Tim Cashmere

Questlove To Direct ‘Black Woodstock’ About The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival

Questlove is directing a documentary called Black Woodstock on the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.

Tagged as: black woodstock, documentary, film, harlem cultural festival, live, Nina Simone, Questlove, Sly and the Family Stone, staples singers, Stevie Wonder

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Jill Scott To Celebrate 20th Anniversary of ‘Who Is Jill Scott?’

by Tim Cashmere

Legendary R&B singer Jill Scott is heading out on the road to celebrate twenty years of her game-changing album Who Is Jill Scott?.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20th anniversary, Jill Scott, live, R&B, tour, who is

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Stone Temple Pilots Announce New Music

by Tim Cashmere

Stone Temple Pilots will release new music in 2020 with their first acoustic album, Perdida.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, album, Australia, Bush, live, Stone Temple Pilots, tour, Velvet Revolver

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Alanis Morissette Announces New Album, 25th Anniversary ‘Jagged Little Pill’ Tour (With Dates)

by Tim Cashmere

Canadian superstar Alanis Morissette has announced a huge tour through the US to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her seminal album Jagged Little Pill.

Tagged as: 25th Anniversary, 90s, Alanis Morissette, America, Canada, Garbage, Jagged Little Pill, Liz Phair, new album, tour

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AWOLNATION Releases ‘California Halo Blue’ About the California Bushfires

by Tim Cashmere

Los Angeles based indie band AWOLNATION have released the song California Halo Blue inspired by the devastating California bushfires of 2018.

Tagged as: 10s, Aaron Bruno, America, AWOLNATION, bushfires, California, indie, Ric Ocasek, The Cars, USA

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German Riff-Lords Kadavar Bring The Rock To Australia and New Zealand

by Tim Cashmere

No points for guessing the influences of Kadavar here. Fans of Black Sabbath and Kyuss might want to pay attention because the Berlin-based rockers are heading to Australia and New Zealand.

Tagged as: 10s, 70s, Australia, Australian Tour, german music, Germany, Kadavar, live, metal, New Zealand, new zealand tour, rock

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Elton John Let’s “Moron” Security Have It In Perth

by Tim Cashmere

Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour only made it to night two before the superstar let loose at “moron” security guards removing a woman from the audience..

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Elton John, live, New Zealand, tour

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Official Download Festival Sideshows Announced

by Tim Cashmere

Metal fans in Brisbane and Adelaide, start exercising your horn-throwing muscles because the Download Festival is throwing out some headline shows for you!

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Baroness, Deftones, Download Festival, festival, heavy metal, hu, In Flames, metal, Ministry, Testament, tour

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Liam Gallagher Announces Australian Supports

by Tim Cashmere

Former Oasis front man Liam Gallagher has announced a bunch of acts who will warm up audiences around the country for him.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Alex Lahey, Australia, Australian Tour, England, Gerry Cinnamon, Holy Holy, Liam Gallagher, Oasis, Planet, pop, rock, UK

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Keith Haring - A Pile of Crowns, for Jean-Michel Basquiat, 1988

Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat Works Appear In Melbourne

by Tim Cashmere

The works of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat – two of the most influential artists of late 20th century America – have arrived in Melbourne for a world-first exhibit.

Tagged as: 80s, Andy Warhol, art, basquiat, exhibit, haring, jean-michel basquiat, keith haring, national gallery victoria, New York, ngv, painting

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Ngaiire Announces Australian Tour

by Tim Cashmere

Ngaiire, one of Australia’s most noteworthy neo-soul artists, is set to return to the stage in February and March next year for a run of festival shows.

Tagged as: 10s, live, Mardi Gras, music, Ngaiire, Papua New Guinea, Perth Festival, soul, tour, WOMADelaide, Woodford

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Grime Legend Stormzy Heads To Australia

by Tim Cashmere

Grime Superstar Stormzy is making a huge return to Australia in May 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian, british music, Glastonbury, grime, hip-hop, London, mercury music prize, Stormzy, tour

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L7 Return To Australia In May

by Tim Cashmere

Californian Riot Grrls L7 have announce their return to Australian shores in May 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, California, L7, live, Los Angeles, metal, punk, riot girl, riot grrl, tour

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Victorian State MP Introduces Bill To Name Freeway After TISM

by Tim Cashmere

David Limbrick MP, leader of the Victorian Branch of right-wing Libertarians, The Liberal Democrats, yesterday introduced a bill to State Parliament to rename the Mordialloc Freeway to the TISM Mordialloc Freeway.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, liberal democrats, mordialloc, mordialloc freeway, Parliament, this is serious mum, TISM, Victoria

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Motley Crue To Revisit ‘Dr Feelgood’ 30 Years On

by Tim Cashmere

California’s notoriously raucous glam metal days can be summed up with the era’s poster boys Motley Crue and their album ‘Dr. Feelgood’. Now, 30 years on it is getting a re-release, but is it the re-release we need?

Tagged as: demos, Dr Feelgood, glam, Los Angeles, metal, Mick Mars, Motley Crue, Nikki Sixx, reissue, remastered, rock, Sunset Strip, Tommy Lee, Vince Neil

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Cyndi Lauper To Recieve UN-Endorsed High Note Global Prize

by Tim Cashmere

Cyndi Lauper is set to receive the inaugural High Note Global Award for her work with the LGBTQ community next month.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, America, Carson Kressley, Cyndi Lauper, eu, Gay, Henry Rollins, high note, high note global prize, Lesbian, LGBTQ, Los Angeles, Marilyn Manson, Queer, queer eye, United Nations

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Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation Goes Solo

by Tim Cashmere

Rob Garza of Thievery Corporation has released a new solo EP under the name GARZA.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, American tour, dance, Electronic, garza, rob garza, techno, thievery corp, Thievery Corporation, tour, touring

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The Pixies Add Two Of Australia’s Most Promising Bands To Lineup

by Tim Cashmere

The Pixies are the band’s band. While their album sales have been eclipsed by bigger names, their influence has arguably outshone every one of their peers. Now they’re bringing Australia’s buzz bands along for the ride.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Australian Tour, festival, Golden Plains, Meredith, Pixies, Rolling Blackouts, Rolling Blackouts CF, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, RVG, tour

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Mad Caddies Head To Australia For 25th Anniversary Tour

by Tim Cashmere

Australian third-wave ska fans, grab your chain wallet, pierce your eyebrow, bleach your hair and jump on your rusty old skateboard because Mad Caddies are on their way!

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, anniversary, Australia, best of, Mad Caddies, New South Wales, NSW, punk, ska, tour

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Jay-Z Sues Australian Children’s Book Publisher

by Tim Cashmere

Hip hop superstar Jay-Z is suing an Australian author and publisher Jessica Chiha for her children’s book ‘AB to Jay-Z’.

Tagged as: Australia, books, children's book, culture, Federal court, hip-hop, Jay-Z, lawsuit, literature, little homie, sues

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Intimate Gary Moore Performance To Be Released

by Tim Cashmere

Back in 2009, Gary Moore played an intimate gig to a few hundred fans in London. Now that show is finally going to see the light of day.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, album, blues, Gary Moore, Ireland, irish music, live, London, release, still got the blues, Thin Lizzy

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Stonefield Add North American Headline Dates

by Tim Cashmere

Stonefield’s incessant touring has honed their stagecraft to perfection and now they’re off to the US to show it off.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, America, Belgium, Doom, Europe, France, Germany, king gizzard, live, metal, North America, psychedelic, sludge, Stonefield, stoner rock, Switzerland, tour, UK, US

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The Presets and Boy & Bear Head Up Drop Festival Lineup

by Tim Cashmere

The Presets and Boy & Beard head up a superb lineup of acts for The Drop Festival, touring around the country from February 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Allday, Australia, Australian music, Ball Park Music, Boy & Bear, Boy And Bear, DZ Deathrays, festival, graace, kita alexander, live, live music, Presets, The Drop

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Faith No More Return To The Stage In 2020

by Tim Cashmere

Faith No More – San Francisco’s weirdest offering to the alternative music scene of the 80s and 90s – are returning to the stage in 2020 for the first time since 2015.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, alternative music, Europe, Faith No More, festival, hellfest, live, music, sunstroke festival, tons of rock, tour, touring

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Ani DiFranco Returns To Australia For The First Time In Ten Years

by Tim Cashmere

American neo-folk artist Ani DiFranco will return to Australia for the first time in a decade with a quick run of shows across the country.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, American Music, Ani DiFranco, Australia, Blues Festival, bluesfest, Byron Bay, feminism, folk, live music, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, touring

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Alex Cameron Heads Up Second Farmer and the Owl Announcement

by Tim Cashmere

Alex Cameron heads up a strong second announcement for The Farmer and the Owl festival which rolls into Wollongong, NSW in February.

Tagged as: alex cameron, farmer, farmer and the owl, festival, hand habits, Jack Ladder, live music, mom jeans, murlocs, owl, press club, shady nasty

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RRR FM’s ‘Vital Bits’ Celebrates 30 Years Of Weekend Breakfast

by Tim Cashmere

Triple R FM host Tim Thorpe celebrates thirty years at the helm of the community radio broadcaster’s weekend breakfast show ‘Vital Bits’ this weekend.

Tagged as: breakfast, broadcaster, broadcasting, Cash Savage, community radio, David Bridie, Georgia Fields, Grand Salvo, jack charles, radio, RRR, Stephen Walker, tim thorpe, Triple R, uncle jack charles