Australia

Bongo Returns To The Rising Sun With a Whole Lot More Skyhooks

Skyhooks co-founder Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie played a special St Patricks Day gig at his old haunt, the Rising Sun Hotel on Sunday afternoon and this time it was full in Skyhooks.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Bob Strakie, Bongo, Laura Davidson, Rising Sum, rock, Skyhooks

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The Angels Pass The Pub Test With Nick Norton

by Paul Cashmere

When Dave Gleeson stepped down from his 12 year stint as lead singer of The Angels, Nick Norton had some big shoes to fill. Much like the big shoes Dave had to fill after the final departure of Doc Neeson.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Australia, John Brewster, Nick Norton, Red Hot Summer, Rick Brewster, The Angels

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Ian Paice of Deep Purple Reveals The Two Bands He Would Never Follow

by Paul Cashmere

When Deep Purple tour Australia for the Pandemonium Festival in April, there will go on before Alice Cooper and they are fine with that.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Deep Purple, Ian Paice, metal, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, UK

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The Hooters Eric Bazilian and Bachelor Girl’s Tania Doko To Tour Australia Together

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Bazilian, co-founder of US rock band The Hooters, and Tania Doko from Australia’s Bachelor Girl, will head out on Australian dates together in April.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Bachelor Girl, Eric Bazilian, pop, rock, Tania Doko, The Hooters, USA

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Jet To Release Fourth Album 15 Years After Shaka Rock

by Paul Cashmere

It has been 15 years since the third and last Jet album ‘Shaka Rock’ but there is a new album on the way.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Get Born, Hurry Hurry, Jet, Mark Wilson, rock, Shaka Rock

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Split Enz ‘Murder’ Is A Brand New Enz Video For 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Spilt Enz, there is a new Enz video for 2024 featuring the 1979 unreleased track ‘Murder’.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, Australia, Frenzy, murder, Mushroom, New Zealand, rock, Split Enz, Tim Finn

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The Dirty Three To Play First Hometown Melbourne Show Since 2016 For RISING

by Paul Cashmere

RISING returns for 2024 with Melbourne’s The Dirty Three set to close the festival with their first hometown show since they last appeared at Sugar Mountain in 2016.

Tagged as: Australia, Creative Victoria, RISING, The Dirty Three, Victorian Government, Visit Victoria

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ANNOUNCEMENT: RISING 1-16 June 2024, the Complete Program

by Announcement

Here is the official announcement of events for RISING 2024 in Victoria.

Tagged as: 2024, Australia, Creative Victoria, Dirty Three, Melbourne, program, RISING, Victorian Government, Visit Victoria

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Renée Geyer ‘Difficult Woman’ To Get First Ever Vinyl Release

by Paul Cashmere

‘Difficult Woman’, the ninth album for Renée Geyer, will be released for the very first time ever on vinyl on 15 March 2024.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, R&B, Renee Geyer, soul

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Brian Cadd Previews ‘Dream Train’ With New Version of ‘The One That Got Away’

by Paul Cashmere

Brian Cadd has another new song from the upcoming ‘Dream Train’ album and one you may have heard before. Cadd originally ‘The One That Got Away’ on his 2016 Bootleg Family album ‘Bulletproof’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Brian Cadd, country, Dream Train, The One That Got Away

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Pitch Music & Arts Festival UPDATE

by Paul Cashmere

Punters at the Pitch Music & Arts Festival in Moyston, Victoria have been told to leave the site following an Extreme Fire Danger warning issued by the CFA.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, Pitch Music & Arts Festival

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Jet Extend The Get Born 20th Anniversary Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Jet have announced new dates for the Get Born 20th anniversary tour.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Get Born, Jet, rock

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Elly-May Barnes Delivers Davey Lane Fuelled, Mark Lizotte Driven Song ‘No Good’

by Paul Cashmere

Elly-May Barnes has premiered her new song ‘No Good’, an all out rocker in the family tradition, co-written with Davey lane of You Am I and produced, mixed and most instruments from her uncle Mark Lizotte (aka Diesel).

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Davey Lane, Diesel, Don Walker, Eddie Rayner, Elly-May Barnes, Mark Lizotte, Neil Finn, No Good, rock

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Red Hot Summer Wins Ticketmaster Australia Festival of the Year Award

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer, the music festival founded by Duane McDonald in 2011, has won the Festival of the Year Award at Ticketmaster Australia’s annual award event.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, live music, music industry, Red Hot Summer, Ticketmaster

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The Whitlams Black Stump Band Kookaburra

The Whitmans Black Stump ‘Kookaburra’ Gives Clarity To Tim Freedman Stories

by Paul Cashmere

Tim Freedman has been slow cookin’ ‘Kookaburra’ for a few years and slowing serving courses since 2021.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Black Stump, folk, Kookaburra, rock, The Whitlams, Tim Freedman

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Ariel Live Album Next In ARCA Series

by Paul Cashmere

Ariel ‘LIVE at Martinis 1976’ will be the 39th release in the Australian Road Crew Association (ARCA) Desk Tape Series.

Tagged as: 70s, Ariel, Australia, Martinis, Mike Rudd, Spectrum

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Mattel To Release A Kylie Barbie

by Paul Cashmere

Mattel will release a Kylie Minogue Barbie soon as part of the Global Storytellers Using Their Platform For Good project.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Barbie, Kylie Minogue, Mattel, pop

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Announces ‘Wild God’ Album Six Months In Advance

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will release their 18th album Wild God more than six months from now in August and have gifted us the title track now.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Bad Seeds, Nick Cave, rock, Warren Ellis, Wild God

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Crowded House at the Forum photo by Ros O'Gorman

Crowded House Close Global Citizen Nights

by Paul Cashmere

On Tuesday and Wednesday 6 and 7 March 2024 the state of Victoria hosted Global Citizen Now with dignitaries from all over the world and a stunning closing performance from Melbourne’s Crowded House.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Crowded House, Global Citizens, rock, Sarah Ferguson

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Deep Purple’s Ian Paice Is The Only Member To Play On Every Album

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Paice of Deep Purple was right there at the very start of the band, from the first album ‘Shades of Deep Purple’ (1968) to the most recent ‘Turning To Crime’ (2021). He formed the band with Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Rod Evans and Nick Simper in 1969.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Deep Purple, Ian Paice, metal, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, UK

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Taylor Swift Encourages US Fans To Vote

by Music-News.com

Taylor Swift has encouraged her U.S. fans to vote in the primary elections.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, country, pop, Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour, USA

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David Draiman Disturbed at Margaret Court Arena on Saturday 12 November 2016 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Knotfest Playing Times Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The playing times for artists on. Knotfest Australia 2024 have been revealed for the three shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

Tagged as: Australia, Brisbane, Disturbed, Knottiest, Melbourne, metal, music festival, Pantera, rock, Sydney

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Suzi Quatro at Red Hot Summer Berry photo by Winston Robinson

Suzi Quatro Is Still Wild and Never Mild At Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

The number of hits Suzi Quatro has had in Australia and the UK is incredible. In her homeland America, she only had one …. ‘Stumblin’ In’ in 1978. Their loss, our gain. Australia gets Suzi Quatro and has so since that first hit ‘Can The Can’ reached no 1 in 1973.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, Red Hot Summer, rock 70s, Suzi Quatro, USA

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Playing Times For Play On The Plains

by Paul Cashmere

Play On The Plains, the one and only Australian event for King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard for 2024 has announced it scheduled for the event on 9 March.

Tagged as: Alex Lahey, Australia, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard, music festival, Play On The Plains

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Sunbury ’24 Will Mark 50th Anniversary of Iconic Australia Festival

by Paul Cashmere

A 50th anniversary concert to mark the impact of Australia’s Sunbury Music Festival will take place in Sunbury in April.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, live music, music festival, Richard Clapton, rock, Ross Wilson, Spectrum, Sunbury 24, Sunbury Music Festival

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Taylor Swift at the MCG Melbourne 16 February 2024 Photo Credit TAS Rights Management

Taylor Swift Responds To Allegations Against Her Father Scott In Sydney

by Music-News.com

A photographer claimed Scott Swift attacked him in Sydney, Australia.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, country, pop, Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour, USA

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John Fogerty Blasts Australian Country Festival For Dumping Him

by Paul Cashmere

Creedence Clearwater Revival legend John Fogerty has blasted Country Fest Queensland for dumping him from the line-up and calling it “unforeseen circumstances”.

Tagged as: 20s, 60s, Australia, country, Country Fest Queensland, Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, live music, music festival, rock, USA

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Taylor Swift And The 14 Surprise Songs She Performed in Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Taylor Swift ‘The Eras Tour’ featured two songs in ever show unique to that show. The songs changed every night of the seven Australia shows and were not repeated.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, country, pop, Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour, USA

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Cheap Trick Juggle The Setlist For Second Australian Show For Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Cheap Trick performed a second show for Red Hot Summer on the Gold Coast on Sunday with a sizeable different setlist to the Saturday show.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Cheap Trick, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, Suzi Quatro

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Cheap Trick Play Their First Red Hot Summer Show

by Paul Cashmere

Series Three of the Red Hot Summer tour for 2024 has kicked off in Port Macquarie with Cheap Trick back in Australia for their 10th tour.

Tagged as: Australia, Cheap Trick, Jon Stevens, Red Hot Summer, Suzi Quatro, The Angels

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