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Pete Best, The Original Drummer For The Beatles, Retires At 83

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The Beatles’ original drummer Pete Best has officially retired from music.

Tagged as: 60s, Pete Best, pop, rock, The Beatles, UK

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Arcade Fire Announce Pink Elephant Album

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Arcade Fire will release their new album, ‘Pink Elephant’, on May 9.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Arcade Fire, Canada, indie, Pink Elephant, rock

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Stan Lynch Recalls Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Backing Bob Dylan In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

In 1986 Bob Dylan toured Australia with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers as his backing band.

Tagged as: 20s, Bob Dylan, rock, Speaker Wars, Stan Lynch, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, USA

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Bruce Springsteen Shares ‘Rain On the River’ Lyric Video

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Springsteen has shared a lyric video for ‘Rain On The River’, a track from the upcoming box set of unreleased Springsteen album ‘Tracks II’.

Tagged as: 80s, Bruce Springsteen, rock, The Lost Albums, Tracks II, USA

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Ariel ‘The Live Adventures of…’ Is Gil Matthews Latest Aztec Records Release

by Paul Cashmere

Gil Matthews’ Aztec Records label’s latest release features historic live recordings of the band Ariel.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Ariel, Australia, Harvey James, indie, Mike Rudd, rock, Sherbet, Spectrum, The Live Adventures of

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Australian Music Legend Brian Cadd Suffers Massive Stroke

by Paul Cashmere

One of Australia’s greatest singer songwriters and performers Brian Cadd have suffered a massive stroke at his Gold Coast home.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Axiom, Brian Cadd, pop, rock, The Group

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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.

Tagged as: 70s, Blondie, Clem Burke, new wave, punk, rock, USA

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The Preatures Set 10th Anniversary Dates for ‘Blue Planet Eyes’

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney band The Preatures have announced a 10th anniversary tour to mark the release of their debut album ‘Blue Planet Eyes’.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Blue Planet Eyes, indie, rock, The Preatures

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Madonna performs at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday 12 March 2016. This is the first show of the Australian leg of her world wide Rebel Heart Tour.

Madonna and Elton John “Bury The Hatchet”

by Paul Cashmere

Madonna and Elton John have ended their long and bitter feud. Madonna initiated the peace talks when she confronted Elton at Saturday Night Live on the weekend.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Elton John, Madonna, pop, rock, UK, USA

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John Lennon Reissue For 2025 Will Be 9 Disc Live Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

The estate of John Lennon is working on a live box set for later in 2025.

Tagged as: 1972, John Lennon, live, One To One, rock, The Beatles, UK, USA, Yoko Ono

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Final Recordings of Noiseworks’ ‘Stuart ‘Chet’ Fraser To Be Release On ‘Horizon’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Australian singer songwriter and producer Lee Bradshaw has signed a label and publishing deal with Pop Preservation Society for the self-titled ‘Horizon’ album bringing the final recordings of the late Noiseworks’ guitarist Stuart ‘Chet’ Fraser to the world.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Horizon, indie, Lee bradshaw, Noiseworks, Pop Preservation Society, rock, Stuart Fraser, Victor Stranges

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Billy Joel Documentary To Open At Tribeca Film Festival

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This year’s Tribeca Festival in June will open with the world premiere of HBO’s two-part documentary Billy Joel: So It Goes.

Tagged as: 70s, Billy Joel, rock, USA

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Ed Sheeran Added To Coachella

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Ed Sheeran has been added to the 2025 Coachella lineup.

Tagged as: 10s, Coachella, Ed Sheeran, pop, rock, UK

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Elton John Shares Update on his Eyes

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Elton John has spoken of his distress at losing his eyesight and how he can no longer watch his young sons playing sports.

Tagged as: 70s, Elton John, rock, UK

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Dog Trumpet Have A Video for ‘Live Forever’

by Paul Cashmere

Dog Trumpet have premiered the video for their first song of 2025, ‘Live Forever’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Dog Trumpet, indie, Mental As Anything, Peter O'Doherty, Reg Mombassa, rock

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Counting Crows Slip Out ‘Under The Aurora’

by Paul Cashmere

Counting Crows have previewed another track from ‘Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets!’. Check out ‘Under The Aurora’

Tagged as: 90s, Butter Miracle, Counting Crows, rock, Under The Aurora, USA

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Bruce Springsteen To Release Mega’Tracks II’ Box

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Springsteen will release an 11 LP / 7 CD rarities ‘Tracks II’ featuring what is called ‘Tracks II: The Lost Albums’.

Tagged as: 70s, Bruce Springsteen, rock, The Lost Albums, Tracks II, USA

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Jeff Martin, Shane Nicholson and Richie Lewis To Perform ‘Celebrating Neil Young From Harvest To Harvest Moon’

by Paul Cashmere

Jeff Martin of The Tea Party, Shane Nicholson and Tumbleweed’s Richie Lewis will present a tribute to Neil Young ‘Celebrating Neil Young: From Harvest To Harvest Moon’ in August and September.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Canada, Jeff Martin, Neil Young, Richie Lewis, rock, Shane Nicholson, The Tea Party, Tumbleweed

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Russell Morris Announces ‘The Farewell Tour’

by Paul Cashmere

After almost 60 years of touring, rock and blues legend Russell Morris has announced what he is calling ‘The Farewell Tour’ but “never” is such a finite word.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, blues, pop, rock, Russell Morris, The Farewell Tour

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The Hives To Return to Australia After 10 Years

by Paul Cashmere

The Hives are coming back to Australia for the first time in 10 years. The Swedish band last toured Australia in 2015 when they opened for AC/DC.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, indie, rock, Sweden, The Hives

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The Who Roger Daltrey. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Who Depart Ways With Zak Starkey

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Rock icons The Who have axed drummer Zak Starkey after 29 years.

Tagged as: 60s, rock, The Who, UK, Zak Starkey

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Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo To Receive Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award

by Paul Cashmere

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will receive the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award for 2025.

Tagged as: 80s, ASCAP, Harry Chapin, Humantiarian Award, music industry, Neil Geraldo, Pat Benatar, pop, rock, USA

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The Fray Sell Out Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Uptake for tickets to The Fray went faster than expected this week with sold-out shows for Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. Perth still has limited tickets.

Tagged as: 00s, rock, The Fray, USA

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Sir Sam Mendes Casts His Four Beatles For Binge Worthy Movies

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Sam Mendes has officially named his four Beatles for the four movies he is making about each of The Beatles.

Tagged as: 60s, Barry Keoghan, George Harrison, Harris Dickinson, John Lennon, Joseph Quinn, movie, Paul McCartney, Paul Mescal, pop, Ringo Starr, rock, Sam Mendes, The Beatles, UK

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David Gray Adds A Matinee Show For Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

David Gray is making it easy for his older Brisbane fans. They now have a matinee show to go to.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, David Gray, indie, rock, UK

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The Beatles Anthology Book Set For Republishing So What About the Albums and Doco?

by Paul Cashmere

The Beatles Anthology is expected to be the major project for the band for 2025 following the announcement that the book ‘The Beatles Anthology’ will be republished in October.

Tagged as: 60s, Anthology, pop, rock, The Beatles

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Kevin Cronin Is Mighty Pissed REO Speedwagon Are Doing A Show Without Him

by Paul Cashmere

REO Speedwagon have announced a one-off show in June without singer and founding member Kevin Cronin and Cronin is mighty pissed about it.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Kevin Cronin, REO Speedwagon, rock, USA

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The Who Play First Shows For 2025

by Paul Cashmere

The Who have played have played their first shows for 2025. The two shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London were for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Roger Daltrey is a patron of the charity.

Tagged as: 60s, rock, Teenage Cancer Trust, The Who, UK

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Bob Dylan Plays First Shows For 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has resumed live concerts for 2025 with the first show on 25 March 2025 in Tulsa.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, folk, rock, USA

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The Fray Add Extra Sydney and Melbourne Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Anticipation for The Fray certainly exceeded expectations with shows selling so fast that second shows have already been announced for Sydney and Melbourne.

Tagged as: 00s, rock, The Fray, USA

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