Alt.Folk

Matt Corby Reactivates with Rainbow Valley Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Matt Corby will return to live duties for Live Nation in 2019.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Alt.Folk, alternative, Australia, folk, Matt Corby

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Abby Dobson To Release First Album In 10 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Abby Dobson, the former singer for Leonardo’s Bride, will release her first album in 10 years in November.

Tagged as: 90s, Abby Dobson, Alt.Folk, Australia, Leonardo's Bride, pop

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Abbe May Replaced Her Drummer With A Drum Machine After Telling Her To Make Visuals Less Gay

by Noise11.com

Australian singer-songwriter Abbe May says she replaced her drummer with a drum machine after he said her visuals were “too gay”.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Abbe May, Alt.Folk, Australia, rock, songwriter

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Billy Bragg photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Billy Has Something To Bragg About : An Outstanding Contribution To Music Award

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Association of Independent Music in the U.K. has announced that they will be giving their Outstanding Contribution to Music Award for 2013 to Billy Bragg.

Tagged as: 1990s, 2010s, Alison Wenham, Alt.Folk, Billy Bragg, U.K.

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Trailer From New Tim Buckley Film Released

by Music-News.com

Enjoy the Tribeca Film Festival Experience in the comfort of your own home, with the World Premiere of Day and Date release GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY.

Tagged as: 1970s, 1990s, Alt.Folk, Ben Rosenfield, folk, Gossip Girl, GREETINGS FROM TIM BUCKLEY, Imogen Poots, Jeff Buckley, Margin Call, Penn Badgley, Tim Buckley, U.S.A.

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Michelle Shocked Protests Outside Cancelled Club

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Michelle Shocked took her strange behavior of the last few weeks to a new level Thursday night, protesting the cancellation of her show at a Santa Cruz club after anti-gay comments during a San Francisco performance.

Tagged as: 1990s, Alt.Folk, Beaver Fever and the Frootie Flavors, folk, Michelle Shocked, Moe's Alley, U.S.A.

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Audio From Michelle Shocked’s Tirade Surfaces

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Most of those that attended said that Michelle Shocked melted down, spewing homophobic comments about the gay community and gay marriage.

Tagged as: Alt.Folk, folk, Gay, homophobic, Michelle Shocked, U.S.A.

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Michelle Shocked San Francisco Audience With Homophobic Rant

by Karen Freedman

Alternative folkster Michelle Shocked left her audience at San Francisco’s Yoshi bar stunned when she embarked on a tirade against homosexuals and gay marriage on Sunday night.

Tagged as: 80s, Alt.Folk, country, folk, Michelle Shocked, U.S.A., Yoshi's

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Guns N’ Roses New Drummer Is Isaac Carpenter of AWOLNATION

Guns N’ Roses have announced the new drummer for the band is Isaac Carpenter of AWOLNATION.

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UK Subs Denied Entry Into the USA

UK punk band UK Subs have been denied entry into the United States.

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UK Radio Legend Andy Peebles Dies Aged 76

Former BBC Radio One DJ Andy Peebles has died at the age of 76.

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Hoodoo Gurus To Headline Party At The Point

Hoodoo Gurus will headline Party At The Point, an event to mark the 10th anniversary of Sandstone Point Hotel as an entertainment venue.

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How a 30 Rock Christopher Cross Joke Turned Into A Song

Christopher Cross has been name-checked in The Simpson, Family Guy and Seinfeld but his favourite is when Tina Fey once made a Christopher Cross reference and Christopher turned it into a song and became the topic of a future show story.

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Janet Jackson Pulls Out Of Music Festival “For Personal Reasons”

Janet Jackson has shared her regret over being forced to pull out of a festival appearance this summer.

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U2 To Receive Ivors Award

The Ivors Academy has today announced U2 as the latest songwriters to become Academy Fellows, the highest honour the organisation bestows. With this, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. become the first-ever Irish songwriters that the Academy has inducted into Fellowship during its 81-year history.

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