Paul Cashmere

R.E.M. By Stipe To Perform Around Australia

The UK’s R.E.M. By Stipe is the definitive R.E.M. tribute band to the point Michael Stipe is even a fan, will perform for the first time in Australia in 2025.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Michael Stipe, R.E.M., REM by Stipe, rock

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Les Paul with his iconic Gibson Les Paul

Gibson Issues Trump Cease and Desist Order Over Fake Gibson Design Guitars

by Paul Cashmere

Trump’s guitar grift may be coming to a sudden end with global guitar giant Gibson issuing the bible salesman a cease and desist notice over the sales of the ripped off design of his Gibson look-alike sales scam.

Tagged as: Gibson, guitar, Les Paul, Trump, USA

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The Violent Femmes onstage in St. Louis. (L-R Gordon Gano, Blaise Garza, BR, John Sparrow) Photo: KSPRZK

Good Things Sideshows To Activate Next Week

by Paul Cashmere

Good Things sideshows for Korn, Violent Femmes, Sum 41, Mastodon, Billy Corgan + Delta Riggs, The Gaslight Anthem, Bowling For Soup, Sleeping with Sirens, 311, Frank Turner, From Ashes To New, Highly Suspect, Imminence and Destroy Boys will spread out across Australia in the first two weeks of December.

Tagged as: 311, Australia, Billy Corgan + Delta Riggs, Bowling For Soup, Frank Turner, From Ashes To New, Good Things, Highly Suspect, Imminence, Korn, Mastodon, sideshows, Sleeping with Sirens, Sum 41, The Gaslight Anthem, Violent Femmes

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Pearl Jam Conclude Their Dark Matter World Tour In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Pearl Jam have concluded their Australian tour in Sydney and the final Australian show was also the final show of the Dark Matter World tour.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Dark Matter, grunge, Pearl Jam, rock, USA

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The Church Already Yesterday Is A Trip Back In Time

by Paul Cashmere

For fans of The Church from day one, the current Already Yesterday tour is a deep drive trip back in time.

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Ireland’s Naimee Coleman Reactivates Her Music Career After 20 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Irish singer songwriter Naimee Coleman has resurrected her music career after taking a decade or two off to raise a family.

Tagged as: 90s, contemporary, Ireland, Naimee Coleman, pop

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TISM ‘Death To Art’ Includes At Metaphorical Melbourne Travelogue

by Paul Cashmere

The new TISM album ‘Death To Art’ contains a Melbourne suburban travelogue featuring a hearse of a 78 minute journey to Springvale cemetery.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, comedy, Death To Art, indie, rock, TISM

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Martin Cilia Plays The Beatles On Here Comes The Sun Album

by Paul Cashmere

The Atlantics and Mental As Anything guitarist Martin Cilia has recorded an album of Beatles covers titled ‘Here Comes The Sun’.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Here Comes The Sun, Martin Cilia, Mental As Anything, rock, surf, The Atlantics, The Beatles

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Cold Chisel Flemington 25 October 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Cold Chisel Return To Sidney Myer Music Bowl For First Time Since 2005

by Paul Cashmere

Cold Chisel brought their The Big 5-0 show to Melbourne’s iconic Sydney Myer Music Bowl for two nights on Friday and Saturday. It was the first time Chisel had performed at the Bowl since 2005.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Cold Chisel, rock, The Big Five-O

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Ian Astbury The Cult Melbourne 23 November 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

The Cult Open Their 8424 Australian Tour With Dynamic Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

The Cult are marking their 40th anniversary with the 8424 world tour. The show is short, sharp and to the point.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, gothic, Ian Astbury, punk, rock, The Cult, UK

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Kate Ceberano, Tania Doko and Ella Hooper To Perform At ROAR Fest

by Paul Cashmere

ROAR Fest is a new music event for Melbourne in 2025 featuring Kate Ceberano, Tania Doko and Ella Hooper.

Tagged as: Australia, Ella Hooper, Kate Ceberano, music industry, ROAR Fest, Tania Doko

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Genesis ‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’ Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’, the last Genesis album to feature Peter Gabriel, turned 50 this week.

Tagged as: 70s, art, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, progressive, rock, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

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Alice Cooper Muscle of Love Gets The Expansion Treatment

by Paul Cashmere

Alice Cooper’s 1973 album ‘Muscle of Love’ has been expanded by Rhino.

Tagged as: 70s, Alice Cooper, Muscle of Love, rock, USA

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Lady Gaga, Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone To Headline Coachella 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Coachella has confirmed its line-up for 2025 with Lady Gaga performing on April 11 and 18, Green Day on April 12 and 19 and Post Malone headlining the third nights on April 13 and 20.

Tagged as: Coachella, Green Day, Lady Gaga, music festival, Post Malone, USA

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Billy Corgan Buys Ticket For Auction To Win Courtney Love Song Lyrics About Him

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Corgan has entered an entered an auction for Ellis Wildlife Sanctuary to win Courtney Love’s handwritten lyrics for ‘Violet’, which is a song Courtney wrote about Billy.

Tagged as: Billy Corgan, Courtney Love, Ellis Park, Nick Cave, rock, Warren Ellis

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Bob Dylan Posts Praise For Nick Cave

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has taken to social media to sing the praises of Australia’s Nick Cave.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave, rock

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Coldplay ‘The Karate Kid’ Video Filmed In Melbourne Starring Ralph Macchio Premieres

by Paul Cashmere

The Coldplay video for ‘The Karate Kid, filmed on location in Melbourne a few weeks back when the band was touring Australia, has premiered.

Tagged as: 00s, Chris Candy, Coldplay, Giamalidis, Ralph Macchio, rock, The Karate Kid, UK

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Pixies To Return To Australia In 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Pixies haven’t even finished their current Australian tour and have announced they will be back for more dates in 2025.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australian Tour, Live Nation, Pixies, USA

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Mayatrix & The Psychics To Open For The Cult In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Perth band Mayatrix & The Psychics have been chosen to open for The Cult when the Australia tour starts in Melbourne this weekend.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Mayatrix & The Psychics, metal, rock, The Cult, UK

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Jon Stevens of Noiseworks photo by Winston Robinson

One Electric Day 2024 Showcased A Great Day of Australian Rock

by Paul Cashmere

The much loved celebration of Australian music One Electric Day has showcased once again at its stately home at Werribee Park Mansion outside of Melbourne.

Tagged as: Australia, Baby Animals, Birds Of Tokyo, Chocolate Starfish, Duane mcDonald, Kate Ceberano, Killing Heidi, music festival, Noiseworks, One Electric Day, rock, Wolfmother

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The Bee Gees Original Drummer Colin Petersen Dies Aged 78

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Petersen, the original drummer for The Bee Gees, has died at age 78. Colin was the first non Gibb brother to become a Bee Gee.

Tagged as: 60s, Australia, Colin Petersen, drummer, pop, rock, The Bee Gees

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Jack White Adds Second Melbourne Forum Show

by Paul Cashmere

Jack White has expanded the Australia leg of his No Name tour with an extra show for Melbourne on Tuesday December 10.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, indie, Jack White, rock, USA, White Stripes

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Noiseworks Drop A Few Surprises at One Electric Day

by Paul Cashmere

Noiseworks gave fans something a little different at One Electric Day in Werribee outside Melbourne on Sunday. For starters, there was a Chisel song with a special guest and a birthday surprise.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, Choir Girl, Cold Chisel, Ian kenny, Jon Stevens, Noiseworks, One Electric Day, rock, Superstars Live

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Noiseworks Throws Kate Ceberano A Happy 58th In Front of Thousands of Fans At One Electric Day

by Paul Cashmere

The Noiseworks One Electric Day performance had some special moments but none more special that Australian music royalty Kate Ceberano turning 58 with thousands of fans singing Happy Birthday to her.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Jon Stevens, Kate Ceberano, Noiseworks, One Electric Day, pop, rock

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Pearl Jam Australia and New Zealand Live Albums Are Coming In December

by Paul Cashmere

One of the impressive things Pearl Jam fans have access to are professional desk recordings of every concert.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, grunge, live album, New Zealand, Pearl Jam, rock, USA

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Jet To Headline Lookout 2025

by Paul Cashmere

The lineup for Lookout 2025 has been revealed with Jet headlining the festival with Grinspoon, The Veronicas, Spiderbait, Jebediah, Magic Dirt and Youth Group all going out on the road together.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Grinspoon, Jebediah, Lookout Festival, Magic Dirt, music festival, rock, Spiderbait, The Veronicas, Youth Group

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Ian Moss + Trio To Play Places He Has Never Performed Before in 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Moss + Trio will tour into uncharted waters for 2025 with the One Guitar One Night Only Tour going to theatres Ian has never played before.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Ian Moss, One Guitar One Night Only, rock

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Pearl Jam Bring Dark Matter To Melbourne – 2024 Noise11 Review

by Paul Cashmere

Pearl Jam is one powerful and uniting experience. There were around 50,000 fans at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium sharing a unique night. ‘Unique’ is the perfect description of a Pearl Jam concert. No two shows are ever the same.

Tagged as: 90s, Dark Matter, grunge, Melbourne, Pearl Jam, rock, USA

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Check Out The Pearl Jam Fans Lining Up For Merch In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Pearl Jam will play Melbourne tonight (16 November 2024). Merch for the show went on sale early at Volcom’s shop at the Spencer Street Outlet and fans lined up for hours to buy merch early.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australian Tour, Cosmic Psychos, Liam Finn, Live Nation, Pearl Jam, Pixies, rock, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, USA

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Tom Petty Estate Share New Music Video for ‘Never Be You’

by Paul Cashmere

The estate of the late Tom Petty has released a music video for the previously unreleased ‘Never Be You’ from the newly expanded ‘Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition)’.

Tagged as: 70s, Long After Dark, rock, The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty, USA, You Got Lucky

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Music Icon Marianne Faithfull Dies At Age 78

Music icon Marianne Faithfull has passed away at age 78.

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Bruce Howe of Fraternity Dies At Age 77

Bruce Howe, the bass player for Fraternity, has died at the age of 77. Fraternity was a pioneering Aussie rock band with singers at various stages including Bon Scott (before AC/DC), Jimmy Barnes (before Cold Chisel) and Swanee.

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