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Beeb Birtles interview in Melbourne for Noise11. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Little River Band’s Beeb Birtles and David Briggs Receive Order of Australia Award

by Paul Cashmere

Former Little River Band members Gerard Bertelkamp (Beeb Birtles) and David Briggs have both been named in the Australia Day honors list and awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

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Greg Macainsh and Bob Bongo Starkie, Skyhooks. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Skyhooks Guitarist Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie Diagnosed With Aggressive Leukemia

by Paul Cashmere

Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie, the guitarist for Skyhooks, has been diagnosed with aggressive Leukemia and has cancelled all of his upcoming shows.

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Chappell Roan

Triple J Hottest 100 2025 Full List 1 to 100

by Paul Cashmere

Chappell Roan has topped the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2025 with ‘Good Luck Babe’. Australia’s Royal Otis is at number two with a cover of ‘Murder on the Dance Floor.

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Troy Cassar-Daley by Ros O'Gorman Noise11.com

Golden Guitar Awards Winners List 2025

by Noise11.com

The 53rd Country Music Awards of Australia were announced in Tamworth on Saturday 25 January 2025. Troy Cassar-Daley was the big winner for the night.

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Julian Lennon by Robert Ashcroft

Julian Lennon Features On Reimagined Gregory Darling ‘A New Dream’

by Paul Cashmere

Julian Lennon has taken up the offer from his friend Gregory Darling to feature on a new version of ‘A New Dream’.

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David Gray, Palais Theatre Melbourne 2015, photo by Ros OGorman, noise11

David Gray Used ‘Dear Life’ Album To Tell Short Stories

by Paul Cashmere

David Gray says the songs on his 13th albums are short stories, not confessions.

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Joan Baez, noise11.com. music news

Joan Baez 2015 Trump Comments Still Resonates Today

by Paul Cashmere

In 2015 when I spoke with Joan Baez, the warning signs were already brewing for a Trump take-over of America. When I asked her about the threat to American democracy becoming a reality she said this.

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The Corrs at Hope Estate Winery 26 November 2022

The Corrs To Reintroduce ‘All The Love In The World’ To Australian Setlist

by Paul Cashmere

The Corrs will bring back ‘All The Love In The World’ for Australia when they return in February.

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Greg Macainsh, Skyhooks. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Did Mushroom Make Skyhooks or Skyhooks Make Mushroom? Noise11 Asks Greg Macainsh

by Paul Cashmere

Skyhooks’ debut album ‘Living In the 70s’ was a massive success, so much so that it Mushroom Records as the number one Australian record label, a title it arguably holds to this day. But do Mushroom make Skyhooks or Skyhooks make Mushroom.

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The Rides 2013, Stephen Stills, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Barry Goldberg, Noise11, Photo

Songwriter, Producer and Rides Member Barry Goldberg Dies At Age 83

by Paul Cashmere

Songwriter, producer and keyboard player Barry Goldberg has died at the age of 83.

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Ice Cube at the Australian Premiere of Ride Along 2. Photo by Ros O'Gorman https://www.noise11.com

Ice Cube To Perform In Sydney and Melbourne In March

by Noise11.com

Ice Cube will play two Australian shows for Melbourne and Sydney in March 2025.

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Ed Kuepper 2025

Ed Kuepper Revisits His Old Music As New Music

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Kuepper has reached back to his days of The Saints, The Laughing Clowns and his solo works to reimagine his early works on his new album ‘After The Flood’.

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Sting photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sting Down and Out Over Throat Infection

by Music-News.com

Sting has revealed it was a “temporary throat infection” that forced him to postpone a string of performances this week.

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Charli XCX photo from Frontier Touring

Charli XCX Leads BRIT Awards Nominees

by Music-News.com

Charli XCX has secured the highest number of nominations for the 2025 BRIT Awards.

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The Doobie Brothers at Bluesfest Melbourne photo by Mary Boukouvalas

The Doobie Brothers and George Clinton To Be Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame

by Music-News.com

George Clinton and The Doobie Brothers are to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Ringo Starr photo by Ros O'Gorman

Ringo Starr Credits Olivia Harrison For T. Bone Burnett Introduction

by Music-News.com

Ringo Starr inadvertently has his late Beatles bandmate George Harrison to thank for his new country album.

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Tina Turner Hot For You Baby

40 Year Old John Paul Young Cover By Tina Turner Released on 40th Anniversary ‘Private Dancer’

by Paul Cashmere

In 1984 Tina Turner recorded a cover of John Paul Young’s 1980 single ‘Hot For You Baby’ but it didn’t make the ‘Private Dancer’ album … until now.

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Patsy and Dave The Willow

Patsy and Dave Win Two People’s Choice Awards Including One With Russell Morris

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne country duo Patsy and Dave have won two People’s Choice awards in Tamworth including best song for ‘The Willow’ co-written and recorded with Russell Morris.

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Marlon Williams photo by Ian Laidlaw

Marlon Williams To Release First Māori Language Album

by Noise11.com

Marlon Williams (Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) next album ‘Te Whare Tīwekaweka’ will be his first album entirely in the Māori language.

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Skyhooks Living In The 70s

Greg Macainsh Created Skyhooks As A Band He’d Like To See

by Paul Cashmere

When Skyhooks started bubbling around 1974 co-founder and principal songwriter Greg Macainsh says he was creating the sort of band he would like to go and see live.

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Grimes

Grimes Distances Herself From Her Vile Ex Musk

by Music-News.com

Grimes is fed up of being “hated all the time” for her former partner Elon Musk’s controversial behaviour.

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Splendour In The Grass

Splendour In The Grass Confirms There Won’t Be A 2025 Festival

by Noise11.com

Splendour in the Grass will not return for 2025.

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Sting at A Day On The Green 2023 photo by David Jackson

Sting Cancels Show Due To Ill Health

by Music-News.com

Sting has cancelled several of his upcoming shows due to ill health.

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Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath photo by Ros OGorman

Birmingham To Award Black Sabbath With Freedom of the City

by Music-News.com

Black Sabbath’s founding members are set to be honoured with the Freedom Of The City by Birmingham City Council.

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Mantra of the Cosmos

Mantra Of The Cosmos Show Cancelled Due To Zak Starkey Injury

by Music-News.com

Zak Starkey is suffering from a serious leg condition, which forced his band Mantra Of The Cosmos to pull out of their Soho party performance on Tuesday (21.01.25).

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Bjork photo by Ros O'Gorman

Björk Writes A Song Every Month Regardless Of Recording Them

by Music-News.com

Singer-songwriter-composer, producer Björk is the next artist to take the stage for Apple Music Live – the live performance series that gives the biggest stars in music a platform to connect with audiences around the world.

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Becoming Led Zeppelin

Becoming Led Zeppelin Trailer Released

by Music-News.com

Sony Pictures Classics/Sony Pictures UK have released a teaser clip from Becoming Led Zeppelin. In the official clip, the members of Led Zeppelin remember the very first time they played together.

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Stone Temple Pilots

Stone Temple Pilots Add Melbourne and Gold Coast Show

by Noise11.com

Stone Temple Pilots will still tour Australia despite the cancellation of the Hello Sunshine festival. New dates have been added to Melbourne and Gold Coast to make up for the cancelled festival shows.

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Slipknot, Soundwave Melbourne 2012 - Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Knotfest Sideshows Schedule Revealed

by Noise11.com

The full list of Australian sideshows for Knotfest is here.

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The Doobie Brothers Walk This Road

The Doobie Brothers Premiere ‘Walk This Road’ With Michael McDonald and Featuring Mavis Staples

by Paul Cashmere

The Doobies Brothers have released the first song from the first album with Michael McDonald in 45 years. ‘Walk This Road’ is the title track from the upcoming album and also features Mavis Staples.

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