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Roger Waters, The Wall - photo by Ros O'Gorman

Roger Waters Protestor Gets On Stage With Israeli Flag In Frankfurt

A protestor at Roger Water’s controversial Frankfurt concert on Sunday 28 May 2023 managed to get on stage and wave the Israeli flag.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, rock, Roger Waters, This Is Not A Drill, UK

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Kate Ceberano and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Perform Together

by Paul Cashmere

To witness one of Australia’s greatest voices Kate Ceberano perform with one of the world’s greatest orchestras, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, was indeed a special occasion.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Benjamin Northey, classical, Kate Ceberano, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, MSO, pop

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Dave Gleeson Stands Down From The Angels, Nick Norton Steps Up

by Paul Cashmere

After 12 years fronting both The Angels and The Screaming Jets, Dave Gleeson is stepping away from The Angels.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Dave Gleeson, hard rock, rock, The Angels, The Screaming Jets

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Tex Perkins, Beasts Of Boubon. Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Beasts of Bourbon To Perform Two Shows In August

by Paul Cashmere

Tex Perkins, Kim Salmon, Charlie Owen, Boris Sujdovic and James Baker will be Beasts of Bourbon for two shows in Sydney and Melbourne in August.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Beasts of Bourbon, Boris Sujdovic, Charlie Owen, Kim Salmon, Tex Perkins

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Iron Maiden Roll Out Rarities For First Show Of 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Iron Maiden played their first show for 2023 last night (28 May) in Slovenia with a stack of song absent for years (and in some cases decades) from their setlist.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Iron Maiden, metal, setlist, Slovenia, UK

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Kiss and Weezer To Play One-Off Show In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Kiss will return to Australia in October but only for a one-off show in Sydney and give it a point of difference this time, Weezer will also perform as their opening act.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australian Tour, Kiss, rock, The Final Curtain, USA, Weezer

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Dexys Midnight Runners Drop Another Preview of ‘The Feminine Divine’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Dexys Midnight Runners have released the title track off their upcoming album ‘The Feminine Divine’ ahead of the album release on 28 July.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Dexy's Midnight Runners, soul, The Feminine Divine, UK

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Tina Turner’s Australian Connection

by Paul Cashmere

Tina Turner had very strong ties with Australia with thanks to the man who became her manager Roger Davies.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, dance, pop, R&B, soul, Tina Turner, USA

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Tim Finn To Perform The Lives And Times of Tim Finn For Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Finn is putting a band together to take his recorded career out on the road for three shows in September.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Crowded House, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Mick Jagger Leads Tributes To Tina Turner

by Music-News.com

Mick Jagger and Naomi Campbell have led tributes to music icon Tina Turner.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Mick Jagger, R&B, Rolling Stones, soul, Tina Turner, UK, USA

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Breaking News: Tina Turner Dies Aged 83

by Music-News.com

Tina Turner has died at the age of 83.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, dance, pop, R&B, soul, Tina Turner, USA

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Donna Summer’s Personal Items Go To Auction

by Paul Cashmere

Christie’s have announced a auction for the personal items of Donna Summer.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, auction, Christies, dance, disco, Donna Summer, pop

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Jackson Browne performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Friday 1 April 2016.

Jackson Browne To Perform For A Day On The Green In Queensland

by Paul Cashmere

Jackson Browne has added an outdoor show in Queensland for A Day On The Green in December.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, A Day On The Green, Americana, Jackson Browne, rock, USA

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Algy Ward of The Saints and The Damned Dead At 63

by Paul Cashmere

Alasdair ‘Algy’ Ward, an early member of Australia’s The Saints and later one of The Damned, has died at age 63.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Algy Ward, punk, Tank, The Damned, The Saints, UK

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Leo Sayer and Joe Camilleri Had A 75th Birthday Celebration For The Fans

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Leo Sayer and Joe Camilleri were born on the same day in the same hemisphere 75 years ago. On May 21, 1948, Leo Sayer arrived in Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex UK and Joe was born one time zone to the right in Malta the same day.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Atlanta Coogan, Australia, Black Sorrows, blues, Joe Camilleri, Leo Sayer, pop, rock

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The Doobie Brothers Tom Johnston at Deni Blues and Roots Festival on Sunday 20 April 2014.

Tom Johnson Exits The Doobie Brothers For Back Surgery

by Music-News.com

The Doobie Brothers will continue their 50th Anniversary tour minus founding member Tom Johnston who is stepping down temporarily while he undergoes back surgery.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Doobie Brothers, Michael McDonald, rock, Tom Johnston, USA

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KISS Cancel Opening Show on UK Show

by Music-News.com

KISS have cancelled the first show on their upcoming U.K. farewell tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Kiss, rock, UK tour, USA

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Willie Nelson’s 90th Birthday Concert To Screen In Australian Cinemas

by Paul Cashmere

On April 29 and 30 Willie Nelson held his 90th birthday celebration concert at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The ‘Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90’ will screen in Australian cinemas from 10 to 16 June.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, country, The Long Story Short, USA, Willie Nelson, Willie Nelson 90

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Hear John Oates Doing His Own Reggae Version of His Hall & Oates Classic ‘Maneater’

by Paul Cashmere

John Oates has covered his own song ‘Maneater’ but given it an all new-reggae flavour which isn’t all that different from how he originally envisioned the song.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Hall & Oates, John Oates, Maneater, rock, soul, USA

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Richard Clapton at the Palais 19 May 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Richard Clapton Celebrates 50 Years at his 74th in Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Richard Clapton condensed 50 years of his music history into one two-and-a-half-hour show in Melbourne this week like he was some sort of magician.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Richard Clapton, rock

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Andy Rourke of The Smiths Dead At 59

by Paul Cashmere

Andy Rourke, bass player for The Smiths, has died from pancreatic cancer.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Andy Rourke, rock, The Smiths, UK

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Oops, James Reyne Broke An Ankle and Rib and Reschedules Way Out West Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Ouch, James Reyne has “had a little accident, nothing too series” (as Icehouse would say) and dates for the Way Out West tour with Ella Hooper have had to be rescheduled.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Australian Crawl, Ella Hooper, James Reyne, rock, Way Out West

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Miranda Young Tells The Olivia Newton-John Story Through Livvy’s Friends and Family

by Paul Cashmere

In August 2022 when news broke of the passing of Olivia Newton-John, Melbourne music and media matriarch Miranda Young set about to tell the Livvy story from her friends and family point of view.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Miranda Young, Olivia Newton-John, Olivia: Grace and Gratitude, pop

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Peter Gabriel Plays His First i/o Show in Poland And The Setlist Is Here

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Gabriel has kicked off the first of his i/o world tour shows in Poland with a setlist weighted to the next album ‘i/o’.

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

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Kylie Minogue Premieres ‘Padam Padam’ Video

by Music-News.com

Kylie Minogue has released her racy new single, ‘Padam Padam’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Kylie Minogue, Padam Padam, pop

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My Friend The Chocolate Cake perform at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 16 June 2017. Photo by Ros OGorman

David Bridie Has A New Spoken Word Track ‘Sympathetic Man’

by Paul Cashmere

David Bridie has previewed his next album “Its Been A While Since Our Last Correspondence” with the track ‘Sympathetic Man’, a spoken word piece.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alt-pop, Australia, classical, David Bridie, Its Been A While Since Our Last Correspondence, rock spoken word, Sympathetic Man

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Richard Clapton at Bakehouse photo by Ros O'Gorman

Happy 74th Birthday Richard Clapton

by Paul Cashmere

Australian rock legend Richard Clapton is 74 years old today (18 May 2023).

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Richard Clapton, rock

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Check Out John Mellencamp’s New Song ‘The Eyes of Portland’

by Paul Cashmere

John Mellencamp will release his 25th album ‘Orpheus Descending’ on June 16. Here’s another preview of what to expect with ‘The Eyes of Portland’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, John Mellencamp, Orpheus Descending, rock, USA

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Eric Clapton Premieres ‘Knocking On Heaven’s Door’ From Extended ’24 Nights’

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Clapton has released a video for the rock version of ‘Knocking On Heaven’s Door’ from his upcoming expanded ’24 Nights’ live album.

Tagged as: 24 Mights, 60s, 70s, 80s, blues, Eric Clapton, rock, UK

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Graham Nash photo taken just after the filmed Interview with www.Noise11.com on Monday 21 March 2016.

Graham Nash Premieres ‘A Better Life’ Ahead of ‘Now’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Graham Nash has premiered the new video ‘A Better Life’ just days before his first studio album in seven years ‘Now’ is released on Friday.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Crosby Stills & Nash, CSNY, Graham Nash, rock, UK

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Cher in Melbourne 2005 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Cher Reveals Her Real Name In Autobiography

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The Bee Gees Original Drummer Colin Petersen Dies Aged 78

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Jeff Beck by Ros O'Gorman copyright The Noise Network Pty Ltd 2009

Jeff Beck Guitars Go To Auction

A collection of 90 guitars belonging to the late great guitarist Jeff Beck are set to go up for auction in January.

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Legendary Record Producer Shel Talmy Leaves The Building Aged 87

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The ‘Beatles ‘64’ Trailer Is Here

There is finally a trailer for the Disney+ ‘Beatles ‘64’ documentary.

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Garfunkel and Garfunkel Recorded Time After Time In The Same Studio As Cyndi Lauper

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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