja Sessions Turns 30 With A Fresh Look At His Own Past

by Paul Cashmere

Thirty years on, Chris Isaak’s Baja Sessions reveals itself as more than a laid-back collection of covers, with the singer revisiting songs from three earlier albums in radically different arrangements.

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Kid Rock performs at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on 7 December 2013. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Kid Rock Faces Questions Over “The Gambler” Similarities On New Christian Song

by Paul Cashmere

Kid Rock’s new Christian song “James 1:17” has drawn comparisons with Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler”. But the copyright story begins with songwriter Don Schlitz.

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Palaye Royale brothers Remington Leith, Sebastian Danzig and Emerson Barrett

Palaye Royale Turn Loss Into A New Beginning With Amsterdamage

by Paul Cashmere

Palaye Royale will release Amsterdamage in January 2027. The first single, “Lost In Translation”, introduces an album shaped by loss, nostalgia and the brothers’ creative reconnection.

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Michael McDonald performing onstage at CMA Fest 2026

Michael McDonald Reunites With Son He Placed For Adoption Nearly 60 Years Ago

by Paul Cashmere

A 23andMe DNA match has reunited Michael McDonald with Michael Goessling, the son he placed for adoption when both his parents were just 14.

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Elvis Costello My Aim is True 49th anniversary

Elvis Costello Bypasses 50th Anniversary Tradition For Massive 49th Anniversary Edition Of My Aim Is True

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Costello has bypassed traditional milestone releases to unbox a 101-track 49th anniversary edition of his debut album My Aim Is True, featuring 52 unreleased tracks.

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Rod Stewart in Melbourne photo by Ros O'Gorman

Rod Stewart Announces Final Tour, But Says He Is Not Retiring

by Paul Cashmere

Rod Stewart has announced The Final Encore for 2027, his final rock and roll tour after more than six decades on the road. But he says he is not retiring.

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Olivia Rodrigo photo Universal Music

Olivia Rodrigo Opens Unraveled Tour With Deep Cuts And A Surprise Birthday Song

by Paul Cashmere

Olivia Rodrigo opened The Unraveled Tour in Hartford with a seasonal production, a 25-song setlist, a surprise birthday song and several notable omissions.

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Stevie Wonder performing Songs In The Key Of Life during his 50th anniversary tour

Stevie Wonder Turns Songs In The Key Of Life 50th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

Stevie Wonder will perform Songs In The Key Of Life in full for 18 concerts marking 50 years since the landmark album was released.

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U2 Bono The Edge Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. announce Carnaval De Luz

U2 Reveal Dolly Parton’s Final Recorded Vocal On New Album

by Paul Cashmere

U2 will release Carnaval De Luz on November 13, their first studio album in nine years, with new single ‘Silencio’ and a Dolly Parton duet.

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Joan As Police Woman performing with Iggy Pop's “Save Me” Real Life Evolution project

Joan As Police Woman Reveals How Iggy Pop Recorded Save Me In A New Zealand Hotel Room

by Paul Cashmere

Joan As Police Woman has revealed the unusual story behind Iggy Pop’s contribution to “Save Me”, recorded in a New Zealand hotel room for her Real Life Evolution anniversary album.

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Bam Margera performing during An Evening With Bam Margera Australian tour

Bam Margera Brings Unseen CKY And Viva La Bam Footage To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Bam Margera will bring unseen footage from his CKY and Viva La Bam years to Australia in November, joined by filmmaker Joe Frantz.

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Aerosmith in Melbourne Australia 2013 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Steven Tyler Sexual Abuse Case Faces Another Delay As Judge Steps Down Before Trial

by Paul Cashmere

Steven Tyler’s civil case brought by Julia Misley faces another delay after the judge overseeing the lawsuit recused herself before the scheduled trial.

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Ed Sheeran performing at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia during his Loop Tour

Ed Sheeran Breaks Silence On Macklemore Fallout In Philadelphia

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran has given his most revealing account yet of the Macklemore controversy, telling 50,000 Philadelphia fans why he refused to cancel his Loop Tour.

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Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory performing on guitar

Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory Guitarist And Founding Member, Dies At 45

by Paul Cashmere

New Found Glory guitarist and founding member Chad Gilbert has died at 45, with his family and bandmates remembering his music, humour and dedication to his family.

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Charlie Puth announces 2026 Whatever’s Clever! Australia and New Zealand tour dates

Charlie Puth Cancels Australian And New Zealand Tour With No Reason Given

by Paul Cashmere

Charlie Puth has cancelled his entire November Australian and New Zealand tour, with six arena shows scrapped and tickets automatically refunded.

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John Farnham celebration concert performers at Rod Laver Arena for The Songs Of John Farnham: A Living Legend

John Farnham Health Update Issued Ahead Of Rod Laver Arena Celebration Concert

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham’s family has confirmed that his health has deteriorated in recent months, ahead of Sunday’s celebration concert at Rod Laver Arena.

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis perform in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 5 August 2016 as part of their This Unruly Mess I've Made World Tour. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Ed Sheeran Faces Escalating Backlash As Macklemore Fallout Hits Tour And Ticket Market

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran faces growing backlash over Macklemore’s removal from the Loop Tour as artists speak out and ticket resale activity increases.

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis perform in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 5 August 2016 as part of their This Unruly Mess I've Made World Tour. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Ed Sheeran Tour Loses All Supporting Acts After Macklemore Removal

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour has lost all four remaining supporting acts after Finneas, Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham and Beoga withdrew following Macklemore’s removal.

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Dolly Parton in concert photo by Ros O'Gorman

Stella Parton Calls For End To AI ‘Garbage’ After Dolly’s Death

by Paul Cashmere

Stella Parton has spoken out against AI-generated content and misinformation following the death of her sister Dolly Parton, asking the public to show compassion and respect.

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