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Don McLean ‘American Pie’ Album Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

Don McLean’s iconic ‘American Pie’ album was released on 24 October 1971.

Tagged as: 70s, American Pie, Don McLean, folk, music industry, rock, USA

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The Band Expand ‘Cahoots’ For 50th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

‘Cahoots’, the 1971 fourth album for The Band, has been expanded to mark its 50th anniversary.

Tagged as: 70s, Americana, Bob Dylan, Cahoots, Canada, rock, The Band, USA

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Ed Sheeran Tests + For Covid

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran has tested + for Covid-19 one week after performing at the Earthshot Prize Awards before the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Covid, Ed Sheeran, equals, pop, rock, UK

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Coldplay Has Fastest Selling Album Of 2021 In UK

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Coldplay shoot straight to Number 1 on this week’s Official UK Albums Chart with Music of the Spheres and claim the fastest-selling album of 2021 so far.

Tagged as: 00s, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Music of the Spheres, rock, UK

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David Bowie ‘Toy’ Is A Ghost Album Says Tony Visconti

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Tony Visconti has described David Bowie’s ‘Toy’ as a “ghost album”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Bowie, rock, Tony Visconti, Toy, UK

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Dave Clarke Five’s US Debut ‘Glad All Over’ Is Back Again

by Paul Cashmere

A piece of British Invasion history is about to be reissued with Dave Clark Five’s American debut ‘Glad All Over’ being allocated a limited-edition white vinyl release.

Tagged as: 60s, Dave Clark Five, Glad All Over, pop, rock, UK

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The Rolling Stones Complete 1982 Wembley Concert Available for the First Time

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones complete Wembley, London concert from 25 and 26 June 1982 has become available for the very first time as part of the new ‘Tattoo You’ box set.

Tagged as: 80s, rock, Rolling Stones, Still Life, Tattoo You, UK

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Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Opens Up About Working With Bob Dylan

by Paul Cashmere

Benmont Tench, a co-founding member of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, first met Bob Dylan in 1981 when he was invited to play keyboards on Dylan’s ‘Shot of Love’ album.

Tagged as: 80s, Benmont Tench, Bob Dylan, rock, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, USA

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The Darkness Have A New Song About An Alien Encounter

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The Darkness have released the new single, ‘It’s Love, Jim’, about an “intimate” encounter with an “extra-terrestrial goddess of otherworldly beauty.”

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, blues, rock, The Darkness, USA

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Rod Stewart To Play His 11th Year of Vegas

by Paul Cashmere

Rod Stewart will take up his 11th residency in Las Vegas in 2022.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, One More Time, rock, Rod Stewart, The Tears of Hercules, UK

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INXS Underneath The Colours Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

INXS’ second album ‘Underneath The Colours’ was released 40 years ago this week.

Tagged as: 80s, Andrew Farriss, Australia, INXS, Michael Hutchence, Richard Clapton, rock, Underneath The Colours

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Slash Debuts ‘The River Is Rising’

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Slash is releasing new single ‘The River Is Rising’ this week.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, guitar, Guns n Roses, metal, rock, Slash, The River Is Rising, USA

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Rob Zombie Confirms Main Cast Of His 2021 The Munsters Movie

by Paul Cashmere

Rob Zombie is directing the new ‘The Munsters’ movie and has confirmed the three main characters.

Tagged as: horror, movies, Rob Zombie, rock, The Munsters, USA

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Motley Crue’s Vince Neil Back Home After Fall

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Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil is “back home and resting” after breaking his ribs during a concert fall on Friday.

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Motley Crue, rock, USA, Vince Neil

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Jack White’s first new solo music since his 2018 ‘Boarding House Reach’ album has popped up. White has debuted the new song ‘Taking Me Back’. A preview of the song was featured in a ‘Call of Duty: Vanguard’ trailer.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Billie Eilish, Jack White, rock, Third Man Records, USA, White Stripes

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Coldplay Heading for Ninth No 1 UK Album

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Coldplay are kicking off the bumper quarter four schedule in impressive fashion this week, with Music of the Spheres on course to enter the Official Albums Chart at Number 1.

Tagged as: 00s, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Glastonbury, James Bond, rock, UK

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Benmont Tench Explains Why Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Never Returned To Australia After the Dylan Tour of the 80s

by Paul Cashmere

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers only tour Australia twice, once in 1980 and then again in 1986 with Bob Dylan.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Benmont Tench, rock, Somewhere You Feel Free, The Making of Wildflowers, Tom Petty, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, USA

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Coldplay Rule Out Glastonbury

by Paul Cashmere

Coldplay have ruled themselves out of returning to Glastonbury in 2022.

Tagged as: 00s, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Glastonbury, James Bond, rock, UK

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Vika & Linda Bull Bump The Wait To 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Vika & Linda Bull fans will have to wait for The Wait. The tour has been bumped to June 2022 because of the current restrictions.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, contemporary, folk, Gospel, live music, rock, The Wait, Vika & Linda

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Elvis Presley Drummer Ronnie Tutt Dead at 83

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Elvis Presley’s drummer, Ronnie Tutt, has died aged 83.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Elvis Presley, pop, rock, Ronnie Tutt, USA

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The Beatles Are Now On Tik Tok

by Music-News.com

The Beatles are now on TikTok. Fans of The Beatles now have a choice of 36 songs from their back catalogue to pick from to soundtrack their clips on the video-sharing app.

Tagged as: 1970, 60s, George Harrison, Get Back, John Lennon, Let It Be, rock, The Beatles, Tik Tok, UK

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Hall & Oates ‘Live At The Troubadour’ To Be Released As Triple Live Vinyl

by Paul Cashmere

Hall & Oates ‘Live At The Troubadour’ is getting a vinyl release for the first time.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Hall & Oates, R&B, rock, USA

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Sweet Have An Old New Song Called ‘Everything 2021’

by Paul Cashmere

Andy Scott has resurrected an old song called ‘Everything’ by Sweet into a new song for Sweet now called ‘Everything 2021’.

Tagged as: 70s, Andy Scott, Everything 2021, glam, rock, Sweet, UK

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Mick Jagger Shoots a Pretty Funny Pisstake At Paul McCartney At Stones LA Gig

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Jagger paused at the Rolling Stones concert in Los Angeles on Thursday night for a funny jab at Paul McCartney’s comment about the Rolling Stones being a blues cover band.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Los Angeles, rock, Rolling Stones, UK, USA

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The Australian Cast of Jagged Little Pill Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The full cast of the Australian production of Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ has been announced. Tim Draxl, Emily Nkomo and Liam Head have been named for the main cast alongside Natalie Bassingthwaighte.

Tagged as: 90s, Alanis Morissette, Canada, Jagged, Jagged Little Pill, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, rock, USA

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Coldplay perform at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on Friday 9 December 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Coldplay Have Five Unreleased James Bond Themes

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Coldplay spent 20 years trying to write a decent Bond theme.

Tagged as: 00s, Chris Martin, Coldplay, James Bond, rock, UK

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Elton John Scores His First UK No 1 in 16 Years

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Elton John and Dua Lipa climb to Number 1 on this week’s Official Singles Chart with Cold Heart (Pnau Remix) after three consecutive weeks at Number 2.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Dua Lipa, Elton John, PNAU, rock, UK

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Third Korn Member Contracts Covid-19

by Music-News.com

Korn drummer Ray Luzier has tested positive for COVID-19.

Tagged as: 90s, industrial, Korn, metal, Ray Luzier, rock, USA

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Neil Young & Crazy Horse Deliver 10 New Songs For ‘Barn’

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young will deliver another new album with his Crazy Horse band. 10 songs have been recorded for the ‘Barn’ album.

Tagged as: 20s, Barn, Canada, Crazy Horse, Neil Young, rock, USA

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David Bowie Pop-Up Stores Are Popping Up In London and New York

by Paul Cashmere

London and New York will host pop-up stores to mark David Bowie’s 75th birthday.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bowie 75, David Bowie, London, New York, pop-up store, rock, UK

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Don McLean ‘American Pie’ Album Turns 50

Don McLean’s iconic ‘American Pie’ album was released on 24 October 1971.

21 hours ago

The Band Expand ‘Cahoots’ For 50th Anniversary

‘Cahoots’, the 1971 fourth album for The Band, has been expanded to mark its 50th anniversary.

23 hours ago

Russell Morris and Rick Springfield Jack Chrome and the Darkness Waltz

The Russell Morris and Rick Springfield Collaboration Tops Jazz and Blues Chart

The Morris Springfield Project ‘Jack Chrome and the Darkness Waltz’, the collaboration from Russell Morris and Rick Springfield, has debuted at no 1 on Australia’s Jazz and Blues Albums chart.

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David Bowie ‘Toy’ Is A Ghost Album Says Tony Visconti

Tony Visconti has described David Bowie's 'Toy' as a "ghost album".

1 day ago

Björn From ABBA Had To Google Himself To Find Out About The New ABBA Song Just A Notion

Björn from ABBA went Googling through Wikipedia to find out when he first recorded the new ABBA song ‘Just A Notion’.

4 days ago

Tom Jones, Forum theatre Melbourne 2014, photo Ros O'Gorman

Tom Jones Covers Bob Dylan ‘Not Dark Yet’

Tom Jones has released his version of ‘Bob Dylan’s ‘Not Dark Yet’ ahead of the expanded edition of his recent ‘Surrounded By Time’ album.

5 days ago

The Darkness Have A New Song About An Alien Encounter

The Darkness have released the new single, ‘It’s Love, Jim’, about an "intimate" encounter with an "extra-terrestrial goddess of otherworldly beauty."

5 days ago