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Midnight Oil performing live during the era of their 1996 album Breathe

Midnight Oil Album Breathe Marks 30 Years Since Its Raw Departure

by Paul Cashmere

Thirty years on, we revisit Midnight Oil and the stripping back of their signature sound on the atmospheric 1996 record Breathe.

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Shonen Knife

Shonen Knife’s Naoko Yamano Recalls Teaching Kurt Cobain ‘Twist Barbie’

by Paul Cashmere

Shonen Knife’s Naoko Yamano recalls the band’s 1991 tour with Nirvana, teaching Kurt Cobain the guitar chords to “Twist Barbie” and the lasting connection between the Japanese punk trio and the Seattle band.

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Eric Hutchinson discusses Watching You Watch Him, Roger Federer and his return to Australia

Eric Hutchinson Reveals The Roger Federer Story Behind Watching You Watch Him

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Hutchinson explains how his wife’s obsession with Roger Federer inspired Watching You Watch Him, recalls performing at Rod Laver Arena and previews his November 2026 Australian tour.

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Mark Holden recording Tom Traubert's Blues as a tribute to Matilda Bee Britvan

Mark Holden Reworks Tom Waits Classic For Matilda Bee Britvan Tribute

by Paul Cashmere

Mark Holden has reworked Tom Waits’ Tom Traubert’s Blues with subtle lyric changes as a tribute to Matilda Bee Britvan, the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.

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Joan & The Giants performing with frontwoman Gracie Newton-Wordsworth

Joan & The Giants Release New Single ‘Looking For A Reason’

by Paul Cashmere

Joan & The Giants have released ‘Looking For A Reason’, with Gracie Newton-Wordsworth discussing the band’s songwriting, personal experiences, evolution and future in a new Noise11 interview.

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Guns N Roses perform at the MCG in Melbourne on Tuesday 14 February 2017. Guns N Roses are touring Australia on their Not In This Lifetime tour. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Slash Honoured With New Snake Species Named Lielaphis Slashi

by Paul Cashmere

Scientists at the Field Museum have named a newly discovered non-venomous snake species from New Guinea Lielaphis slashi in honour of Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash.

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Gary Óg performing live on acoustic guitar

Gary Óg Announces Five-Date Australian Tour For October 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Gary Óg will return to Australia in October 2026 for five performances across Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Perth.

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Dave Hill

A Perfect Circle Add Dave Hill To Australia And New Zealand Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Dave Hill has joined A Perfect Circle and Puscifer for their December 2026 Australia and New Zealand tour, marking A Perfect Circle’s first Australian shows since 2013.

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Suzi Quatro performing live during her 42nd Australian tour

Suzi Quatro Interview: 42nd Australian Tour, Freedom & More

by Noise11.com

Suzi Quatro talks to Paul Cashmere about her 42nd Australian tour, Freedom, working with son Richard Tuckey, Alice Cooper, The Pleasure Seekers and the five-minute bass solo that remains a centrepiece of her live show.

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The High Kings performing live during their Australian tour campaign

The High Kings Announce Dave Lofts As Australian Tour Support

by Paul Cashmere

The High Kings have announced Irish singer-songwriter Dave Lofts as national support for their 13-date Australian tour in October 2026.

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Rick Price supplied

Rick Price Announces National Call On Me Tour Following New Single Release

by Paul Cashmere

Rick Price has announced a national Australian tour celebrating his new single Call On Me from the Hometown album, with dates beginning in September.

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Vicki Wickham Noise11 interview

Vicki Wickham Remembered As Visionary Behind Ready Steady Go! And Dusty Springfield’s Enduring Legacy

by Paul Cashmere

Vicki Wickham, the pioneering producer behind Ready Steady Go! and the longtime manager and confidante of Dusty Springfield, has died. Noise11 reflects on her remarkable contribution to British music, television and artist management.

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Things of Stone and Wood

Things of Stone and Wood Release ‘Fade Away’ As Second 2026 Album Looms

by Paul Cashmere

Things of Stone and Wood have released “Fade Away”, the latest single from Rae Street, while confirming more Australian shows and revealing that a second album will follow later in 2026.

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Glenn A Baker

Glenn A. Baker Dies Aged 74, Leaving Enduring Legacy In Australian Music Journalism

by Paul Cashmere

Australian music journalist, broadcaster and author Glenn A. Baker has died aged 74. The news was confirmed by friend and collaborator Stuart Coupe, marking the loss of one of Australia’s most influential music historians.

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Chiodos photo by Alicia Hauff

Chiodos Bring 20th Anniversary Tour Of All’s Well That Ends Well To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Chiodos will return to Australia for the first time since 2015 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of All’s Well That Ends Well, performing the landmark debut album in full across five national dates.

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The Beatles during the Rubber Soul era in 1965.

The Beatles Tease Rubber Soul Box Set With Cryptic Countdown

by Paul Cashmere

The Beatles have fuelled speculation that Rubber Soul will be the next album to receive the Super Deluxe Edition treatment after posting a cryptic countdown and teaser message on their official website.

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Deep Purple photo from earMusic

Deep Purple Still Finding New Ways to Write Songs More Than 55 Years On

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Glover reveals how Deep Purple still writes songs with Ian Gillan, explaining the band’s unique creative process and why they continue recording new music in 2026.

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Kim Wilde, Melbourne, Ros O'Gorman, Image, Photo

Kim Wilde Is Still Chasing The Perfect Pop Song As Australian Tour Nears

by Paul Cashmere

Kim Wilde says the search for the perfect three minute pop song continues to inspire her as she writes another new album and prepares for her Australian tour.

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Craig Bloxom of VSpy VSpy

V.Spy V.Spy’s Harry’s Reasons And A.O. Mod. TV. Vers. Return On Vinyl And CD As July 31 Deadline Nears

by Paul Cashmere

V.Spy V.Spy’s landmark albums Harry’s Reasons and A.O. Mod. TV. Vers. are being reissued through Songland Records. Fans have until July 31 to pre-order before manufacturing begins.

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The Band Squeeze in 2025 photographed by Dean Chalkley

Squeeze Announce 2027 Australian Tried, Tested and Trixies Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Squeeze will return to Australia in April 2027 for a five date national tour celebrating more than 50 years of music and featuring songs from their latest album Trixies.

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Loudon Wainwright III

Loudon Wainwright III To Return To Australia And New Zealand After Nearly 20 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Loudon Wainwright III will perform seven concerts across Australia and New Zealand in February 2027, marking his first tour of the region in almost two decades.

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Casey Barnes media supplied

Casey Barnes Releases ‘She Does’ Ahead Of New Album And National Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Casey Barnes has released ‘She Does’, the final single before his ninth studio album Made For This, which will be released on 7 August ahead of his biggest Australian headline tour to date.

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Cast of A Beautiful Noise The Neil Diamond Musical photo by Winston Robinson

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical Explores The Man Behind The Songs Ahead Of Australian Premiere

by Paul Cashmere

The creative team behind A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical explains how Neil Diamond’s greatest songs have been woven into a stage production centred on the artist’s life ahead of the Australian premiere.

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Rose Tattoo play Palms Crown Casino on Friday 27 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Rose Tattoo Announce Final Year Of Touring

by Paul Cashmere

Rose Tattoo will take to the road for the final time in 2026, ending a touring career spanning more than five decades. Angry Anderson says the farewell shows will celebrate the band’s history, with Rob Riley returning for selected performances.

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The Hellacopters

The Hellacopters And Gluecifer Announce Joint Australian Tour For 2027

by Paul Cashmere

The Hellacopters will return to Australia in March 2027 joined by Norway’s Gluecifer, who will perform their first Australian shows on the Respect The Rock tour.

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Rolling Stones Foreign Tongues 2026

Rolling Stones’ Amy Winehouse Considered a Foreign Tongues Highlight

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones have recorded Amy Winehouse’s You Know I’m No Good for Foreign Tongues, highlighting the connection between two generations of British music legends.

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The Dreggs

The Dreggs Announce ‘Heading Home’ Australian Tour After Nashville Writing Sessions

by Paul Cashmere

The Dreggs return from a month of songwriting in Nashville to launch their first Australian headline tour in more than a year, bringing new songs and fan favourites to six cities this October.

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Wolf Alice

Wolf Alice Announce Special Guests For The Clearing Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Wolf Alice have announced the Australian artists joining their December headline tour for The Clearing, with Folk Bitch Trio, Swapmeet, Selve and Little Guilt appearing across national dates.

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Kylie Minogue photo by Ros O'Gorman

Anthony Albanese’s Kylie Minogue Podcast Comments Spark Debate Over Judgment And Media Reaction

by Paul Cashmere

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised for comments made during a comedy podcast, prompting debate over political judgment, media scrutiny and whether the backlash has overshadowed the original remarks.

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Montaigne Announces Glorious Heights 10th Anniversary Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Montaigne will perform their ARIA Award winning debut album Glorious Heights in full on a national Australian tour celebrating the record’s 10th anniversary.

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