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The Saints Expand Dates To Play North America and Europe

Australia’s legendary punk band The Saints will perform two shows in New Zealand late October and then head to North America and onto Europe for more dates at the end of 2025.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, punk, The Saints

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Soul and Jazz Legend Roberta Flack Dies At Age 88

by Paul Cashmere

Roberta Flack, one of America’s greatest Jazz and Soul singers, has died at the age of 88.

Tagged as: 70s, jazz, R&B, Roberta Flack, soul, USA

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Soul Singer Gwen McCrae Dies At Age 81

by Paul Cashmere

70s Soul and Disco singer Gwen McCrae has died at the age of 81.

Tagged as: 70s, disco, George McCrae, Gwen McCrae, soul, USA

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Australian Musician Jacques De Jongh of Hush and John Paul Young Band Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Jacques De Jongh, who was once a member of Hush and John Paul Young All-Stars has died in Melbourne.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Hush, Jacques De Jongh, John Paul Young, pop, Redhouse

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Chaka Khan To Play Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland in April

by Paul Cashmere

R&B legend Chaka Khan will perform shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland around Easter.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Chaka Khan, R&B, Rufus, USA

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Dolly Parton Speaks Out Over Library Funding Cuts

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Dolly Parton has spoken out about proposed funding cuts to her Imagination Library.

Tagged as: 70s, country, Dolly Parton, USA

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Neil Young Prepares For World Tour Announcement

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Neil Young has hinted at a full UK, European and North American tour this year.

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

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Gibson To Release Brian May 12 String

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Gibson has partnered with Sir Brian May to release the Brian May SJ-200 12-String acoustic guitar.

Tagged as: 70s, Brian May, Gibson guitars, Queen, rock, UK

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Ozzy Osbourne Turned Down A Part In Pirates of the Caribbean

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Ozzy Osbourne almost took part in the Pirates Of The Caribbean film franchise.

Tagged as: 70s, Black Sabbath, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, Pirates Of The Caribbean, rock

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The Jam Drummer and Co-Founder Rick Buckler Dies Aged 69

by Paul Cashmere

Rick Buckler, co-founder and drummer for The Jam, has died at the age of 69.

Tagged as: 70s, Bruce Foxton, Paul Weller, punk, Rick Buckler, rock, The Jam

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AC/DC ‘High Voltage’ Turns 50

by Paul Cashmere

‘High Voltage’, the debut album for AC/DC, is 50 years old.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, Bon Scott, High Voltage, rock

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Peter Garrett at St Kilda Festival 2025 photo by Serge Thomman

Peter Garrett and the Alter Egos Perform Free Afternoon Show At St Kilda Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Garrett brought his other band The Alter Egos to Melbourne over the weekend for a free performance on the beach for the St Kilda Festival.

Tagged as: 70s, Alter Egos, Australia, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, rock, St Kilda Festival

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A Talking Heads When They Were Called The Artistics Tape Is To Be Released For Record Store Day

by Paul Cashmere

Before Talking Heads were Talking Heads they were The Artistics. Chris Frantz and David Byrne were the only Talks Heads members from The Artistics days before Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison became the band we all know today.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, indie, Psycho Killer, rock, Talking Heads, The Artistics, USA

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Eagles Legend Don Felder Suffers Medical Emergency on Stage

by Paul Cashmere

Former Eagles guitarist Don Felder suffered a medical emergency during his performance on the Royal Caribbean Independence of the Seas cruise in Miami on 13 February 2025.

Tagged as: 70s, Don Felder, Eagles, rock, USA

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Paul McCartney Plays Third Bowery Show In NYC

by Paul Cashmere

Paul McCartney has performed a third intimate show at the 575 capacity The Bowery in New York City.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, New York City, NYC, Paul McCartney, pop, rock, Saturday Night Live, television, The Beatles, The Bowery, UK

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Air Supply's Russell Hitchcock performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Wednesday 8 June 2016. (photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11.com)

Air Supply Set 50th Anniversary Australian Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Air Supply will mark their 50th anniversary with dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in September.

Tagged as: 70s, Air Supply, Australia, contemporary, pop

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Neil Young Completes 46th Album and Preps April Release

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has completed what is at least his 46th album (because that isn’t counting the albums with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, live albums, compilations, archive series records or box sets). (Spoiler alert: there are over 100).

Tagged as: 70s, Canada, Chrome Hearts, Neil Young, rock, USA

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George Thorogood To Play Red Hot Summer Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

George Thorogood & The Destroyers will play two stand alone sideshows during the Red Hot Summer Australian dates.

Tagged as: 70s, blues, George Thorogood, The Destroyers, USA

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New York Dolls’ David Johansen Is Being Treated for Stage 4 Brain Cancer

by Paul Cashmere

New York Dolls’ singer David Johansen has revealed he is suffering from Stage 4 brain cancer.

Tagged as: 70s, Buster Poindexter, David Johansen, New York Dolls, punk, Scrooged, USA

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Patti Smith To Perform Horses Album Live

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Patti Smith is set to play a pair of London Palladium shows as part of a tour performing her seminal debut album ‘Horses’ in full.

Tagged as: 70s, Horses, Patti Smith, punk, USA

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Becoming Led Zeppelin John Bonham Interview Tape Was Discovered In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’, the first authorised documentary of Led Zeppelin premiered around the world this past weekend but did you know Australia played a massive role in the telling of the story. The previously unheard John Bonham interview was found discovered at the National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Becoming Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin, metal, rock, UK

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Historic John Lennon Recording To Be Released On Record Store Day

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On August 30, 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band, backed by Elephant’s Memory, and joined by special guests, headlined two historic One to One Benefit Concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City. These performances included an afternoon matinee and an evening performance, to a combined audience of 40,000 people, raising more than $1.5 million to support children with special needs, including children from the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, N.Y, a state-supported institution for mentally handicapped children that gained national infamy after the horrible conditions and questionable medical practices the children endured were exposed to the public.

Tagged as: 70s, John Lennon, NEW YORK CITY 1972, POWER TO THE PEOPLE LIVE AT THE ONE TO ONE CONCERT, Record Store Day, rock, UK, USA

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Black Sabbath To Reunite With Original Line-up For One Last Show

by Paul Cashmere

Black Sabbath will reform with the original line-up for their last ever show in their hometown Birmingham, UK in July.

Tagged as: 70s, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, rock, Tony Iommi, UK

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Elton John and Brandi Carlile Have Made An Album Together

by Paul Cashmere

Elton John and Brandi Carlile have collaborated for a new album ‘Who Believes In Angels’. The album was produced by Andrew Watt (Rolling Stones/Ozzy Osbourne) and features the lyrics of Bernie Taupin but the whole thing almost never happened.

Tagged as: 70s, Americana, andrew watt, Bernie Taupin, Brandi Carlile, Elton John, rock, UK, USA

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Van Morrison Announces A Limited UK Run of Dates

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Van Morrison has announced “a rare run of UK live performances”.

Tagged as: 70s, folk, Ireland, rock, UK, Van Morrison

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The Saints ’73-’78 To Tour UK In November

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay will take the 2024 edition of The Saints into 2025 for the UK in November for (so far) five shows.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Brisbane, Ed Kuepper, Ivor Hay, Mudhoney, punk, The Saints, The Sunnyboys

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Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo image by Ros O'Gorman Noise11.com

So Much For The Devo Farewell Tour – It Has Been Extended

by Paul Cashmere

Devo seems to have learnt from Kiss, Cher and Motley Crue about the alternate meaning of the word “farewell”. The ’50 Years of De-Evolution’ tour has been given an extension.

Tagged as: 50 Years of De-Evolution, 70s, alternative, Devo, rock, USA

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Sparks To Release 28th Album ‘Mad!’ in 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Sparks will have a new album for 2025. ‘Mad!’ will be their first album on their new label Transgressive Records.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Do Things My Own Way, Mad, rock, Sparks, USA

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Steven Tyler Returns To The Stage For First Time Since Aerosmith Retirement

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Steven Tyler returned to the stage on Sunday (02.02.25) alongside Mick Fleetwood and Jessie J – for just his second performance since his vocal injury.

Tagged as: 70s, Aerosmith, Jessie J, Mick Fleetwood, rock, Steven Tyler, USA

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Drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac performs at ADOTG at Mt Duneed Winery on 7 November 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Mick Fleetwood Wants Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham To Mend Their Relationship

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Mick Fleetwood wants Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham to “pal up a bit more”.

Tagged as: 70s, Fleetwood Mac, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, pop, rock, Stevie Nicks, UK, USA

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The Saints Expand Dates To Play North America and Europe

Australia’s legendary punk band The Saints will perform two shows in New Zealand late October and then head to North America and onto Europe for more dates at the end of 2025.

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Soul and Jazz Legend Roberta Flack Dies At Age 88

Roberta Flack, one of America’s greatest Jazz and Soul singers, has died at the age of 88.

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Soul Singer Gwen McCrae Dies At Age 81

70s Soul and Disco singer Gwen McCrae has died at the age of 81.

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Australian Musician Jacques De Jongh of Hush and John Paul Young Band Has Passed Away

Jacques De Jongh, who was once a member of Hush and John Paul Young All-Stars has died in Melbourne.

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Chaka Khan To Play Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland in April

R&B legend Chaka Khan will perform shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland around Easter.