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

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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Dave Navarro On A New Jane’s Addiction Album

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Dave Navarro has confirmed a new album from Jane’s Addiction’s original line-up is “more than likely going to happen”.

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

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At 76 Kate Pierson of B-52’s Delivers A Very Tasty ‘Evil Love’

by Paul Cashmere

At age 76, former B-52’s singer Kate Pierson will release her second solo ‘Radios and Rainbows’ in September and has previewed the album with the song ‘Evil Love’.

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

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TISM To Head Out For First Headline Tour In 20 Years

by Paul Cashmere

TISM are back baby. There is a new tour (their first headline tour in 20 years), a new album ‘Death To Art’ out in October and the title track out now.

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

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Jesus and Mary Chain, 4th August,2024 The Forum #REVIEW

by Anna-Maria Megalogenis

When the Jesus and Mary Chain played their first gigs forty years ago, they played with their backs to the audience, refused to talk to them and played for a total of 20 minutes. Fast forward forty years later to 2024, their disdain for their audience has dissipated and shows last considerably longer, much to our relief.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Jesus and Mary Chain, rock, Scotland, shoegaze, UK

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Talking Heads Tina Weymouth – The Noise11 Interview Archive Series (2002)

by Noise11.com

The Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club Noise11 Interview from 2002 with Tina Weymouth.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, rock, Talking Heads, Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club, USA

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Marilyn Manson Performs First Concert Since 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Marilyn Manson has started his first tour since the accusations of domestic violence and commenced his first tour since North American Autumn Tour 2019 concluded in Phoenix, Arizona on 9 November 2019.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Marilyn Manson, metal, rock, USA

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Jack White ‘No Name’ Album is Now Streaming

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Jack White has officially releases his ‘No Name’ album to streaming services.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Jack White, No Name, rock, USA

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Chicago Names Street After Steve Albini

by Paul Cashmere

The City of Chicago has passed an ordinance to name a stretch of street along the 2600-2700 block of West Belmont Avenue, Avondale ‘Steve Albini Way’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Chicago, grunge, punk, Steve Albini, Steve Albini Way, USA

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Queens of the Stone Age Cancel More Dates Following Josh Homme Surgery

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Queens Of The Stone Age have cancelled more tour dates after frontman Josh Homme underwent emergency surgery.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Josh Homme, Queens Of The Stone Age, rock, USA

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R.I.P. Martin Phillipps of The Chills

by Paul Cashmere

Martin Phillipps of New Zealand band The Chills has died at age 61.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Martin Phillipps, New Zealand, The Chills

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Regurgitator Go Five Singles Deep Into ‘Invader’ With ‘Tsunami’

by Paul Cashmere

Regurgitator have dug down five tracks from their 10th album ‘Invader’ to present ‘Tsunami’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, art-rock, ation, Australia, Invader, Martin Lee, Quan Yeomans, Regurgitator

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Jane’s Addiction Premiere First Song in 11 Years ‘Imminent Redemption’

by Paul Cashmere

‘Imminent Redemption’ is the first Jane’s Addiction song in 11 years and sets the mood for the first Jane’s Addiction album since ‘The Great Escape’ in 2011.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Jane's Addiction, rock, UK

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Pixies Christen Next Album ‘The Night The Zombies Came’

by Paul Cashmere

Pixies ninth album has been christened ‘The Night The Zombies Came’. (Call it 10 if you count the 1987 mini album ‘Come On Pilgrim’).

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Chicken, Pixies, The Night The Zombies Came, USA

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Billie Joe Armstrong Covers Jesse Malin’s ‘Black Haired Girl’ For Malin Tribute Album

by Paul Cashmere

Billie Joe Armstrong has recorded a cover of Jesse Malin’s ‘Black Haired Girl’ with Jesse Malin for the Jesse Malin benefit album ‘Silver Patron Saints’.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Billie Joe Armstrong, Black Haired Girl, Jesse Main, rock, Silver Patron Saints, USA

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The Smashing Pumpkins Announce New Album ‘Aghori Mhori Mei’

by Paul Cashmere

The Smashing Pumpkins next album ‘Aghori Mhori Mei’ will be released 2 August 2024.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, rock, Smashing Pumpkins, USA

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Jack White Releases Surprise New Album

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Jack White has surprise released a new album – by secretly giving copies to shoppers in his Third Man Records stores.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Jack White, No Name, rock, Third Man Records, USA

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Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood Rushed to Hospital

by Paul Cashmere

Radiohead and The Smile’s Jonny Greenwood is resting in Intensive Care after coming down with an undisclosed illness.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead, The Smile, UK

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Meg Mac and Matt Corby Release Live Video of ‘Bricks’ Duet

by Paul Cashmere

Meg Mac and Matt Corby has recorded a song together. Matt Corby joined Meg Mac at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney this week to perform their new duet ‘Bricks’.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, Bricks, indie, Matt Corby, Meg Mac, pop

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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Premiere ‘Le Risque’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have previewed their upcoming album ‘Flight b741’ with the ‘Le Risque’ video. The song is the first lead vocal for drummer Michael Cavanagh.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, Flight b741, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, Le Risque

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Queens of the Stone Age Cancel Tour As Josh Homme Undergoes Emergency Surgery

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Queens Of The Stone Age have been forced to cancel their tour as frontman Josh Homme requires emergency surgery.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Josh Homme, Queens Of The Stone Age, USA

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Blur Drummer Dave Rowntree Loses Bid To Join UK Parliament

by Paul Cashmere

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has failed to become a member of the UK Parliament.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Blur, Dave Rowntree, rock, UK

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Craig Bloxom’s Reggaespys To Hit The Road Again

by Paul Cashmere

Craig Bloxom’s Reggaespys will head out for another lap of Australia in October.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Craig Bloxom, pub rock, Reggae Spys, rock, Spy Vs Spy

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Pearl Jam Cancel Two More European Shows Due To Illness

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Pearl Jam have cancelled two more European concerts due to ongoing illness.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Eddie Vedder, grunge, Pearl Jam, rock, USA

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Family of Crazy Town Singer Shifty Shellshock Speaks Of His Death

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The family of Shifty Shellshock, real name Seth Binzer, have broken their silence following the Crazy Town frontman’s death at 49.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Crazy Town, rock, Shifty Shellshock, USA

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Painted Shield With A Few Names You Know Premiere Windows Video

by Paul Cashmere

Painted Shield is Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, Matt Chamberlain also of Pearl Jam, Brittany Davis, folk singer Mason Jennings and Jeff Fielder (Mark Lanegan, Duff McKagan, Amy Ray, Indigo Girls). Their third album is coming in July and you can listen to another new song ‘Window’ now.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, Painted Shield, Pearl Jam, rock, Stone Gossard, USA, Window

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R.E.M. Reform For CBS Television Interview and Songwriters Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

The four members of R.E.M. Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Bill Berry, reunited for their first interview together in 30 years for CBS Television this week ahead of their induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Losing My Religion, R.E.M., Songwriters Hall Of Fame, USA

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Placebo Reveal Details of Doco

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Placebo announce the release of their second feature-length documentary called This Search For Meaning. This intimate and enlightening film explores the ideas that inhabit the lyrics and subject matter of Placebo’s songs, whilst charting their evolution as a group and as human beings. It is a fearless, truthful and forthright exploration of the creative process and the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, along with its inevitable consequences.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Placebo, UK

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The Whitlams To Perform Entire Love This City Live

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Freedman will perform the entire ‘Love This City’ album live with The Whitlams from October.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Love This City, rock, The Whitlams, Tim Freedman

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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard To Play European Residencies In 2025

by Paul Cashmere

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard will play three shows each in Portugal, Lithuania, Spain, Greece and Bulgaria in 2025.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, Australia, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, King Stingray

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Australian Mixtape Artist Dixie Teams With Snoop Dogg

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