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Walter Trout Has Oingo Boingo Bass Player John Avila For His Australian Tour

Walter Trout fans will be in for a treat at his upcoming Australian shows. Oingo Boingo bass player John Avila will be in the Walter Trout band.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, John Avila, Oingo Boingo, USA, Walter Trout

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Bruce Dickinson ‘The Mandrake Project’ Will Not Be A Series or Movie

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Dickinson’s the first solo album in 19 years ‘The Mandrake Project’ is an epic story that will be a Comic Book series and could be a movie and television series but it won’t be either of those.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, metal, rock, The Mandrake Project, UK

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David Lee Roth, Van Halen, Stone Music Festival, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

David Lee Roth Posts Incohesive 25 Minute Rant About Sammy Hagar

by Paul Cashmere

Original Van Halen singer David Lee Roth has posted an unhinged 25 minute rant about Sammy Hagar singing a song or two on his upcoming tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Lee Roth, metal, rock, USA, Van Halen

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Talking Heads Stop Making Sense Tribute Album On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

16 bands will perform the songs from the setlist of the Talking Heads ‘Stop Making Sense’ movie for a new tribute album.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Burning Down The House, Paramore, rock, Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads, USA

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John Williamson Cancels Upcoming Shows Following Accident

by Paul Cashmere

Australian country music legend John Williamson has cancelled his upcoming shows following an accident on his property.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, country, John Williamson

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Anthony Kiedis Biopic In The Works

by Music-News.com

A biopic about Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis is in early development.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Anthony Kiedis, fuck, rap, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Mick Mars Wins Motley Crue Suit

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Mars has won a victory in his ongoing lawsuit against his former Motley Crue bandmates.

Tagged as: 80s, metal, Mick Mars, Motley Crue, rock, USA

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Elton John Earns A Rare EGOT

by Paul Cashmere

Elton John Earns A Rare EGOT

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, EGOT, Elton John, Emmy, Grammy Award, music industry, Oscar, pop, rock, UK, USA

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Bruce Springsteen To Consult For Movie Album His Album ‘Nebraska’

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Springsteen is said to have been hired as a consultant on a feature film about the making of his 1982 album ‘Nebraska’.

Tagged as: 80s, Bruce Springsteen, folk, Nebraska, rock, USA

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Ace Frehley Has New Music for 2024 with ‘10000 Volts’

by Paul Cashmere

Ace Frehley will release his eighth solo studio album ’10,000 Volts’ in February with the title track ready to go now.

Tagged as: 10000 Volts, 70s, 80s, Ace Frehley, Kiss, rock, USA

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James Reyne Kicks Off Crawl File Tour With All Crawl

by Paul Cashmere

James Reyne is marking the 40th anniversary of the first Australian Crawl best of ‘Crawl File’ with the ‘Crawl File’ tour for 2024.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Australian Crawl, Crawl File, James Reyne, rock

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Michael Jackson ‘MJ’ UK Cast Announced

by Music-News.com

Lia Vollack, John Branca and John McClain, producers of the acclaimed Broadway musical MJ, announce casting for the UK premiere production which begins performances at the Prince Edward Theatre, London from Wednesday 6 March 2024 (Press Night: Wednesday 27 March 2024 at 7:00pm).

Tagged as: 80s, London, Michael Jackson, MJ, pop, theatre

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Jon Stevens Fuses The Hits Of INXS and Noiseworks at Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Jon Stevens was lead singer of INXS from 2000-2003. He toured the world with the band performing a 40-city tour in North America in 2002 as well as dates in the UK and South America. Jon knows the songs of INXS just like he knows his own Noiseworks songs. For Red Hot Summer you are getting both.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, INXS, Jon Stevens, Noiseworks, rock

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Michael Jackson Biopic Will Premiere In April 2025

by Music-News.com

The long-awaited Michael Jackson biopic will hit screens next April.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Michael Jackson, pop, R&B, soul, USA

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Paul McCartney’s Seven Australian Got Back Concerts Made $US37 Million ($AUD55m)

by Paul Cashmere

Paul McCartney’s seven sold-out shows in Australia at the end of 2023 made around $37 million.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, Frontier Touring, Got Back, Paul McCartney, pop, rock, The Beatles, UK

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Pretenders ‘Learning To Crawl’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

The Pretenders third album ‘Learning To Crawl’ is turning 40. ‘Learning To Crawl’ was released on 13 January, 1984. It was the first album since the death of two members, Pete Fardon and James Honeyman-Scott, who both died of drug overdoses.

Tagged as: 80s, Chrissie Hynde, Learning to Crawl, Pretenders, rock, UK

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Anne Kirkpatrick and Alan Bowles ARCA Desk Tapes

ARCA To Kick Of First 2024 Release With Live Anne Kirkpatrick & Alan Bowles Album

by Paul Cashmere

The first ARCA release for 2024 will be an historic Anne Kirkpatrick & Alan Bowles featuring Hotspur live album recorded at the Pier Hotel in Frankston in 1987.

Tagged as: 80s, Alan Bowles, Anne Kirkpatrick, ARCA, Australia, country, Desk Tape Series

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Van Halen ‘1984’ Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

‘1984’, Van Halen’s last album of the era with David Lee Roth, turned 40 years old this week.

Tagged as: 1984, 80s, rock, USA, Van Halen

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Daryl Braithwaite Turns 75. Happy Birthday Daryl

by Paul Cashmere

Happy birthday to Australian music legend Daryl Braithwaite, who turns 75 today.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Daft Punk, Daryl Braithwaite, pop, rock, Sherbet

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James Reyne To Kick Off 40 Years Of ‘Crawl File’ This Weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Former Australian Crawl frontman James Reyne will begin 2024 live in Torquay, Victoria this Sunday marking 40 years since the first Australian Crawl best of ‘Crawl File’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Australian Crawl, Crawl File, James Reyne, rock

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Legendary Canadian Guitarist Rik Emmett To Release Early 90s Best Of

by Paul Cashmere

Former Triumph guitarist Rik Emmett has curated a Best Of compiled from his three Duke Street releases, all released between 1990 and 1995.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, blues, Canada, Rik Emmett, rock, Triumph

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Selena Gomez To Play Linda Ronstadt In Biopic

by Music-News.com

Selena Gomez will play Linda Ronstadt in an upcoming biopic about the iconic singer of the 70s and 80s.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, biopic, John Boylan, Linda Ronstadt, pop, rock, Selena Gomez, USA

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Kraftwerk at MCA Melbourne 8 December 2023 photo by Winston Robinson, Noise11

Kraftwerk to Perform Eight Complete Albums At Nine Shows In LA

by Paul Cashmere

Kraftwerk will take up residency at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in May to perform eights albums over nine nights with the series concluding with a ‘Best Of’ setlist.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, electronica, Europe, Germany, Kraftwerk

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Tony Clarkin of Magnum Dies At Age 77

by Paul Cashmere

Tony Clarkin, the guitarist for Birmingham band Magnum, has died at age 77.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Magnum, metal, rock, Tony Clarkin, UK

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James Kottak of Scorpions Dies Aged 61

by Paul Cashmere

One time Scorpions drummer James Kottak has died at age 61.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Germany, James Kottak, Kingdom Come, rock, Scorpions

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Sinead O'Connor at Point Nepean, Victoria 2008 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sinead O’Connor Died of Natural Causes

by Music-News.com

Sinéad O’Connor died of natural causes, according to the coroner.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Celtic, folk, Ireland, rock, Sinead O'Connor, traditional

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The Rolling Stones To Release ‘Live At The Wiltern’

by Paul Cashmere

When The Rolling Stones were on their year long Licks world tour of 2002 and 2003 they played theatres, arenas and stadiums. The size of the venue dictated the setlist and the smaller theatre shows were the ones with the rarities.

Tagged as: 2002, 60s, 70s, 80s, Live At The Wiltern, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Michael Bolton Reveals Brain Tumour Surgery

by Music-News.com

Michael Bolton has revealed he is recovering after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumour.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, contemporary, Michael Bolton, pop, USA

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Paul Weller Admits He Lost Old Fans By Not Playing Old Songs

by Music-News.com

Paul Weller says he won his fight against being labelled a heritage act.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Paul Weller, punk, rock, Style Council, The Jam, UK

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More On The New Music From Motley Crue

by Music-News.com

Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx has been “pumping out amazing lyrics and great music”.

Tagged as: 80s, glam, John L, metal, Mick Mars, Motley Crue, rock, USA

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