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Ian Moss ‘Rivers Run Dry’ Covers Decades of Song Nurturing To Get To Today’s Release

With the eighth Ian Moss album ‘Rivers Run Dry’ out today (21 July 2023) its fascinating to hear from Ian how when he went to make this record he sourced unfinished song ideas dating back over 30 years.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, blues, Cold Chisel, Ian Moss, Rivers Run Dry, rock

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The Screaming Jets Premiere New Song ‘Nothing To Lose’

by Paul Cashmere

The Screaming Jets has a new song, an album on the way and a stack of tour dates to tell you about.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Dave Gleeson, Nothing To Lose, rock, The Screaming Jets

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Alice Cooper at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 20 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Alice Cooper And Tom Morello Rock The ‘Road’ For ‘White Line Frankenstein’

by Paul Cashmere

Alice Cooper has recruited Tom Morello for the explosive infernal guitar solo for the new song ‘White Line Frankenstein’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Alice Cooper, metal, rock, Tom Morello, USA, White Line Frankenstein

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Ian Moss Starts Construction Work On His Next Setlist

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Moss is faced with that “nice problem to have” as he starts work on the setlist for his upcoming ‘Rivers Run Dry’ tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, blues, Cold Chisel, Ian Moss, Rivers Run Dry, rock

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The Human League To Perform Dare Album In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The Human League will return to Australia in 2024 to perform the complete ‘Dare’ album from start to finish.

Tagged as: 80s, Australian Tour, Dare, Destroy All Lines, electronica, Machinations, Metropolis, pop, The Human League, UK

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Elton John and his Band perform in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 11 December 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Elton John Gives Evidence At Kevin Spacey Trial

by Paul Cashmere

Elton John and his husband David Furnish were called as witnesses for the defence during Kevin Spacey’s ongoing sex offence trial on Monday.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Elton John, Kevin Spacey, pop, rock, UK

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Kevin Rowland of Dexys Midnight Runners performs at the Harvest Festival at Werribee Park on 11 November 2012. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Dexys Premiere ‘My Submission’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Dexys (formerly known as Dexys Midnight Runners) are getting closer to the release of the new album ‘The Feminine Divine’ due 28 July, 2023.

Tagged as: 80s, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Dexys, My Submission, soul, The Feminine Divine, UK

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Metallica Share New Trailer for Live From Texas Cinema Event

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica have shared a new trailer for Metallica: M72 World Tour Live From Arlington, TX – A Two Night Event.

Tagged as: 80s, Arlington, metal, Metallica, rock, USA

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Tom Waits Island Years Catalogue Gets Long Overdue Make-Over

by Paul Cashmere

The five Tom Waits albums released through Island Records between 1983 and 1993 have been remastered for the first time.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, blues, Island Records, jazz, rock, Tom Waits, USA

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Judas Priest To Replace Ozzy Osbourne At PowerTrip

by Paul Cashmere

Judas Priest will replace Ozzy Osbourne at California’s PowerTrip in October.

Tagged as: 80s, Indio, Judas Priest, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, PowerTrip

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Joe Satriani Artwork Available Through Wentworth Gallery

by Paul Cashmere

Guitarist Joe Satriani has his artwork available through the Wentworth Gallery in the USA.

Tagged as: 80s, Def Leppard, Joe Satriani, Kiss, Paul Stanley, Rick Allen, rock, USA

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Regurgitator and The Delta Riggs To Open For Kiss and Weezer In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Kiss have chosen Regurgitator and The Delta Riggs to open for them and Weezer at the final Australian Kiss concert in Sydney in October.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australian Tour, Delta Riggs, Kiss, Regurgitator, rock, Sydney, USA, Weezer

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Billy Joel Approves Of Fall Out Boy’s ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’ Update

by Music-News.com

Billy Joel has given his blessing to Fall Out Boy for their cover of ‘We Didn’t Start A Fire’.

Tagged as: 80s, Billy Joel, Fall Out Boy, rock, USA, We Didn't Start The Fire

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Shirlie Kemp On The New WHAM! Movie

by Music-News.com

As streaming giant Netflix release new documentary Wham!, Shirlie Kemp joined Jackie Brambles on her Greatest Hits Radio evening show yesterday evening [Wednesday].

Tagged as: 80s, George Michael, Pepsi & Shirlie, pop, Sharlie Kemp, Spandau Ballet, UK, Wham

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Madonna Plans To Reschedule Tour For October

by Paul Cashmere

Madonna hopes to have her North American tour back on track in October. Madonna’s tour was cancelled when the singer collapsed and was rushed to hospital in New York in June. She was diagnosed with a “serious bacterial infection”.

Tagged as: 80s, Celebration, Madonna, pop, USA

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Ozzy Osbourne Cancels Powertrip

by Paul Cashmere

Ozzy Osbourne has canceled his upcoming PowerTrip performance with AC/DC in California in October.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, metal, Ozzy Osbourne, PowerTrip, UK

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Talking Heads Premiere ‘Cities’ Ahead of Stop Making Sense Expanded Release

by Paul Cashmere

Talking Heads have previewed the upcoming expanded edition of ‘Stop Making Sense’ with the rare ‘Cities’, not included on the original album.

Tagged as: 80s, Jonathan Demme, rock, Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads, USA

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Las Vegas Switches On U2 Venue Sphere

by Paul Cashmere

Las Vegas has switched on its newest venue ‘Sphere’, where U2 will soon take up residency.

Tagged as: 80s, Ireland, Las Vegas, rock, Sphere, U2, USA

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Yazoo’s Second and Final Album ‘You And Me Both’ Turns 40 Today

by Paul Cashmere

The Yazoo (Yaz in the USA) album ‘You and Me Both’ is 40 years old today. ‘You and Me Both’ was released on 4 July, 1983.

Tagged as: 80s, Alison Moyet, pop, UK, Vince Clarke, Yaz, Yazoo, You and Me Both

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Peter Gabriel Reveals Another ‘i/o’ Song ‘So Much’

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Gabriel has premiered another song from the upcoming ‘i/o’ album, again on the full moon.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, I/o, Peter Gabriel, rock, So Much, UK

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Boy George Joins Rod Stewart For The Killing of Georgie

by Paul Cashmere

Boy George has been joining Rod Stewart at his UK shows to perform Rod’s classic ‘The Killing of Georgie’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Boy George, Culture Club, pop, rock, Rod Stewart, UK

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Steve Miller Band Jones Beach 1 July 2023

Joe Satriani Joins Steve Miller Band for Fly Like An Eagle At Jones Beach

by Paul Cashmere

A beach, a full moon and a Steve Miller Band concert with Joe Satriani is how thousands spent the July 4 long weekend on Long Island this past weekend, and Noise11’s Nick Kontonicolas was there too.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, blues, Joe Satriani, Joseph Wooten, rock, soul, Steve Miller Band, USA, Wooten Brothers

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Neil Young Rolls At Rarities At First Concert Tour Since 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Neil Young has performed a treasure trove of rarities at the first show of his first concert tour since 2019 and played many songs never performed live before.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Canada, Coastal Tour, Neil Young, USA

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‘Wet Dream’, the Debut Solo Album For Richard Wright of Pink Floyd Gets Steven Wilson Remix Treatment

by Paul Cashmere

‘Wet Dream’, the first solo album from Pink Floyd co-founder and keyboard player Richard Wright, has been remixed by Steven Wilson and will be reissued in September.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Pink Floyd, Richard Wright, rock, Steven Wilson, UK, Wet Dream

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The Rolling Stones ‘Forty Licks’ To Be Released On Vinyl For The First Time

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones 40th anniversary album ‘Forty Licks’ is to be released on vinyl for the first time and also released as a digital album for the first time.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Forty Licks, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Madonna Found Unresponsive and Rushed To ICU

by Paul Cashmere

Madonna’s 40th Celebration anniversary tour has been postponed after the star was found “unresponsive” last Saturday and rushed to ICU. She was diagnosed with a “serious bacterial infection”.

Tagged as: 80s, Guy Oseary, ICU, Madonna, pop, USA

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Paul McCartney Says Bruce Springsteen ‘Ruined It For Everyone”

by Music-News.com

Sir Paul McCartney joked that Bruce Springsteen has “ruined it for everyone” as fans now expect three to four-hour gigs.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, rock, The Beatles, UK, USA

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Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Has Driven A Holden And Wasn’t Happy With It

by Paul Cashmere

Pink Floyd drummer and car collector and enthusiast Nick Mason says he has driven an Australian car and he is not proud of it. Nick once drove a Holden in a Grand Prix.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Ferrari, Holden, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, rock, Saucerful of Secrets, UK

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Steely Dan fans Fall For Another “Royal Scam’ Over Lost Track ‘The Second Arrangement’

by Paul Cashmere

Steely Dan fans around the world appear to be going crazy over news of a newly unearthered Steely Dan treasure, the missing ‘Gaucho’ track ‘The Second Arrangement’ but it isn’t that new.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Gaucho, jazz, Steely Dan, The Second Arrangement, USA

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ZZ Top Have An Album With Dusty Hill Still To Come

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Gibbons has confirmed that the next ZZ Top album will include songs with the band’s late bass player Dusty Hill.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, Dusty Hill, rock, USA, ZZ Top

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George Harrison ‘Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)’ Video Premieres

The George Harrison version of ‘Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)’, a song George wrote for Ringo Starr’s ‘Ringo’ album over 50 years ago, is available as part of the 50th anniversary edition of George’s ‘Living In The Material World’ album.

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