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Guns N Roses Preview Another New Song

by Paul Cashmere

Slash has uploaded a video of what is expected to be a new Guns N Roses song called ‘Hard Skool’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Guns n Roses, metal, New Zealand, North America, rock, USA

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Australia Has A New Music Festival Uncaged On The Way

by Noise11.com

Australia is getting a new music festival in 2022. Uncaged will be an all-Australian and New Zealand artist festival.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, music festival, New Zealand, Uncaged

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Australian Albums: Lorde ‘Solar Power’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

Lorde’s third studio album “Solar Power” becomes her third successive No.1 Album in both Australia and New Zealand this week.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lorde, New Zealand, pop, Solar Power

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Tim Finn Reunites With Phil Manzanera

by Paul Cashmere

Split Enz’ Tim Finn has reunited with Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music for a new album ‘Caught By The Heart’.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, New Zealand, Phil Manzanera, rock, Roxy Music, Split Enz, Tim Finn, UK

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Lorde Dumps All Social Media

by Music-News.com

Lorde no longer uses any form of social media.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lorde, New Zealand, pop

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UK Charts: Its Lorde Vs Olivia Rodrigo Battling This Week

by Music-News.com

Olivia Rodrigo’s record-breaking debut album Sour is on course to return to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart following its release on vinyl.

Tagged as: Lorde, New Zealand, Olivia Rodrigo, pop, UK charts, USA

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Guns N Roses Resume US Tour But Australian Dates In Doubt Due To #Gladyscluster

by Paul Cashmere

Guns N’ Roses have kicked off their North American tour in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. The tour goes through to 12 October with the final show in Monterrey, Mexico and then the tour was meant to come to Australia and New Zealand, but that is now unlikely.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Guns n Roses, metal, New Zealand, North America, rock, USA

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Lorde Wouldn’t Mind A Harry Styles Duet

by Music-News.com

Lorde is eyeing up a collaboration with Harry Styles.

Tagged as: 10s, Harry Styles, Lorde, New Zealand, pop, UK

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Lorde on Working with Jack Antonoff

by Music-News.com

Lorde says Jack Antonoff is her songwriting husband.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Jack Antonoff, Lorde, New Zealand, pop, rock

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Watch Lorde Perform Solar Power From The Rooftop of the Ed Sullivan Theater

by Paul Cashmere

Lorde is in New York City and dropped into see Stephen Colbert to perform her new song ‘Solar Power’ from the rooftop of the Ed Sullivan Theater.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, art, dream, indie, Lorde, New Zealand, pop, rock, Stephen Colbert

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Shihad Reveals 10th Album ‘Old Gods’ Is On The Way

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand powerhouse Shihad will release their 10th album ‘Old Gods’ in August.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, industrial, metal, New Zealand, rock, Shihad

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Marlon Williams Reschedules An Evening With … Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Marlon Williams has new Australian dates following the postponement of the ‘An Evening With Marlon Williams’ tour.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, blues and roots, folk, Marlon Williams, New Zealand

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Lorde To Tour Australia and New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Lorde has announced nine show across Australia and New Zealand for 2022.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lorde, New Zealand, pop

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Peter Jackson’s The Beatles ‘Get Back’ To Premiere On Disney+

by Paul Cashmere

The Beatles’ ‘Get Back’ will premiere on Disney+ in November. ‘Get Back’ is jackson’s reboot of the ‘Let It Be’ film. Paul McCartney always despised the film because he felt he was shown in a negative light.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Get Back, Let It Be, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, rock, The Beatles, UK

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New Lorde ‘Solar Panel’ Set For UK No 1

by Music-News.com

The Official Chart: First Look, which airs on BBC Radio 1 today between 6pm – 7pm, offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100. The chart is based on preliminary sales and early streaming reports.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Lorde, New Zealand, pop

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Ladyhawke Australian Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand’s Phillipa ‘Pip’ Brown (aka Ladyhawke) will action her travel bubble opportunity to head to Australia for concert dates in October and November.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Ladyhawke, New Zealand, pop

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Check Out The New Crowded House Video for ‘Playing With Fire’

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Here is another new Crowded House song. ‘Playing With Fire’ is from the upcoming Crowded House album ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock

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Six60 To Tour Australia In November

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

With the New Zealand travel bubble now open, Six60 will head to Australia in November.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, New Zealand, rock, six60

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Serj Tankian Praises President Biden For Acknowledging Armenian Genocide

by Music-News.com

Serj Tankian has publicly applauded U.S. President Joe Biden for breaking with precedent and officially recognising the Armenian Genocide of 1915.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Electric Yerevan, hard rock, New Zealand, nu-metal, rock, Serj Tankian, System Of A Down, USA

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Crowded House Postpone UK Europe Tour

by Music-News.com

Crowded House have postponed their first European tour in a decade again.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock

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Serj Tankian Debuts ‘Electric Yerevan’ Video

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

System of a Down’s Serj Tankian has posted a powerful video for his new song ‘Electric Yerevan’.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Electric Yerevan, hard rock, New Zealand, nu-metal, rock, Serj Tankian, System Of A Down, USA

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Dion Hirini GoFundMe Campaign Set Up To Pay For Funeral Expenses

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help pay for the funeral expenses for Melbourne guitarist Dion Hirini, who passed away on Friday (12 March 2021).

Tagged as: Australia, Dion Hirini, guitar, New Zealand, Paul Kelly, Vika & Linda, Vika Bull

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R.I.P. Melbourne Guitarist Dion Hirini

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Melbourne guitarist Dion Hirini died suddenly overnight from a heart condition on his way back from a gig.

Tagged as: Australia, Dion Hirini, guitar, New Zealand, Paul Kelly, Vika & Linda, Vika Bull

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Crowded House Dedicate Don’t Dream Its Over To Michael Gudinski

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Neil Finn dedicated his Corwded House classic ‘Don’t Dream Its Over’ to Mushroom founder Michael Gudinski at the first Crowded House show of 2021 in New Zealand this week.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Michael Gudinski, Neil Finn, New Zealand, rock

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Rod Stewart Teams With New Zealand In American Cup Effort

by Music-News.com

In an act of unity and support, 100% Pure New Zealand has invited rock music icon, Rod Stewart to surprise America’s Cup teams with a “dock out” serenade of his hit song, Sailing.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, America's Cup, New Zealand, rock, Rod Stewart, sailing, UK

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Crowded House To Release Their First Album In A Decade

by Paul Cashmere

Crowded House will release ‘Dreamers Are Waiting’, their first album in a decade in June.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Crowded House, Dreamers Are Waiting, New Zealand, rock

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Dave Dobbyn Becomes Sir Dave Dobbyn In New Zealand New Year’s Honours

by Paul Cashmere

Dave Dobbyn, best known for his 1986 no 1 song ‘Slice of Heaven’, has been knighted in New Zealand as part of the Queen’s New Year’s Honours.

Tagged as: 80s, Dave Dobbyn, DD Smash, New Zealand, pop, rock

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Marlon Williams Teams With Kacy & Clayton For ‘Your Mind’s Walking Out’

by Paul Cashmere

Marlon Williams has teamed up with Canada’s Kacy & Clayton for the album ‘Plastic Bouquet’. ‘Your Mind’s On The Way’ is the new single and video.

Tagged as: 10s, Americana, Australia, Canada, folk, Kacy & Clayton, Marlon Williams, New Zealand, USA

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Max Merritt’s First Album In 40 Years Released – Michael Chugg Discusses Max

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary Australian promoter Michael Chugg was a lifelong friend of Max Merritt, who passed away on 24 September.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Ambition, I Can Dream, Max Merritt, Michael Chugg, New Zealand, Robert Rigby, soul

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Max Merritt’s Posthumous Album ‘I Can Dream’ To Be Released

by Paul Cashmere

‘I Can Dream’, the final album by Max Merritt will be released on Robert Rigby’s Fanfare Records.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, blues, Max Merritt, New Zealand, rock, The Meteors

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Paul McCartney Is In The Money … Quite Literally

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