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APRA Reveals Song of the Year Shortlist

by Paul Cashmere

APRA have revealed the Top 25 Song of the Year short list.

Tagged as: APRA Awards, Australia, music industry, Tex Perkins

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Tex Perkins Gathers Beasts To Play More Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Beasts will perform again in April 2024.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Beasts of Bourbon, rock, Tex Perkins, The Beasts

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$Tex Perkins of The Cruel Sea. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.$

The Cruel Sea Do Time At Fremantle Prison

by Paul Cashmere

The Cruel Sea’s reunion tour is certainly taking them to interesting places. This past weekend, the band did time a Fremantle Prison.

Tagged as: 90s, AC/DC, Australia, Bon Scott, Fremantle Prison, rock, Tex Perkins, The Cruel Sea

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The Cruel Sea Dust Off The Legacy for 2023 Reunion Tour

by Paul Cashmere

When Australian bands of the 90s are mentioned The Cruel Sea tend to be down the list or overlooked. Silverchair, You Am I, The Superjesus, Powerfinger, Baby Animals, Spiderbait, Something For Kate and The Living End dominate writings about the era.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, rock, Tex Perkins, The Cruel Sea

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$Tex Perkins of The Cruel Sea. Photo by Ros O'Gorman.$

Wild Aid To Go Ahead Despite Bushfires

by Announcement

Announcement: Wild Aid, the benefit concert to raise money for Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital, to be held at The Green Room, on Bluesfest site Byron Bay IS ON, despite the region’s recent bushfires.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, Peter Noble, Tex Perkins, The Cruel Sea, Wild Aid

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The Cruel Sea To Reform For First Tour Since 2013

by Paul Cashmere

The Cruel Sea is back together again to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Honeymoon Is Over.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, rock, Tex Perkins, The Cruel Sea

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Australian Singer Songwriter Louis Tillett Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Australian singer songwriter Louis Tillett has died after a battle with kidney disease over the past few years.
Louis fronted The Wet Taxis and Paris Green and worked with Don Walker’s Catfish, Ed Kuepper’s Laughing Clowns, Ron Younger’s New Christs and Tex Perkins.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Catflish, Laughing Clowns, Louis Tillet, New Christs, Paris Green, rock, Tex Perkins, Wet Taxis

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Tex Perkins Is Back In Black For The Man In Black

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins’ tribute to Johnny Cash ‘The Man In Black’ shows will go back on the road again for 2023.

Tagged as: 00s, 60s, Australia, country, Johnny Cash, Tex Perkins, The Man In Black, USA

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Tex Perkins, Beasts Of Boubon. Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Beasts of Bourbon To Perform Two Shows In August

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins, Kim Salmon, Charlie Owen, Boris Sujdovic and James Baker will be Beasts of Bourbon for two shows in Sydney and Melbourne in August.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Beasts of Bourbon, Boris Sujdovic, Charlie Owen, Kim Salmon, Tex Perkins

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Tex Perkins Has A Song As “Catchy As Covid” ‘(I Wanna Be) Close To You’

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins describes his new song with The Fat Rubber Band ‘(I Wanna Be) Close To You’ “as catchy as covid” and says its merging of pop, rock and blues is a “fully consensual threesome”.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Cruel Sea, Fat Rubber Band, rock, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers, Twin Set, You Am I

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Tex Perkins Premieres ‘(I Wanna Be) Close To You’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band has a new song ‘(I Wanna Be) Close To You)’ and an explanation for the song.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, Fat Rubber Band, indie, rock, Tex Perkins

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Adalita performs at the Reclink Community Cup Elsternwick Park Melbourne on Sunday 21 June 2015. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Adilita Will Perform ‘Tumbling Dice’ At ‘Exile On Main Street’ 50th Anniversary Concert in Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Magic Dirt singer Adalita has put her hand up to perform The Rolling Stones’ classic ‘Tumbling Dice’ at the ‘Exile On Main Street’ 50th anniversary show.

Tagged as: 20s, 70s, Adalita, Australia, Exile On Main Street, Magic Dirt, rock, Rolling Stones, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers, Tumbling Dice, UK

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Tex Perkins Sentenced To One Night In Fremantle Prison

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins has been sentenced to perform his ‘The Man In Black’ show at Fremantle Prison for one night in October.

Tagged as: Australia, Fremantle Prison, Johnny Cash, rock, Tex Perkins

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Tim Rogers, Adalita and Tex Perkins To Tour Exile On Main Street

by Paul Cashmere

After performing the Rolling Stones classic ‘Sticky Fingers’, Tim Rogers of You Am I, Adalita from Magic Dirt and Tex Perkins of Cruel Sea will take ‘Exile On Main Street’ on tour to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stones release.

Tagged as: 70s, Adalita, alternative, Australia, Exile On Main Street, Magic Dirt, rock, Rolling Stones, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers, You Am I

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Bluesfest’s Bob Dylan Party Line-up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Joe Camilleri, Ross Wilson and Russell Morris are just some of the artists set to perform at Bluesfest’s Bob Dylan Party.

Tagged as: All Our Exes Live In Texas, Australia, Black Sorrows, bluesfest, Bob Dylan, Emma Donovan, Fiona Boyes, Kevin Borich, Lachy Doley, Lisa Hunt, live music, Nicky Bomba, Roshani, Ross Wilson, Russell Morris, Tex Perkins, The Brewster Brothers

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New Dates For Uncaged Festival With New Acts

by Paul Cashmere

The Uncaged Festival will now take place across March and April with new additions You Am I, Tex Perkins, The Hard Ons and Shihad.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, metal, music festival, Shihad, Tex Perkins, The Hard-Ons, Uncaged, You Am I

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Tex Perkins Delivers New Fat Rubber Band

by Paul Cashmere

The debut album for Tex Perkins and The Fat Rubber Band has arrived.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, country, Fat Rubber Band, Matt Walker, Place In The Sun, rock, Tex Perkins

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Tex Perkins Drains The Swamp With A New Fat Rubber Band Song

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band have flung out a new track ‘Place In The Sun’.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, country, Fat Rubber Band, Matt Walker, Place In The Sun, rock, Tex Perkins

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Tex Perkins Has An New Album With His Fat Rubber Band On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins has gone a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll for his new album with The Fat Rubber Band.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, country, Fat Rubber Band, Matt Walker, rock, Tex Perkins

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Tex Perkins Has A Fat Rubber Band

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Tex Perkins has taken the Fat Rubber Band into the studio for an all-new double single coming May 21.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Fat Rubber Band, funk, Tex Perkins

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Adalita, Phil Jamieson, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers To Perform Sticky Fingers Live

by Paul Cashmere

23 April will be the 50th anniversary of the release of the classic Rolling Stones album ‘Sticky Fingers’. Adalita, Phil Jamieson, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers will perform it for you live.

Tagged as: Adalita, Australia, classic rock, rock, Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers, UK

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Tex Perkins Introduces The Show With Tex Perkins

by Noise11.com

Tex Perkins has started a new online show called The Show with Tex Perkins.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, root, Tex Perkins

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Make It Rain Sells Out, But Online Auction Still On

by Tim Cashmere

Byron Bay’s two-night bushfire benefit gig Make It Rain has sold out both nights, but fans can still bid for a piece of memorabilia to help raise money.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, ARC, Australia, Bernard Fanning, bushfire, Byron Bay, Chris Hemsworth, elsa pataky, Jet, make it rain, New South Wales, Powderfinger, RFS, rural fire service, Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers, Wolfmother

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Byron Bay To Host Huge Bushfire Fundraiser

by Tim Cashmere

Byron Bay will play host to two huge lineups called Make It Rain to raise money for local branches of the Rural Fire Service.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Bernard Fanning, bushfires, Byron Bay, Even, fundraiser, Jet, make it rain, Powderfinger, Tex Perkins, Wolfmother, You Am I

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The Beasts ‘Still Here’ Was Designed As A Final Statement for Spencer P. Jones

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins says The Beasts 2019 release ‘Still Here’ was made as a final statement for his Beasts of Bourbon co-founder Spencer P. Jones.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, alternative, Australia, rock, Spencer P Jones, Tex Perkins, The Beasts, The Beasts of Bourbon

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The Beasts to play more dates

by Paul Cashmere

The Beasts will hit the road again for a series of national dates in November and December.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, indie, punk, rock, Tex Perkins, The Beasts, The Beasts of Bourbon

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Tex Perkins adds more dates to The Man In Black 10th Anniversary Show

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins’ The Man In Black’ tour has expanded once again.

Tagged as: 60s, Americana, Australia, country, Johnny Cash, roots, Tex Perkins, The Man In Black

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Tex Perkins to headline A Hitch to the Sticks

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins will Hitch to the Sticks just after he completes his 2019 season on The Man In Black – The Songs and Story of Johnny Cash’.

Tagged as: A Hitch To The Sticks, alternative, Australia, music festival, rock, Tex Perkins

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Tex Perkins Clocks Up 10 Years With Johnny Cash Show The Man In Black

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins has with the Johnny Cash story in ‘The Man In Black – The Songs and Story of Johnny Cash’ earned a Helpmann Award and played to sell-out shows all over Australia.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, country, Johnny Cash, Tex Perkins, The Man In Black, theatre

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Tex Perkins will once again transform into The Man In Black

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins will once again don the Johnny Cash uniform to become The Man In Black for shows nationally.

Tagged as: Australia, country, Johnny Cash, Regional Touring, Tex Perkins

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