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Custard Premiere ‘Someday’ With Serena Ryder

Custard have flicked fans another taste of the upcoming double album ‘Suburban Cinemas’. ‘Someday’ features Canadian singer/songwriter Serena Ryder.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Custard, rock

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The Cure vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith performs at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 12 August 2007.

The Cure To Premiere First Song In 16 Years This Friday

by Paul Cashmere

The Cure will release their first song in 16 years on Friday. It is titled ‘Alone’.

Tagged as: 80s, Alone, alternative, Songs From A Lost World, The Cure, UK

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Joan As Police Woman To Return To Australia in 2025

by Paul Cashmere

Joan As Police Woman will return to Australia in 2025, three years after her 2022 tour.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Joan As Police Woman, rock, The Dambuilders, USA

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Jane's Addiction in Melbourne 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Perry Farrell Seeks Medical Treatment After On-Stage Meltdown

by Music-News.com

Perry Farrell’s wife has revealed the Jane’s Addiction frontman has sought medical help after his onstage attack on bandmate Dave Navarro.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Jane's Addiction, USA

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Jane’s Addiction Drop New Music ‘True Love’ As Band Implodes

by Paul Cashmere

Right at the moment Jane’s Addiction has imploded following the punch-up by Perry Farrell with Dave Navarro comes a new song ‘True Love’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Dave Navarro, Jane's Addiction, Perry Farrell, rock, USA

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Talking Heads ’77 Given The Expanded Deluxe Makeover

by Paul Cashmere

Talking Heads debut album ‘Talking Heads ‘77’ is being expanded for a deluxe edition.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, punk, rock, Talking Heads, Talking Heads '77, USA

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Was This The Final Jane’s Addiction Setlist?

by Paul Cashmere

This was the aborted setlist at the Jane’s Addiction Boston show in 13 September before the ‘shit hit the fan’ (or more to the point Perry Farrell hit Dave Navarro) and brought the show and band to an end.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Dave Navarro, Jane's Addiction, Perry Farrell, USA

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Johnny Marr performs at the Forum in Melbourne on Wednesday 22 July 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Johnny Marr Corrects Morrissey Dummy Spit Over The Smiths Reunion

by Paul Cashmere

The Smiths co-founder Johnny Marr has addressed the recent Morrissey dummy spit.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, indie, Johnny Marr, Morrissey, punk, rock, The Smiths, UK

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Jane’s Addiction Cancel US Tour After On-Stage Punch-up

by Music-News.com

Jane’s Addiction have cancelled their North American tour following an on-stage altercation between Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Dave Navarro, Jane's Addiction, Perry Farrell, rock

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The Smiths’ Andy Rouse To Be Honoured With Manchester Mural

by Music-News.com

The Smiths’ Mike Joyce has launched a fundraiser for a permanent mural of late bandmate Andy Rourke in Manchester.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Andy Rourke, Johnny Marr, Mike Joyce, Morrissey, punk, Smiths, UK

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Jane’s Addiction Apologise for On Stage Brawl

by Paul Cashmere

Jane’s Addiction have apologised to fans and cancelled their upcoming gig following an incident in which lead singer Perry Farrell punched guitarist Dave Navarro during a concert in Boston on Friday night.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Jane's Addiction, Perry Farrell, rock, USA

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The Cure Tease First Album in 16 Years ‘Songs of a Lost World’

by Paul Cashmere

The Cure have confirmed their first album in 16 years ‘Songs of a Lost World’ is coming on November 1, 2024.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, rock, Songs of a Lost World, The Cure, UK

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Steve Kilbey of The Church - photo by Ros O'Gorman

Steve Kilbey of The Church Turns 70

by Paul Cashmere

Happy 70th birthday to Steve Kilbey of The Church. Steve was born 13 September 1954 in the county of Hertfordshire, UK.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Australia, rock, Save Kilbey, The Church

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Hayley Mary Adds Occult Disclaimer To New Video for ‘Eighteen’

by Paul Cashmere

For some strange reason Hayley Mary has added a disclaimer at the start of her new music video ‘Eighteen’.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, Australia, Hayley Mary, indie, rock

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Kristin Hersh To Perform 2025 Solo Dates In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Kristin Hersh will return to Australia for solo dates in 2025 less than two years after the last tour in November 2023.

Tagged as: 50FootWave, 90s, alternative, Kristin Hersh, rock, Throwing Muses, USA

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TISM Premiere ‘70s Football’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

TISM have treated us to the all new ‘70s Football’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Death To Art, TISM

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Pearl Jam Reveal Australia and New Zealand Special Guests

by Paul Cashmere

The Pearl Jam Australia and New Zealand shows now come with added Cosmic Psychos, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers and Liam Finn.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australian Tour, Cosmic Psychos, Liam Finn, Live Nation, Pearl Jam, Pixies, rock, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, USA

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Dan Sultan Releases ‘Do You See Me’

by Paul Cashmere

Dan Sultan says his new song ‘Do You See Me?’ was 20 years in the making.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Australia, Dan Sultan, Do You See Me, rock

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Catfish and the Bottlemen Cancel Australian Tour Hours Before First Sydney Show

by Paul Cashmere

Dublin’s Catfish and the Bottlemen have cancelled their Australian tour hours before taking the stage in Sydney.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Catfish and the Bottlemen, indie, punk, UK

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The Cure’s Roger O’Donnell Reveals Blood Cancer Diagnosis

by Music-News.com

The Cure keyboard player Roger O’Donnell has revealed he was diagnosed with and is beating blood cancer.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Roger O'Donnell, The Cure, UK

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Jack White Tears Into trump

by Paul Cashmere

A furious Jack White has threatened legal action against trump’s after the trump communications director Margo Martin used The White Stripes ‘Seven Nation Army’ in a post.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Jack White, rock, Trump, USA, White Stripes

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Johnny Marr performs at the Forum in Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Morrissey Wants A Smiths Reunion, Johnny Marr Doesn’t

by Paul Cashmere

Morrissey was clearly shaken into trying to activate a Smiths reunion following the impact of the Oasis reunion announcement by co-founder and lead guitarist Johnny Marr doesn’t want to know about it.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Johnny Marr, Morrissey, rock, The Smiths, UK

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The Cat Empire Premiere Blood On the Stage Video

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire have a brand new song ‘Blood On the Stage’ and a video to go with it.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Bird In paradise, Bood On the Stage, indi, rock, The Cat Empire

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Jason Singh performs the songs from Jeff Buckley 'Grace' at Memo Music Hall Melbourne 23 August 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Jason Singh Performs Jeff Buckley ‘Grace’ Album To Mark 30th Anniversary

by Paul Cashmere

Jeff Buckley was 30 when he passed away in Memphis is 1997. Jeff’s sole album ‘Grace’ is also now 30.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, folk, Grace, Jason Singh, Jeff Buckley, rock, songwriter, USA

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Kate Pierson Premieres ‘Take Me Back To The Party’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

The B-52’s Kate Pierson has premiered a second song from her upcoming second solo album ‘Radio and Rainbows’. The new track is ‘Take Me Back To The Party’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, B-52's, Kate Pierson, rock, USA

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Billy Morgan of Smashing Pumpkins photo by Ros O'Gorman

Good Things Delivers Big Things For 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Good Things 2024 is full of surprises. Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins will be backed by Australia’s Delta Riggs, the very first Big Day Out headliner Violent Femmes are on the bill, Kerry King of Slayer will perform live and solo for the first time in Australia for the release of his first solo album, Korn will headline and you’ve got Jet and The Living End … and that’s just the start of it.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Billy Corgan, Good Things, Jet, Korn, Living End, music festival, Violent Femmes

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Custard Preview DOUBLE ALBUM ‘Suburban Cinemas’ With ‘Molecules Dividing’ And Drop A Stack of Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Custard’s eighth album ‘Respect All Lifeforms’ was released in 2020. The ninth ‘Suburban Curtains’ will be a double album with the curtains opening for the Australian spring. Find it from 11 October 2024 on ABC Music.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Custard, rock, Suburban Curtains

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The Cat Empire Postpone Three Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Shows Over MSO Gaza Knee-Jerk

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire have postponed their three upcoming shows with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra after the MSO cancelled pianist Jayson Gillham over comments he made about journalist killed in Gaza.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Australia, indie, reggae, The Cat Empire

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Pre-Velvet Underground Lou Reed To Be Released

by Music-News.com

A Lou Reed singles album compiling his songwriting before his tenure in The Velvet Underground is set to be released.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, alternative, Lou Reed, punk, rock, USA, Velvet Underground

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The Flaming Lips To Perform ‘Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots’ In Full In Australia In 2025

by Paul Cashmere

The Flaming Lips will return to Australia in 2025 for the first time since 2019 and perform their ‘Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots’ came out in 2002. It was the 10th album for The Flaming Lips.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Flaming Lips, USA, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

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The Lemonheads To Play Two Classics Albums Live For Australia

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.

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People Are Proposing At Lee Kernaghan Shows

In 2019 Lee Kernaghan and his wife recorded the song ‘Where I Wanna Be’ for his album ‘Backroad Nation’. The song has become popular for people to propose to at Lee’s concerts.

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