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Metallica’s The Late Cliff Burton Becomes An Action Figure

by Paul Cashmere

One-time Metallica member Cliff Burton is bring made into an action figure.

Tagged as: 80s, action figure, Cliff Burton, metal, Metallica, Super7, USA

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John 5 Settles In A New Motley Crue Guitarist

by Paul Cashmere

John 5 is now two shows deep into his new role as guitarist for Motley Crue.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, John 5, metal, Motley Crue, Tommy Lee, USA

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Red Hot Summer Headliner Paul Kelly To Release ‘People’ Album

by Paul Cashmere

Paul Kelly’s next release in his themed album series will be ‘People’, all about … people.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, folk, Paul Kelly, People, Red Hot Summer, rock

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The Rolling Stones, Ros OGorman photographer, Rod Laver Arena

Rumoured Dates For The Rolling Stones Live 2023 Start To Surface

by Paul Cashmere

While it has been confirmed The Rolling Stones will release their first album of original material since 2005 in coming months, dates for a North American tour are also starting to surface.

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

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Icehouse Return To Melbourne After 2022 Covid Sidetrack

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse returned to Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Saturday (11 February) to make good on the postponed November 2022 show.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Icehouse, rock

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Richard Clapton To Perform Sydney and Melbourne Shows To Mark His 50th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

In November 2023, ‘Prussian Blue’, the first album for Richard Clapton, will turn 50.

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

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U2 Announce Vegas Residency Minus Larry Mullen Jr

by Paul Cashmere

U2 will head to Vegas for a long-term event in a purpose-built venue called The Sphere but they will have a line-up change.

Tagged as: 80s, Bono, Ireland, Larry Mullen Jr, Las Vegas, rock, The Sphere, U2, Vegas

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Sting Has Played The First ‘My Songs’ Australian Show in Perth

by Paul Cashmere

Sting kicked off his My Songs tour in Australia on Friday with his son Joe Sumner opening for him and joining him later for The Police’s classic ‘King of Pain’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Joe Sumner, My Songs, rock, Sting, The Police, UK

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Bonnie Raitt Posts Emotional Response Following Grammy Wins

by Paul Cashmere

Bonnie Raitt has posted an emotional response after winning three Grammy Awards this week including Song of the Year for ‘Just Like That’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, blues, Bonnie Raitt, USA

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Serve Another Unique Show For Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Peppers have surprised fans every single night on the 2023 tour with a unique show with a different setlist at every show.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, funk, Live Nation, Melbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Depeche Mode Premiere New Song ‘Ghosts Again’

by Paul Cashmere

Depeche Mode have clocked up over one million views in 12 hours on YouTube for their new song ‘Ghosts Again’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode, Electronic, Ghosts Again, Memento Mori, UK

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Brewster Brothers To Perform Angels Rarities

by Paul Cashmere

The Angels’ co-founders John and Rick Brewster (aka The Brewster Brothers), will perform Angels rarities over April.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, John Brewster Brewster Brothers, Rick Brewster, rock, The Angels

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Songwriting Genius Burt Bacharach Dies At Age 94

by Paul Cashmere

Burt Bacharach, one of the greatest songwriters of the last century, has died at the age of 94.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Burt Bacharach, contemporary, pop, songwriter, USA

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Bucks Fizz Were Offered ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ Before Tina Turner

by Music-News.com

Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston say Bucks Fizz were meant to release ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ before Tina Turner.

Tagged as: 80s, Bucks Fizz, pop, Tina Turner, UK, What's Love Got To Do With It

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Morrissey Accuses Capitol Records of Sabotage

by Music-News.com

Morrissey has accused Capitol Records of intentionally “sabotaging” his new album.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, indie, Morrissey, rock, UK

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Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith Pops into Cherry Bar Melbourne for an AC/DC Workout

by Paul Cashmere

Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers was banging away to a few AC/DC tunes at Cherry Bar in Melbourne last night (8 February 2023) and played to an audience of 17.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Chad Smith, Cherry Bar, funk, Live Nation, Melbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Henry Rollins To Perform Spoken Word Dates Around Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Henry Rollins will be back in Australia for spoken work dates in June.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Black Flag, Henry Rollins, punk, USA

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Rod Stewart Adds Second Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

Rod Stewart has a second Melbourne show set for 15 March.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, rock, Rod Stewart, The Faces, UK

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Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers in Melbourne 7 Feb 23 photo by David Mushegain supplied Live Nation

Red Hot Chili Peppers Are A Band At The Top Of Their Game

by Paul Cashmere

A Red Hot Chili Peppers concert is musicians in their prime creating unique art right before your very eyes every single night. This week, Melbourne was treated to the brilliance.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, funk, Live Nation, Melbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, USA

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Roger Waters Threatens David Gilmour’s Wife Polly Samson With Legal Action

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Waters has issued a public statement threatening Polly Samson, the wife of David Gilmour, with legal action after comments she made on her socials.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Gilmour, Pink Floyd, Polly Samson, rock, Roger Waters, UK

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Peter Gabriel Premieres Another New Song ‘The Court’

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Gabriel has premiered another new song from his upcoming album ‘i/o’ called ‘The Court.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, art-rock, experimental, Genesis, I/o, Peter Gabriel, rock, The Court, UK

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The Rolling Stones Premiere ‘Doom and Gloom’ Live In Newark Video

by Paul Cashmere

The Rolling Stones have released the ‘Doom and Gloom’ video from the upcoming ‘GRRR Live’ CD/DVD/Blu-ray due on Friday 10 February.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Doom and Gloom, Grrr Live, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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The Sting 2023 My Songs Tour Has A lot Of Police Goodies

by Paul Cashmere

Sting reactivated his ‘My Songs’ world tour in Abu Dhabi on 27 January and in the past week performed four times in South Africa before bringing the tour to Australia next week.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Live Nation, My Songs, Sting, The Police, UK

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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 Says Fleetwood Mac Is Over

by Music-News.com

Mick Fleetwood believes that Fleetwood Mac is “done” following the death of Christine McVie.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac, Mick Fleetwood, rock, UK, USA

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John Lydon Fails To Get Himself Into Eurovision

by Paul Cashmere

John Lydon’s latest publicity stunt to enter the Eurovision Song Contest via Ireland has been a complete success … because he lost.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Eurovision, Hawaii, John Lyon, Public Image Limited, punk, UK

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Red Hot Chilli Peppers Big Day Out Showgrounds Melbourne Australia Jan 26th 2013 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Red Hot Chili Peppers Australia and New Zealand Tour – The Numbers by The Numbers

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Peppers have played six of their nine Australia and New Zealand shows with three to go. Now that they are two thirds through the AUNZ dates we can now see the pattern for how a setlist is put together.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, funk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, Sydney, USA

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Bruce Springsteen and Max Weinberg at AAMI Park on Thursday 2 February 2017. Photo Ros O'Gorman

Brice Springsteen Fanzine Backstreets Shuts After 43 Years

by Music-News.com

The Bruce Springsteen fanzine Backstreets will shut down after 43 years.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Backstreets, Bruce Springsteen, rock, USA

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Justin Currie Says He Is Enjoying Del Amitri As A Classic Rock Band

by Paul Cashmere

Justin Currie says he was surprised when Del Amitri reformed in 2014 and it was a lot easier than he thought.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Del Amitri, Justin Currie, Live Nation, rock, UK

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Baz Warne of The Stranglers Say The Band Will End When Jean-Jacques Burnel Leaves

by Paul Cashmere

The Stranglers will be no more when J.J. Burnel, the last founding member still with band, decides to leave.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Baz Warne, J.J. Burnel, punk, the stranglers, UK

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A New Dog Trumpet Video Has Arrived ‘No More Travelling’

by Paul Cashmere

In the new Dog Trumpet ‘No More Travelling’ Peter O’Doherty does all the travelling for us.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Dog Trumpet, Mental As Anything, No More Travelling, Peter O'Doherty, Reg Mombassa, rock

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Elton John Updates His Vision Problems

Elton John has given an update on his vision problems. Elton has revealed that he can no longer see out of his right eye after suffering an eye infection this summer.

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Cold Chisel Flemington 25 October 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Cold Chisel Return To Sidney Myer Music Bowl For First Time Since 2005

Cold Chisel brought their The Big 5-0 show to Melbourne’s iconic Sydney Myer Music Bowl for two nights on Friday and Saturday. It was the first time Chisel had performed at the Bowl since 2005.

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Elton John’s Broadway Musical Axed After One Week

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Genesis ‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’ Turns 50

‘The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway’, the last Genesis album to feature Peter Gabriel, turned 50 this week.

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Alice Cooper Muscle of Love Gets The Expansion Treatment

Alice Cooper’s 1973 album ‘Muscle of Love’ has been expanded by Rhino.

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Fleetwood Mac Doco In the Works From Apple

A "definitive" documentary about Fleetwood Mac is in development.

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Noiseworks Drop A Few Surprises at One Electric Day

Noiseworks gave fans something a little different at One Electric Day in Werribee outside Melbourne on Sunday. For starters, there was a Chisel song with a special guest and a birthday surprise.

November 18, 2024