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Chris Bailey The Saints play their I'm Stranded Album at the Forum in Melbourne on 14 January 2009. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Saints Reactive For Three Melbourne Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Bailey reactivated The Saints for three shows only in Melbourne this week.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Chris Bailey, punk, rock, The Saints

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Green Day Revolution Radio Tour To Sweep Through Australia and New Zealand

by Paul Cashmere

Green Day will bring their ‘Revolution Radio’ tour to Australia and New Zealand in April and May.

Tagged as: 90s, Australian Tour, California, Frontier Touring, Green Day, Green Day Revolution Radio Tour To Sweep Through Australia and New Zealand, punk, Revolution Radio, rock, San Francisco, touring, USA

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Social Distortion Compile Independent Years Into Box Set

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Outside of their time on Epic and Epitaph Records, Social Distortion released four albums independently. Those albums are being assembled in a brand new vinyl box set, The Independent Years: 1983-2004, out October 28.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, indie, music news, punk, rock, Social Distortion, Social Distortion Compile Independent Years Into Box Set, USA

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Adam Ant To Take Kings Of The Wild Frontier On The Road

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

In 1980, Adam and the Ants released their second album, Kings of the Wild Frontier and it 2017 they will take it on the road.

Tagged as: 80s, Adam & The Ants, Adam Ant, Adam Ant To Take Kings Of The Wild Frontier On The Road, Kings of the Wild Frontier, music news, pop, punk, rock, UK

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Green Day Open World Tour In Columbus Ohio

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

After a slight delay, Green Day finally opened their Revolution Radio World Tour on Monday night at the Newport Music Hall in Columbus, OH.

Tagged as: 90s, California, Green Day, Green Day Open World Tour In Columbus Ohio, music news, punk, Revolution Radio, rock, San Francisco, USA

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The Pixies ‘Head Carrier’ Reviewed

by Music-News.com

In a recent interview, Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago made it clear he did not want the band’s latest album, Head Carrier, to be bogged down by demands for nostalgic revelry. The 12 tracks may not wallow in the joys of yesteryear but, the past serves as a platform for some of the LPs most interesting

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Head Carrier, music news, punk, rock, The Pixies, USA

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Look Like Green Day In Your Very Own Green Day Mask

by Paul Cashmere

Green Day has released masks just in time for Halloween.

Tagged as: 90s, California, Green Day, music news, Oakland, punk, rock, USA

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Green Day Premieres ‘Still Breathing’ Off Revolution Radio

by Paul Cashmere

Green Day has premiered ‘Still Breathing’, the third song from the upcoming album ‘Revolution Radio’.

Tagged as: 90s, California, Green Day, Green Day Premieres ‘Still Breathing’ Off Revolution Radio, punk, rock, San Francisco, USA

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Rita Ora Claims To Have A Punk Past

by Music-News.com

Rita Ora has been heavily influenced by punk rock since childhood.

Tagged as: music news, punk, Rita Ora

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Billy Idol Plays Manchester

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Billy Idol is coming close to the end of his U.K. and European tour supporting his new album Kings and Queens of the Underground and, after a few U.S. radio station holiday concerts, will start the regular U.S. leg of his tour starting on January 15.

Tagged as: 80s, Billy Idol, pop, punk, rock, UK

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Babes In Toyland To Reunite

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Babes in Toyland, the punk rock band who released three albums between 1990 and 1995, are reuniting for their first live show in eighteen years.

Tagged as: 90s, Babes In Toyland, punk, USA

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The Dickies To Tour Australia And New Zealand For First Time

by Paul Cashmere

Pop-punk veterans The Dickies are heading to Australia and New Zealand for the first time ever.

Tagged as: Australia, California, Los Angeles, Metropolis Tours, punk, The Dickies, USA

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Radio Birdman Remaster And Reform For Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Radio Birdman, featuring foundation member Deniz Tek, Rob Younger and Pip Hoyle, will get back together for a limited number of shows with the reissue of their classic albums.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Australian Tour, metal, music news, punk, Radio Birman, rock

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Phil Jamieson And Scott Russo To Play Australian Christmas Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Phil Jamieson of Grinspoon and Scott Russo of Unwritten Law are heading out on a Christmas double header in December.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Grinspoon, Phil Jamieson, punk, rock, Scott Russo, Unwritten Law, USA

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Blondie Consider Calling It A Day

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Clem Burke of Blondie says it may be all over soon for the band.

Tagged as: 70s, 70s music, Blondie, Blondie Consider Calling It A Day, Clem Burke, music news, pop, punk, rock, USA

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SXSW 2014 Is Open For Registration

by Paul Cashmere

SXSW, the world’s biggest music conference held annually in Austin, Texas, is open for 2014 registrations.

Tagged as: 360, acoustic, alternative, Americana, Atlas Genius, avant-garde, Blackchords, bluegrass, blues, classical, comedy, country, Electronic/Dance/DJ, folk, funk, Gospel, Hip-Hop/Rap, jazz, Latin, metal, pop, punk, reggae, rock, Seth Sentry, Singer/Songwriter, Sonicbids, SXSW, The Audreys, The Rubens, Urban/R&B, Vance Joy, Vaudeville Smash

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SXSW 2014 Artist Applications Now Open

by Paul Cashmere

Artists wishing to attend the SXSW Music Conference and Festival in 2014 may now apply.

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Bow Wow Wow Enlist New Singer And Tour US With Gene Loves Jezebel

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

After 32 years as the on-again/off-again lead singer of British new wave band Bow Wow Wow, Annabella Lwin left to work on her solo career.

Tagged as: 1980s, 2010s, Annabella Lwin, Bow Wow Wow, Chloe Demetria, Gene Loves Jezebel, Leigh Gorman, Matthew Fuller, punk, Tig Moore, U.K.

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Cosmic Psychos Story Told In Blokes You Can Trust Documentary

by Paul Cashmere

A documentary has been made to tell the story of iconic Australian 80s punk band Cosmic Psychos.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Blokes You Can Trust, Cosmic Psychos, Matt Weston, punk

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Arturo Vega, Designer Of Ramones Logo, Dies Ages 65

by Paul Cashmere

Arturo Vega who worked for The Ramones for 22-years and designed their iconic logo has died.

Tagged as: 70s, Arturo Vega, punk, The Ramones, USA

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Short Stack’s Diviney Returns With Sex / Games

by Paul Cashmere

Former Short Stack frontman Shaun Diviney has put his punk origins aside for his rock based EP ‘Sex/Games’ which he had crowd-funded through Pledge Music.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Diviney, punk, rock, Sex/Games, Shaun Diviney, Short Stack

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Yellowcard Go Acoustic For 10th Anniversary Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Yellowcard have recorded an acoustic version of their ‘Ocean Avenue’ album to mark the 10th anniversary of it release and they will take it on tour across Australia.

Tagged as: 00s, acoustic, Australian Tour, Ocean Avenue, punk, rock, USA, Yellowcard

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The Clash To Release Ultimate Box Set

by Paul Cashmere

Fans of The Clash will soon have access to the ultimate collection from the band ‘The Clash Sound System’.

Tagged as: 80s, Hits Back, Mick Jones, punk, Sound System, The Clash, UK

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Green Day To Produce Skateboards For Children’s Hospital

by Paul Cashmere

Green Day have announced a collaboration with a skateboard manufacturer to create a line of decks to benefit a children’s hospital.

Tagged as: 90s, children's hospital, Green Day, Oakland, punk, REALized, rock, USA

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Pogues Guitarist Has ‘Lethal Cancer’

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Philip Chevron, the guitarist for the Pogues and Radiators From Space, announced his medical condition on the Pogues website with the headline “This time the cancer is lethal.”

Tagged as: 1980s, 2010s, Ireland, Philip Chevron, punk, Radiators From Space, Shane McGowan, The Pogues, U.K.

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Virgin Records Celebrate 40 Years With A Series Of Events

by Music-News.com

2013 is the 40th anniversary of Virgin Records, the revolutionary British record label launched by Richard Branson in 1973. To mark the event there will be a series of events taking place this autumn celebrating the label’s rich history and ability to ‘disrupt the status quo’.

Tagged as: 1970s, 1980s, 2010s, Boy George, Culture Club, Daft Punk, Devo, Emeli SAnde, Laura Marling, magazine, Massive Attack, Mike Oldfield, PiL, pop, punk, Richard Branson, rock, Simple Minds, Soul II Soul, Spice Girls, Swedish House Mafia, The Chemical Brothers, The Verve, U.K., Virgin Records, XTC

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Rock’n’Roll’s Greatest Failure John Otway Movie Has Cannes Premiere

by Music-News.com

John Otway, Rock ‘n’ Roll’s greatest failure, flies to Cannes this week for the Film Festival premiere of the documentary about his career.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, folk, John Otway, punk, Rock And Roll's Greatest Failure: Otway The Movie, U.K.

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Watch the Red Bull Music Academy Documentary About DFA

by Paul Cashmere

The Red Bull Music Academy and Brooklyn’s m ss ng p eces are producing a series of stories about the music industry and the characters of the business. The first episode is about DFA.

Tagged as: dance, DFA, Hot Chip, label, LCD Soundsystem, New York, punk, Red Bull, Red Bull Music Academy, The Rapture, USA

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Television To Play Marquee Moon At ATP Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Influential 70s New York band Television will perform their art punk classic Marquee Moon in Melbourne for All Tomorrow’s Parties in November.

Tagged as: 70s, All Tomorrow's Parties, ATP, Australia, Breeders, Jesus Lizard, live, New York, punk, rock, television, Tom Verlaine, USA

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Boomtown Rats Reform For Australian And U.K. Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The original Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof, Pete Briquette, Simon Crowe and Garry Roberts, are reforming for a world tour.

Tagged as: 1970s, Australian Tour, Bob Geldof, Boomtown Rats, Chagstock Festival, Garry Roberts, Ireland, new wave, Pete Briquette, punk, Simon Crowe

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Todd Rundgren Adds 2nd Melbourne Show

The first Todd Rundgren Melbourne gig has sold out, and a second show has been added for Tuesday 30 October at the John Curtin Hotel.

August 4, 2018

Todd Rundgren, Trak, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Todd Rundgren And Todd-A-Roo Coming To Australia

Great news for fans of the uber-talented Todd Rundgren. In 2008, for a week on the glorious isle of Kauai, in Hawaii, about 300 fans from all over the world joined the Rundgrens at their incredible home to celebrate his 60th birthday. This became known as ToddStock; a week of camping, drinking, singing and celebrating.

July 4, 2018