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The Lemon Twigs Brian and Michael D’Addario promotional photo for Look For Your Mind! album

The Lemon Twigs Release New Single 2 Or 3 Ahead Of Look For Your Mind! Album

by Paul Cashmere

The Lemon Twigs have released the new single 2 Or 3 as the latest preview of their upcoming album Look For Your Mind!, arriving May 8 via Captured Tracks / Civilians.

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Redd Kross by Buzz Osbourne

Redd Kross And The Hard-Ons Announce Melbourne Venue Upgrade And Full Australian Tour Details

by Paul Cashmere

Redd Kross and The Hard-Ons have upgraded their Melbourne Saturday night show and revealed full support details and documentary screenings ahead of their March 2026 Australian tour.

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Redd Kross

Redd Kross And The Hard-Ons Unite For 2026 Australian Tour

by Noise11.com

Redd Kross and The Hard-Ons will reunite in March 2026 for a co-headline Australian tour celebrating more than four decades of punk and power-pop history.

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Peter Freebairn

Peter Freebairn Finds New Light With ‘Sweet Emotion’

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Freebairn launches Sweet Emotion, his uplifting new power-pop anthem, following his acclaimed debut Silhouettes & Cigarettes.

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Benny J Ward releases debut solo album Super! through Cheersquad Records & Tapes and Kool Kat Musik

Benny J Ward Steps Out With Debut Solo Album Super! A Garage-Pop Triumph Two Years in the Making

by Paul Cashmere

Perth’s Benny J Ward, best known for Rinehearts, releases his debut solo album Super! — a bright and melodic garage-pop gem through Cheersquad Records & Tapes and Kool Kat Musik.

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Ben Folds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Ben Folds And A Piano Australian Tour Dates Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Ben Folds will perform his ‘Ben Folds and a Piano’ tour for Australia in February and March 2026.

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Custard Suburban Curtains

Custard Open The Suburban Curtains A Little Wider With ‘Heart Attacks

by Paul Cashmere

Custard have premiered the third video from the ‘Suburban Curtains’ with ‘Heart Attacks’

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Peter Freebairn

Peter Freebairn To Release New Song ‘World You Choose On Friday 2 August 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Power Pop performer Peter Freebairn will release another new song ‘World You Choose’ from his ‘Silhouettes & Cigarettes’ this Friday (2 August).

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Peter Freebairn

Peter Freebairn On How Power Pop Carved His Early Influences

by Paul Cashmere

For the past two decades Australian singer songwriter Peter Freebairn was with various bands including The Wish and Radio Vertigo. The common thread with Peter’s various bands of the years has been Power Pop. On his first solo record ‘Silhouettes & Cigarettes’, Peter continues the Power Pop tradition.

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Eric Carmen Of The Raspberries Dies At 74

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Carmen, the frontman for power pop group The Raspberries, and later a stack of solo hits including ‘All By Myself’ and ‘Dirty Dancing’s ‘Hungry Eyes’, has died at the age of 74.

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Peter Freebairn

Here Is Some New Australian Power Pop From Peter Freebairn – I Got Lucky (I Got You)

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer songwriter Peter Freebairn is heading towards that long overdue solo debut album following the 2019 release of the self-titled EP.

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Action Skulls (John Cowslip, Vicki Petersen and Bill Mummy) photo from Action Skulls Facebook page

Bill Mumy (aka Will Robinson) Action Skulls Premiere ‘Find The Good’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Action Skulls, the supergroup featuring Bill Mumy (Will Robinson from Lost In Space), Vicki Peterson, guitarist for The Bangles and John Cowsill, singer and drummer for The Cowsills, have a new song ‘Find The Girl’.

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Jack Lee Anthology

‘Hanging On The Telephone’ Songwriter Jack Lee Dead at 71

by Paul Cashmere

Jack Lee, a member of The Nerves and best known for his song ‘Hanging On The Telephone’, covered by Blondie, has died at age 71.

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Tony Lewis of The Outfield

Tony Lewis of The Outfield Dies Aged 62

by Paul Cashmere

Tony Lewis, singer for The Outfield, has died at age 62.

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The Lemon Twigs photo by Karen Freedman

Brian D’Addario of The Lemon Twigs Talks Songs for the General Public with Karen Freedman

by Karen Freedman

Those poor Lemon Twigs. There they were, ready to bring out a new album, with a release date of 1st May and a bunch of shows booked across North America. And then, 2020 happened.

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Charles Jenkins photo by Ros O'Gorman

Icecream Hands Debut First New Music In 13 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Icecream Hands last album ‘The Good China’ was 13 years ago in 2007. A new album is coming and the new song ‘No Weapon But Love’ was dropped on us this week.

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Flamin Groovies

Roy Loney of Flamin’ Groovies Passes At Age 73

by Paul Cashmere

Roy Loney, the original frontman for San Francisco Power-Pop band Flamin’ Groovies, has died at the age of 73.

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Hard-Ons

The Hard-Ons Reveal New Album and National Tour Details

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney 80s punk band The Hard-Ons will back up the release of their 12th album with a national tour in November and December.

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Todd Rundgren Adds 2nd Melbourne Show

by Karen Freedman

The first Todd Rundgren Melbourne gig has sold out, and a second show has been added for Tuesday 30 October at the John Curtin Hotel.

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Todd Rundgren, Trak, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Todd Rundgren And Todd-A-Roo Coming To Australia

by Karen Freedman

Great news for fans of the uber-talented Todd Rundgren. In 2008, for a week on the glorious isle of Kauai, in Hawaii, about 300 fans from all over the world joined the Rundgrens at their incredible home to celebrate his 60th birthday. This became known as ToddStock; a week of camping, drinking, singing and celebrating.

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The Best Of Big Star Scheduled For Stax 60th

by Paul Cashmere

Big Star, arguably one of America’s great power pop bands, will have a new Best Of as part of the roll-out for the Stax 60th Anniversary.

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Big Star at SXSW

Big Star ‘Thank You Friends’ To Premiere At SXSW

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The SXSW Film Festival will premiere ‘Thank You, Friends: Big Star’s Third Live …And More’.

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Badfinger, Noise11, Photo

Badfinger’s Pete Ham To Be Honoured With Blue Plaque

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The late Pete Ham, who found success with Badfinger,  will be honoured in his hometown of Swansea, Wales with one of Britain’s Blue Plaques.

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Gin Blossoms

Gin Blossoms Announce Their First Australian Tour

by Andrew Tijs

College rock stayers Gin Blossoms tour Australia for the first time ever next February.

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JEFF The Brotherhood

JEFF The Brotherhood Book Big Day Out Sideshows

by Andrew Tijs

Fuzzy power pop heroes JEFF The Brotherhood put together a nice group of Big Day Out sideshows.

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The Patriots

The Patriots Win Red Bull Bedroom Jam Buzz Chart

by Andrew Tijs

Newcastle four-piece The Patriots have topped the final Buzz Chart in the Red Bull Bedroom Jam competition.

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Everclear

Everclear Announce Competition For Aussie Support Slots

by Andrew Tijs

Portland alt-rockers Everclear are asking for Australian bands to pitch themselves as supports.

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JEFF The Brotherhood

JEFF The Brotherhood Prep Hypnotic Nights

by Andrew Tijs

Nashville scuzz-rock duo JEFF The Brotherhood prepare their Dan Auerbach-produced new album.

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