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New Music For Dog Trumpet – Reg Mombassa’s ‘Live Forever’

by Paul Cashmere

Dog Trumpet have brand new music for 2025, their first since 2022, with the Reg Mombassa penned ‘Live Forever’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Dog Trumpet, indie, Peter O'Doherty, Reg Mombassa, rock

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Radiohead Reunion Rumours Accelerate

by Music-News.com

Radiohead’s manager has seemingly donated tickets to the band’s rumoured tour.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Radiohead, rock, UK

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Teddy Swims Expands Australia Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The Teddy Swims tour has expanded with new shows for Sydney and Melbourne.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, country, pop, soul, Teddy Swims, USA

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Robert Smith of The Cure to Curate Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts

by Music-News.com

Robert Smith has landed the role as curator of the 2026 Teenage Cancer Trust concerts.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Robert Smith, rock, The Cure, UK

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Yungblud Release Nine Minute ‘Hello Heaven, Hello’

by Music-News.com

Yungblud makes a triumphant return with an epic nine-minute anthem, ‘Hello Heaven, Hello.’ The 27-year-old artist from Doncaster, whose last two albums topped the UK charts and broke into the Billboard Top 100, has accumulated over 6 billion global streams. After a period of online silence, he reemerges with what is arguably his most accomplished work to date.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, hip-hop, punk, UK, Yungblud

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Nick Cave Is Working With Flea On A Trumpet Project

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave says that he has been asked by Red Hot Chili Peppers bass player Flea to contribute to a trumpet project he was working on.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Flea, Nick Cave, Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Bloc Party To Return To Australia and New Zealand in August

by Paul Cashmere

Bloc Party are coming back to Australia and New Zealand with Young The Giant in August 2025.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Bloc Party, Destroy All Lines, rock, UK, Young The Giant

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You Am I ‘Hi Fi Way’ Success Came As A Complete Surprise To The Band

by Paul Cashmere

When You Am I recorded their second album ‘Hi Fi Way’ never in their wildest dreams did they suspect it would be a number one album. ‘Sound As Ever’, the debut album, peaked at number 61 but then came a string of three number one records in a row.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Andy Kent, Hi Fi Way, rock, You Am I

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The Cruel Sea Lock In May / June Tour For Straight Into The Sun Album

by Paul Cashmere

The Cruel Sea will take their new album ‘Straight Into The Sun’ on the road in May and June.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Straight Into The Sun, The Cruel Sea

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Ian Anderson Says New Jethro Tull Album Is His Most Personal Songs to Date

by Music-News.com

Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson says his new album ‘Curious Ruminant’ is the most personal record he has ever made.

Tagged as: 60s, alternative, Curious Ruminant, Jethro Tull, rock

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Pete Doherty Updates Fans On His Health

by Paul Cashmere

Pete Doherty joined Toby Tarrant (sitting in for Chris Moyles) on The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Pete Doherty, rock, The Libertines, UK

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Paramore Cancel Remaining Dates of North American Tour

by Music-News.com

Paramore have cancelled the last two shows on their North American tour because frontwoman Hayley Williams is suffering from a lung infection.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Haylee Williams, Paramore, rock, USA

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Cracker Bass Player Bob Rupe Has Died At Age 68

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Rupe, the bass player for Cracker between 1994 and 2000, has died. He was 68 years old.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Bob Rupe, Cracker, rock, USA

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My Morning Jacket’s 10th Album Is is

by Paul Cashmere

The 10th My Morning Jacket ‘is’ will be released on 21 March 2025.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, My Morning Jacket, rock, USA

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Radiohead Collaborate With Royal Shakespeare Company for Hamlet Hail To The Thief

by Paul Cashmere

The Royal Shakespeare Company have announced their cast for the Thom Yorke/Radiohead collaboration ‘Hamlet Hail To The Thief’ production for the UK.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Hail To The Thief, Hamlet, Radiohead, rock, Royal Shakespeare Company, Thom Yorke, UK

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The Lemonheads To Play Two Classics Albums Live For Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The Lemonheads will perform their classic albums ‘It’s a Shame About Ray’ and ‘Come On Feel The Lemonheads’ in full in Australia in May.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Come On Feel The Lemonheads, Evan Dando, Its a Shame About Ray, The Lemonheads, USA

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Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age at LookOut Torquay photo by Winston Robinson

Queens of the Stone Age To Play Their Own Rock and Roll Circus

by Paul Cashmere

Queens of the Stone Age have resurrected The Rolling Stones concert name Rock N Roll Circus for their own circus in the UK in August.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Queens Of The Stone Age, Rock N Roll Circus, Sheffield, USA

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Counting Crows To Release First Album in 11 Years ‘Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets’

by Paul Cashmere

Counting Crows eighth album ‘Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets’ in coming 9 May 2025 and the new song ‘Spaceman In Tulsa’ is here now.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Butter Miracle The Complete Sweets, Counting Crows, rock, Spaceman In Tulsa, USA

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A Talking Heads When They Were Called The Artistics Tape Is To Be Released For Record Store Day

by Paul Cashmere

Before Talking Heads were Talking Heads they were The Artistics. Chris Frantz and David Byrne were the only Talks Heads members from The Artistics days before Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison became the band we all know today.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, indie, Psycho Killer, rock, Talking Heads, The Artistics, USA

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The Superjesus Premiere New Song ‘Diamonds’

by Paul Cashmere

The Superjesus have released a new song ‘Diamonds’ just ahead of the long awaited self-titled fourth album.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Diamonds, indie, rock, The Superjesus

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Ben Folds Resigns As Artistic Director Of NSO Following F*cknuckle Appointing Himself Chairperson

by Paul Cashmere

Ben Folds has announced his resignation from the National Symphony Orchestra following President Adolf F*cknuckle appointing himself chairperson of the Kennedy Center.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Ben Fold Five, Ben Folds, Kennedy Center, National Symphony Orchestra, NSO, USA

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The Wombats To Headline Summersalt 2025

by Paul Cashmere

The Wombats will return to Australia in 2025 for Summersalt.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Ball Park Music, Bea and her Business, Del Water Gap, DMAs, Face To Face, Ra Ra Viper, rock, Summersalt, The Wombats, UK

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You Am I’s ‘Hi Fi Way’ Is About To Turn 30

by Paul Cashmere

You Am I will celebrate 30 years since the February 20, 1995 release of ‘Hi Fi Way’ with an Aussie tour playing the entire album as well as the ‘Hourly Daily’ in full.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Hi Fi Way, Hourly Daily, indie, rock, Tim Rogers, You Am I

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So Much For The Devo Farewell Tour – It Has Been Extended

by Paul Cashmere

Devo seems to have learnt from Kiss, Cher and Motley Crue about the alternate meaning of the word “farewell”. The ’50 Years of De-Evolution’ tour has been given an extension.

Tagged as: 50 Years of De-Evolution, 70s, alternative, Devo, rock, USA

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Sparks To Release 28th Album ‘Mad!’ in 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Sparks will have a new album for 2025. ‘Mad!’ will be their first album on their new label Transgressive Records.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Do Things My Own Way, Mad, rock, Sparks, USA

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Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood To Join Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds For US Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Greenwood of Radiohead will be the bass player for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on the upcoming US tour.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Bad Seeds, Colin Greenwood, Nick Cave, Radiohead

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Ed Kuepper Revisits His Old Music As New Music

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Kuepper has reached back to his days of The Saints, The Laughing Clowns and his solo works to reimagine his early works on his new album ‘After The Flood’.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Ed Kuepper, Jim White, rock, The Laughing Clowns, The Saints

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Mantra Of The Cosmos Show Cancelled Due To Zak Starkey Injury

by Music-News.com

Zak Starkey is suffering from a serious leg condition, which forced his band Mantra Of The Cosmos to pull out of their Soho party performance on Tuesday (21.01.25).

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Happy Mondays, Mantra of the Cosmos, Oasis, rock, UK, Zak Starkey

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Björk Writes A Song Every Month Regardless Of Recording Them

by Music-News.com

Singer-songwriter-composer, producer Björk is the next artist to take the stage for Apple Music Live – the live performance series that gives the biggest stars in music a platform to connect with audiences around the world.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, avant-garde, Bjork, electronica, experimental, Iceland

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EMF To Perform In Australia For The First Time Since 1991

by Paul Cashmere

EMF, best known for the 1990 hit ‘Unbelievable’ will return to Australia for the first time since 1991 in July and August 2025.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, EMF, rock, UK

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