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Howard Jones To Tour USA With ABC in 2025

Howard Jones is teaming up with ABC for a double header tour of the USA in 2025. Radio DJ Richard Blade is on the tour as well.

Tagged as: 80s, ABC, Howard Jones, pop, UK

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Silverchair at Big Day Out 2002 photo by Ros O'Gorman

ABC Removes All Silverchair Songs From Australian Story So Part Two Can Stream

by Paul Cashmere

Days after the first episode of the two-part Silverchair Australian Story program was removed from the ABC’s streaming service iView, the ABC has covered its tracks by taking out all unlicensed Silverchair music from part two so the second half can stream. Part one at this stage has not been re-edited.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, ABC, Australia, Ben Gillies, Chris Joannou, Daniel Johns, rock, Silverchair

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Daniel Johns of Silverchair 2005 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Daniel Johns Explains Why Silverchair Australian Story Episode Was Pulled From iView

by Paul Cashmere

Former Silverchair singer Daniel Johns has gone public with his reasons for having the Australian Story Silverchair episode taking down from ABC TV’s streaming service iView.

Tagged as: 90s, ABC, Australia, Australian Story, Ben Gillies, book, Chris Joannou, Daniel Johns, grunge, Love & Pain, rock, Silverchair

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

Vintage Australian Mick Jagger Interview Surfaces

by Paul Cashmere

Historic Australian footage of Mick Jagger being interviewed by Richard Carleton in 1969 has surfaced.

Tagged as: ABC, Australia, Mick Jagger, Ned Kelly, Richard Carleton, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Federal Government To Commence Study To Take Double J To The FM Band

by Paul Cashmere

The ABC’s DAB+ radio station Double J may soon head to the FM band. The Australian Federal Government has revealed plans to fund a feasibility study to take Double J onto FM frequencies around Australia.

Tagged as: ABC, Double J, Labor, radio

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ABC’s Martin Fry Was Horrified By Diagnosis At Age 27

by Paul Cashmere

ABC singer Martin Fry felt “guilty” about getting diagnosed with cancer during his band’s heyday.

Tagged as: 80s, ABC, Martin Fry, pop, UK

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Denis Handlin AM, Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Australasia

Four Corners Sony Music Expose Is Just The Tip of the Iceberg

by Paul Cashmere

Let me start by saying I am not a fan of ‘Trial By Media’. The objective for a television program is eyeballs, not a legal conclusion. That is precisely what a huge brand name like Sony Music can deliver. Four Corners simply opened a door and allowed viewers a peak inside the entertainment industry and it was pretty ugly.

Tagged as: ABC, Australia, Denis Handlin, Four Corners, music industry, Sony Music

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Australian Charts: Bluey The Album is Number One

by Gavin Ryan

The soundtrack to the ABC Kids show Bluey debuts at No.1 this week, called “Bluey The Album”, it becomes the first kids set to make it to the top of the Australian Album Charts, also a first for it’s composers Joff Bush and David Barber.

Tagged as: ABC, ABC Kids, Australia, Bluey, children's music

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UK Producer Steve Brown (Wham, Freddie Mercury) Has Died

by Paul Cashmere

UK producer Steve Brown has died. At this stage a Cause of Death has not been revealed.

Tagged as: ABC, Elton John, Freddie Mercury, Manic Street Preachers, producer, Steve Brown, The Cult, UK, Wham

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The Final Episode of The Sound Series One To Air On Sunday

by Paul Cashmere

The Victorian Government / Mushroom Group music initiative The Sound will air its final broadcast of Series One this Sunday.

Tagged as: ABC, Ash Grunwald, Australia, Australian music, Ben Rodgers, Bliss N Eso, Chris Cheney (The Living End), CXLOE, Electric Fields, Guy Sebastian, Jackie Barnes, Jane Gazzo, Jessica Mauboy, Jimmy Barnes, John Butler, Josh Teskey, Lachy Doley, Mahalia Barnes, Missy Higgins, music industry, The Sound, Tones and I, Vika & Linda

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The Sound Week Three, Here’s The Line-up

by Announcement

The Sound returns this Sunday, celebrating the very best Australian music has to offer.

Tagged as: ABC, Australia, Australian music, Jane Gazzo, music industry, The Sound

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The Sound Episode Two Details

by Announcement

Grab a bevy and tune in on Sunday 26 July at 5.30pm on ABC for The Sound – Australia’s new favourite live music show! With an outstanding line-up announced for Episode Two, it’s time to reveal two new special additions you don’t want to miss…

Tagged as: ABC, Australia, Australian music, Jane Gazzo, music industry, The Sound

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Jane Gazzo Returns To The ABC for The Sound

by Paul Cashmere

Jane Gazzo, the host of Recovery on ABC Mornings “all those years ago” will return to the ABC this Sunday for the new show The Sound.

Tagged as: ABC, Australia, Jane Gazzo, music industry, television, The Sound

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GTK Producer Bernie Cannon Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Bernie Cannon, the man behind one of Australia’s pioneer music shows GTK, has passed away.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, ABC, Australia, Bernie Cannon, Get To Know, GTK, television

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R.I.P. Australian Rock Music Media Pioneer Chris Winter

by Paul Cashmere

Australia rock music stalwart Chris Winter has passed away.

Tagged as: 70s, ABC, Australia, Chris Winter, music industry, radio, Room to Move

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Sammy J has a hands down winner for Song of the Year with ‘Queensland We’re Breaking Up With You’

by Paul Cashmere

Sammy J has morphed into Country Star Buster J and together with his band The Franking Credits has given us what is potentially The Song of the Year. Fuck it, let’s call it now … ‘Queensland We’re Breaking Up With You’ is the Song of the Year.

Tagged as: ABC, Australia, comedy, Sammy J

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The ABC Sacks CEO Michelle Guthrie

by Paul Cashmere

ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie has been fired.

Tagged as: ABC, Australia, media, Michelle Guthrie, television

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Virginia Trioli To DJ During Darebin Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

ABC News presenter Virginia Trioli will doing something a lot less stressful than reporting on the Morrison and Dutton circus when she turns DJ for the Darebin Music Festival.

Tagged as: ABC, Australia, Double J, music industry, Myf Warhurst, radio, television, Virginia Trioli, Zan Rowe

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