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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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Phoenix, Thomas Mars - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Phoenix Team With Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig

by Paul Cashmere

Phoenix have debuted a new song ‘Tonight’ featuring Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig and with a new video shot in August in Tokyo and Paris.

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Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth

Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth Injured In Car Crash

by Paul Cashmere

Talking Heads husband and wife rhythm section Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth had a close call with disaster recently when a drunk driver crashed into their vehicle.

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Elvis Costello, ADOTG, Photo By Ros OGorman, Noise11, Photo

Elvis Costello Joins Elton John On The Radio

by Music-News.com

Elvis Costello joins Elton John’s Rocket Hour on Apple Music 1 this weekend to discuss his new album ‘The Boy Named If’. He tells Elton about recording the album remotely from his fellow band members, making a conscious effort not to become “complacent”, his tour plans for this year and more.

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XTC English Settlement

XTC ‘English Settlement’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

‘English Settlement’, the fifth XTC album, turns 50 this week.

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Elvis Costello, ADOTG, Photo By Ros OGorman, Noise11, Photo

Elvis Costello Made ‘A Boy Named If’ Like His Life Depended On It

by Paul Cashmere

Elvis Costello says his new album ‘A Boy Named If’ was made “like my life depended on it”.

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Devo New Traditionalists

Devo’s ‘New Traditionalists’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

‘New Traditionalists’ the fourth Devo album is 40 years old.

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Sting photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sting Says The Police Reunion Was A Mistake

by Music-News.com

Sting regrets The Police’s reunion. Sting reunited with bandmates Andy Summers and Stuart Copeland in 2007 – 19 years after they split – and then embarked on a global tour in 2008.

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Blondie Against All Odds

Blondie The Comic Book Is On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

Blondie’s first comic book ‘Blondie: Against The Odds’ is coming soon.

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The Posies

Matt Harris, Bass Player For The Posies, Has Died

by Paul Cashmere

Matt Harris, bass player for The Posies and before that Oranger, has passed away. A cause of death has not been announced.

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Graham Parker photo by Ros O'Gorman, music news, noise11.com

Graham Parker On Punk, New Wave, New Romantics and Paul Young

by Paul Cashmere

Graham Parker likes touring the USA because his lower profile means he doesn’t have to play the hits.

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Patti Smith performs Horses at Hamer Hall in Melbourne on Sunday 16 April 2017

Patti Smith Talks Songwriting

by Music-News.com

Patti Smith says she admires the people who can combine “poetic elements” with melodies that find the formula to mainstream pop success.

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Kevin Rowland of Dexys Midnight Runners performs at the Harvest Festival at Werribee Park on 11 November 2012. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Kevin Rowland Explains 1999 ‘My Beauty’ Cover

by Music-News.com

The Dexys Midnight Runners singer Kevin Rowland has opened up on his 1999 solo album and its artwork, which featured the musician in a ballgown and stockings.

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The Stranglers in Australia photo by Ros OGorman, music news, noise11.com

The Stranglers Aren’t Ready To Retire Just Yet

by Paul Cashmere

With reports out of the UK that The Stranglers are about to mount their last ever UK tour, co-founder Jean-Jacques Burnel tells Noise11.com that does not mean they are retiring.

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

Debbie Harry and Chris Stein Are Planning A Spoken Word Tour

by Music-News.com

Blondie’s Debbie Harry and Chris Stein are set to bring ‘Debbie Harry & Chris Stein In Conversation’ to the UK this April.

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Ric Ocasek

Ric Ocasek’s Final Message “Keep On Laughing It Is What It Is

by Paul Cashmere

Ric Ocasek’s sons have released their father’s final doodle with a message “Keep on laughing. It is what it is”.

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Ric Ocasek

Ric Ocasek Died from Heart Disease

by Music-News.com

The Cars singer Ric Ocasek died naturally of heart disease, according to the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office.

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