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Noiseworks Drop A Few Surprises at One Electric Day

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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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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The Kyle and Jackie O Show Becomes A Management Mistake of Historic Proportions

by Paul Cashmere

The dead in the water Kyle and Jackie O show has had another ratings dip in Melbourne.

Tagged as: ARN, Australia, Kiis, Kyle and Jackie O, radio

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Songs From The First Countdown 8 November 1974

by Paul Cashmere

The very first Countdown aired in Australia on 8 November 1974, at 6:30pm on a Friday and its original duration was to fit inside a 30 minute slot.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Countdown, Ian Meldrum, John Farnham, Molly, pop, Sherbet, Skyhooks

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Aussies Nick Cave, Tame Impala and Troye Sivan Nominated For Grammy Awards

by Noise11.com

Australia’s music scene has always been vibrant and diverse, producing a wide array of artists who have made significant contributions to global music culture.

Tagged as: Australia, Grammy Awards, music industry, Nick Cave, Tame Impala, Troye Sivan

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Here are the 2025 APRA Screen Music Award Winners

by Paul Cashmere

The APRA Screen Music Awards were held at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne tonight (29 October 2024) with host Susie Youssef and by co-presenters Elaine Crombie and Heather Mitchell AM.

Tagged as: APRA, Australia, Screen Music Awards

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Rachel Perkins To receive APRA’s Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award

by Paul Cashmere

Writer, director, producer and storyteller Rachel Perkins will be the 2024 recipient of the Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award at the 2024 APRA Screen Music Awards to be held in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Tagged as: APRA Screen Music Awards, Australia, music industry, Rachel Driver

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Kyle and Jackie O Continues To Tank In Melbourne Radio Survey 6

by Paul Cashmere

This isn’t the first time I’ve said Kyle and Jackie O was the most expensive failure in radio history. I said it in July back when Kyle and Jackie O’s first full survey in Melbourne was more flaccid than what Kyle’s dick would be like if he ever went to a Diddy party. (well, if he ever went to one that is).

Tagged as: Australia, KIISFM, Kyle and Jackie O, media, radio, survey

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APRA Screen Music Awards Nominees For 2024 Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

APRA has revealed the nominees for the 2024 Screen Music Awards.

Tagged as: APRA, Australia, music industry, Screen Music Awards

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Convicted Felon Suge Knight Drops Bombshell Allegations About Powerful Music Execs

by Paul Cashmere

Convicted felon Suge Knight, the former CEO and founder of Death Row Records, has called into Chris Cuomo’s podcast to namedrop some very rich and powerful music industry executives associated with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.

Tagged as: Clive Davis, Diddy, music industry, Russell Simmons, Sean Combs, Suge Knight, USA

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ARIA Award Nominations 2024

by Noise11.com

The 2024 ARIA Award nominations have been announced. Royel Otis has eight nominations, Dom Dolla scores six nominations, Angie McMahon and Kylie Minogue have five nominations, 3%, Amy Shark, RÜFÜS DU SOL, The Kid LAROI, Tones And I and Troye Sivan have four nominations, Confidence Man, FISHER, Mildlife, Miss Kaninna, SPEED and Troy Cassar-Daley have each been nominated for three ARIA Awards.

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Icehouse To Headline All Australian Line-up For The First Red Hot Summer of 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse will headline Red Hot Summer 2025 on a bill with an all Australian line-up of Noiseworks, Wolfmother, Eskimo Joe, Baby Animals, Killing Heidi and Bachelor Girl.

Tagged as: Australia, Baby Animals, Bachelor Girl, Eskimo Joe, Icehouse, Killing Heidi, live music, Noiseworks, Red Hot Summer, Wolfmother

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R.I.P. Mark Moffatt at Age 74

by Paul Cashmere

Australian producer and one time pop star Mark Moffatt has died in Nashville at age 74.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Mark Moffatt, producer, punk, The Saints

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English Teacher Win Mercury Prize

by Music-News.com

English Teacher have won the Mercury Prize.

Tagged as: 20s, English Teacher, indie rock, UK

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Screen Music Awards 2024 Has Three New Categories @apraamcos

by Noise11.com

The 2024 Screen Music Awards has recognised the changing landscape for the business and has added three new categories for 2024.

Tagged as: APRA, Australia, music industry, Screen Music Awards, Susie Yourself

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FENIX360’s Allan Klepfisz and Sandy Monteiro To Speak At M.I.C.S. On Youth Conference in Melbourne This Weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Allan Klepfisz and Sandy Monteiro, principals of FENIX360, the artist-centric multi-genre social media platform, will speak for the delegates of the M.I.C.S. on Youth youth music forum in Melbourne on Saturday.

Tagged as: Allan Klepfisz, Australia, conference, FENIX360, Forum, JMC Academy, M.I.C.S. On Youth, Melbourne, Sandy Monteiro

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Shit Show Kyle and Jackie O Continues To Stiff In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

The Survey 5 Australian radio ratings are out and that KIIS-FM shit show Kyle & Jackie O has continued to stiff in Melbourne.

Tagged as: Australia, Kyle & Jackie O. KISSFM, radio, rating

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Nick Kontonicolas, Dawn DePhillips, Stephanie Wooten, Lynn Price and Stacey Schieffelin at the Journey, Def Leppard, Steve Miller Band concert New York 2024

Rock Legends Steve Miller, Journey and Def Leppard Treat New York To A “Live Music Masterclass”

by Noise11.com

Rock legend Steve Miller is currently touring North America with contemporary legends Journey and Def Leppard and Steve Miller is keeping up the pace. With three iconic acts on the bill this concert was essentially a “Rock Masterclass” . From the pulse of the audience with people dancing, people enjoying themselves, it was obvious the experience of all three bands, united energy at the five+ hour event. The Noise Network’s Chief Operating Officer Nick Kontonicolas was at the Queens, New York show at Citifields Mets baseball stadium.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Dawn DePhillips, Def Leppard, Joseph Wooten, Journey, Lynn Price, music industry, Nick Kontonicolas, rock, Stacey Schieffelin, Stephanie Wooten, Steve Miller, The Wooten Brothers, USA

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Missy Higgins AWITG on Sunday 19 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Artists Missy Higgins Skipped Over For The ARIA Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Missy Higgins released her debut album ‘The Sound of White’ in 2004 and yes it was huge. It was a number one album that year and she had two more number one albums in a row. A position in the ARIA Hall of Fame is warranted. But for FFS ARIA, how about these artists first:

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Hall of Fame, Missy Higgins, music industry

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Ian Kenny of Birds of Tokyo photo by Winston Robinson

Live at the Chapel Is Back With Birds Of Tokyo

by Paul Cashmere

The revered music brand ‘Live At The Chapel’ is returning with a new series of live music events from the historic Chapel Off Chapel in Melbourne.

Tagged as: 00s, Always Live, Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, Chapel Off Chapel, Live At The Chapel, rock

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Meredith 2024, the Line-up is Here and Leo Sayer Is On It

by Paul Cashmere

The 2024 Meredith Festival line-up is here with Jamie xx and Genesis Owusu up front and centre but you’ll also find the real deals down below with appearances from the legend Leo Sayer and a real blast from the past with the reformation of Essendon Airport, the band that became I’m Talking.

Tagged as: Angie McMahon, Australia, Ayebatonye, Barkaa, Billiam & The Split Bills, DJ PGZ, Essendon Airport, Fat White Family, Frenzee, Genesis Owusu, Glass Beams, Good Morning, In2stellar, Jamie XX, Keanu Nelson, Leo Sayer, Mainline Magic Orchestra, Mannequin Pussy, Meredith Festival, Mike, Mk.gee, Olof Dreijer, Party Dozen, Precious Bloom, Princess Superstar, The Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir, The Dare, Victoria, Waxahatchee, Yara, Zapp

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Bluesfest To End in 2025 After One Final Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest 36 will be the last Bluesfest ever in 2025.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music festival

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MTV Postpones VMAs Due To Harris trump Debate

by Music-News.com

The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards have been delayed to make way for a U.S. presidential election debate.

Tagged as: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, MTV, VMAs

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Port Phillip Council Launches Youth Soundcheck Survey

by Noise11.com

Port Phillip Council in Melbourne’s St Kilda district has launched its Youth Soundcheck survey to get a better understanding how to encourage young people to attend live music events.

Tagged as: City of Port Phillip, education, Heather Cunsolo, JMC Academy, M.I.C.S On Youth Tickets, Melbourne, St Kilda, Youth Soundcheck

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The Mercury Prize Nominees For 2024 Are…

by Music-News.com

The 2024 Mercury Prize 12 ‘Albums of the Year’ were announced on Thursday 25 July on BBC Radio 6 Music from 11am by Tom Ravenscroft (standing in for Mary Anne Hobbs).

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Charli XCX, pop, UK

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Music Business Attracted 19.2 Million Tourists To UK in 2023

by Music-News.com

UK Music, the collective voice of the UK music industry, today unveils new research into the value of gigs, concerts and festivals to local economies.

Tagged as: Beyonce, Glastonbury, music industry, UK

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R.I.P. Australian Radio Legend Ron E. Sparks Dies Aged 72

by Paul Cashmere

Ron E. Sparks, one of Australia’s most respected and professional broadcasters, has died from cancer at age 72.

Tagged as: 2DAYFM, 2SM, 70s, 80s, Australia, radio, Ron E Sparks, Triple M, WSFM

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Kyle and Jackie O Is A Million Dollar Failure For KIIS FM In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Kyle and Jackie O’s entry into the Melbourne radio market has become the most expensive commercial failure in radio history.

Tagged as: Australia, Kyle and Jackie O, Melbourne, radio

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The 20th Australian Music Prize Prizemoney Increased To $50,000

by Paul Cashmere

The 20th AMP (Australian Music Prize) has had an increase into the prize pool with the $50,000 now going to the first prize winner.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian Music Prize, music industry, Scott Murphy, SoundMerch, The 20th AMP

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Indonesia’s Voice of Baceprot (VoB) Are Ones To Watch At Glastonbury This Weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Glastonbury has its usual mix of old, new, borrowed and blues lined up for this weekend and the new one to watch will be Indonesia’s Voice of Baceprot (aka VoB).

Tagged as: 20s, Indonesia, metal, VoB, Voice of Baceprot

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Art Garfunkel and Art Garfunkel Jr discovered they were in the same studio Cyndi Lauper recorded ‘Time After Time’ in when they were about to start recording their version of the Cyndi classic.

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Check Out Pet Shop Boys Covering David Bowie’s ‘All The Young Dudes’

Pet Shop Boys have released a brand new cover of David Bowie’s ‘All The Young Dudes’.

November 10, 2024

Gypsy Lee Wins Over Kate Ceberano and Jon Stevens Fans On The Superstars Live Tour

On 20 March 2024 Gypsy Lee performed her very first show for mainly family and friends at the Espy Basement in Melbourne. I was impressed.

November 4, 2024

Voice of Baceprot photo by Winston Robinson

Voice of Baceprot Play One of the Most Powerful Shows of All Time for Melbourne

Melbourne has hosted some intimate early shows for artists who went on to major things. There was Radiohead at the Palace in 1994, The White Stripes at the Corner Hotel in 2000, Coldplay at The Prince of Wales in 2001 and Taylor Swift at Billboard in 2009. I have a feeling we’ll look back to 26 October 2024 when Voice of Baceprot (V.o.B.) played at Croxton Park Hotel in Melbourne and it will be one of those shows.

October 28, 2024

Garfunkel & Garfunkel Premiere Second Song ‘Blue Moon’

Garfunkel & Garfunkel, the father and son duo for Art Garfunkel and his son Art Garfunkel Jr, have premiered a second song from the upcoming album ‘Father and Son’.

October 21, 2024