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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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Jane's Addiction in Melbourne 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Dave Navarro On A New Jane’s Addiction Album

by Music-News.com

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 by Mary Boukouvalas_9

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

by Music-News.com

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

by Music-News.com

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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