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Gerald V Casale of Devo

Gerald V. Casale Releases New Protest Song As Devo’s De-Evolution Warning Returns

by Paul Cashmere

Gerald V. Casale’s new single “Just Do It!” continues the political and satirical tradition that has defined Devo since its origins following the Kent State shootings and the birth of the band’s philosophy of de-evolution.

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Joe Jackson by Frank Veronsky

Joe Jackson Announces First Australian Tour In Nearly Two Decades

by Paul Cashmere

Joe Jackson will return to Australia and New Zealand in early 2027 for his first local tour in nearly two decades, performing classics including ‘Steppin’ Out’ and songs from his new album Hope And Fury.

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Simple Minds supplied DAL

Simple Minds And Gary Numan 2027 Australian Tour Tickets Officially On Sale

by Paul Cashmere

Simple Minds have officially opened ticket sales for their 2027 Australian and New Zealand V Tour. The arena run celebrates the band’s 50th anniversary and features special guest Gary Numan.

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Simple Minds supplied DAL

Simple Minds Announce Australian Arena Tour With Gary Numan For 2027

by Paul Cashmere

Simple Minds have announced a February 2027 Australian arena tour celebrating 50 years of music, with Gary Numan joining as special guest on all five dates.

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Hugh Cornwell supplied Troubadour Presents

Hugh Cornwell Reschedules Australian Tour To December 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Hugh Cornwell has moved his Australian tour to December 2026, with all existing tickets remaining valid and refunds available for affected fans.

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Midge Ure, photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11

Midge Ure Releases New Single The Man Who Stole Your Soul Ahead Of New Album A Man Of Two Worlds

by Paul Cashmere

Midge Ure has released The Man Who Stole Your Soul as the latest preview of his new album A Man Of Two Worlds, his first collection of original material in more than a decade.

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Howard Jones

Howard Jones Announces Things Can Only Get Better North American Tour With Wang Chung, The English Beat And Modern English

by Paul Cashmere

Howard Jones will headline the Things Can Only Get Better North American tour in 2026 with Wang Chung, The English Beat and Modern English performing full sets across the United States and Canada.

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Culture Club From Luxury To Heartache 40th anniversary album cover art featuring Boy George.

Culture Club From Luxury To Heartache Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

Culture Club released From Luxury To Heartache in April 1986. Forty years later, we look back at the Arif Mardin sessions and the final album before their long hiatus.

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John Watts of Fischer Z photo by flyingbruederchen

Fischer-Z Announce First Ever Australian Tour Celebrating 50 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Fischer-Z have announced their first ever Australian tour, celebrating 50 years of music with shows across the country in late 2026.

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Hugh Cornwell supplied Troubadour Presents

Hugh Cornwell Returns To Australia For June 2026 Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Hugh Cornwell, the original singer and songwriter of The Stranglers, brings his legendary catalogue back to Australia for a June 2026 national tour.

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Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo at the Palais Theatre Melbourne 6 December 2023 photo by Lucas Packett

Devo Announce 2026 Mutate, Don’t Stagnate Tour Ahead Of Coachella Return

by Paul Cashmere

Devo will return to the road in April 2026 for the Mutate, Don’t Stagnate Tour, kicking off ahead of Coachella and celebrating more than 50 years of de-evolution.

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Gilson Lavis performing on drums

Gilson Lavis, Squeeze Drummer And Acclaimed Portrait Artist, Dies At 74

by Paul Cashmere

Former Squeeze drummer and celebrated portrait artist Gilson Lavis has died aged 74. Lavis was the rhythmic force behind some of the most influential British pop songs of the late 1970s and 1980s.

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Debbie Harry of Blondie celebrates 26 years of No Exit with remastered deluxe edition.

Blondie Celebrate 26 Years Of ‘No Exit’ With Remastered Deluxe Edition And Coolio Collaboration

by Noise11.com

Blondie will release No Exit (Remastered & Expanded) on 31 October, celebrating the album’s 26th anniversary with rare remixes, unreleased tracks, and a Coolio collaboration.

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Haircut 100 announce new album Boxing The Compass for 2026

Haircut 100 Announce First Album In 43 Years ‘Boxing The Compass’ For 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Haircut 100 will release Boxing The Compass, their first album since Pelican West in 1982, on 20 March 2026. The announcement comes with the new single Dynamite and a major UK tour.

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Men Without Hats

Men Without Hats Reach On The Moon With Bold New Album, Grounded In Their Roots

by Paul Cashmere

Men Without Hats return with On The Moon, a new seven-track album out 14 November 2025. Ivan Doroschuk discusses its creative vision and the band’s lasting connection to their 1980s roots.

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Split Enz at Rod Laver Arena photo by Ros O'Gorman

Split Enz To Reunite After Years for 2026 Electric Avenue Festival in New Zealand

by Noise11.com

Split Enz are back. The legendary New Zealand band is set to reunite for the first time in two decades at the Electric Avenue Festival in Christchurch, marking a monumental moment for fans and music history alike.

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Saoirse Ronan in 2025 video for Talking Heads Psycho Killer

Talking Heads Premiere New ‘Psycho Killer’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Talking Heads have a brand new music video for ‘Psycho Killer’ to mark the 50th anniversary of the band’s first of 92 performances at New York’s iconic CBGB’s.

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Talking Heads on Jeopardy

Talking Heads Mark 50th Anniversary of First Show At CBGBs

by Paul Cashmere

June 5 marks the 50th anniversary of the time Talking Heads played their first show at New York’s legendary CBGBs.

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Talking Heads More Songs About Buildings and Food

Talking Heads Expands More Songs About Buildings And Food For The Band’s 50th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

Talking Heads are continuing to mark their 50th anniversary with an expanded edition of ‘More Songs About Buildings and Food’ on the way next.

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Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew To Play Remain In Light US Dates After Europe

by Paul Cashmere

Talking Heads co-founder Jerry Harrison and King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew will play USA dates for the ‘Remain In Light’ tour after completing their current USA and European tour.

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Blondie at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Thursday 6 April 2017. All photos by Ros O'Gorman

Blondie Drummer Clem Burke has Died at Age 70

by Paul Cashmere

Clem Burke, the drummer for Blondie and played on every Blondie album, has died from cancer. Clem had kept his cancer battle private.

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Singer Brian Canham Pseudo Echo performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Wednesday 13 December 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Pseudo Echo ‘Love An Adventure’ Will Introduce New Members New Parts of Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The Pseudo Echo tour will give new members Valentina Taylor (backing vocals) and Andrea Krakovska (guitar) their first national tour with the band.

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Kenny Hyslop of Simple Minds

Simple Minds Former Drummer Kenny Hyslop Dies At Age 73

by Paul Cashmere

Kenny Hyslop, drummer for Simple Minds in 1981 and 1982, has died from prostate cancer at the age of 73.

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Victor Stranges and The Futurists

Victor Stranges and The Futurists To Perform The Songs of Elvis Costello

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne musician Victor Stranges is putting The Futurists back on stage for ‘The Songs of Elvis Costello’ in Belgrave on 26 May.

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Blondie at Pandemonium Melbourne 20 April 2024 by Winston Robinson

Blondie’s First Show of 2024 Was In Melbourne, Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Blondie put on a good show at Pandemonium Rocks in Australia for their first show of 2024 but not a great show. The band was outstanding but Debbie Harry’s voice was just not there.

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Violent Femmes

Violent Femmes Debut To Be Given The Deluxe Edition Treatment

by Paul Cashmere

‘Violent Femmes’, the debut album by Violent Femmes, will be reissued in February as an expanded expanded deluxe edition.

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Genya Raven

Genya Ravan Two Classic 1970s Albums To Be Reissued

by Paul Cashmere

Genya Ravan’s two new wave classics ‘Urban Desire’ (1978) and ‘…And I Mean It’ (1978) are coming back on vinyl and CD.

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Ron Peno Died Pretty, EG Awards Prince Bandroom - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

RIP Ron S Peno of Died Pretty at Age 68

by Paul Cashmere

Ron Peno, lead singer of founder of Australia’s Died Pretty, has died after a four and a half year battle with cancer.

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Blondie, Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Thursday 6 April 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

BBC Producing When Blondie Came To Britain Documentary

by Paul Cashmere

The BBC is working on a new documentary about the first time Blondie came to the UK. ‘When Blondie Came To Britain’ is in the works now and guitarist and founding member Chris Stein mentioned it on his socials.

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Pretenders ADOTG at Rochford Winery on Saturday 18 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Chrissie Hynde Pisses All Over The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Chrissie Hynde has rejected her 2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction for The Pretenders.

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