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Jimi Hendrix 50th Anniversary ‘Band of Gypsys’ Is On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

The Jimi Hendrix estate is preparing a 50th anniversary edition of the classic ‘Band of Gypsys’ album.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Band of Gypsys, blues, Jimi Hendrix, rock, USA

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Doug Parkinson To Perform The Music Of Van Morrison Across Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Australian rock stalwart Doug Parkinson will take the music of Irish stalwart Van Morrison on tour across Australia for a good chunk of 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, blues, country, Doug Parkinson, Ireland, rock, soul, Van Morrison

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Classic Carson ‘On The Air’ Released On CD For The First Time

by Paul Cashmere

Carson’s 1973 ‘On The Air’ is on CD for the first time, via Gil Matthews’ Aztec Records.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Aztec Records, blues, Boogie, Carson, Gil Matthews, On The Air, rock

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Russell Morris and Broderick Smith To Perform Double Header At Memo Music Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Russell Morris and Broderick Smith will perform a double header show at Memo Music Hall this Sunday.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Americana, blues, Broderick Smith, rock, Russell Morris

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Kevin Borich To Release ‘Call A Friend’ With Russell Morris

by Paul Cashmere

Kevin Borich and Russell Morris have recorded a song together. ‘Call A Friend’ will be released in January.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, blues, Kevin Borich, rock, Russell Morris

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Eric Clapton Creates New Christmas Video For ‘Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday’

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Clapton has quietly slipped out a new video for his Christmas song ‘Everyday Will Be Like A Holiday’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, blues, Christmas, Eric Clapton, rock

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Intimate Gary Moore Performance To Be Released

by Tim Cashmere

Back in 2009, Gary Moore played an intimate gig to a few hundred fans in London. Now that show is finally going to see the light of day.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, album, blues, Gary Moore, Ireland, irish music, live, London, release, still got the blues, Thin Lizzy

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Eric Clapton Has Organised A Tribute To Ginger Baker Concert

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Clapton will host a Ginger Baker tribute concert in February 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, blues, Cream, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, rock

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The Teskey Brothers Nominated For Grammy Award

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s The Teskey Brothers have been nominated for Best Engineered Album, Non Classical at the 2020 Grammy Awards

Tagged as: 10s, Americana, Australia, blues, The Teskey Brothers

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Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Mick Jagger Solo Albums Remastered For Vinyl

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Jagger’s four solo albums have been remastered for a vinyl release in December.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, blues, Mick Jagger, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Ronnie Wood, photo by Ros O'Gorman, the rollings stones melbourne 2014

Ronnie Wood Models His Mad Lad Video The Stones Ride Em On Down

by Paul Cashmere

Check out the new Ronnie Wood video for ‘Mad Lad’. He obviously liked The Rolling Stones ‘Ride ‘Em On Down’ so much that he has done his own version.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, blues, rock, Ronnie Wood, The Rolling Stones, UK

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Rob Thomas’ Jaw Drops As He Watches 10-Year Old Taj Farrant Perform

by Paul Cashmere

Rob Thomas is sold on his 10-year support act Taj Farrant. “You guys are about to meet an alien” Rob gushed as he introduced Taj during his sell out concert in Sydney this week.

Tagged as: Australia, blues, guitar, Rob Thomas, rock, Scott Dorsey, Taj Farrant

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The Black Crowes Reform and Play Their Entire Debut Album Live

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Crowes have played their first show since announcing their reunion just hours earlier on the Howard Stern Show.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, blues, Chris Robinson, Howard Stern, Rich Robinson, rock, The Black Crowes, USA

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Walter Trout Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

American blues guitarist Walter Trout will play Bluesfest sideshows in in Newcastle, Sydney and Melbourne in April 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, blues, bluesfest, music festival, Walter Trout

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John Mayall Bluesfest Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Blues legend John Mayall will perform Bluesfest sideshows for Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Darwin, Cairns, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth in April 2020.

Tagged as: 60s, blues, bluesfest, John Mayall, UK

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R.I.P. Paul Barrere of Little Feat 1948-2019

by Paul Cashmere

Little Feat guitarist Paul Barrere has passed away at the age of 71.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Americana, blues, country rock, Little Feat, Paul Barrere, southern rock, USA

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Ginger Baker Reconnected With Son Before His Death

by Music-News.com

Ginger Baker’s death hit his son Kofi harder than he expected it would because the estranged pair ended their lifelong feud just before the Cream drummer’s death.

Tagged as: 60s, blues, Cream, Ginger Baker, rock, UK

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Harts Is Taking Harts Plays Hendrix Around Australia

by Paul Cashmere

After a successful start at Melbourne’s Recital Centre in May 2019 Harts will take his Harts Plays Hendrix shows around Australia.

Tagged as: 10s, 60s, Australia, blues, guitar, HARTS, Harts Plays Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix, rock, USA

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Fleetwood Mac Ruled Out Of Glastonbury

by Music-News.com

Back in June, Mick Fleetwood hinted that the band would be performing when he told the crowd at the group’s London concert that they still had a “big field to play at a rained out festival in England”, but negotiations between Fleetwood Mac and Glastonbury have reportedly broken down over finances.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, blues, Fleetwood Mac, Glastonbury, rock, UK, USA

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Black Sorrows Clocked Up 18th Studio Album With Citizen John

by Paul Cashmere

‘Citizen John’ is the 18th studio album for The Black Sorrows. That’s a remarkable feat considering we are not counting compilations and live albums, any of the Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons albums.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Black Sorrows, blues, John Farnham, Jon Stevens, One Electric Day, rock, roots, Southern Sons, Vanessa Amorosi

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R.I.P. Cream Drumming Legend Ginger Baker 1939-2019

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary UK drummer Ginger Baker has passed away at the age of 80.

Tagged as: 60s, Blind Faith, blues, classic rock, Cream, drummer, Drums, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Ginger Baker's Air Force, rock, UK

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Mick Jagger, photo by Ros O'Gorman, the rolling stones, melbourne 2014

Mick Jagger Is Surprised He Got This Far

by Music-News.com

Mick Jagger didn’t think his music career would last into his 60s.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, blues, Mick Jagger, rock, Rolling Stones, UK

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Cream Drummer Ginger Baker Is Critically Ill

by Paul Cashmere

Cream drummer Ginger Baker is fighting for his life in hospital, according to his family.

Tagged as: 60s, blues, Cream, Ginger Baker, rock, UK

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Robert Hunter, songwriter with Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead Dies Aged 78

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan and Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter has died at the age of 78 in California.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Americana, blues, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Jam, Robert Hunter, rock, USA

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Aaron Schembri’s All-Star City Lights Launch Is Wednesday At Memo Music Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Aaron Schembri is about to release his debut album and he has chosen Memo Music Hall in St Kilda for the launch.

Tagged as: 10s, Aaron Schembri, Australia, blues, guitar, rock

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The Soul Movers are moving into Queensland this weekend

by Paul Cashmere

The Soul Movers are taking their sweet soul music to Queensland. The band, fronted by Lizzie Mack and featuring former red Wiggle Murray Cook, have three shows in Queensland this weekend.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, blues, Lizzie Mack, Murray Cook, R&B, soul, The Soul Movers

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Fender Custom Shop Eric Clapton Blind Faith Telecaster by Todd Krause

Eric Clapton, John Mayer and Carlos Santana Launch Signature Guitars Through Guitar Center

by Paul Cashmere

Eric Clapton, in partnership with Guitar Center, has announced five new signature guitars, three from Eric and one each from John Mayer and Carlos Santana.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, blues, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, guitar, Guitar Center, John Mayer, rock, roots, USA

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George Thorogood Has Two Australian Dates for January 2020

by Paul Cashmere

George Thorogood & The Destroyers will return to Australia for their first shows in a decade in January 2020.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, George Thorogood, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, rock, USA

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John Mayer - Photo By Ros O'Gorman, noise11, Photo

John Mayer takes out restraining order against against fan

by Music-News.com

John Mayer has taken a fan to court to get a retraining order.

Tagged as: 00s, blues, guitar, John Mayer, rock, USA

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Buy Fleetwood Mac Get Split Enz, Crowded House and Tom Petty for free

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian leg of the Fleetwood Mac tour reached Perth this week. There have been a few changes to the setlist since the start of the tour but Neil Finn gives a Split Enz and Crowded House classic a work-out and Mike Campbell reverts back his Tom Petty years for ‘Free Fallin’.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, blues, Fleetwood Mac, Mike Campbell, Neil Finn, pop, rock, UK, USA

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Jeff Beck by Ros O'Gorman copyright The Noise Network Pty Ltd 2009

Jeff Beck Guitars Go To Auction

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Legendary Record Producer Shel Talmy Leaves The Building Aged 87

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The ‘Beatles ‘64’ Trailer Is Here

There is finally a trailer for the Disney+ ‘Beatles ‘64’ documentary.

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Garfunkel and Garfunkel Recorded Time After Time In The Same Studio As Cyndi Lauper

Art Garfunkel and Art Garfunkel Jr discovered they were in the same studio Cyndi Lauper recorded ‘Time After Time’ in when they were about to start recording their version of the Cyndi classic.

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