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Jim Kerr of Simple Minds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Simple Minds Add Theatre Date Sideshows To Red Hot Summer Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Simple Minds will perform addition sideshow dates when they return to Australia for Red Hot Summer on 2024.

Tagged as: Australia, Face To Face, live music, Regional Touring, Scotland, Simple Minds, Zaccaria

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Kurt Cobain Was A Huge Teenage Fanclub and BMX Bandits Fan

by Paul Cashmere

Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub recalled for Noise11 the time he met Kurt Cobain. Kurt was a huge fan of Norman’s previous band BMX Bandits and also Glasgow’s The Vaselines.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, grunge, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Norman Blake, rock, Scotland, Teenage Fanclub, UK

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Simple Minds Australian Hits By The Chart Positions

by Paul Cashmere

With Simple Minds heading to Australia in 2024 for the Red Hot Summer tour, here is a list of all of their Top 100 charted hits in Australia since 1981 (and there have been many).

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australian Tour, Icehouse, Red Hot Summer, rock, Scotland, Simple Minds, UK

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Billy Connolly Art Exhibition To Open In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

A Billy Connolly Art Exhibition will be open in Melbourne from 16 to 26 March.

Tagged as: art, Australia, Billy Connolly, comedy, Scotland

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Del Amitri Play Melbourne For The First Time in 32 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Del Amitri only ever came to Australia once before. The year was 1990 and some club gigs were added to a promo tour.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Del Amitri, Iain Harvie, Justin Currie, rock, Scotland, UK

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Chvrches’ Iain Cook Has A Side Project Called Protection

by Paul Cashmere

In 2022 Chvrches Iain Cook teamed up with Scott Paterson, ex-Sons & Daughters, for a new project called Protection.

Tagged as: 20s, Churches, electronica, Iain Cook, Scotland, Scott Paterson, Sons & Daughters, UK

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Dan McCafferty of Nazareth Dies Aged 76

by Paul Cashmere

Dan McCafferty, the lead singer of Nazareth, has died at the age of 76.

Tagged as: 70s, Dan McCafferty, metal, Nazareth, rock, Scotland, UK

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Wet Wet Wet, Ben Lee and Gaudion To Tour Around Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Wet Wet Wet have announced more dates around Australian theatres with Ben Lee and Gaudion making it a triple header.

Tagged as: 90s, Australian Tour, Ben Lee, Gaudion, One World Entertainment, Scotland, UK, Wet Wet Wet

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BMG Acquires The Works of Simple Minds

by Music-News.com

Simple Minds’ “key music interests” have been acquired by BMG.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, BMG, rock, Scotland, Simple Minds, UK

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Paolo Nutini Debuts At No 1 In The UK

by Music-News.com

Paolo Nutini scores his third UK Number 1 album with Last Night in the Bittersweet.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, alternative, Paolo Nutini, rock, Scotland, UK

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R.I.P. Manny Charlton Of Nazareth at Age 80

by Paul Cashmere

Manny Charlton, lead guitarist for Scottish rock band Nazareth, has died at age 80.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Axl Rose, Guns n Roses, Manny Charlton, metal, Nazareth, rock, Scotland, UK

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Simple Minds Reveal Details of ‘Direction of the Heart’ Album

by Music-News.com

Simple Minds Reveal Details of ‘Direction of the Heart’ Album

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, rock, Scotland, Simple Minds, UK

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Biffy Clyro Cancel LA Gig Due To Illness With Member

by Music-News.com

Biffy Clyro were forced to cancel the last date of their North American tour “due to an illness within the band”.

Tagged as: 00s, Biffy Clyro, rock, Scotland, UK

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Biffy Clyro To Premiere Documentary

by Paul Cashmere

Biffy Clyro have teamed up with Amazon Music on the upcoming documentary, ‘Biffy Clyro: Cultural Sons of Scotland’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Biffy Clyro, rock, Scotland, UK

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Garbage To Release 20th Anniversary ‘beautifulgarbage’

by Paul Cashmere

Garbage will note the 20th anniversary of their third album ‘beautifulgarbage’ with an expanded edition.

Tagged as: 90s, beautifulgarbage, Garbage, punk, rock, Scotland, Shirley Manson, UK, USA

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Watch Donovan’s New Video Directed By David Lynch

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

David Lynch (Twin Peaks) has directed a new video for folk legend Donovan Leitch. The song is ‘I Am The Shaman’.

Tagged as: 60s, Donovan, folk, rock, Scotland, UK

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R.I.P. Les McKeown Of Bay City Rollers Dead at 65

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Les McKeown, an original member of Scottish pop boyband Bay City Rollers, has died suddenly at the age of 65.

Tagged as: 70s, Bay City Rollers, Les McKeown, pop, Scotland, UK

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Texas To Release 10th Album

by Music-News.com

Texas flex their “rock soul muscle” on their upcoming 10th studio album, ‘Hi’.

Tagged as: 90s, rock, Scotland, Texas, UK

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Annie Lennox Debuts New Christmas Song ‘Dido’s Lament’

by Paul Cashmere

Annie Lennox has added a previously unreleased track to her Christmas album ’A Christmas Cornucopia’ to mark the 10th anniversary of the album’s release.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Annie Lennox, Christmas Cornucopia, Didos Lament, Eurythmics, folk, Scotland, traditional, UK

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Connery, Sean Connery Dies At Aged 90

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Sean Connery, the first actor to play James Bond in film, has died at age 90.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Actor, James Bond, Scotland, Sean Connery, UK

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Ian Mitchell Of Bay City Rollers Dead At Age 62

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Mitchell, a one-time member of Bay City Rollers, has died at age 62.

Tagged as: 70s, Bay City Rollers, Ian Mitchell, pop, Scotland, UK

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Biffy Clyro Premiere ‘Space’ VIDEO

by Paul Cashmere

Biffy Clyro’s fourth focus track from the new ‘The Celebration of Endings’ is ‘Space’.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, A Celebration of Endings, Biffy Clyro, rock, Scotland, Simon Johnston, UK

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Biffy Clyro Finally Release ‘A Celebration of Endings’ After COVID Delay

by Paul Cashmere

Scotland’s Biffy Clyro have finally released their ‘A Celebration of Endings’ album, originally due in May but delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, A Celebration of Endings, Biffy Clyro, rock, Scotland, Simon Johnston, UK

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Biffy Clyro Set For UK No 1 Album

by Music-News.com

Biffy Clyro lead an all-new Top 4 on today’s Official Chart Update, with the Scottish band gunning for their third UK Number 1 album.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, A Celebration of Endings, Biffy Clyro, rock, Scotland, Simon Johnston, UK

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Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro Tried To Enter Eurovision

by Music-News.com

Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro says he watches the annual Eurovision Song Contest every year and once made a bid for his side project, Marmaduke Duke, to represent the UK.

Tagged as: 00s, Biffy Clyro, rock, Scotland, UK

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