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Morrissey Ends Concert Suddenly When Fan Jumps On Stage

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Morrissey abruptly ended his concert in Texas on Saturday after he became crowded by a mob of stage invaders.

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

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Iggy Pop To Release Live Album ‘Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023’

by Paul Cashmere

Iggy Pop performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival on 6 July 2023. That show will be his live album.

Tagged as: 70s, Iggy Pop, Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival, punk, rock, USA

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Glen Matlock Describes The Sex Pistols As a Boy Band

by Music-News.com

Former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock was the youngest member of the band created by music Svengali Malcolm McLaren back in the 70’s.

Tagged as: 70s, Glen Matlock, punk, rock, Sex Pistols, UK

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New Order To Return To Australia In 2025

by Paul Cashmere

New Order will play their first Australian dates since 2020.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, dance, Joy Division, New Order, punk, synths rock, UK

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Victor Stranges Next Tribute Is ‘Atomic: The Songs of Blondie’

by Paul Cashmere

After performing the songs of Elvis Costello for the last couple of years in Melbourne, Victor Stranges next musical tribute will be ‘Atomic: The Songs of Blondie’.

Tagged as: 70s, Blondie, pop, punk, rock, USA, Victor Stranges

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Ollie Olsen To Be Inducted Into Music Victoria Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Australian composer and multi instrumentalist Ollie Olsen will be honored with an induction into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame for 2024.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Electronic, Max Q, Michael Hutchence, Ollie Olsen, punk, rock, Young Charlatans

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Skol A Frenzal Rhomb For Christmas

by Paul Cashmere

Frenzal Rhomb will have their own beer just in time for Christmas.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Frenzal Rhomb, punk

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Check Out Tom Morello With MC5 ‘Heaving Lifting’

by Paul Cashmere

In June we announced the forthcoming release of the first MC5 album in 53 years … and the last. In February founder Wayne Kramer passed away.

Tagged as: 60s, Heavy Lifting, MC5, punk, Tom Morello, USA, Wayne Kramer

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Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Mark Hoppus To Release His Memoir ‘Fahrenheit-182’

by Paul Cashmere

Blink-182 co-founder Mark Hoppus will publish his memoir ‘Fahrenheit-182’ on 8 April 2025 via Dey St publishing.

Tagged as: 90s, Blink-182, Fahrenheit-182, Mark Hoppus, punk, rock, USA

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Talking Heads ’77 Given The Expanded Deluxe Makeover

by Paul Cashmere

Talking Heads debut album ‘Talking Heads ‘77’ is being expanded for a deluxe edition.

Tagged as: 70s, alternative, punk, rock, Talking Heads, Talking Heads '77, USA

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Johnny Marr performs at the Forum in Melbourne on Wednesday 22 July 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Johnny Marr Corrects Morrissey Dummy Spit Over The Smiths Reunion

by Paul Cashmere

The Smiths co-founder Johnny Marr has addressed the recent Morrissey dummy spit.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, indie, Johnny Marr, Morrissey, punk, rock, The Smiths, UK

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Green Day ‘Dookie’ Becomes 13th Album To Go Double Diamond

by Paul Cashmere

Green Day’s third album ‘Dookie’ from 1994 has officially become the 13th album ever to achieve Double Diamond certification in the USA for sales exceeding 20 million and now shares equal 12th spot for biggest selling album of all-time in the USA.

Tagged as: 90s, Green Day, punk, rock, USA

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The Smiths’ Andy Rouse To Be Honoured With Manchester Mural

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The Smiths’ Mike Joyce has launched a fundraiser for a permanent mural of late bandmate Andy Rourke in Manchester.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Andy Rourke, Johnny Marr, Mike Joyce, Morrissey, punk, Smiths, UK

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Green Day and AFI To Play 2025 Australian Stadium Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Green Day will finally tour Australia after the previously announced tour in February 2020 was cancelled due to the pandemic.

Tagged as: 90s, AFI, Green Day, punk, USA

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Sweden’s Refused To Call It A Day After One More Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Swedish hardcore punk band Refused will call it a day after a final US tour in 2025.

Tagged as: 90s, punk, Refused, Sweden

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R.I.P. Mark Moffatt at Age 74

by Paul Cashmere

Australian producer and one time pop star Mark Moffatt has died in Nashville at age 74.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Mark Moffatt, producer, punk, The Saints

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Dili Allstars To Return To East Timor

by Paul Cashmere

Paulie Stewart is getting the Dili Allstars back together for a visit to East Timor to mark the 25th anniversary of the International Force East Timor (INTERFET) in 1999. Dili Allstars will play East Timor again on 14 September 2024.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Dili Allstars, Paulie Stewart, punk, rock

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Green Day Concert Disrupted By Unauthorised Drone

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Green Day had to pause their Detroit concert after a drone reportedly appeared.

Tagged as: 90s, Green Day, punk, USA

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John Lydon Announces A Spoken Word Tour

by Paul Cashmere

John Lydon won’t be joining the reformed Sex Pistols tour but he does have his own spoken word tour to do.

Tagged as: 70s, John Lydon, punk, Sex Pistols, UK

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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 Primitives Reset Australia For 2025 Dates

by Paul Cashmere

UK indie pop band The Primitives will tour Australia in February 2025.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, indie, punk, The Primitives, UK

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The Stranglers in Australia photo by Ros OGorman, music news, noise11.com

The Stranglers To Return To Australian and New Zealand For 50th Anniversary in 2025

by Paul Cashmere

The Stranglers are coming back to Australia and New Zealand in 2025 for their 50th Anniversary tour. The band last toured Australia in 2023.

Tagged as: 70s, punk, rock, the stranglers, UK

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Frank Carter And The Sex Pistols Announce Four More UK Tour Dates

by Noise11.com

Frank Carter and Paul Cook, Glen Matlock and Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols today announce 4 more dates around the UK.

Tagged as: 70s, Frank Carter, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook, punk, Sex Pistols, Steve Jones, UK

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The Amity Affliction Let The OCean Take Me redux

The Amity Affliction Chuck A Swiftie And Re-Record 2014 Album ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’

by Paul Cashmere

The Amity Affliction have ‘chucked a Swiftie’. As Taylor Swift did with her albums, The Amity Affliction have re-recorded their fourth album ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ because their previous label Roadrunner Records, now owned by Warner Music, took “the vast majority of all revenue” leaving The Amity Affliction with fuck all.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Let The Ocean Take You, punk, Taylor Swift, The Amity Affliction

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Amyl & The Sniffers Premiere Title Track From Their Third Album ‘Chewing Gum’

by Paul Cashmere

Amyl & The Sniffers have revealed the third album ‘Chewing Gum’ is coming on October. The album was recorded at Foo Fighters’ 606 Studios in Los Angeles and was produced by Nick Launay, whose Australian connect includes Nick Cave with The Birthday Party, Bad Seeds and Grinderman, as well as albums for The Living End, INXS and Midnight Oil.

Tagged as: 20s, Amyl & The Sniffers, Australia, Chewing Gum, punk

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Blink-182 Expand One More Time with 27-Track ‘Part-2’

by Paul Cashmere

Blink-182’s 2023 reunion album ‘One More Time’ is getting an expansion to 27 tracks.

Tagged as: 90s, Blink-182, One More Time, Part 2, punk, rock, USA

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Pre-Velvet Underground Lou Reed To Be Released

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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 Offspring Premiere ‘Light It Up’ Ahead of ‘Supercharged’

by Paul Cashmere

The Offspring of new are very much sounding like The Offspring of old with ‘Light It Up’ leading the charge for the ‘Supercharged’ album.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, punk, The Offspring, USA

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Watch Billy Idol Perform ‘Rebel Yell’ From The Top of the Empire State Building

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Idol with guitarist Steve Stevens have taken to the top of the Empire State Building, 103 floor up in New York, to mark the 40th anniversary of the ‘Rebel Yell’ album with a performance of the title track.

Tagged as: 80s, Billy Idol, punk, Rebel Yell, rock, UK

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Green Day Kick Off The Saviors Tour In Washington DC

by Paul Cashmere

Green Day have kicked of The Saviors Tour for 2024 with complete performances of the 1994 ‘Dookie’ album and the 2004 album ‘American Idiot’.

Tagged as: 90s, Green Day, punk, rock, The Saviors Tour, USA

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