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2 Double J Pioneer Arnold Frolows Dies at Age 74

by Paul Cashmere

Longtime 2 Double J music director (and later Triple J) and the man credited with creating the original character of then Sydney radio station Arnold Frolows has died at age 74.

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Howard Jones Celebrate It Together

Howard Jones To Tour USA With ABC in 2025

by Noise11.com

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Double J

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.

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Martin Fry ABC

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.

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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.

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Bluey the Album

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.

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Steve Brown

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.

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Jane Gazzo photo by Ros O'Gorman

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…

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Jane Gazzo photo by Ros O'Gorman

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.

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GTK

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.

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Chris Winter ABC Innovation

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

by Paul Cashmere

Australia rock music stalwart Chris Winter has passed away.

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Sammy J

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.

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Michelle Guthrie

The ABC Sacks CEO Michelle Guthrie

by Paul Cashmere

ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie has been fired.

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Virginia Trioli

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.

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Tonightly

ABC Axes Rubbish Comedy News Show Tonightly

by Paul Cashmere

Tonightly, the embarrassing ABC production loosely classified as comedy, has been axed.

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Lindsay McDougall

Lindsay McDougall Given The ‘Gong For New Radio Gig

by Paul Cashmere

Frenzal Rhomb guitarist and former Triple J breakfast jock Lindsay McDougall will return to the airwaves at ABC Illawarra later this month.

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Guy Sebastian, photo by Ros O'Gorman, noise11

Guy Sebastian Mentors For ABC’s ‘Don’t Stop The Music’

by Paul Cashmere

Guy Sebastian will mentor music students for a new ABC program ‘Don’t Stop The Music’.

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Malcolm Young, ACDC, Ros O'Gorman, photo

Rage To Run Malcolm Young Special This Saturday

by Paul Cashmere

Australian music TV show ‘Rage’ will right a night of Malcolm Young this coming Saturday morning (Friday night).

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Ian Molly Meldrum and Iggy Pop at Countdown

Old Countdown Studio To Be Turned Into A Woolies

by Paul Cashmere

The ABC’s iconic Elsternwick studio, home to Countdown, Recovery and more recently The Weekly and Mad As Hell has been sold to Woolworths.

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Jane Gazzo and Dylan Lewis take over Rage

Recovery’s Jane Gazzo and Dylan Lewis Reunite For Rage TONIGHT

by Paul Cashmere

Recovery hosts Jane Gazzo and Dylan Lewis will reunite tonight for a Recovery special on Rage.

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Mac Cocker

R.I.P. Mac Cocker ABC Double J Triple J Radio Pioneer

by Paul Cashmere

Mac Cocker, a long-term broadcaster for ABC Radio in Australia and the father of Jarvis Cocker, has died.

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