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Eagles Legend Don Felder Suffers Medical Emergency on Stage

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

by Music-News.com

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

by Music-News.com

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

by Music-News.com

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

by Music-News.com

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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Tottie Goldsmith Pays Tribute To Aunty Olivia Newton-John With Aunty O Show

by Paul Cashmere

Australian actress and former Chantoozie Tottie Goldsmith will pay tribute to her aunt Olivia Newton-John with the Aunty O show, touring Australia from 21 February.

Tagged as: 70s, Aunty O, Australia, Olivia Newton-John, pop, The Chantoozies, theatre, Tottie Goldsmith

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Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie Checks In From Hospital

by Paul Cashmere

Skyhooks legend Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie has checked in from his hospital room to update fans on his condition after being diagnosed with Luekaemia.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Bob Starkie, Bongo, rock, Skyhooks

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Brian Johnson AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

AC/DC Add European Dates After North America

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC have extended the 2025 Power Up tour with dates added for Europe of the North American tour.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, Power Up, rock

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David Lee Roth Takes A Tour Of Thailand On A Pushbike

by Paul Cashmere

Former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth is holidaying in Thailand and has put together an 11-minute travel video bicycling through the region.

Tagged as: 70s, David Lee Roth, rock, USA, Van Halen

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Marianne Faithfull photo by Ros OGorman, Noise11, Photo

Music Icon Marianne Faithfull Dies At Age 78

by Paul Cashmere

Music icon Marianne Faithfull has passed away at age 78.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Marianne Faithfull, Mick Jagger, pop, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Bruce Howe of Fraternity Dies At Age 77

by Paul Cashmere

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.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, Bon Scott, Bruce Howe, Cold Chisel, Fraternity, Jimmy Barnes, rock, Swanee, The Valentines

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Billy Ocean Will Return To Australia in September

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Ocean is coming back to Australia for another tour in September 2025, nearly 50 years since his first hit ‘Love Really Hurts Without You’.

Tagged as: 70s, Australian Tour, Billy Ocean, disco, pop, Trinidad, UK

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Sex Pistols Are Heading To The USA

by Music-News.com

Sex Pistols are planning a US tour with Frank Carter.

Tagged as: 70s, Australian Tour, Frank Carter, Live Nation, Never Mind The Bollocks, punk, Sex Pistols, UK

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Paul McCartney and Wings Classic ‘Venus and Mars’ To Get 50th Anniversary Treatment

by Paul Cashmere

‘Venus and Mars’, the fourth Paul McCartney Wings album, will be reissued in March as a half-speed master.

Tagged as: 70s, Paul McCartney, rock, UK, Venus and Mars, Wings

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Rose Tattoo Angry Anderson and Mark Evans. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Rose Tattoo Cover Stevie Wright’s ‘Hard Road’ With First New Music in 17 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Rose Tattoo will release a cover of Stevie Wright’s ‘Hard Road’ in February marking the first new music for the band since 2008.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, rock, Rod Stewart, Rose Tattoo, Stevie Wright, The Easybeats, Vanda and Young

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The Stranglers Choose Merryn Jean To Open Australian Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

The Stranglers Choose Merryn Jean To Open Australian Tour Dates

Tagged as: 70s, Australian Tour, Merryn Jean, punk, the stranglers, UK

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The Stranglers in Australia photo by Ros OGorman, music news, noise11.com

Adam Clayton of U2 Owns The Stranglers’ Bass J.J. Burnel Played On ‘Peaches’

by Paul Cashmere

A relic of rock history, the bass guitar J.J. Burnel used to record The Stranglers’ classic ‘Peaches’ with is now owned by Adam Clayton of U2.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, JJ Burnel, punk, the stranglers, UK

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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.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Bob Starkie, Bongo, rock, Skyhooks

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