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Sixto Rodriguez Has Died At Age of 81

Singer songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, known as Rodriguez and documented in the movie ‘Searching for the Sugarman’, has died in Detroit at age 81.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, folk, rock, Rodriguez, Sixto Rodriguez, Sixto Rodriguez Has Died At Age of 81, USA

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Peter Gabriel Releases 8th Song On 8th Full Moon ‘Olive Tree’

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Gabriel has been releasing a new song every full moon. For the full moon of August, fans received ‘Olive Tree’.

Tagged as: alternative, Genesis, I/o, Peter Gabriel, rock, UK

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Morrissey, Festival Hall, Melbourne, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Morrissey To Tour Australia In December

by Paul Cashmere

Morrissey will be back touring Australia in December 2023.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Morrissey, punk, The Smiths, UK

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DMA’s Have Added A Whole Lot of Guests To Their Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

DMA’s have announced a whole lot of special guests for their Australian tour and it’s a long list.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, alternative, Australia, DMAs, rock

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Models To Hit The Road For 40 Years of Motion

by Paul Cashmere

Models first big hit ‘I Hear Motion’ was released on 20 September, 1983. Sean Kelly, Andrew Duffield, Mark Ferrie and Ash Davies will take Models back on the road to celebrate ’40 Years of Motion’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, James Freud, Models, rock, Sean Kelly

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Noah Yorke, son of Thom Yorke, Shares ‘Cerebral Key’

by Paul Cashmere

Like father, like son, Thom Yorke’s son Noah has shared the track ‘Cerebral Key’ and the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, Cerebral Key, electronica, experimental, Noah Yorke, UK

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Jim Kerr of Simple Minds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Simple Minds Australian Hits By The Chart Positions

by Paul Cashmere

With Simple Minds heading to Australia in 2024 for the Red Hot Summer tour, here is a list of all of their Top 100 charted hits in Australia since 1981 (and there have been many).

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australian Tour, Icehouse, Red Hot Summer, rock, Scotland, Simple Minds, UK

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Neal Langford of The Shins Dead at 50

by Paul Cashmere

Neal Langford, a founding member and bass player for The Shins, has died at age 50.

Tagged as: 00s, alternative, Neal Langford, rock, The Shins, USA

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Peter Hook and the Light photo by Ros O'Gorman http://www.rosogorman.com

Peter Hook To Perform Joy Division and New Order Substance Albums In Australia In 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Hook will return to Australia to perform his two classic New Order and Joy Division compilations ‘Substance’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Joy Division, New Order, Peter Hook, rock, Substance, UK

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Sinead O’Connor’s 2013 Letter To Miley Cyrus Trends Again

by Paul Cashmere

The 2013 letter Sinéad O’Connor wrote to Miley Cyrus warning her about the music industry (and then setting off a feud) has surfaced again in the wake of the death of Sinéad.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, alternative, Ireland, Miley Cyrus, pop, rock, Sinead O'Connor, USA

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Tributes Flow for Sinéad O’Connor

by Paul Cashmere

Tributes have been flowing from music stars worldwide following the passing of Sinéad O’Connor. Bryan Adams, Cat Stevens, Billy Bragg and Ron Sexsmith have posted tributes.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Billy Bragg, Cat Stevens, folk, Ireland, rock, Sinéad O'Connor. Bryan Adams

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Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee _ Press Shot _credit Louis Rodiger_

Lol Tolhurst of The Cure, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem and Jacknife Lee Release ‘Los Angeles’ Collaboration

by Paul Cashmere

Lol Tolhurst, James Murphy and Jacknife Lee have created an album together and have the song ‘Los Angeles’ for you to hear now.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, Jackknife Lee, James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem, Lol Tolhurst, Los Angeles, The Cure, UK

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Reg Mombassa of Dog Trumpet photo by Ros O'Gorman

Dog Trumpet To Head Out For Part 2 of Shadowland Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Dog Trumpet will return to the road in September for Part 2 of the Shadowland tour.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Dog Trumpet, Shadowland, tour

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Tom Waits Island Years Catalogue Gets Long Overdue Make-Over

by Paul Cashmere

The five Tom Waits albums released through Island Records between 1983 and 1993 have been remastered for the first time.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, blues, Island Records, jazz, rock, Tom Waits, USA

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Jane's Addiction in Melbourne 2023 photo by Bron Robinson

Perry Farrell To Tour Porno For Pyros For First Time In 25 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Perry Farrell is taking Porno For Pyros back on the road for the first time in 25 years.

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

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Courtney Barnett . Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Courtney Barnett Previews Three Tracks From ‘End of the Day’

by Paul Cashmere

Courtney Barnett has shared three tracks from her upcoming ‘End of the Day’ album, ‘Start Somewhere’, ‘Life Balance’ and ‘First Slow’.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Australia, Courtney Barnett, End of the Day, Milk Records, rock

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My Morning Jacket Perform The Beatles and The Rolling Stones

by Paul Cashmere

My Morning Jacket performed The Beatles’ ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’ and The Rolling Stones ‘Happy’ at their Scranton, PA show on July 1.

Tagged as: 00s, 60s, 70s, alternative, My Morning Jacket, rock, Rolling Stones, The Beatles

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Björk’s Solo ‘Debut’ Was Released 30 Years Ago Today

by Paul Cashmere

5 July 1993 saw the release of the first Björk solo album ‘Debut’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Bjork, debut, Iceland, The Sugarcubes

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Died Pretty Cancel October Tour Due To Illness

by Paul Cashmere

Died Pretty have had to cancel their upcoming Australian tour as two of their members, Ron S. Peno and Chris Welsh undergo cancer treatment.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Died Pretty

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Peter Gabriel Reveals Another ‘i/o’ Song ‘So Much’

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Gabriel has premiered another song from the upcoming ‘i/o’ album, again on the full moon.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, I/o, Peter Gabriel, rock, So Much, UK

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Brian Jonestown Massacre - Image by Damien Loverso

The Brian Jonestown Massacre To Tour Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The Brian Jones Massacre have announced Australian dates for 2023. It is the first Australian tour for The Brian Jonestown Massacre since 2018.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Brian Jonestown Massacre, rock, USA

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Jeffrey Lee Pierce tribute The Task Has Overwhelmed Us

Listen To Nick Cave and Debbie Harry Cover Jeffrey Lee Pierce’s ‘On The Other Side’

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave and Debbie Harry have collaborated for a cover of The Gun Club’s Jeffrey Lee Pierce’s ‘On The Other Side’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Debbie Harry, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Nick Cave, rock, The Gun Club

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Teenage Fanclub Announce Australia and New Zealand Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Scotland’s Teenage Fanclub will be back in Australia and New Zealand for their first dates since 2019.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australian Tour, Frontier Touring, rock, Teenage Fanclub, UK

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Ed Kuepper Archives Reissues Will Include An Unreleased Album

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Kuepper, the punk pioneer and co-founder of The Saints, The Aints and Laughing Clowns, has started his archives reissue journey with his first and fifth solo album out again on vinyl. ‘Electrical Storm’ (1985) and ‘Honey Steel’s Gold’ (1991) have kickstarted the project.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, Australia, Ed Kuepper, Laughing Clowns, punk, The Aints, The Saints

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Rick Astley Performs A Complete Setlist of Smiths At Glastonbury

by Paul Cashmere

Rick Astley performed an entire set of Smiths covers with The Blossoms at Glastonbury on the weekend and quite frankly … it was very good.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, 80s, alternative, Blossoms, Glastonbury, pop, punk, Rick Astley, The Smiths, UK

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Supergroup 3rd Secret Release 2nd Album

by Paul Cashmere

3rd Secret, the US supergroup featuring members of Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Nirvana, has released a second album.

Tagged as: 20s, 3rd Secret, alternative, grunge, metal, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, rock, Soundgarden, USA

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Cate Blanchett Joins On Stage At Glastonbury

by Paul Cashmere

Australian actress Cate Blanchett was a surprise dancer for Sparks at their Glastonbury show on the weekend.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, art, Cate Blanchett, Glastonbury, rock, Sparks, UK

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New The Cat Empire, Here’s ‘Money Coming My Way’

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire have a new song ‘Money Coming My Way’ and an album coming their way in August.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Latin, Money Coming My Way, reggae, rock, ska, The Cat Empire, Where The Angels Fall

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M. Ward Has Two First Aid Kit Collaborations on New Album ‘supernatural thing’

by Paul Cashmere

M. Ward recruited Swedish duo First Aid Kit for two songs on his new album ‘supernatural thing’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, alternative, Americana, First Aid Kit, folk, M. Ward, USA

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Morrissey Announces World Tour To Mark 40th Anniversary

by Music-News.com

Morrissey has announced the ’40 Years Of Morrissey’ global tour.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Morrissey, rock, UK

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Kylie Minogue Receives Star At Melbourne Park

Kylie Minogue has received a Star at Melbourne Park in the forecourt of Rod Laver Arena.

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Andy Summers And Robert Fripp Complete Recordings Are Coming In March

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Jimmy Barnes To Release 21st Album ‘Defiant’ and Tour In June

Jimmy Barnes will be back on the road in June for the ‘Defiant’ tour and there is a new album called ‘Defiant’ to go along with it.

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Chaka Khan To Play Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland in April

R&B legend Chaka Khan will perform shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland around Easter.

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Kylie Minogue Tension tour Melbourne 2025 photo by Winston Robinson

Kylie Puts On Her Biggest Hometown Show Ever #KylieMelbourne

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