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Take That and Sophie Ellis-Bextor Are Coming To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Take That will tour Australia in October and November 2024 with Sophie Ellis-Bextor on the This Life On Tour tour.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, live music, pop, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, take That, UK

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Led Zep Lives With Cupples and Ryan Doing Plant and Page Zeppelin Unledded

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Cupples and James Ryan along with King Canyon with Middle Eastern Instrumentalist Trio Alwan will kick off the ‘Zeppelin Unledded The Page and Plant Years’.

Tagged as: 20s, 70s, Australia, James Ryan, Jimmy Cupples, Jimmy Page, King Canyon, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant, rock, UK, Unledded

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Pet Shop Boys Share New Song ‘Loneliness’

by Paul Cashmere

Pet Shop Boys will release their 15th album ‘Nonetheless’ in April and have shared the first single, the very Giorgio Moroder sounding ‘Loneliness’.

Tagged as: 80s, electronica, Giorgio Moroder, Loneliness, nonetheless, Pet Shop Boys, pop, UK

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Remember When Irma Kostroski Was A Pop Star?

by Paul Cashmere

Back in the early 80s, Irma Kostroski was on track to be one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. Back then she was known by her real name, Tracey Ullman.

Tagged as: 80s, comedy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Irma Kostroski, Larry David, pop, television, Tracey Ullman, UK, USA

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Elton John and Bernie Taupin To Be Awarded the Gershwin Prize

by Music-News.com

Elton John and Bernie Taupin have been named as the recipients of the 2024 U.S. Library of Congress’s Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bernie Taupin, Elton John, Gershwin Prize, pop, rock, UK

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Why Deep Purple Stopped Performing ‘Child In Time’

by Paul Cashmere

Deep Purple’s current setlist goes back to 1968 and includes more than half of the classic ‘Machine Head’ album but one song they have not done in years is the epic ‘Child In Time’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Child In Time, Deep Purple, Ian Gillan, metal, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, Roger Glover, UK

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Bruce Dickinson Wrote Very Few Iron Maiden Songs By Himself

by Paul Cashmere

In the 42 years since Bruce Dickinson joined Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson has only had six songs in total credited to just himself as a songwriter.

Tagged as: 80s, Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, metal, rock, The Mandrake Project, UK

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Chaka Khan To Curate Meltdown

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Chaka Khan has been unveiled as the curator of the 2024 Meltdown festival.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Chaka Khan, Meltdown, music festival, Rufus, UK

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Adele Plans 2024 Tour

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Adele has revealed she will embark on a world tour when her next album is released.

Tagged as: 00s, Adele, contemporary, pop, UK

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Steps Announce New Music ‘Here and Now’

by Music-News.com

Steps have announced the new musical ‘Here and Now’. Named after their noughties hit from the 2000 album ‘Buzz’, the pop group have co-produced the show with the production company ROYO and music industry veteran Peter Waterman, with Shaun Kitchener writing from his original book.

Tagged as: 90s, pop, Steps, UK

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Mark Knopfler Releases New Music for 2024 ‘Ahead of the Game’

by Paul Cashmere

Mark Knopfler has returned with new music for 2024 with the song ‘Ahead of the Game’ off the upcoming album ‘One Deep River’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, rock, UK

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Bruce Dickinson Tells Noise11 The Mandrake Project is Not A Concept Album

by Paul Cashmere

In an all new interview with Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson, Bruce discusses ‘The Mandrake Project’, his first solo album in 19 years and says it is not a concert record.

Tagged as: 80s, Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, metal, Rain on the Graves, rock, The Mandrake Project, UK

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Rick Wakeman Announces His Final American Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary keyboard player Rick Wakeman has announced that his upcoming run of shows in the Americas will be his last American shows.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, classical, Prog Rock, Rick Wakeman, rock, UK, Yes

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Shalimar Fire Up For a UK Tour With Rose Royce

by Paul Cashmere

Disco stars Shalamar are embarking on ‘The Greatest Hits Tour’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, disco, pop, Rose Royce, Shalamar, UK, USA

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Bruce Dickinson ‘The Mandrake Project’ Will Not Be A Series or Movie

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Dickinson’s the first solo album in 19 years ‘The Mandrake Project’ is an epic story that will be a Comic Book series and could be a movie and television series but it won’t be either of those.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, metal, rock, The Mandrake Project, UK

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Paul McCartney Premieres New 4K Video of ‘Mamunia’

by Paul Cashmere

Paul McCartney has premiered a new 4K upgrade for the video of the ‘Band on the Run’ song ‘Mamunia’ ahead of the 50th anniversary release of the album.

Tagged as: 70s, Band On the Run, Mamunia, Paul McCartney, rock, UK, Wings

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Ed Sheeran To “Commute” Between UK and Asia for Tour

by Music-News.com

Ed Sheeran will fly home every week between shows on the Asian leg of his tour.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Ed Sheeran, pop, UK

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Ed Sheeran Has Collaborated With Cradle of Filth

by Music-News.com

Ed Sheeran’s Cradle of Filth collaboration will finally be released this year.

Tagged as: 10s, 90s, Cradle of Filth, death metal, Ed Sheeran, metal, pop, UK, USA

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Elton John Earns A Rare EGOT

by Paul Cashmere

Elton John Earns A Rare EGOT

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, EGOT, Elton John, Emmy, Grammy Award, music industry, Oscar, pop, rock, UK, USA

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The First Graham Nash Song Was Released 60 Years Ago This Month For The Hollies

by Paul Cashmere

The first recorded song by Graham Nash ‘Little Lover’ was released on the debut album for The Hollies ‘Stay With The Hollies’ exactly 60 years ago to this month.

Tagged as: 60s, Graham Nash, pop, rock, The Hollies, UK

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Idles Deliver Third Taste of Upcoming ‘Tangk’ album with ‘Gift Horse’

by Paul Cashmere

Idles have a video for ‘Gift Horse’, the third single from the upcoming ‘Tangk’ album.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Idles, rock, Tangk, UK

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Shed Seven Have First No 1 Album 26 Years After Debut

by Music-News.com

Shed Seven celebrate their first-ever Official Number 1 album with A Matter of Time.

Tagged as: 90s, Britpop, rock, Shed Seven, UK

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Paul McCartney’s Seven Australian Got Back Concerts Made $US37 Million ($AUD55m)

by Paul Cashmere

Paul McCartney’s seven sold-out shows in Australia at the end of 2023 made around $37 million.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, Frontier Touring, Got Back, Paul McCartney, pop, rock, The Beatles, UK

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Pretenders ‘Learning To Crawl’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

The Pretenders third album ‘Learning To Crawl’ is turning 40. ‘Learning To Crawl’ was released on 13 January, 1984. It was the first album since the death of two members, Pete Fardon and James Honeyman-Scott, who both died of drug overdoses.

Tagged as: 80s, Chrissie Hynde, Learning to Crawl, Pretenders, rock, UK

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Will Have An Album in 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Sophie Ellis-Bextor is working on a new album. Sophie has revealed that she’s been busily working on a new record “with a lot of top writers”.

Tagged as: 00s, pop, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, UK

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Legendary Folk Singer Ralph McTell Prepares For Australia In February

by Paul Cashmere

Ralph McTell will start his Australian tour in Sydney on 8 February 2023. There are 15 Australian and two New Zealand dates on the tour, quite a lengthy tour for the 79 year old UK singer songwriter.

Tagged as: 70s, folk, Ralph McTell, UK

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Taylor Swift Has The UK’s Biggest Selling Vinyl Album of 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The UK’s 2023 Vinyl Album Chart for the year has been published giving a clearer indication of what actually sells when you take away streaming figures.

Tagged as: 2023, 20s, Offical Charts, pop, Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, UK

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Tony Clarkin of Magnum Dies At Age 77

by Paul Cashmere

Tony Clarkin, the guitarist for Birmingham band Magnum, has died at age 77.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Magnum, metal, rock, Tony Clarkin, UK

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UK Issues Spice Girls Stamps

by Music-News.com

Mel B has shared that she is “honoured” to be featured on the commemorative stamps to celebrate the Spice Girls 30th anniversary.

Tagged as: 90s, pop, Royal Mail, Spice Girls, UK

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The Rolling Stones To Release ‘Live At The Wiltern’

by Paul Cashmere

When The Rolling Stones were on their year long Licks world tour of 2002 and 2003 they played theatres, arenas and stadiums. The size of the venue dictated the setlist and the smaller theatre shows were the ones with the rarities.

Tagged as: 2002, 60s, 70s, 80s, Live At The Wiltern, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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