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Mondo Rock Summer of 81 Live At The Pier

Mondo Rock Release First Ever Live Album

by Paul Cashmere

Mondo Rock’s first ever live album ‘Summer of ‘81 Live At The Pier’ is out today.

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Ross Wilson Mondo Rock, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Ross Wilson Named As Australian Ambassador For Record Store Day

by Announcement

The internationally celebrated Record Store Day will be back once again on Saturday the 18 April and are excited to announce Ross Wilson as an ambassador for 2020.

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Ross Wilson Mondo Rock, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Pure Gold Live 2020 Artists Have Had Over 300 Singles

by Paul Cashmere

The line-up of acts for Pure Gold Live 2020 collectively has released more singles that will fit in a jukebox. Over 300 in fact.

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A Day In The Gardens in the Botanical Gardens Melbourne on Friday 10 March 2017. Ross Wilson, Daryl Braithwaite and John Farnham each performed a set for the first A Day In The Gardens held over the March 2017 Moomba long weekend in Melbourne.

Ross Wilson and Kate Ceberano To Headline Fundraiser In the Memory of Paul Gray

by Paul Cashmere

Ross Wilson and Kate Ceberano will head to Cheltenham Secondary College on 27 October for a fundraiser for an outdoor music room/amphitheatre for use of the school students and community groups.

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Apia Good Times 2019

Apia Good Times Class of ’19 have a bit of fun messing it up

by Paul Cashmere

The Apia All-Stars got together ahead of the 2019 season to knock up a promo for the upcoming tour and messed it all up.

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Russell Morris and Pete Robinson photo by Ros O'Gorman Hamer Hall 2017

Russell Morris has introduced five Black and Blue Heart songs to his current setlist

by Paul Cashmere

Russell Morris is introducing new songs from his upcoming ‘Black and Blue Heart’ album into his current setlist with five songs making his recent Melbourne show last Friday.

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Brian Cadd APIA Good Times Tour 2015

Brian Cadd and Russell Morris deliver a setlist of classics For Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

When two Australian music legends Brian Cadd and Russell took the one stage for the “hometown” gig they delivered over a dozen classics spanning more than 50 years.

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Apia Good Times

Apia Good Times rolls out massive 7th Anniversary line-up

by Paul Cashmere

The Apia Good Times tour has grown with seven acts who have generated dozens of hits celebrating seven years of the event.

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JJ Hackett of Mondo Rock

Former Mondo Rock and Stars drummer JJ Hackett has died in Adelaide

by Paul Cashmere

John James (J.J.) Hackett, drummer for Stars from 1978-1979 and then Mondo Rock from 1981-1990, has died at his home in Adelaide.

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John Farnham to play By The C shows in 2019

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham will perform four By The C shows in March and April 2019.

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Ross Wilson Mondo Rock, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Mondo Rock to Reunite Again for Hits Baby Hits Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Mondo Rock will tour again in 2019. Original members Ross Wilson, Eric McCusker, James Black and Paul Christie together with Gil Matthews on drums, has set aside August 2019 for shows in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia.

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Ross Wilson Mondo Rock, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Richard Clapton and Ross Wilson To Play A Warragul Double Header

by Paul Cashmere

Richard Clapton and Ross Wilson will team up for a double-header show in Warragul in November.

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Daddy Cool Daddy Who by Craig Horne

Ross Wilson Performs For Daddy Who? The Daddy Cool Biography

by Paul Cashmere

Daddy Cool’s legendary lead singer Ross Wilson made a special guest appearance at the launch of the book ‘Daddy Who?’ about his band Daddy Cool in Melbourne Sunday afternoon.

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Mirabel 20th Anniversary

Australia’s Rock Royalty To Perform For Mirabel 20th Anniversary

by Noise11.com

Paul Kelly, Mark Seymour, Deborah Conway, Vika & Linda Bull and Ross Wilson alongside Dave Larkin, Davey Lane, Benny Walker and Clare Bowditch with support from members of the legendary RockWiz band Pete Luscombe and Clio Renner with Dan Kelly and Bill McDonald and the night hosted by Brian Nankervis will perform for the Mirabel

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Ross Wilson Mondo Rock, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Classic Hits Live Is Heading To Goulburn

by Paul Cashmere

Goulburn will have a turn at the Classic Hits concert when 10 iconic Aussie acts come to play the town.

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Ross Wilson Mondo Rock, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Ross Wilson Neighbours Classic Line “My Own Kids Don’t Even Know My Songs”

by Paul Cashmere

Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock legend Ross Wilson had a bit of fun acting opposite his step-daughter Olympia Valance on Neighbours. His classic line was “My own kids don’t even know my songs”.

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Ross Wilson Mondo Rock, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Ross Wilson Neighbours Cameo Has An Air Date

by Paul Cashmere

Ross Wilson, the legendary lead singer of Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock, will soon be seen on the small screen in a Neighbours episode.

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A Day In The Gardens in the Botanical Gardens Melbourne on Friday 10 March 2017. Ross Wilson, Daryl Braithwaite and John Farnham each performed a set for the first A Day In The Gardens held over the March 2017 Moomba long weekend in Melbourne.

Happy 70th Birthday To Aussie Rock Icon Ross Wilson

by Paul Cashmere

Happy birthday Ross Wilson. The Australian rock legend is 70 years old today (18 November 2017).

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Daryl Braithwaite rocks Parliament House

Australia’s Rock Royalty Rock Parliament House

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s rock royalty including Daryl Braithwaite, Diesel, Megan Washington, Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool/Mondo Rock), Montaigne and Kav Temperley (Eskimo Joe) took to the steps of Parliament House in Canberra last night to emphasis the importance of copyright protection.

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Noiseworks lead singer Jon Stevens performs at the Red Hot Summer tour in Mornington at the Mornington Racecourse. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, Ross Wilson, The Angels To Play AFL Grand Final Live

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, Ross Wilson and The Angels have been locked in for AFL Grand Final Live 2016.

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Pure Gold Live Sydney 2016

Pure Gold Live Is A Christmas Gift For Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Pure Gold Live is lined up to give Sydney a Rockin’ Christmas 2016.

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Ross Wilson Mondo Rock, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Ross Wilson Releases Australia’s First Rock Song Real Wild Child As Community Cup Theme

by Paul Cashmere

“I believe this was the first genuine Australian rock and roll song ever written by the great Johnny O’Keefe. I’m talking about The Wild One, Real Wild Child,” Ross said introing the song at a rare, intimate Flying Saucer Club gig in Melbourne on Sunday night.

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Ross Wilson Mondo Rock, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Ross Wilson Has A New Greatest Hits Album

by Paul Cashmere

When Daddy Cool released ‘Eagle Rock’ in May 1971 The Beatles had only broken up five months earlier. ‘Eagle Rock’ was 45 years ago and even then Wilson was onto his third or fourth band.

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Ross Wilson Mondo Rock, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Regurgitator and Ross Wilson To Play At Reclink Community Cup

by Paul Cashmere

Regurgitator and Ross Wilson will be joined by Kram from Spiderbait, The Sugarcanes, Total Giovanni, Rhys Muldoon and Loose Tooth for the Reclink Community Cup in Melbourne in June.

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Ross Wilson Mondo Rock, photo by Ros O'Gorman

Classic Ross Wilson Solo Album Available On iTunes For First Time

by Paul Cashmere

Ross Wilson’s first solo album ‘Dark Side Of The Man’ is finally available via iTunes.

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Ross Hannaford, Memo Music Hall St Kilda, 18th July 2015. Photo by Mandy Hall

Ross Hannaford And Ross Wilson: Two School Kids Who Musically Clicked

by Paul Cashmere

Ross Hannaford and Ross Wilson were barely teenagers when they met. The meeting of the two Ross’s would create one of the most iconic partnerships in Australian music history.

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Ross Wilson will head out with The Peaceniks at the end of September for the ‘Steppin’ Out! 50 Years of Hits Tour which will see him on the road for the next seven months.

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Ross Wilson has four new and original songs modernising his catalogue with new music for the first time since 2010.

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Daddy Cool’s classic ‘Eagle Rock’ black and white film clip has been colourized for the very first time.

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Ross Wilson has spent the start of 2022 home isolating after coming down with Covid.

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