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Bluesfest 2021 Cancelled One Day Out of Event

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

The Bluesfest music festival in Byron Bay has been cancelled the day before it was due to begin.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Byron Bay, cancelled, music festival, music industry

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Ed Kuepper and Jim White Announce Shows Together

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

The Saints’ Ed Kuepper and The Dirty Three’s Jim White will embark on an Australian tour together in May.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Australia, Dirty Three, Ed Kuepper, Jim White, Laughing Clowns, punk, The Aints, The Saints

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Dave Graney and Clare Moore Sets First Dates Since Feb 2020

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Dave Graney ad Clare Moore are going back on the road to play their first shows in front of real people since February 2020.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Clare Moore, Dave Graney, rock

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David Gray Reschedules White Ladder 20 Anniversary Tour

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

David Gray’s ‘White Ladder: The 20th Anniversary Tour’ has been rescheduled for 2022, exactly two years after the original dates.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, David Gray, rock, UK

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Australian Recorded Music Industry Grew 7.3% in 2020

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) says the Australian recorded music sector grew by 7.3% in 2020.

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Memo Music Hall To Host Bob Dylan 80th Birthday Celebration

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Memo Music Hall has revealed the line-up for its annual Bob Dylan Birthday bash, this year celebrating the 80th birthday of Bob Dylan.

Tagged as: Adalita, Australia, Bob Dylan, Charles Jenkins, Henry Wagons, Lisa Miller, Memo Music Hall, Mick Thomas, music industry, Rebecca Barnard

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2019 photo Noise11.com

Bendigo Red Hot Summer Is A Sell-Out

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Eight months out Bendigo’s Red Hot Summer in November is a sell-out.

Tagged as: Australia, Chris Cheney, Duane mcDonald, Hoodoo Gurus, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, music industry, Red Hot Summer

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Kamahl at Big Day Out 2004 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Daryl Somers Apologizes To Kamahl Over Racist Remarks

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Veteran Australian television host has apologized to Malayasian born, Australian based crooner Kamahl for the insensitive and racist comments he made on his show Hey Hey Its Saturday.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, contemporary, Daryl Somers, Hey Hey Its Saturday, Kamahl, television

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The 2021 APRA Awards Nominations List

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

The 2021 APRA Music Awards nominees have been announced with Song of the Year in 2021 spread around Missy Higgins, Tame Impala, Midnight Oil, Amy Shark and Guy Sebastian.

Tagged as: Amy Shark, APRA, Australia, Guy Sebastian, Midnight Oil, Missy Higgins, music awards, music industry, Tame Impala

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Mark Seymour Talks Gudinski, the White Label And Hunters & Collectors Ever Changing Sound

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Mark Seymour made nine Hunters & Collectors albums. He has had 10 outside the band. When Michael Gudinski signed the band to Mushroom for their 1982 debut he create a new record label The White Label to launch them. Mark says that that was unnecessary.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Hunters & Collectors, Mark Seymour, rock

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Bluesfest To Go Ahead Despite Queensland Covid Outbreak

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Bluesfest will go ahead in Byron Bay this weekend despite the new Brisbane covid clusters.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Kate Ceberano, Mark Seymour, music festival, Pete Murray, Peter Noble

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Nike Sues Lil Nas X Over Satan Shoes

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Sports shoe brand Nike is suing rapper Lil Nas X over his new line of ‘Satan Shoes’.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lil Nas X, Mike, rap, Satan Shoes, USA

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Waxahatchee Covers Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Streets of Philadelphia’

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Waxahatchee, the 10-year old project by Katie Crutchfield, has debuted a cover of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Streets of Philadelphia’.

Tagged as: 90s, Bruce Springsteen, Kate Crutchfield, Philadelphia, rock, Streets of Philadelphia, Tom Hanks, USA, Waxahatchee

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Neil Young and Crazy Horse Greendale tour Melbourne photo by Ros O'Gorman

Neil Young Is Preparing His Legacy With A Stack Of Archive Releases This Year

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Neil Young is at full tilt preparing new editions from his archive series because he says he doesn’t want to leave it to someone else after he is gone.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, archives, Canada, Neil Young, rock, USA

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Ed Sheeran and Kylie Minogue Perform Together At Michael Gudinski State Memorial

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Ed Sheeran and Kylie Minogue met each other for the first time this week and they’ve already made music together.

Tagged as: Australia, Ed Sheeran, Kylie Minogue, Michael Gudinski, Michael Gudinski Memorial, music industry, rock

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Jimmy Barnes Debuts New Song Flesh and Blood For Michael Gudinski

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Jimmy Barnes says his next album ‘Flesh and Blood’ is about family “and MG was a big part of ours”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Deisel, Flesh And Blood, Jimmy Barnes, Michael Gudinski, rock

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Ed Sheeran Debuts New Song ‘Visiting Hours’ About Michael Gudinski

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Ed Sheeran premiered a new song ‘Visiting Hours’, about Michael Gudinski, at the State Memorial for Mushroom founder Michael Gudinski held in Melbourne on Wednesday 24 March 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, Ed Sheeran, Michael Gudinski, Michael Gudinski Memorial, music industry, rock

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The Global Industry Celebrates The Legend of Michael Gudinski

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

The State Memorial to Mushroom founder Michael Gudinski wasn’t just a farewell. It was a celebration of the industry he helped create.

Tagged as: Australia, Dan Andrews, Frontier Touring, Michael Gudinski, Mushroom Records, music industry, state funeral, State Memorial

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Boy George To Release NFT

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Boy George, Snoop Dogg, Lionel Richie, and more are set to release exclusive content on Crypto.com’s new NFT platform.

Tagged as: Boy George, finance, Lionel Richie, NFT, pop, Snoop Dogg

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Criminal Investigation Into Death of Bobby Brown Gets Underway

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Los Angeles prosecutors are reportedly considering filing criminal charges against those responsible for supplying the drugs which contributed to the death of Bobby Brown’s son.

Tagged as: Bobby Brown, Bobby Brown Jr, USA, Whitney Houston

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Kelsea Ballerini Replaces Kelly Clarkson On The Voice

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Country star Kelsea Ballerini has replaced sick Kelly Clarkson on U.S. talent show The Voice.

Tagged as: 10s, country, Kelsea Ballerini, USA

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Prince Fans Invited To Paisley Park

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Prince fans have been invited to mark the fifth anniversary of the music icon’s death with a free visit to his Paisley Park compound.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Paisley Park, pop, Prince, R&B, soul, USA

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Taylor Swift Set To Release First Vault Song

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Taylor Swift is set to release the first song in her ‘From the Vault’ series on Thursday (25.03.21).

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, country, live music, Lover Fest, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

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Michael Gudinski celebrates 40 years of Mushroom, Photo Ros O'Gorman

ARIA Announces Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist Award

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

ARIA has announced it will rename its award for Breakthrough Artist to the Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist Award.

Tagged as: ARIA, ARIA Awards, Australia, Michael Gudinski, music industry

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BJ Thomas Reveals He Has Stage Four Cancer

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Singer Songwriter BJ Thomas has revealed that he is being treated for stage 4 cancer.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, BJ Thomas, country, USA

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Gibson Reveals the Tom Petty Guitar

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Gibson has announced the creation of a Tom Petty guitar, the SJ-200 Wildflower acoustic.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Gibson, rock, Tom Petty, USA, Wildflower

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How To Watch the Michael Gudinski State Memorial

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

The music world will honour the life of Michael Gudinski with a State Memorial scheduled for 7:07pm tonight (AEDT) from Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena.

Tagged as: Australia, Dan Andrews, Frontier Touring, Michael Gudinski, Mushroom Records, music industry, state funeral

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Linda Ronstadt Sells Her Songs to Irving Azoff

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Linda Ronstadt is the latest artist to sell her recorded music catalogue.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, contemporary, Irving Azoff, Linda Ronstadt, pop, rock, USA

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Chocolate Starfish Thought Hard About Doing Another Album

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Adam Thompson says Chocolate Starfish had a long and hard discussion about recording another album in the 2020’s before moving forward with ‘Beautiful Addiction’. The album will be released in May.

Tagged as: 90s, Adam Thompson, Australia, Chocolate Starfish, rock

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Gavin Rossdale On Why 27 Year Old Bush Songs Still Drive Each Show

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Gavin Rossdale was in his 20s when he wrote his Bush classics ‘Comedown’ and ‘Glycerine’. Now in his mid 50s, those two songs are still central to every Bush concert.

Tagged as: 90s, Cheap Trick, Gavin Bush, Gavin Rossdale, rock, Stone Temple Pilots, UK, Under The Southern Stars

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